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Michael Fennelly plays Liszt Grande fantaisie sur des thèmes de l'opéra Niobe (Pacini)
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Michael Fennelly plays Liszt Grande fantaisie sur des thèmes de l'opéra Niobe (Pacini)

Franz Liszt: Grande fantaisie sur des thèmes de l'opéra Niobe de Pacini, divertissement sur la cavatine 'I tuoi frequenti palpiti', S419 with Michael Fennelly in 2008.
Choral version of Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" arranged and performed by Michael Fennelly
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Choral version of Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" arranged and performed by Michael Fennelly

Pianist and arranger Michael Fennelly performs Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" with The National Chorale, soprano Megan Weston, and the Metamorphosis Chamber Orchestra conducted by Everett McCorvey - Athena Music Foundation Gala Concert.
Michael Fennelly plays J.S. Bach Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue
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Michael Fennelly plays J.S. Bach Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue

J.S. Bach Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 with Michael Fennelly in 2008.

YOU ARE MY RHAPSODY IN BLUE

For piano, orchestra, and chorus by George Gershwin arranged by Dr. Michael Fennelly

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World Premiere

October 25, 2016 

David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York
National Chorale

Dr. Everett McCorvey, conductor

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European Premiere 

August 1, 2021

Joroinen Music Festival, Finland

While composing music for a Fred Astaire film in Hollywood, Gershwin began a project he had long had in mind: adding voices and lyrics to his most famous composition, Rhapsody in Blue. However, Gershwin's tragically early death in 1937 left this arrangement unfinished. This long lost version remained incomplete until Dr. Michael Fennelly discovered and reconstructed Gershwin's sketches. Now, after nearly a century, we can hear Rhapsody in Blue performed as Gershwin finally intended.   

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