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