Including favorites like “An American In Paris,” “Rhapsody In Blue,” and selections from Porgy and Bess, this seven-disc set contains some of George Gershwin’s best work. Michael Tilson Thomas (b. 1944) is the music director of the San Francisco Symphony as well as the artistic director of the New World Symphony Orchestra.

“Michael Tilson Thomas’s long association with the music of George Gershwin results in performances so idiomatic they could be categorized as (almost) definitive … Thomas not only reveals Gershwin’s compositional genius but also wonderfully captures the composer’s trademark playful swagger.” (BBC Music Magazine)