George Gershwin

Series

Title

First
Broadcast

Repeated

Comments

2006

Broadway

20061122

20061129 (R3)

Donald Macleod introduces Gershwin's American in Paris.

2006

New York

20061120

20061127 (R3)

Gershwin started life in the music business as a song-plugger on Tin Pan Alley, becoming a fine pianist into the bargain. Donald Macleod looks at the songs that established his reputation as a composer of popular songs and the work with which he crossed the threshold of the concert hall for the first time.

Donald Macleod looks at the songs that established Gershwin's reputation.

2006

The Depression Years

20061123

20061130 (R3)

The first all-Gershwin concert was staged in 1932 at the Lewisohn Baseball Stadium.

2006

Young, Rich And Famous

20061121

20061128 (R3)

It was not long before George Gershwin and his brother Ira conquered Broadway, and George went on to win the hearts of the public - if not the critics - in the concert hall. Donald Macleod introduces the show that reinforced the brothers' reputation and the concerto with which Gershwin attempted to prove his worth as a serious composer.

Donald Macleod introduces the show that reinforced the Gershwin brothers' reputation.

Episodes

Series	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
2006	Broadway	20061122	20061129 (R3)	Donald Macleod introduces Gershwin's American in Paris.
2006	New York	20061120	20061127 (R3)	Gershwin started life in the music business as a song-plugger on Tin Pan Alley, becoming a fine pianist into the bargain. Donald Macleod looks at the songs that established his reputation as a composer of popular songs and the work with which he crossed the threshold of the concert hall for the first time. Donald Macleod looks at the songs that established Gershwin's reputation.
2006	The Depression Years	20061123	20061130 (R3)	The first all-Gershwin concert was staged in 1932 at the Lewisohn Baseball Stadium.
2006	Young, Rich And Famous	20061121	20061128 (R3)	It was not long before George Gershwin and his brother Ira conquered Broadway, and George went on to win the hearts of the public - if not the critics - in the concert hall. Donald Macleod introduces the show that reinforced the brothers' reputation and the concerto with which Gershwin attempted to prove his worth as a serious composer. Donald Macleod introduces the show that reinforced the Gershwin brothers' reputation.