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)
Damon Evans, Linda Thompson, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Barrington Coleman, Marietta Simpson, Glyndebourne Chorus, Harolyn Blackwell, Sir Simon Rattle, Bruce Hubbard, Maureen Brathwaite, Johnny Worth, Mervin Wallace
"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)
Paula Ingram, Cynthia Clarey, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Harolyn Blackwell, Bruce Hubbard, Marietta Simpson, Glyndebourne Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, Craig Rutenberg
"Lissen there, what I tells you" (Maria, Serena, Sporting Life)
Sir Simon Rattle, Marietta Simpson, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Damon Evans, Cynthia Clarey, 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)
Sir Simon Rattle, Cynthia Haymon, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Glyndebourne Chorus, Marietta Simpson, Willard White, 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
I. Gershwin: Porgy and Bess, Act 2, Scene 2
"Oh, what you want wid Bess?" (Bess, Crown)
Sir Simon Rattle, Gregg Baker, London Philharmonic Orchestra, 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)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, 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)
Sir Simon Rattle, Cynthia Clarey, Marietta Simpson, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Willard White
"Bess is gone" (Lily, Porgy, Serena, Mingo, Maria, Clara, Chorus)
Harolyn Blackwell, Cynthia Clarey, Sir Simon Rattle, Marietta Simpson, Barrington Coleman, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Maureen Brathwaite, Glyndebourne Chorus, Willard White
I. Gershwin: Porgy and Bess, Act 3, Scene 3
"Oh Lawd, I'm on my way" (Porgy, Chorus)
Production
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- James HolmesAssistant
- David R. MurrayProducer
- Tony HarrisonAssistant Producer
- Mark VigarsBalance Engineer