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Summertime

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 BBC Radio 4 in January 2001.

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30 minutes

Last on

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