Gershwin: Porgy & Bess (Highlights) / Alsop, Philadelphia Orchestra

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PENTATONE
Release Date
July 9, 2021
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      GERSHWIN, GEORGE
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Morgan State University Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Alsop
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      July 09, 2021
    • UPC
      827949088360
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      PTC5186883
    • LABEL
      PENTATONE
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Act I Scene 1: Introduction

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

      Conductor: Marin Alsop

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

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: Morgan State University Choir, Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: Angel Blue

      Conductor: Marin Alsop

    3. Act I Scene 1: A Woman is a Sometime Thing (Jake, Mingo, Sportin' Life, Chorus)

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: Morgan State University Choir, Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: Kevin Short, Darrin Scott, Chauncey Packer

      Conductor: Marin Alsop

    4. Act I Scene 2: Where is brudder Robbins? (Woman, Chorus, Man, Serena, Maria, Bess, Porgy)

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: Morgan State University Choir, Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: Angel Blue, Alexandria Crichlow, Lester Lynch

      Conductor: Marin Alsop

    5. Act I Scene 2: Overflow (Chorus, Porgy)

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: Morgan State University Choir, Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: Lester Lynch

      Conductor: Marin Alsop

    6. Act I Scene 2: My Man's Gone Now (Serena, Chorus)

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: Morgan State University Choir, Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: Angel Blue

      Conductor: Marin Alsop

    7. Act II Scene 1: I Got Plenty o' Nuttin' (Porgy, Women, Serena, Chorus, Maria)

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: Morgan State University Choir, Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: Lester Lynch, Angel Blue, Alexandria Crichlow

      Conductor: Marin Alsop

    8. Act II Scene 1: Lo' Bess, Goin' to Picnic? (Sportin' Life, Bess, Porgy, Jake)

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: Chauncey Packer, Angel Blue, Lester Lynch, Kevin Short

      Conductor: Marin Alsop

    9. Act II Scene 1: Bess, You is My Woman Now (Porgy, Bess)

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: Lester Lynch, Angel Blue

      Conductor: Marin Alsop

    10. Act II Scene 1: Oh, I Can't Sit Down (Chorus, Maria, Bess)

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: Morgan State University Choir, Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: Alexandria Crichlow, Angel Blue

      Conductor: Marin Alsop

    11. Act II Scene 1: Porgy, I Hates to Go (Bess, Porgy, Maria)

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: Angel Blue, Lester Lynch, Alexandria Crichlow

      Conductor: Marin Alsop

    12. Act II Scene 2: It Ain't Necessarily So (Sportin' Life, Chorus)

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: Morgan State University Choir, Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: Chauncey Packer

      Conductor: Marin Alsop

    13. Act II Scene 2: Hear What I Tell You (Serena, Maria, Bess, Crown)

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: Angel Blue, Alexandria Crichlow, Kevin Short

      Conductor: Marin Alsop

    14. Act II Scene 2: Oh, What You Want wid Bess? (Bess, Crown)

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: Angel Blue, Kevin Short

      Conductor: Marin Alsop

    15. Act II Scene 3: Now de Time, oh Gawd - I Loves You, Porgy (Porgy, Bess)

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: Lester Lynch, Angel Blue

      Conductor: Marin Alsop

    16. Act III Scene 1: Introduction: Andantino dolente

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

      Conductor: Marin Alsop

    17. Act III Scene 1: Clara, Clara, Don't You be Downhearted - Jesus Is Walkin' on de Water (Chorus)

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: Morgan State University Choir, Philadelphia Orchestra

      Conductor: Marin Alsop

    18. Act III Scene 2: Cheer Up, Sistuh (Sportin' Life, Bess)

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: Chauncey Packer, Angel Blue

      Conductor: Marin Alsop

    19. Act III Scene 2: There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York (Sportin' Life)

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: Chauncey Packer

      Conductor: Marin Alsop

    20. Act III Scene 2: You Low Crawlin' Hound! (Bess, Sportin' Life)

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: Angel Blue, Chauncey Packer

      Conductor: Marin Alsop

    21. Act III Scene 3: Thank Gawd I's Home Again! (Porgy, Chorus, Maria, Serena, Mingo)

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: Morgan State University Choir, Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: Lester Lynch, Alexandria Crichlow, Angel Blue, Darrin Scott

      Conductor: Marin Alsop

    22. Act III Scene 3: Oh Lawd, I'm on My Way (Porgy, Chorus)

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: Morgan State University Choir, Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: Lester Lynch

      Conductor: Marin Alsop


The Philadelphia Orchestra and conductor Marin Alsop present a live recording with highlights of Gershwin’s self-proclaimed American “Folk Opera” Porgy and Bess, together with a stellar cast and the Morgan State University Choir.

Since its premiere in 1935, Porgy and Bess has been one of the most significant early attempts to create American classical music inspired by African American styles such as jazz, Spirituals, and the blues. The hard-knock life at a Charleston waterfront tenement is presented here by an outstanding cast including Lester Lynch (Porgy), Angel Blue (Bess, Clara, and Serena), Chauncey Packer (Sportin’ Life) and Kevin Short (Crown and Jake).

Marin Alsop is one of today’s most acclaimed conductors, and the first woman to serve as the head of a major orchestra in the United States, South America, Austria and Britain. The Philadelphia Orchestra is one of the world’s preeminent orchestras. Multi-award-winning soprano Angel Blue is one of the most promising voices of her generation, while Chauncey Packer is arguably one of the greatest and sought-after Sportin’ Life interpreters today. Lester Lynch and Kevin Short each enjoy a flourishing stage career, as well as a vast PENTATONE discography.

REVIEW:

Soprano Angel Blue has already shown she can meet—and exceed—the vocal and dramatic demands of playing Bess in the recent Metropolitan Opera production, and so it's not surprising that her lovely voice is the highlight of this disc of excerpts from George Gershwin's emotionally powerful opera. Not only does Blue own Bess' classic songs but she also sings Clara's "Summertime" and Serena's "My Man's Gone Now" with equal parts power and finesse and an ability to grab the listener from the get-go. Lester Lynch's Porgy and Chauncey Packer's Sportin' Life provide superb vocal support and Marin Alsop conducts an expertly-chosen group of excerpts, strongly performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra and Morgan State University Choir.

-- The Flip Side