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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): The Voice of the American Soul

George Gershwin (1898-1937)

The Voice of the American Soul

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, George Gershwin (1898-1937), The Voice of the American Soul

Donald Macleod on George Gershwin and jazz

Donald Macleod on George Gershwin and jazz. For many, George Gershwin was the foremost composer of the "jazz age" and it's through jazz-inflected interpretations that his music has reached its widest audience. In this programme Donald Macleod explores Gershwin's relationship with the then-nascent and evolving music of jazz.

The Real American Folk Song
The Kings Singers
George Shearing, piano
Neil Swainson, bass

Fascinating Rhythm
Ella Fitzgerald
Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra

Embraceable You
Herbie Hancock, piano

I Got Rhythm
Stephane Grappelli, violin
Django Reinhardt, guitar

I Got Rhythm Variations
Wayne Marshall, piano

Summertime
Miles Davis, trumptet
Gil Evans, arranger

Someone to Watch Over Me
Blossom Dearie, piano

Rhapsody in Blue
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
James Judd, conductor

Produced in Cardiff by Martin Williams

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

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 surveys the life of American composer and pianist George Jacob Gershwin.

Donald Macleod surveys the life and music of American composer and pianist George Jacob Gershwin.

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