The New Princess Theater Orchestra, John McGlinn - Gershwin: Overtures (1987) CD-Rip

It's worth noting that all the music on this CD has been reissued on a budget priced two CD set of music by Gershwin, Porter, and Kern. The recording time on this CD is a little over 40 minutes, rather short measure. Nevertheless, what is here is enchanting. These were some of the earliest recordings of the original orchestrations of these Gershwin pieces. I have LPs of the later orchestrations of some of the overtures with Arthur Fiedler and Erich Kunzel, but McGlinn's CD is far superior in musical content. As for the performances, they are scintillating. The orchestra, filled with brilliant soloists, plays magnificently--with excitement and idiomatically. McGlinn could hardly be bettered in this music, and the sound engineering is excellent, too. It's worth noting that Gershwin's close friend Kay Swift attended the recording sessions, apparently passing on advice to McGlinn. I've rarely enjoyed a theater music album so much.