Talk:Concerto in F (Gershwin)

I've renamed this page (again), since both of the past titles were incorrect. The work is titled Concerto in F (even though he wrote no others) and subtitled for Piano and Orchestra, so the best title for it here seems to be Concerto in F (Gershwin).

Tim Bell 20:34, 12 Apr 2004 (UTC)


 * Hrm, did Gershwin explicitly say that he didn't want the piece called his "Piano Concerto"? If not, I'm not sure that calling it thus can really be said to be "incorrect". I mean, it's quite common for concerti to have on their title page something along the lines of "Concerto in X major for Y and orchestra", but they're still usually referred to as the "Y Concerto in X major", and the forms are used interchangably. Still, it's not a big deal - there's a redirect from Piano Concerto (Gershwin) to here, so it doesn't matter much one way or the other. The main thing is the article exists: thanks for starting it! --Camembert


 * I don't have any sources which directly quote him, so I'm just going on what I've seen written. Groves has it as "Concerto in F" both when it is discussed in the article and in the music list at the end. The published music also calls it that (plus the subtitle), or at least the trumpet part does.  Also, the recordings I've seen of it tend to stick to calling it "Concerto in F".  I concede your point about the various names of most concertos (particularly of the baroque and classical periods) being used interchangably, but I think in this case it looks like Gershwin gave it a name himself, so we should probably use that. Tim Bell


 * OK, fair enough, you've convinced me :) --Camembert

"There are strong thematic links between the outer movements, while the second movement is the most obviously jazz-influenced. There exists in each movement a very subtle structural integrity that is not immediately apparent to the listener or even the player, but the structure rivals that of any classical or romantic composer."

This seems to be a very subjective assertion, especially for an encyclopedia article; it seems more a response to un-cited academic criticism of the work than preface to a real assessment of the piece's structure. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.124.89.116 (talk) 19:14, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

Italics
Since the work has more of a name ("Concerto in F") than a description (e.g. "Piano concerto in F major"), shouldn't italics be used, e.g. Concerto in F in the lede? GFHandel &#9836; 22:38, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

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