Summertime Variations op. 20, Original music by George Gershwin, arranged by Fazl Say (2005), piano

Summertime Variations op. 20, Originalmusik von George Gershwin, bearbeitet von Fazl Say (2005)

Summertime Variations is the third arrangement I have made of Gershwin's Summertime - and the first for solo piano. It begins and ends very quietly and cantabile with a meditation on the well-known opening motif. The complete melody then forms the basis for the swinging and extremely virtuoso Presto Variations of the central section.The work was composed as a concert piece for my classical solo recitals, but I alos play Summertime Variations as an encore in my regular performances in jazz festivals such as in Montreux. (Faz?l Say)