I’m not a big fan of compilation CDs, but this one happens to contain a beautiful performance of Arthur Honegger’s “Pastorale d’été” (“Summer Pastorale”), perfect music for a summer’s afternoon, conducted by Leonard Bernstein, on his birthday. Listen for Honegger’s allusion to Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony.
And, while we’re on the subject, Bernstein talks about and conducts the “Pastoral” Symphony, here:

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