Porgy and Bess (highlights)

~ Release by George Gershwin; Simon Estes, Roberta Alexander, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Leonard Slatkin (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Introduction / Jazzbo Brown Blues / Summertime (Clara)
piano:
Siegfried Stöckigt (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Roberta Alexander (soprano)
vocals:
Roberta Alexander (soprano)
orchestra:
Rundfunk‐Sinfonieorchester Berlin (Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, East Berlin, 1923–)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. Introduction: Jasbo Brown Blues
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I
George Gershwin8:43
2My Man’s Gone Now (Serena)
soprano vocals:
Roberta Alexander (soprano)
vocals:
Roberta Alexander (soprano)
orchestra:
Rundfunk‐Sinfonieorchester Berlin (Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, East Berlin, 1923–)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. “My Man’s Gone Now”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II
George Gershwin4:17
3I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’ (Porgy)
bass-baritone vocals:
Simon Estes (bass-baritone)
vocals:
Simon Estes (bass-baritone)
orchestra:
Rundfunk‐Sinfonieorchester Berlin (Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, East Berlin, 1923–)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Oh, I got plenty o’nuttin’”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I
George Gershwin2:40
4Buzzard Keep on Flyin’ (Porgy)
bass-baritone vocals:
Simon Estes (bass-baritone)
vocals:
Simon Estes (bass-baritone)
orchestra:
Rundfunk‐Sinfonieorchester Berlin (Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, East Berlin, 1923–)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Buzzard keep on flyin’”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I
George Gershwin3:25
5Bess, You Is My Woman Now (Porgy, Bess)
bass-baritone vocals:
Simon Estes (bass-baritone)
soprano vocals:
Roberta Alexander (soprano)
vocals:
Roberta Alexander (soprano) and Simon Estes (bass-baritone)
orchestra:
Rundfunk‐Sinfonieorchester Berlin (Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, East Berlin, 1923–)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Bess, You Is My Woman Now”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I
George Gershwin5:32
6O, I Can’t Sit Down (Maria, Bess, Porgy)
bass-baritone vocals:
Simon Estes (bass-baritone)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Diane Curry (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Roberta Alexander (soprano)
vocals:
Roberta Alexander (soprano), Diane Curry (mezzo-soprano) and Simon Estes (bass-baritone)
orchestra:
Rundfunk‐Sinfonieorchester Berlin (Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, East Berlin, 1923–)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Oh, I can’t sit down”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I
George Gershwin4:14
7I Ain’t Got No Shame / It Ain’t Necessarily So (Sportin’ Life)
bass-baritone vocals:
Simon Estes (bass-baritone)
vocals:
Simon Estes (bass-baritone)
orchestra:
Rundfunk‐Sinfonieorchester Berlin (Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, East Berlin, 1923–)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “I ain’t got no shame”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II
George Gershwin5:50
8Now de Time, Oh Gawd (Porgy, Bess)
bass-baritone vocals:
Simon Estes (bass-baritone)
soprano vocals:
Roberta Alexander (soprano)
vocals:
Roberta Alexander (soprano) and Simon Estes (bass-baritone)
orchestra:
Rundfunk‐Sinfonieorchester Berlin (Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, East Berlin, 1923–)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess, opera: Now de time, oh Gawd
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
George Gershwin7:24
9Tell Me Quick Where’s Bess (Porgy, Maria, Serena) / Oh Lawd, I’m on My Way (Porgy)
bass-baritone vocals:
Simon Estes (bass-baritone)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Diane Curry (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Roberta Alexander (soprano)
vocals:
Roberta Alexander (soprano), Diane Curry (mezzo-soprano) and Simon Estes (bass-baritone)
orchestra:
Rundfunk‐Sinfonieorchester Berlin (Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, East Berlin, 1923–)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess, opera: Tell me quick where's Bess
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. “Oh Lawd, I’m on My Way”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III
George Gershwin6:19

Credits

Release

chorus master:Dietrich Knothe (conductor)
choir vocals:Rundfunkchor Berlin (Berlin Radio Chorus)