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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: George Gershwin (1898-1937)

Composer of the Week: George Gershwin (1898-1937): Episode 2: Rhapsody In Blue, and Oh, Kay!

George Gershwin (1898-1937)

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Episode 2: Rhapsody In Blue, and Oh, Kay!

Rhapsody In Blue, and Oh, Kay!

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, George Gershwin (1898-1937), Rhapsody In Blue, and Oh, Kay!

Donald Macleod explores the story of George Gershwin's iconic Rhapsody In Blue.

Donald Macleod explores the story of George Gershwin's iconic Rhapsody In Blue, and presents excerpts from Oh, Kay!

Gershwin's meteoric progress in the mid 1920s was cemented by the extraordinary and much-loved "Rhapsody In Blue", commissioned by the so-called "King Of Jazz", dance hall bandleader Paul Whiteman. But is it really jazz?

Donald Macleod presents the piece in its rarely-heard original orchestration for jazz band and solo piano, with a solo part performed by none other than George Gershwin himself - reproduced in a pioneering recording through the medium of piano roll.

He also looks at the love of Gershwin's life, the composer and lyricist Kay Swift - and presents two very different arrangements of the Gershwins' hit song "'s Wonderful" by Sarah Vaughan and Andre Previn and David Finck.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Donald Macleod presents an overview of some of George Gershwin's greatest works

Donald Macleod presents an overview of some of George Gershwin's greatest works, from both the concert stage and the world of musicals - exploring his gift for melody, and his originality and daring

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