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Summertime
Episode 7 of 8
Rodney Greenberg, Harolyn Blackwell and Lesley Garrett reflect on the impact of George Gershwin's classic lullaby. From 2001.
Reflections on the impact of George Gershwin's classic lullaby - Summertime.
With:
Gershwin's biographer, Rodney Greenberg
And opera singers:
Harolyn Blackwell
Lesley Garrett
Series about music that makes the hairs stand up on the back of our necks.
Producer: Sara Conkey
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in January 2001.
Last on
Fri 29 Sep 2023
20:30
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