Porgy and Bess - (Highlights) - Gershwin

Sir Willard White/Johnny Worthy/Mervin Wallace/Autris Paige/Paula Ingram/Wayne Marshall/Glyndebourne Chorus/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle/Cynthia Haymon/Damon Evans/Cynthia Clarey/Harolyn Blackwell/Bruce Hubbard/Marietta Simpson/Gregg Bak

• Released on 10/31/91 by Warner Classics
• Main artists: Sir Simon Rattle Sir Willard White Cynthia Haymon London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Genre: Classical

1 Porgy and Bess, Act 1, Scene 1: Introduction (Jasbo Brown, Chorus)

00:04:21

George Gershwin, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Glyndebourne Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Wayne Marshall, Piano, FeaturedArtist - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra

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2 Porgy and Bess, Act 1, Scene 1: "Summertime" (Clara, Chorus)

00:03:14

Harolyn Blackwell, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - George Gershwin, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Glyndebourne Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra

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3 Porgy and Bess, Act 1, Scene 1: "Give him to me" (Jake, Mingo, Sporting Life, Clara, Robbins, Baby, Peter, Lily, Maria, Chorus)

00:03:41

Harolyn Blackwell, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - George Gershwin, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Glyndebourne Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Linda Thompson, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Damon Evans, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Bruce Hubbard, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Marietta Simpson, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Mervin Wallace, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Barrington Coleman, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Johnny Worth, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Maureen Brathwaite, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

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4 Porgy and Bess, Act 1, Scene 2: "My man's gone now" (Serena, Chorus)

00:03:59

George Gershwin, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Glyndebourne Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Cynthia Clarey, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

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5 Porgy and Bess, Act 1, Scene 2: "How de saucer stan' now, my sister? (Undertaker, Serena, Jake, Porgy)

00:02:04

George Gershwin, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Cynthia Clarey, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Bruce Hubbard, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Autris Paige, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Sir Willard White, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals

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6 Porgy and Bess, Act 1, Scene 2: "Oh, the train is at the station (Bess, Chorus)

00:04:11

George Gershwin, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Glyndebourne Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Cynthia Haymon, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

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7 Porgy and Bess, Act 2, Scene 1: "Oh, I'm agoin' out to the Blackfish banks" (Jake, Chorus)

00:03:27

George Gershwin, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Glyndebourne Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Bruce Hubbard, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals

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8 Porgy and Bess, Act 2, Scene 1: "Mus' be you mens forgot about de picnic" - "Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin'" (Annie, Jake, Clara, Porgy, Serena, Maria, Chorus)

00:03:26

Harolyn Blackwell, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - George Gershwin, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Glyndebourne Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Cynthia Clarey, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Bruce Hubbard, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Marietta Simpson, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Paula Ingram, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Sir Willard White, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals

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9 Porgy and Bess, Act 2, Scene 1: "Lissen there, what I tells you" (Maria, Serena, Sporting Life)

00:02:33

George Gershwin, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Cynthia Clarey, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Damon Evans, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Marietta Simpson, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

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10 Porgy and Bess, Act 2, Scene 1: The Buzzard Song. "Buzzard keep on flyin' over" (Porgy, Chorus)

00:03:09

George Gershwin, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Glyndebourne Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Sir Willard White, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals

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11 Porgy and Bess, Act 2, Scene 1: "Honey, we sure goin' strut our stuff today!" - "Bess, you is my woman now" (Jake, Porgy, Bess)

00:06:15

George Gershwin, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Cynthia Haymon, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Bruce Hubbard, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Sir Willard White, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals

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12 Porgy and Bess, Act 2, Scene 1: "Oh, I can't sit down" (Maria, Bess, Porgy, Chorus)

00:04:19

George Gershwin, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Glyndebourne Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Cynthia Haymon, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Marietta Simpson, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Sir Willard White, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals

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13 Porgy and Bess, Act 2, Scene 2: "It ain't necessarily so" (Sporting Life, Serena, Maria, Chorus)

00:06:06

George Gershwin, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Glyndebourne Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Cynthia Clarey, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Damon Evans, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Marietta Simpson, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

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14 Porgy and Bess, Act 2, Scene 2: "Oh, what you want wid Bess?" (Bess, Crown)

00:04:18

George Gershwin, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Gregg Baker, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Cynthia Haymon, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

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15 Porgy and Bess, Act 2, Scene 4: "A red-headed woman" (Crown, Clara, Bess, Chorus)

00:02:26

Harolyn Blackwell, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - George Gershwin, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Glyndebourne Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Gregg Baker, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Cynthia Haymon, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

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16 Porgy and Bess, Act 3, Scene 2: "There's a boat dat's leavin' soon for New York" (Sporting Life, Bess)

00:04:26

George Gershwin, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Damon Evans, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Cynthia Haymon, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

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17 Porgy and Bess, Act 3, Scene 3: "Dem white folks sure ain' put nuttin' over on this baby" (Porgy, Lily)

00:04:01

George Gershwin, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Sir Willard White, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Maureen Brathwaite, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

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18 Porgy and Bess, Act 3, Scene 3: "Here Mingo, what's de matter wid you all?" (Porgy)

00:01:42

George Gershwin, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Sir Willard White, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals

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19 Porgy and Bess, Act 3, Scene 3: "Where's my Bess?" (Porgy, Maria, Serena)

00:03:12

George Gershwin, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Cynthia Clarey, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Marietta Simpson, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Sir Willard White, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals

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20 Porgy and Bess, Act 3, Scene 3: "Bess is gone" (Lily, Porgy, Serena, Mingo, Maria, Clara, Chorus)

00:01:49

Harolyn Blackwell, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - George Gershwin, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Glyndebourne Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Cynthia Clarey, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Marietta Simpson, Mezzo-soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Barrington Coleman, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Sir Willard White, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Maureen Brathwaite, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist

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21 Porgy and Bess, Act 3, Scene 3: "Oh Lawd, I'm on my way" (Porgy, Chorus)

00:01:34

George Gershwin, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Glyndebourne Chorus, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Sir Willard White, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals

A Warner Classics release, © 1989 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1989 Parlophone Records Limited

About the album

• 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
• Total length: 01:14:13

• Main artists: Sir Simon Rattle Sir Willard White Cynthia Haymon London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Composer: George Gershwin
• Label: Warner Classics
• Genre: Classical
Available in
16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo

A Warner Classics release, © 1989 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1989 Parlophone Records Limited