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Music for a sultry summer evening

A mixtape of classical, alternative and folk music perfect for a sultry summer evening. With lush orchestral works by Dvorak and Copland, brand new traditional music by Aidan O'Rourke and Kit Downes and a classic Summertime track from Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.

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Mon 29 Jul 201919:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Aaron Copland

    Buckaroo Holiday (Rodeo - 4 dance episodes)

    Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas.
    • Copland the Populist: Michael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony.
    • RCA Red Seal.
    • 3.

  • Aidan O’Rourke

    Scottish Literary Connections

    Performer: Aidan O’Rourke. Performer: Kit Downes.
    • Reveal.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Nocturne in B major Op.40

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iván Fischer.
    • PHILIPS.

  • George Gershwin

    Summertime

    Performer: Ella Fitzgerald.

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in E major, KK.531

    Music Arranger: Wendy Carlos. Performer: Wendy Carlos.

  • Nicola Porpora

    Alto giove (Polifemo)

    Performer: Jan Vogler. Orchestra: La Folia Barockorchester. Director: Robin Peter Müller.

  • Le Vent du Nord

    Le Soir Arrive

    Performer: Le Vent du Nord.
    • Borealis.

Broadcast

  • Mon 29 Jul 201919:00
    BBC Radio 3

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