Gramophone Magazine
March 2018
Editor's Choice

Presto Editor's Choices
March 2018

Kirill Gerstein (piano), Storm Large (vocals), Gary Burton (vibraphone)

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, David Robertson

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Wild: Somebody Loves Me
Gershwin: I Got Rhythm (from Girl Crazy & An American in Paris)
Gershwin: Summertime (from Porgy and Bess)
Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F major
Wild: Embraceable You
Levant: Blame It on My Youth

"What [Gerstein] serves up here is living, breathing Gershwin that doesn’t shy from improvisation and yet retains all the crystal clarity and architectural cohesion of his interpretations of Liszt and Brahms.The result is sizzlin’, sassy and smooth, and Robertson and his St Louis musicians are there every spontaneous step of the way...Gerstein’s music-making is direct from the heart, unsentimental but rich in sentiment." - Gramophone Magazine March 2018