The World's Greatest Composers: Gershwin (Collector's Edition)

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Annotation

Cat# / Barcode (inner): TCE2 53760 / 628261376025

Annotation last modified on 2026-05-17 21:51 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Rhapsody in Blue | Concerto in F major for Piano and Orchestra
2▶CD: An American in Paris | Song Book
3▶CD: Song Book | Piano Versions of Famous Songs
4▼CD: Porgy and Bess - Instrument Highlights | Piano Versions of Famous Songs
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1Summertime (instrument highlights)
piano:
Sylvester Stingel (pianist)
orchestra:
Vienna Symphonic Rock Orchestra (associated with Simon Gale aka Jože Privšek)
conductor:
Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek)
arranger:
Jože Privšek (artist name of Jože Privšek)
instrumental recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
5:29
2Ive Got Plenty of Nothin' (instrument highlights)
piano:
Sylvester Stingel (pianist)
orchestra:
Symphonic Rock Orchestra (associated with Simon Gale aka Jože Privšek)
conductor:
Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek)
arranger:
Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek)
instrumental recording of:
I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’ (Porgy and Bess, catch-all for jazz & pop arrangements)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, Frankie G. Songs, Nokawi Music and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Oh, I got plenty o’nuttin’”
5:17
3I Love You, Porgy (instrument highlights)
piano:
Sylvester Stingel (pianist)
orchestra:
Vienna Symphonic Rock Orchestra (associated with Simon Gale aka Jože Privšek)
conductor:
Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek)
arranger:
Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek)
instrumental recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy”
7:00
4It Ain't Necessarily So (instrument highlights)
piano:
Sylvester Stingel (pianist)
orchestra:
Symphonic Rock Orchestra (associated with Simon Gale aka Jože Privšek)
conductor:
Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek)
arranger:
Jože Privšek (artist name of Jože Privšek)
instrumental recording of:
It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
was commissioned by:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so” (Sportin’ Life)
3:18
5Bess, You Are My Woman Now (instrument highlights)
piano:
Sylvester Stingel (pianist)
orchestra:
Vienna Symphonic Rock Orchestra (associated with Simon Gale aka Jože Privšek)
conductor:
Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek)
arranger:
Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek)
instrumental recording of:
Bess, You Is My Woman Now (Porgy and Bess; use this for non-operatic performances)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Bess, You Is My Woman Now”
4:45
6There Is a Boat, That's Leavin' Soon for New York (instrument highlights)
piano:
Sylvester Stingel (pianist)
orchestra:
Vienna Symphonic Rock Orchestra (associated with Simon Gale aka Jože Privšek)
conductor:
Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek)
arranger:
Simon Gale (artist name of Jože Privšek)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II. “There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II
instrumental recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II. “There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II
5:54
7Embraceable You (piano versions)
piano:
Eugen Cicero (Romanian-German jazz pianist)
instrumental recording of:
Embraceable You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music (new age music), New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
3:45
8Rhapsody in Blue, Themes (piano versions)
piano:
Eugen Cicero (Romanian-German jazz pianist)
partial recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (transcription for solo piano by Gershwin 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
piano arranger:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Harms, Inc. (in 1927)
arrangement of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
6:58
9Somebody Loves Me (piano versions)
piano:
Eugen Cicero (Romanian-German jazz pianist)
recording of:
Somebody Loves Me (for piano solo)
composer and arranger:
George Gershwin (composer)
arrangement of:
Somebody Loves Me
part of:
George Gershwin’s Songbook (18 arrangements for piano solo by George Gershwin, 1932)
4:29