Introduction (Jasbo Brown, Chorus)
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess (Highlights)
G. Gershwin: Porgy and Bess, Act 1, Scene 1
"Summertime" (Clara, Chorus)
"Give him to me" (Jake, Mingo, Sporting Life, Clara, Robbins, Baby, Peter, Lily, Maria, Chorus)
Barrington Coleman, Linda Thompson, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Glyndebourne Chorus, Bruce Hubbard, Harolyn Blackwell, Maureen Brathwaite, Marietta Simpson, Johnny Worth, Mervin Wallace, Sir Simon Rattle, Damon Evans
"My man's gone now" (Serena, Chorus)
"How de saucer stan' now, my sister? (Undertaker, Serena, Jake, Porgy)
Cynthia Clarey, Bruce Hubbard, Autris Paige, Sir Simon Rattle, London Philharmonic Orchestra
G. Gershwin: Porgy and Bess, Act 1, Scene 2
"Oh, the train is at the station (Bess, Chorus)
"Oh, I'm agoin' out to the Blackfish banks" (Jake, Chorus)
"Mus' be you mens forgot about de picnic" - "Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin'" (Annie, Jake, Clara, Porgy, Serena, Maria, Chorus)
Sir Simon Rattle, Bruce Hubbard, Marietta Simpson, Cynthia Clarey, Harolyn Blackwell, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Paula Ingram, Glyndebourne Chorus, Willard White
"Lissen there, what I tells you" (Maria, Serena, Sporting Life)
Damon Evans, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Cynthia Clarey, Sir Simon Rattle, Marietta Simpson, Craig Rutenberg, Glyndebourne Chorus
The Buzzard Song. "Buzzard keep on flyin' over" (Porgy, Chorus)
Dubose Heyward: Porgy and Bess, Act 2, Scene 1
"Honey, we sure goin' strut our stuff today!" - "Bess, you is my woman now" (Jake, Porgy, Bess)
"Oh, I can't sit down" (Maria, Bess, Porgy, Chorus)
Marietta Simpson, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Cynthia Haymon, Sir Simon Rattle, Glyndebourne Chorus, Craig Rutenberg
"It ain't necessarily so" (Sporting Life, Serena, Maria, Chorus)
Marietta Simpson, Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Cynthia Clarey, Damon Evans, Craig Rutenberg
G. Gershwin: Porgy and Bess, Act 2, Scene 2
"Oh, what you want wid Bess?" (Bess, Crown)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Gregg Baker, Cynthia Haymon
"A red-headed woman" (Crown, Clara, Bess, Chorus)
G. Gershwin: Porgy and Bess, Act 3, Scene 2
"There's a boat dat's leavin' soon for New York" (Sporting Life, Bess)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Cynthia Haymon, Damon Evans
"Dem white folks sure ain' put nuttin' over on this baby" (Porgy, Lily)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Maureen Braithwaite
G. Gershwin: Porgy and Bess, Act 3, Scene 3
"Here Mingo, what's de matter wid you all?" (Porgy)
"Where's my Bess?" (Porgy, Maria, Serena)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Marietta Simpson, Cynthia Clarey, Sir Simon Rattle, Willard White
"Bess is gone" (Lily, Porgy, Serena, Mingo, Maria, Clara, Chorus)
Glyndebourne Chorus, Marietta Simpson, Harolyn Blackwell, Cynthia Clarey, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Maureen Brathwaite, Barrington Coleman, Willard White
"Oh Lawd, I'm on my way" (Porgy, Chorus)
Production
- James HolmesAssistant
- John FraserProducer
- David R. MurrayProducer
- Tony HarrisonAssistant Producer
- Mark VigarsBalance Engineer