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George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Donald Macleod explores the life and music of George Gershwin
Music Featured:
Rhapsody in Blue
Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
Swanee
Our Love is Here to Stay
Lullaby
Somebody Loves Me
Suite from Blue Monday (arr. Jeanneau)
A Foggy Day
Overture from Primrose
Fascinating Rhythm
Piano Concerto in F
Three Preludes (arr Heifetz)
S’Wonderful
The Man I Love (arr. Percy Grainger)
Nice Work If You Can Get It
How Long Has This Been Going On
American in Paris
But Not For Me
Blah Blah Blah
Embraceable You
Second Rhapsody
I Got Rhythm
They Can’t Take that Away From Me
Jasbo Brown Blues
Summertime
It Aint Necessarily So (arr. Heifetz)
Bess, You is my Woman Now
Catfish Row Suite
Rhapsody in Blue
Presented by Donald Macleod
Produced by Martin Williams
For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for George Gershwin (1898-1937) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001n27r
And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z
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Donald Macleod explores the life and music of George Gershwin
Music Featured:
Rhapsody in Blue
Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
Swanee
Our Love is Here to Stay
Lullaby
Somebody Loves Me
Suite from Blue Monday (arr. Jeanneau)
A Foggy Day
Overture from Primrose
Fascinating Rhythm
Piano Concerto in F
Three Preludes (arr Heifetz)
S’Wonderful
The Man I Love (arr. Percy Grainger)
Nice Work If You Can Get It
How Long Has This Been Going On
American in Paris
But Not For Me
Blah Blah Blah
Embraceable You
Second Rhapsody
I Got Rhythm
They Can’t Take that Away From Me
Jasbo Brown Blues
Summertime
It Aint Necessarily So (arr. Heifetz)
Bess, You is my Woman Now
Catfish Row Suite
Rhapsody in Blue
Presented by Donald Macleod
Produced by Martin Williams
For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for George Gershwin (1898-1937) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001n27r
And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z
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