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)
Linda Thompson, Barrington Coleman, Maureen Brathwaite, Johnny Worth, Mervin Wallace, Damon Evans, Glyndebourne Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, Harolyn Blackwell, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Marietta Simpson, Bruce Hubbard
"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, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Cynthia Clarey
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)
Paula Ingram, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Cynthia Clarey, Harolyn Blackwell, Marietta Simpson, Bruce Hubbard, Glyndebourne Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, Craig Rutenberg
"Lissen there, what I tells you" (Maria, Serena, Sporting Life)
Damon Evans, Cynthia Clarey, London Philharmonic Orchestra, 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, Sir Simon Rattle, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Marietta Simpson, Cynthia Haymon, Willard White, Craig Rutenberg
"It ain't necessarily so" (Sporting Life, Serena, Maria, Chorus)
Marietta Simpson, Glyndebourne Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Damon Evans, Cynthia Clarey, 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)
Sir Simon Rattle, Damon Evans, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Cynthia Haymon
"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)
Marietta Simpson, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Cynthia Clarey, Willard White
"Bess is gone" (Lily, Porgy, Serena, Mingo, Maria, Clara, Chorus)
Barrington Coleman, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Cynthia Clarey, Marietta Simpson, Maureen Brathwaite, Harolyn Blackwell, Glyndebourne Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, 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