Gershwin composed the new piece for his forthcoming concert tour with the Leo Reisman Orchestra, as an alternative to his Rhapsody in Blue and Concerto in F. He took the melody of his hit song "I Got Rhythm" from the musical Girl Crazy as the base of the piece. Most of the piece was composed during a three-week vacation in Palm Beach, and it was completed on January 6, 1934 after he returned to New York. It received its première in Boston at the Symphony on January 14, 1934 by the orchestra, conducted by Charles Previn.
| Tempo | Moderato |
| Date of composition | 1934 in Palm Springs, CA, United States |
| Premiered | 1934, January 14th (Boston Symphony Hall) in Boston, MA, United States by George Gershwin |
| Dedicated to | Ira Gershwin |
| Type | Variations |
| Tonality | F Major |
| Approx. duration | 10 minutes |
| Instruments |
Piano
Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
George Gershwin: Variations on "I Got Rhythm" en fa majeur George Gershwin: Variations on "I Got Rhythm" in fa maggiore George Gershwin: Variations on "I Got Rhythm" F-dur |