William Warfield, Leontyne Price, Cab Calloway, RIAS-Unterhaltungsorchester, Alexander Smallens - Gershwin: Porgy and Bess (Live) (2008) [Hi-Res]

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Artist: William Warfield, Leontyne Price, Cab Calloway, RIAS-Unterhaltungsorchester, Alexander Smallens
Title: Gershwin: Porgy and Bess (Live)
Year Of Release: 2008
Label: audite Musikproduktion
Genre: Jazz, Classical, Opera
Quality: FLAC (tracks) 24/48, FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 02:19:23
Total Size: 1002 / 523 mb
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

CD 1 - 01:19:07

Porgy and Bess )1952) -
01. Act One, Scene I: Introduction (Live) - [02:04]
02. Act One, Scene I: Summertime (Live) - [02:20]
03. Act One, Scene I: Oh, nobody knows when de Lawd is goin' to Call (Live) - [01:33]
04. Act One, Scene I: I been sweatin' all Day (Live) - [01:22]
05. Act One, Scene I: Summertime - Seven come, seven to Pappy! (Live) - [00:58]
06. Act One, Scene I: Lissen to yo' daddy - A woman is a sometime Thing (Live) - [03:01]
07. Act One, