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