Gershwin - Porgy and Bess Sir Simon Rattle White · Haymon · Blackwell · Baker

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Gershwin

Porgy and Bess

Sir Simon Rattle

 White ·

Haymon ·

Blackwell ·

 Baker ·

u.a

LPO ·

3CD-BOX

mit Extra Booklet

(132 pages)

Rattle's Porgy was a revalation in the theatre (Glyndeborne and Royal Opera House) placing Gershwin firmly in the list of operatic masters of the C20th. This sumptuous recording brings it all back - I've owned it since it came out and listen to it frequently with enormous pleasure. The White/Hayman rendering of "Bess you is my woman now" is for my money one of the great operatic duets on record - beautiful and deeply moving. Rattle handles it all with consumate care and skill. Buy it.

Tracks :

Disc: 1

1. Porgy And Bess: Act I, Scene 1: Introduction, Jasbo Brown solo, chorus (Jasbro Brown, Chorus)

2. Porgy And Bess: Act I, Scene 1: Summertime (Clara, Chorus)

3. Porgy And Bess: Act I, Scene 1: Oh, nobody knows when the Lawd is goin' to call (Mingo, Chorus, Sporting Life, Jake, Serena, Robbins, Jim, Clara, Crap Shooters (Male Chorus))

4. Porgy And Bess: Act I, Scene 1: Give him to me... Lissen to yo' daddy warn you... A woman is a sometime thing (Jake, Mingo, Sporting Life, Chorus, Baby, Clara, Robbins, Peter, Lily, Maria)

5. Porgy And Bess: Act I, Scene 1: Here's the ol' crap shark!... No, no, brudder (Jake, Mingo, Porgy, Sporting Life, Robbins, Jim, Maria, Serena)

6. Porgy And Bess: Act I, Scene 1: Here comes Big Boy! (Mingo, Jake, Jim, Crown, Porgy, Serena, Bess, Robbins, Chorus, Sporting Life)

7. Porgy And Bess: Act I, Scene 1: Six to make! (Sporting Life, Jim, Jake, Mingo, Porgy, Crown, Robbins, Maria, Serena, Bess, Chorus)

8. Porgy And Bess: Act I, Scene 1: Jesus, he's killed him!... That you, Sportin' Life? (Jake, Serena, Bess, Crown, Sporting Life, Maria)

9. Porgy And Bess: Act I, Scene 2: Where is brudder Robbins?... Come on, sister! (Chorus, Serena, Maria, Bess, Jake, Peter, Porgy, Clara)

10. Porgy And Bess: Act I, Scene 2: Overflow, overflow (Chorus, Porgy)

11. Porgy And Bess: Act I, Scene 2: A saucer-burying set-up, I see (Detective, Serena, Lily, Peter, Porgy, Policeman, Maria, Jake, Chorus)

12. Porgy And Bess: Act I, Scene 2: My man's gone now (Serena, Chorus)

13. Porgy And Bess: Act I, Scene 2: How de saucer stan' now, my sister? (Undertaker, Serena, Jake, Porgy)

14. Porgy And Bess: Act I, Scene 2: Oh, the train is at the station (Bess, Chorus)

Disc: 2

1. Porgy And Bess: Act II, Scene 1: Oh, I'm agoin' out to the Blackfish banks (Jake, Chorus)

2. Porgy And Bess: Act II, Scene 1: Mus' be you mens forgot about de picnic... Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin' (Annie, Jake, Clara, Porgy, Chorus, Serena, Maria)

3. Porgy And Bess: Act II, Scene 1: Lissen there, what I tells you... I hates yo' struttin' style (Maria, Serena, Sporting Life)

4. Porgy And Bess: Act II, Scene 1: Mornin', Lawyer, lookin' for somebody? (Maria, Frazier, Porgy, Bess, Chorus, Lily, Scipio, Annie , Serena)

5. Porgy And Bess: Act II, Scene 1: Boy! Come here, boy! (Archdale, Scipio, Clara, Serena, Mingo, Jake, Porgy, Frazier, Chorus)

6. Porgy And Bess: Act II, Scene 1: Buzzard keep on flyin' over (Porgy, Chorus)

7. Porgy And Bess: Act II, Scene 1: 'Lo Bess, goin' to picnic? (Sporting Life, Bess, Porgy)

8. Porgy And Bess: Act II, Scene 1: Honey, we sure goin' strut our stuff today!... Bess, you is my woman now (Jake, Porgy, Bess)

9. Porgy And Bess: Act II, Scene 1: Oh, I can't sit down (Chorus, Maria, Bess, Porgy)

10. Porgy And Bess: Act II, Scene 2: I ain't got no shame (Chorus)

11. Porgy And Bess: Act II, Scene 2: It ain't necessarily so... Shame on all you sinners (Sporting Life, Chorus, Serena, Maria)

