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André Previn
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Pianists · 1929–2019

André Previn

German-American conductor, pianist, and composer (1929–2019)

Born
6 April 1929
Berlin
Died
28 February 2019
Manhattan
Country
Germany
Active
1943–
Record labels
Contemporary Records, Deutsche Grammophon
Discography
61 albums

Biography

André Previn was a jazz musician who played piano. André Previn was born on 6 April 1929 in Berlin and died on 28 February 2019 in Manhattan. The music is usually filed under jazz, classical music and opera. Record labels: Contemporary Records and Deutsche Grammophon. The discography here lists 61 albums, from “Andre Previn At The Piano” (1948) to “Previn: Brief Encounter” (2011). Honours include Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score (1959), Grammy Award for Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Original Cast From a Motion Picture or Television (1959) and Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album (1961).

André George Previn (; born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German and American conductor, composer, and pianist. His career had three facets: Hollywood films, jazz, and classical music. In each he achieved success, and the latter two were part of his life until the end. In movies, he arranged and composed music. In jazz, he was a celebrated pianist, accompanist to singers, and interpreter of songs from the "Great American Songbook". In classical music, he also performed as a pianist but gained television fame as a conductor, and during his last thirty years created his legacy as a composer. Before the age of twenty, Previn began arranging and composing for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He would go on to be involved in the music of more than fifty films and would win four Academy Awards. He won ten Grammy Awards, for recordings in all three areas of his career, and then one more, for lifetime achievement.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Andre Previn At The Piano 1948 · RCA Victor Three Little Words 1950 · RCA Victor Let’s Get Away From It All 1955 · Decca Records Double Play! 1957 · Contemporary Modern Jazz Performances of Songs from Pal Joey 1957 · Contemporary The Leprechauns Are Upon Me 1957 André Previn Plays Fats Waller 1958 · Tops Plays Vernon Duke 1958 André Prévin Plays Songs by Jerome Kern 1959 Get Those Elephants Out'a Here 1959 · MetroJazz Like Blue 1959 · MGM Records
Give My Regards To Broadway 1960
West Side Story 1960 · Contemporary Thinking Of You 1961 · Columbia
Play Mack the Knife and Other Kurt Weill Songs 1962
Together with Love 1962 · Columbia 4 to Go 1963 · Columbia Andre Previn in Hollywood 1963 · CBS
The Light Fantastic 1963
Piano Pieces For Children 1964 · Sony Classical Sound Stage! 1964 · Columbia All Alone 1967 · RCA Victor André Previn With Voices 1967 · RCA Victor Music from France for Oboe & Orchestra 1967 · Sony Classical Previn at Sunset 1972 · Black Lion Records André Previn’s Music Night 1975 · His Master’s Voice André Previn’s Music Night 2 1977 · His Master’s Voice Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (Remastered) 1978 · Sony Classical A Different Kind of Blues 1980 · Angel Records It's a Breeze 1981 · Angel Records Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21 & Saint‐Saens: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22 1984 · Sony Classical Piano Concertos No. 17 K. 453 & No. 24 K. 491 1984 · Philips Finale 1986 · Chandos Die Moldau 1987 · Philips Digital Classics After Hours 1989 · Telarc Jazz A Christmas Treasure 1990 · RCA Piano Concerto / Guitar Concerto 1990 · London Records Uptown 1990 · Telarc Jazz A Touch of Elegance 1994 André Previn and Friends Play Show Boat 1995 · Deutsche Grammophon Poulenc: Sextet, FP. 100 & Milhaud: La Création du Monde, Op. 81b & Saint‐Saens: Septet, Op. 65 1995 · Sony Classical Ravel: Trio for Piano, Volin and Cello in A Minor, M. 67 & Debussy: Trio for Piano, Volin and Cello in G Major, L. 3 1995 Come Rain or Come Shine 1996 · Philips Classics From Ordinary Things 1997 · Sony Classical A Streetcar Named Desire 1998 · Deutsche Grammophon American Scenes: Copland / Previn / Barber / Gershwin 1998 · Deutsche Grammophon American Songs 1998 · Decca Classics We Got Rhythm: A Gershwin Songbook 1998 · Deutsche Grammophon Camelot / Thinking of You 1999 · Collectables We Got It Good & That Ain't Bad: An Ellington Songbook 1999 · Deutsche Grammophon
Gigi 2001
Like Love 2001 · Collectables
Like Previn! 2001
Piano Music of André Previn 2003 · Centaur Records Previn: Violin Concerto / Bernstein: Serenade 2003 · Deutsche Grammophon Tango Song and Dance 2003 · Deutsche Grammophon Alone: Ballads for Solo Piano 2007 · Universal Music Group International André Previn Plays My Fair Lady & A Dozen Great Standards 2007 · Living Era Misty 2009 · Sony Music Japan International Inc. The Popular Previn 2009 · Sony Music Japan International Inc. Previn: Brief Encounter 2011 · Universal Music

