‘Rhapsody in Blue’: After a century, Gershwin’s musical melting pot still resonates
George Gershwin, photographed in his 72nd Street apartment in New York in 1934. His Rhapsody in Blue premiered 100 years ago on Feb. 12, 1924. It was cold and snowy in New York City 100 years ago today, and Aeolian Hall, across from Bryant Park, was packed …