Description
Hoogtepunten uit Gershwins “Porgy and Bess”
UPC: STEREO BS 020
Product Details:
- Label: RCA Victor / Ace of Diamonds
- Format: LP, Stereo (also mono compatible)
- Country: Netherlands
- Genre: Opera / Musical Theatre
Product Features
- Signature excerpts from George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess
- Soloists: Leontyne Price (Bess), William Warfield (Porgy)
- RCA Victor Orchestra & Chorus under Skitch Henderson and Leonard de Paur
- Complete with libretto booklet (book & record set)
- Authentic mid-century stereo sound on RCA pressing
Overview
EN: This LP presents the most beloved numbers from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, performed by luminaries Leontyne Price and William Warfield. Featuring the haunting “Summertime,” the defiantly joyous “I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’,” and the stirring chorus “It Ain’t Necessarily So,” it captures the opera’s blend of jazz idioms and classical form. Under the baton of Skitch Henderson and Leonard de Paur, the RCA Victor forces deliver both intimate ballads and rousing ensemble pieces in crystal-clear stereo.
NL: Deze elpee bevat de meest geliefde fragmenten uit Gershwins Porgy and Bess, vertolkt door sterren Leontyne Price en William Warfield. Van het betoverende “Summertime” en het uitbundige “I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’” tot het meeslepende koor “It Ain’t Necessarily So” – hier klinken jazz-invloeden en klassieke vormgeving in perfecte eenheid. Onder leiding van Skitch Henderson en Leonard de Paur brengen orkest en koor van RCA Victor zowel intieme aria’s als krachtige ensemblestukken in kraakhelder stereo.
Track Listing
Side 1 – Act I & II
- Introduction
- Summertime
- A Woman Is a Sometime Thing
- Gone, Gone, Gone
- I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’
- Bess, You Is My Woman
Side 2 – Acts II & III
- It Ain’t Necessarily So
- What You Want Wid Bess? (Crown-Bess Duet)
- I Loves You, Porgy
- There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York
- Oh Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess
- Oh Lawd, I’m on My Way
Key Credits
- Bess: Leontyne Price
- Porgy: William Warfield
- Orchestra & Chorus: RCA Victor Orchestra & Chorus
- Conductors: Skitch Henderson, Leonard de Paur
- Producer: RCA Victor
BOX #153