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Albums where André Previn is credited as a sideman

1955 Sweet and Hot — Ella Fitzgerald conductor
1956 Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems of Color — Frank Sinatra arranger
1957 Music to Listen to Barney Kessel By — Barney Kessel piano
1958 Jazz Giant — Benny Carter piano
1959 Your Number Please… — Julie London arranger, conductor
1959 Modern Jazz Performances From Bizet's Carmen — Barney Kessel piano
1960 Concerto in F Major & Rhapsody in Blue — Gershwin; André Previn & André Kostelanetz and His Orchestra piano
1964 Copland: The Red Pony & Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20 — Aaron Copland, Benjamin Britten; Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, André Previn conductor
1965 By Myself — Julie London arranger, conductor
1975 The Easy Winners — Scott Joplin; Itzhak Perlman, André Previn piano
1981 Previn Conducts Gershwin — Gershwin; London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn conductor
1983 Nice Work If You Can Get It — Ella Fitzgerald & André Previn piano
1985 Rhapsody in Blue / Piano Concerto in F / An American in Paris — Gershwin; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, André Previn conductor, piano
1985 Rhapsody in Blue / Concerto in F / American in Paris — Gershwin; London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn conductor, piano
1989 Bells Are Ringing (Original Soundtrack album) — Judy Holliday & Dean Martin arranger, conductor
1992 Shelley Manne & His Friends, Volume 1 — Shelly Manne piano
1996 Orchestral Works — Copland; Eugene Ormandy, Louis Lane, André Previn conductor
1996 Bells Are Ringing — Shelly Manne piano
1998 Lullabies of Birdland / Sweet and Hot — Ella Fitzgerald conductor
2008 Rhapsody in Blue / An American in Paris / Piano Concerto — George Gershwin conductor, piano
2009 Aaron Copland: The Red Pony / Benjamin Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem — Aaron Copland, Benjamin Britten; André Previn, The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra conductor
2020 Anthology: The Deluxe Collection (Remastered) — Benny Carter piano
— Li'l Abner — Shelly Manne piano

Awards

Historic 78 rpm records

  • Good Enough to Keep The Andre Previn Trio · Andre Previn · Dave Barbour · John Simmons ·… archive.org ↗
  • WHO ANDRE PREVIN · Bob Bain · Lloyd Pratt · Ralph Collier · Harbach ·… archive.org ↗
  • LOVE IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER ANDRE PREVIN · Bob Bain · Lloyd Pratt · Ralph Collier archive.org ↗
  • SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN ANDRE PREVIN · Bob Bain · Ralph Collier · Lloyd Pratt · Dubin · Warren · 1952 archive.org ↗
  • LULLABY OF BROADWAY ANDRE PREVIN · Bob Bain · Ralph Collier · Lloyd Pratt · Dubin · Warren · 1952 archive.org ↗
  • WHO'S SORRY NOW ANDRE PREVIN · Kalmar · Ruby · 1953 archive.org ↗
  • THINKING OF YOU ANDRE PREVIN · Kalmar · Ruby · 1953 archive.org ↗

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument did André Previn play?

André Previn is known for playing piano.

When and where was André Previn born?

André Previn was born 6 April 1929 in Berlin.

What are André Previn's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Andre Previn At The Piano (1948), Three Little Words (1950), Let’s Get Away From It All (1955), Double Play! (1957) and Modern Jazz Performances of Songs from Pal Joey (1957).

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