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Radio Scotland,16 Aug 2026,115 mins

Music for a Summer Night

Classical Now

Available for 29 days

Jamie shares music associated with warmth, light and summer evenings, featuring Wayne Marshall's piano version of Summertime by Gershwin, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel's depiction of the summer months, and flautist Katherine Bryan performs The Lark Ascending with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Summertime (Porgy and Bess)
    Summertime (Porgy and Bess)
    George Gershwin
  3. 2.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream - Overture and Incidental Music
    A Midsummer Night's Dream - Overture and Incidental Music
    Felix Mendelssohn
  4. 3.
    String Quartet in B flat major, Op 76 No. 4: 'Sunrise'
    String Quartet in B flat major, Op 76 No. 4: 'Sunrise'
    Joseph Haydn