Outsider music: classics of American classical (58) - George Gershwin - An American In Paris (1928) George Gershwin - "An American in Paris" Perhaps the most famous American composer in absolute terms, his music, balancing between classical, light, and jazz, is still remembered by many enthusiasts today. His meeting with Ravel is legendary, with the Frenchman responding honestly, "Why would you want to be a second-rate Ravel when you can be a first-rate Gershwin?"
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