Why are they playing Gershwin on the classical station?

[swag]

[Beaverhausen]

1. Rhapsody in Blue? Preludes?

these are some beautiful pieces that stand up to anything else on there.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

2. Because in his day, the gulf between classical and pop

wasn't so wide, and a lot of his stuff is quite good.

Offhand, I recall Victor Herbert and Ernst Korngold from that era as being successful in both the classical and commercial spheres--sort of like Leonard Bernstein was in my generation.

[fudge stripe cookays]

3. That's where we filed him in my music store days.

Rhapsody in Blue definitely has that feel to it.

More sort of post-modern classical, but I think he could be considered that.

FSC

[TexasSissy]

4. Yes, he could be considered modern classical.

He is also played on Easy Listening stations. I'd be okay with him on either. I love Gershwin.

[dave123williams]

5. Well, they play Bartok too.

[NWHarkness]

6. Why not?

He's dead.