12. Porgy And Bess: Act II, Scene 2: Crown! (Bess, Crown)

13. Porgy And Bess: Act II, Scene 2: Oh, what you want wid Bess? (Bess, Crown)

14. Porgy And Bess: Act II, Scene 3: Honey, dat's all de breakfast I got time for (Jake, Fisherman, Jim, Nelson, Maria, Chorus)

15. Porgy And Bess: Act II, Scene 3: Take yo' han's off me ( Bess, Serena, Maria, Peter, Porgy)

16. Porgy And Bess: Act II, Scene 3: Oh, doctor Jesus (Serena, Peter, Porgy, Lily)

17. Porgy And Bess: Act II, Scene 3: Oh dey's so fresh an' fine (Strawberry woman, Peter, Woman, Annie, Crab man, Porgy, Maria)

18. Porgy And Bess: Act II, Scene 3: Porgy, Porgy, dat you there, ain't it? (Bess, Porgy)

19. Porgy And Bess: Act II, Scene 3: I wants to stay here (Porgy, Bess)

20. Porgy And Bess: Act II, Scene 3: Why you been out on that wharf so long, Clara? (Maria, Clara)

Disc: 3

1. Porgy And Bess: Act II, Scene 4: Oh, Doctor Jesus (Chorus, Porgy, Clara, Serena, Sporting Life)

2. Porgy And Bess: Act II, Scene 4: One of dese mornings you goin' to rise up singin' (Clara, Chorus, Porgy, Bess)

3. Porgy And Bess: Act II, Scene 4: Oh, dere's somebody knockin' at de do' (Chorus, Peter, Maria, Lily, Mingo, Other woman)

4. Porgy And Bess: Act II, Scene 4: You is a nice parcel of Christians! (Crown, Serena, Bess, Porgy, Woman, Chorus)

5. Porgy And Bess: Act II, Scene 4: A red-headed woman make a choo-choo jump its track (Crown, Chorus, Clara, Bess)

6. Porgy And Bess: Act II, Scene 4: All right, I'm goin' out to get Clara... Oh, Doctor Jesus (Crown, Porgy, Chorus)

7. Porgy And Bess: Act III, Scene 1: Clara, Clara, don't you be downhearted... You low-life skunk, ain' you got no shame (Chrous, Sporting Life, Maria)

8. Porgy And Bess: Act III, Scene 1: Summertime... (Porgy kills Crown) (Bess, Porgy)

9. Porgy And Bess: Act III, Scene 2: Wait for us at the corner (Detective, Annie, Serena, Other woman, Coroner)

10. Porgy And Bess: Act III, Scene 2: Come out here, both of you (Dectective, Coroner, Porgy)

11. Porgy And Bess: Act III, Scene 2: Oh, Lawd, what I goin' do?... Oh, Gawd! They goin' make him look on Crown's face! (Porgy, Bess, Sporting Life, Policeman)

12. Porgy And Bess: Act III, Scene 2: Listen: There's a boat dat's leavin' soon for New York (Sporting Life, Bess)

13. Porgy And Bess: Act III, Scene 3: Introduction (Orchestra)

14. Porgy And Bess: Act III, Scene 3: Good mornin', sistuh!... It's Porgy comin' home (Chorus, Children, Mingo, Porgy)

15. Porgy And Bess: Act III, Scene 3: Dem white folks sure ain' put nuttin' over on this baby (Porgy, Lily)

16. Porgy And Bess: Act III, Scene 3: Here Mingo, what's de matter wid you all? (Porgy)

17. Porgy And Bess: Act III, Scene 3: Where's Bess? (Porgy, Maria, Serena)

18. Porgy And Bess: Act III, Scene 3: Bess is gone (Lily, Porgy, Serena, Mingo, Maria, Chorus)

19. Porgy And Bess: Act III, Scene 3: Oh Lawd, I'm on my way (Porgy, Chorus)

I have owned several recordings of this opera, as it is one of my favorites- and this is the best one out there.

I had read all the opera guides and they ALL said this is the recording to get- I don't know why I bought so many others - but they have since been sold.

The singing is immaculate and Rattle is the perfect Gershwin conductor.

Like the previous reviewer I agree with "Bess you is my woman now." Willard White is the PERFECT Porgy and his "Oh, I got plenty o nuttin'" is simply incredible. Blackwell is wonderful as Clara and the only woman I've heard sing "Summertime" better is the great Leotyne Pryce! As well, Simpson is a great Maria and "I hates yo struttin' style" is so great. I love that song and just laugh every time- she has great delivery. The highlight for me though is Evans "It ain't necessarily so." He sings this the way it seems like it should be sung.

Those are a few of the highlights on this incredible recording of a great American masterpiece.

As well, it is very fitting that this recording is with an all African-American cast... It sounds natural to these singers, and they deliver a great package.

I was very surprised to see negative reviews of this recording...because it is incredible.

I rate this up there with Giulini's "Don Giovanni," Callas' "Tosca," and Karajan's "Die Meistersinger" as some of the greatest recordings ever.

You won't regret this purchase. It's a classic!

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