Porgy & Bess : Summertime

~ Recording by BBC Symphony Chorus, Kiri Te Kanawa, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4Porgy & Bess : Summertime2:40George GershwinProm at the PalaceVarious Artists
  • GB2002-06-24
Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations)VTCDX462

Relationships

choir vocals:BBC Symphony Chorus (amateur chorus associated with the BBC Symphony Orchestra)
soprano vocals:Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
recording of:Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)

Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)

lyricist:Ira Gershwin
DuBose Heyward
composer:George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
referred to in medleys:Porgy and Bess (Suite): Introduction / Jasbo Brown Blues / Summertime
later versions:Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
part of:Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I (order: 2)
arrangements:Porgy and Bess: Summertime (for violin and piano, arr. Heifetz)
Summertime (catch-all for arrangements)