Album: Katia and Marielle Labeque, Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Bernstein: West Side Story (KML)

One misses the opening clarinet glissando to "Rhapsody in Blue", of course, but thereafter they furnish enough dextrous drama to satisfy, with delightful little jazzy touches, while the re-statement of the theme as a cakewalk is entirely in keeping with the mood and momentum of the piece.

Although stuffed with great tunes, it's the less well-known "Rock Blues" that particularly impresses, for the way the Labèques slant it to bring out the echoes of Gershwin, making the programme a harmonious whole.

DOWNLOAD THIS Rhapsody In Blue; Prologue; Jet Song; Rock Blues