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The Gershwin Collection

Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos), Ralph Votapek (piano), Peter Jablonski (piano), Barbara Hendricks (soprano) & Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos), David Parkhouse (piano), Willard White (Porgy), Leona Mitchell (Bess), McHenry Boatwright (Crown), Florence Quivar (Serena), Barbara Hendricks...

The Gershwin Collection

The Gershwin Collection

Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos), Ralph Votapek (piano), Peter Jablonski (piano), Barbara Hendricks (soprano) & Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos), David Parkhouse (piano), Willard White (Porgy), Leona Mitchell (Bess), McHenry Boatwright (Crown), Florence Quivar (Serena), Barbara Hendricks...

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An unparalleled collection of many of Gershwin's most popular pieces from Rhapsody in Blue and An American in Paris to a collection of songs and overtures and a complete recording of Gershwin's only full-length opera Porgy and Bess.

Many of the orchestras and artists in this set are internationallyacclaimed names whne it comes to the music of Gershwin - from Katia and Marielle Labèque and Barbara Hendricks, to Arthur Fielder and the Boston Pops; Lorin Maazel's complete recording of Porgy and Bess from Cleveland has been a classic of the gramophone since it was released in 1976.

"This superb recording with Cleveland forces conducted by Maazel establishes the work's formidable status beyond question ... the recording is one of the most vivid that even Decca has produced" The Penguin Guide

Artists

Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos), Ralph Votapek (piano), Peter Jablonski (piano), Barbara Hendricks (soprano) & Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos), David Parkhouse (piano), Willard White (Porgy), Leona Mitchell (Bess), McHenry Boatwright (Crown), Florence Quivar (Serena), Barbara Hendricks (Clara), Barbara Conrad (Maria), Arthur Thompson (Jake) & François Clemmons (Sporting Life)

The Cleveland Orchestra, Boston Pops Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The London Festival Recording Ensemble, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra & Chorus, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly, Arthur Fiedler, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Bernard Herrmann, Antal Dorati, Lorin Maazel, John Mauceri

