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