Gershwin, arr. Say – Summertime Variations – Piano

Gershwin, arr. Say – Summertime Variarions – Piano

• Publisher: Schott
• Composer: George Gershwin
• Arranger: Fazil Say
• Format: Softcover
• Length: 15 p.

“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.” (Fazil Say)