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Composer of the WeekGeorge Gershwin (1898-1937)Episodes

    The First Great American Opera

    5/5Donald Macleod focuses on the origins and evolution of Gershwin’s opera Porgy and Bess.

    Gershwin in Hollywood

    4/5Donald Macleod tells the story of George Gershwin’s first experience of Hollywood.

    An American in Paris

    3/5Donald Macleod explores George Gershwin’s time in Paris in the spring of 1928.

    He Rhapsodises Blues

    2/5Donald Macleod explores the years after Gershwin’s huge success with Rhapsody in Blue.

    Melting Pot

    1/5Donald Macleod explores the early life of George Gershwin.