Contents and tracklist

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Work length16:02
Gershwin: Lullaby for Strings
Work length8:02
Gershwin: An American in Paris, tone poem
Work length17:42
Gershwin: Cuban Overture
Work length10:29
Gershwin: Second Rhapsody
Work length14:59
Gershwin: Girl Crazy - Suite (Arr. Anderson)
Work length5:33
Gershwin: Oh, Kay! Overture
Work length7:52
Gershwin: Funny Face: Overture
Work length6:49
Gershwin: Let ‘em Eat Cake: Overture
Work length9:07
Overture
Track length9:07
Gershwin: Of Thee I Sing
Work length5:08
Overture
Track length5:08
Gershwin: Of Thee I Sing
Work length2:57
Wintergreen For President
Track length2:57
Gershwin: Preludes (3)
Work length6:32
1. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
Track length1:32
2. Andante con moto e poco rubato
Track length3:50
3. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
Track length1:10
Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F major
Work length33:08
1. Allegro
Track length12:59
2. Adagio
Track length13:19
3. Allegro agitato
Track length6:50
Gershwin: The Man I Love
Work length5:24
Gershwin: They Can't Take That Away From Me
Work length3:10
Gershwin: Love Is Here to Stay
Work length1:37
Gershwin: But Not for Me (from "Girl Crazy")
Work length2:24
Gershwin: Embraceable You
Work length2:42
Gershwin: Nice Work If You Can Get It
Work length2:54
Gershwin: I Got Rhythm
Work length3:13
Gershwin: Porgy & Bess / Act 1
Work length6:12
Summertime
Track length6:12
Gershwin: Has Anyone Seen Joe (from "Blue Monday")
Work length12:06
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess - Act 2
Work length3:50
I loves you, Porgy
Track length3:50
Gershwin: Variations on I Got Rhythm
Work length10:47
  • David Parkhouse (piano)
  • London Festival Recording Ensemble
  • Bernard Herrmann
  • Recorded: 1971-08-16
  • Recording Venue: Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess - Suite
Work length23:57
Gershwin: Overture: Gershwin in Hollywood
Work length10:37
Gershwin: Delicious
Work length9:35
New York Rhapsody
Track length9:35
Gershwin: Shall We Dance
Work length27:40
Walking The Dog
Track length3:02
I've Got Beginner's Luck
Track length3:52
Slap That Bass
Track length3:04
They All Laughed
Track length3:09
Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
Track length2:33
Watch Your Step! - Final Ballet
Track length12:00
Gershwin: A Foggy Day (In London Town)
Work length2:44
Gershwin: Nice Work If You Can Get It
Work length2:41
Gershwin: An American In London
Work length10:50
Gershwin: Love Walked In
Work length2:59
Gershwin: Love Is Here to Stay
Work length3:37
Gershwin: For You, For Me, For Evermore
Work length4:19
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Work length3:01:28
Introduction - Jazzbo Brown Blues
Track length5:20
"Summertime"
Track length8:45
"A Woman Is a Sometime Thing"
Track length2:01
"Here Come De Honey Man ... Here's the Ol' Crap Shark"
Track length3:27
"They Pass By Singin'...Here Comes Big Boy!...Don't You Ever Let a Woman Grieve You"
Track length8:45
"O, Little Stars...Touch That Money an' Meet Yo' Gawd!"
Track length3:57
"Wake Up An' Hit It Out!...That You, Sportin'Life?"
Track length4:27
"Gone, Gone, Gone"
Track length3:40
"Overflow, Overflow ... Gawd Got Plenty Of Money For De Saucer"
Track length2:53
"Um! A Saucer-Burial Setup, I See"
Track length3:36
"My Man's Gone Now"
Track length6:35
"Headin' For the Promis' Lan'"
Track length4:31
"It Takes a Long Pull To Get There"
Track length3:49
"I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'"
Track length3:46
"I Hates Yo' Struttin'...Mornin, Lawyer..Dey's a Buckra"
Track length7:46
Buzzard Song
Track length6:50
"Bess, You Is My Woman Now"
Track length4:42
"Oh, I Can't Sit Down"
Track length4:01
"I Ain't Got No Shame"
Track length2:39
"It Ain't Necessarily So"
Track length9:32
"Oh! What You Want Wid Bess?"
Track length3:46
"Honey, Dat's All De Breakfast...Take You' Hands Off Me"
Track length4:37
"Oh, Doctor Jesus"
Track length2:22
"Oh, Dey's So Fresh ... I'm Talkin' About Devil Crabs"
Track length3:17
"Porgy, Porgy, Dat You There"
Track length2:37
"I Loves You, Porgy"
Track length3:26
"Why You Been Out On That Wharf?"
Track length2:36
"Oh, Doctor Jesus, Look Down On Me Wit' Pity"
Track length2:23
"Oh, De Lawd Shake De Heavens...One Of Dese Mornings"
Track length4:02
"Oh Dere's Somebody Knockin' At De Do'"
Track length5:13
"A Red-Headed Woman..Jake's Boat....Oh Doctor Jesus"
Track length5:38
"Clara, Clara...Crown, Crown...Summertime"
Track length6:33
Interlude (Death Of Crown)
Track length2:28
Introduction..."Wait For Us...What Is Your Name?"
Track length6:19
"You've Got To Go...Oh Gawd! They Goin' To Make Him Look"
Track length3:22
"There's a Boat Dat's Leavin'"
Track length3:56
Introduction
Track length3:05
"Good Mornin' Sistuh...Thank Gawd I's Home Again!"
Track length3:14
"Dem White Folks Sure Ain't Put Nuthin'"
Track length5:37
"Oh, Bess, Oh Where's My Bess"
Track length2:29
"Bess Is Gone"
Track length1:53
"Oh Lawd, I'm On My Way"
Track length1:33
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