110287-88 rr Porgy EU 14/07/2004 10:30am Page 1 N 8.110287-88 George ADD AXOS Historical 2 CDs GERSHWIN Playing h THIS COMPACTAND COPYING OF BROADCASTING DISC PROHIBITED. UNAUTHORISED PUBLIC PERFORMANCE, RESERVED. TRANSLATIONS ALLAND TEXTS ARTWORK, THIS SOUND RECORDING, RIGHTS IN (1898 - 1937) & Time © 2:36:45 2004 Naxos Rights International Ltd. 8.110287-88 Porgy and Bess Porgy . Lawrence Winters At its first performance Porgy and Bess Bess . Camilla Williams was called ‘a folk opera’, and since Serena . Inez Matthews then a debate has been raging whether Sporting Life . Avon Long Gershwin’s masterpiece is a musical Crown . Warren Coleman comedy or an opera. The present Clara . June McMechen GERSHWIN: Porgy and Bess Maria / Lily / Strawberry Woman . Helen Dowdy recording, made in 1951 with a Jake . Eddie Matthews specially chosen team that was not Mingo . William A. Glover specifically attached to a production of Robbins . Irving Washington the show, is a canny compromise, Peter . Harrison Cattenhead combining the energy of musical Frazier . J. Rosamond Johnson comedy with the vocal richness of Annie . Sadie McGill opera. There are trims and edits Jim . George Fisher Undertaker . Hubert Dilworth throughout, which considerably Nelson / Crab Man . Ray Yeats reduce the running time, but the Mr. Archdale . Robert Carroll important thing is that the piece, as an Detective . George Matthews entity, is presented with its artistic Policeman / Coroner . Peter Van Zant integrity intact. The fillers feature two Orchestra and J. Rosamond Johnson Chorus • Lehman Engel operatic stars in one of the earliest Recorded 1951 • First issued as Columbia OSL-162 ‘cross-over’ recordings. GERSHWIN: Porgy and Bess CD 1 77:36 CD 2 79:09 1-$ Act I 40:22 1-0 Act II (continued) 24:09 %-§ Act II 37:14 !-™ Act III 28:30 £-º Highlights from Porgy and Bess 26:30 MADE IN performed by Risë Stevens and Robert Merrill THE EU Producer and Audio Restoration Engineer: Mark Obert-Thorn 8.110287-88 Special thanks to Maynard F. Bertolet for providing source material www.naxos.com A detailed artist and track track list can be found in the booklet Cover Image: Porgy and Bess programme cover (date unknown) AXOS Historical (Lebrecht Collection) N.