Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue - Makoto Ozone, NY Philharmonic 

ラプソディー・イン・ブルーというとやはりこの2014年のニューヨーク・フィルハーモニックでアラン・ギルバードさんの指揮、小曽根真さんのピアノが一番です。 最初聴いた時はあまりの衝撃と感動に涙をこぼしてしまいました。

Makoto is such a joy to watch. We are so lucky to have access to these concerts once only available "live". This performance by pianist, orchestra and conductor Gilbert is truly masterful. I also couldn't help but sense Gershwin looking down on the creative treatment of his masterpiece with approval and marvel.

Came on a shout out by Hyato Sumino, glad I did, what a treat. For anyone that really likes this, go give his Rhapsody a listen, you won't be sorry! If not totally amazed you get twice your money back! :-) And this one just went right into the ole playlist.

I love this!!! Had so much fun watching Makoto live at the Hollywood Bowl. Gershwin would have had a blast watching him perform.

The closest to perfection I think we can get. Absolutely incredible

ぜひ、この後のアンコールもアップして頂きたかった。小曽根真さんのお人柄（魅力）と演奏が素晴らしい、アンコールでしたよね👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😃😃😃

木曜日の朝に、コーヒーを飲みながらこの音楽を聞くと、仕事がはかどります。

What Gershwin wrote was genius and Makoto makes it look so easy to play it on the piano.. breathtaking

Wow the sound the orchestra makes is beautiful, the conductor is crazy-energetic and Makoto is absolutely genius…what an amazing performance by everyone

Fantastic! Gershwin wrote the main theme on a Boston-New York train ride and said he would improvise the piano pieces. Ozone has done that to perfection. Bravo!

Makoto was at Berklee during my one semester there. He was transcribing Oscar Peterson at that point. Awesome to hear him creating his own cadenzas, now!!!! Thanks for posting this!

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nice classical technic and, not less good, popular language!!! bravo!!!

The violinist's smirk at 1:41 shows you you're in for something truly special here.

Extraordinary performance by the NY Philharmonic, conducted by Maestro Alan Gilbert. And the Superb piano work by Makoto Ozone...

I keep watching this video again and again and I am still mesmerized by the performance!

Brilliant performance, love the conductor's energy.

Mokoto Ozone, his performance is more than amazing...!

曲の解釈が凄すぎる！！もちろん演奏技術あってのことですが。

El señor Ozone aporta un increíble enfoque una técnica y unos recursos que jamás había oído,saca lo máximo y queda elegante y técnicamente precioso,todo un genio y personalmente para mi la versión definitiva, 10/10 bravo!! 👏👏🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

El Sr Makoto lleva esta obra a un nivel máximo. Se une a la Orquesta a la perfección. Cada nota es limpia y brillante. Capta y transmite la esencia de Gershwin. En verdad es un virtuoso. La NYPO demuestra porqué su sonido es tan característico. El clarinete desde el primer trino y la escala nos anuncia que es una ejecución histórica. Bravo!!

Taka piękna muzyka! To jest nie zagrane, ale namalowane. Kłaniam się nisko Panu Makoto Ozone i dziękuję za ten obraz

Simplement magnifique excellent

Wow,　he is a genius! I 've always thought Bernstein's performance is best about this piece. But it's like this piece was made for Ozone!! Moreover N.Y. Philharmonic. His improvisation is great as a master of jazz musician.

すごい！！

All-time favorite version. Inspired!

Excellent job by Makoto! there is no doubting his skills!

nice improvisation over the theme! wonderful performance! amazing pianist

小曽根のピアノはまさにガーシュインが描いた意図を見事に表現した．ガーシュインがパリに行ってラベルニ弟子入りしたいというクラシック音楽に対するイメージが浮かび上がる．

Thanks, thanks, thanks Ronan. I thought I lost it forever. Thank you very much again

中盤ものすごくオスピーを感じる♨️

I listened. the orchestra was excellent.

11.24-15 + 18.30-23.20, with​ 12.40-13.30 very​ jazz​y. Thanks​ for​sharing​ this​ very​ interesting​ version.​

Finally I have been looking for this forever

Just brilliant. Thank you for sharing.

Sick sick sick dude

Amazing 💫😃☀️💫❤️☀️

18:35~ this part is crazy..

The most glorious ending! Bravo!

I think I like Leonard Bernstein’s version better. This sounds closer to the “United Airline’s” version…, but I could be wrong. Either way the MOST AMAZING PIECE OF MUSIC EVER, EVER❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

One of my favorite interpretations of possibly my favorite piece of music. The jazz solos are unprecedented and amazing! I could not love this more. For straight-ahead playing, I’ll always choose Andre Previn on Rhapsody in Blue. But for absolute joy and improvisation, I’ll choose this every time. 😍

Great performance! Thanks for uploading.

He's just having WAY too much fun.

genious!

Makoto Ozone is one of the greatest musical genius of our time. 🎉🎉❤❤❤

素晴らしいハーモニーです!! 終盤は息つく間もなく目を見張りました。 小曽根さんの目には鍵盤光って見えてるのですか?

Happy birthday Makoto!!

genius

オゾネやりやがっな！すげーぞ、完全にガーシュインを自分のものにしていて発展させてる。

Kind of like Snoopy improvising, love it.

