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)
Maureen Brathwaite, Sir Simon Rattle, Johnny Worth, Linda Thompson, Damon Evans, Barrington Coleman, Mervin Wallace, Bruce Hubbard, Marietta Simpson, Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Harolyn Blackwell
"My man's gone now" (Serena, Chorus)
"How de saucer stan' now, my sister? (Undertaker, Serena, Jake, Porgy)
Cynthia Clarey, Sir Simon Rattle, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bruce Hubbard, Autris Paige
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)
Marietta Simpson, Harolyn Blackwell, Bruce Hubbard, Sir Simon Rattle, Cynthia Clarey, Paula Ingram, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Glyndebourne Chorus, Willard White
"Lissen there, what I tells you" (Maria, Serena, Sporting Life)
Damon Evans, Sir Simon Rattle, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Cynthia Clarey, Marietta Simpson, Glyndebourne Chorus, Craig Rutenberg
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, Cynthia Haymon, Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Craig Rutenberg
"It ain't necessarily so" (Sporting Life, Serena, Maria, Chorus)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Marietta Simpson, Damon Evans, Sir Simon Rattle, Cynthia Clarey, Glyndebourne Chorus, Craig Rutenberg
G. Gershwin: Porgy and Bess, Act 2, Scene 2
"Oh, what you want wid Bess?" (Bess, Crown)
Sir Simon Rattle, Cynthia Haymon, Gregg Baker, London Philharmonic Orchestra
"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)
Damon Evans, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Cynthia Haymon, Sir Simon Rattle
"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, Sir Simon Rattle, Marietta Simpson, Cynthia Clarey, Willard White
"Bess is gone" (Lily, Porgy, Serena, Mingo, Maria, Clara, Chorus)
Cynthia Clarey, Marietta Simpson, Sir Simon Rattle, Harolyn Blackwell, Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Barrington Coleman, Maureen Brathwaite, 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