Porgy and Bess (Great Recordings of the Century)
~ Release by Gershwin; Simon Rattle, Willard White, Cynthia Haymon, Damon Evans, Cynthia Clarey, Harolyn Blackwell, Bruce Hubbard, Marietta Simpson, Gregg Baker, Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 3 available)
Annotation
Great Recordings of the Century Series
Tracklist
| || 1CD: Act I | ||||
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| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
| 1 | Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. Introduction
| George Gershwin | 4:18 | |
| 2 | Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. Summertime...
| George Gershwin | 3:28 | |
| 3 | Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. Oh, Nobody Knows When The Lawd Is Goin' to Call...
| George Gershwin | 6:20 | |
| 4 | Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. Give Him to Me... Lissen to Yo' Daddy Warn You...
| George Gershwin | 3:28 | |
| 5 | Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. Here's the Ol' Crap Shark!... No, No, Brudder...
| George Gershwin | 4:17 | |
| 6 | Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. Here Comes Big Boy!
| George Gershwin | 7:09 | |
| 7 | Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. Six to Make!
| George Gershwin | 4:05 | |
| 8 | Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. Jesus, He's Killed Him!... That You, Sportin' Life
| George Gershwin | 5:05 | |
| 9 | Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. Where Is Brudder Robbins?... Come On, Sister!
| George Gershwin | 4:53 | |
| 10 | Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. Overflow, Overflow
| George Gershwin | 0:58 | |
| 11 | Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. A Saucer-Burying Set-Up, I See...
| George Gershwin | 3:50 | |
| 12 | Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. My Man's Gone Now...
| George Gershwin | 3:58 | |
| 13 | Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. How De Saucer Stan' Now, My Sister?...
| George Gershwin | 2:05 | |
| 14 | Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. Oh the Train Is at the Station...
| George Gershwin | 4:06 | |
| 2CD: Act II, Scene 1–3 | ||||
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| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
| 1 | Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. Oh, I'm Agoin' Out to the Blackfish Banks...
| George Gershwin | 3:29 | |
| 2 | Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. Mus' Be You Mens Forgot About de Picnic...
| George Gershwin | 3:26 | |
| 3 | Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. Lissen There, What I Tell You...
| George Gershwin | 2:28 | |
| 4 | Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. Mornin', Lawyer, Lokkin' for Somebody?...
| George Gershwin | 4:59 | |
| 5 | Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. Boy! Come Here, Boy!...
| George Gershwin | 2:40 | |
| 6 | Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. Buzzard Keep On Flyin' Over...
| George Gershwin | 3:02 | |
| 7 | Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. 'Lo Bess, Goin' to Picnic?
| George Gershwin | 2:57 | |
| 8 | Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. Honey, We Sure Goin' Strut Our Stuff Today!...
| George Gershwin | 6:15 | |
| 9 | Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. Oh, I Can't Sit Down...
| George Gershwin | 4:24 | |
| 10 | Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. I Ain't Got No Shame...
| George Gershwin | 2:24 | |
| 11 | Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. It Ain't Necessarily So...
| George Gershwin | 5:59 | |
| 12 | Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. Crown!...
| George Gershwin | 4:07 | |
| 13 | Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. Oh, You Want Wid Bess?...
| George Gershwin | 4:21 | |
| 14 | Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. Honey, Dat's All de Breakfast I Got Time for...
| George Gershwin | 2:49 | |
| 15 | Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. Take Yo' Han's Off Me...
| George Gershwin | 2:28 | |
| 16 | Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. Oh, Doctor Jesus...
| George Gershwin | 2:13 | |
| 17 | Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. Oh Dey's so Fresh an' Fine...
| George Gershwin | 5:01 | |
| 18 | Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. Porgy, Porgy, Dat You There, Ain't It
| George Gershwin | 2:42 | |
| 19 | Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. I Wants to Stay Here
| George Gershwin | 3:55 | |
| 20 | Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. Why You Been Out on That Wharf so Long, Clara?
| George Gershwin | 2:47 | |
| 3CD: Act II, Scene 4; Act III | ||||
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| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
| 1 | Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene IV. Oh, Doctor Jesus...
| George Gershwin | 3:46 | |
| 2 | Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene IV. One of Dese Mornings You Goin' to Rise Up Singin'...
| George Gershwin | 1:52 | |
| 3 | Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene IV. Oh, Dere's Someone Knockin' at de Do'...
| George Gershwin | 1:23 | |
| 4 | Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene IV. You Is a Nice Parcel of Christians!...
| George Gershwin | 4:05 | |
| 5 | Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene IV. A Red-Headed Woman Make a Choo-Choo Jump Its Tracks...
| George Gershwin | 2:17 | |
| 6 | Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene IV. All Right, I'm Goin' Out to Get Clara...
| George Gershwin | 2:31 | |
| 7 | Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I. Clara, Clara, Don't You Be Downhearted...
| George Gershwin | 6:23 | |
| 8 | Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I. Summertime...
| George Gershwin | 4:19 | |
| 9 | Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II. Wait for Us at the Corner...
| George Gershwin | 3:45 | |
| 10 | Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II. Come Out Here, Both of You...
| George Gershwin | 2:25 | |
| 11 | Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II. Oh, Lawd, What Am I Goin' Do?...Oh, Gawd! They Goin' Make Him Look on Crown's Face!...
| George Gershwin | 3:42 | |
| 12 | Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II. Listen: There's a Boat dat's Leavin' Soon for New York...
| George Gershwin | 4:27 | |
| 13 | Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. Introduction
| George Gershwin | 2:26 | |
| 14 | Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. Good Mornin', Sistuh!... It's Porgy Comin' Home...
| George Gershwin | 3:30 | |
| 15 | Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. Dem White Folks Sure Ain' Put Nuttin' Over This Baby...
| George Gershwin | 4:00 | |
| 16 | Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. Here Mingo, What's de Matter Wid You All?...
| George Gershwin | 1:48 | |
| 17 | Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. Where's Bess?...
| George Gershwin | 3:06 | |
| 18 | Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. Bess Is Gone...
| George Gershwin | 2:01 | |
| 19 | Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. Oh Lawd, I'm on My Way...
| George Gershwin | 1:22 | |
Credits
Release
| part of: | Great Recordings of the Century (EMI Classics remaster series) (order: 137) |
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| Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/release/10159589 [info] |
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Release group
| excerpts: | Porgy and Bess (1988 studio cast, highlights) by George Gershwin (composer); Willard White (bass-baritone), Cynthia Haymon (soprano), Damon Evans (tenor), Harolyn Blackwell (soprano), Bruce Hubbard (baritone), Cynthia Clarey (soprano), Marietta Simpson (mezzo-soprano), Gregg Baker (baritone), The Glyndebourne Chorus, The London Philharmonic (London Philharmonic Orchestra, LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra), Simon Rattle (conductor) |
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| part of: | Norman Lebrecht's 100 Best Recordings of Classical Music (number: 78) (order: 78) |
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| Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/master/756502 [info] |
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| other databases: | https://castalbums.org/recordings/Porgy-and-Bess-1989-Glyndebourne-Festival-Opera/4670 [info] |
| Allmusic: | https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000938121 [info] |
| Wikidata: | Q7230088 [info] |
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