Magnificent !!!

Love how the pianst went sort of rogue jazz!

He's showing off.....but HOW!

2:55 whaaaaaat😂

すっごく楽しそう

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RIP to this guy. Thanks for such a great inprovisation.

Oh yesssssssss

Thanks for making it available. Why are they allowed to take it down?

bravoーーー‼️‼️😆😆👏👏👏👏👏

5:20

Even when Makoto is playing piano humorously, the viola ladies look stiff and serious.

10:15 〜 11:00 〜 12:37 〜

Makoto is great. He travels a little far out of bounds for my taste, bordering on corny in a couple moments, but overall it's a stellar performance.

this version is so hot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

( reupload ) --- COOL! :)

OZONE MAKOTO LAID TO REST✝

小曽根様 叙勲者舞台芸術表現力で溢れるキラキラ煌めきあるピアノと豪放壮大な低音繰り出して中音域の豊かさも抜群に更なる飛躍を示す音量シニアから上がったと評価となせる繰り出す上善音で豪華アメリカ舞台をアップあるといいなと期待しています！ そして コロナあけたらナショナルホールで貴殿の勝利曲作曲の発表舞台芸術高揚発表して下さい！ 小曽根ワールド！ コロナ期間中の部屋音も壮快に小曽根とアメリカヒットを！！ 燃える品格ある小曽根ワールドにスタンドファイト！ 作曲は小澤征爾先生等垣根なく皆さまの出来る社会にしましたのでファイト！ パリオペラ座でケネディホール終えたら勝利曲躍動感溢れて進み幸福感温かく達成を祝い拍手喝采にと指揮者は 大野さんかサンフランシスコ交響楽団のヨーロッパ日本系ではない方にですので注意人選し 乾杯タンホイザーリゴレットも入れていかがですか。 ご検討ください！ 叙勲者舞台芸術はやはり大入り満員連続にしたいですがアメリカ評価なので厳しい中で大変と思いますが五嶋龍君にもどうですか 二部は五嶋龍作曲の発表と小曽根様作曲のバイオリンコンチェルト いずれも栄達勝利曲躍動感溢れて進ゆく曲の一日で満員ならば二日間可能とする。 一部は交響楽団向けた小曽根様の壮大華麗なコントラバスの多く導入から持ち上がる曲メロディーラインに咲き分け重なって行く曲で躍動感溢れて進み幸福感達成の喜びをアップさせる交響詩交響曲での舞台として是非とも二人日本人の作曲での アンチコロナ勝利曲《人類愛》《栄達》舞台タイトルで ダンス入れるならば熊川先生+水季プリマか都ちゃんとした端正な世界トップ入れて秀逸抜群な舞台芸術としての熱溢れるイメージ舞台で宜しくお願いします。 期待しています！ ファイト！ 経費は楽団でお願いします。 拝具開国果たした小山博子こと世界大戦戦争をニューヨークで止めた大偉勲大聖御小松上皇平和皇帝４皇帝称号保有者博子聖大公公務 ファイト！

Everything nice and good till 1:34, when Makoto decides to highjack the stage in order to enjoy himself while "improving" on Gershwin. What a sad half an hour for those that are serious about music. Don't get me wrong : the man knows his instrument. But just as it is the case that being proficient in this or that language doesn't mean you're also a poet in that very language, being able to produce every possible sound on your instrument, doesn't necessarily mean you'll be able to produce beautiful music as well. Gershwin re-known piano version is so much more beautiful, complex, and rewarding than Makoto's sad little ego trip piece. I won't be getting back those 30 minutes any time soon. That's for sure.

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Brilliant, extraordinary, fantastic...are you kidding me? To those drooling over this rendition of an almost unrecognizable version of Rhapsody in Blue, I say 48 comments to Yuja Wang's thousands, is demonstrative of the superior music. To the 48 who like this style, you're lucky to have RU-vid. For the millions like myself who enjoy the real Gershwin, we have hundreds of the "real" way this piece was written to be.

He uses "modern" language, like "after Chick Corea", or Oscar Peterson. It might be not acceptable for "classical classical fan" nor might be authentic, indeed, I don't like his Ravel-Be bop and Bach-Be bop, those are completely ridiculous for context of classical, or any sence of music, though, only with Gershwin, I feel there are some importance for doing this.

Makoto is really great such,a pity the conducting

Lots of improvisations.

That's not an arrangement but a rewrite! such hubris! What a fuck-up!

Sorry. Much of this ain't Gershwin. A little too far off the score for me.

version sans intéret, désolée

Too much irrelevant improvisation by Makoto, ... that doesn't belong in " Rhapsody in Blue " -- which is a perfect musical score without such superfluous diversions. For much better renditions, see concert pianists: Yuja Wang, Maja Babyszka, Martin James Bartlett (BBC Proms), Lola Astanova (2016 Emmy Award performance).

Really should be labeled as "Ozone's Idiosyncratic Interpretation of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue" as it strays way too far from what Gershwin actually wrote. Does he ever miss an opportunity to bend, stretch, tweak, modify, warp, or otherwise distort what Gershwin put on paper? Call it a jazz version or a "play" on it or a "Rap-sody on a Rhapsody in Blue" but it made me cringe.

Stick to the notes as written.

Not a fan.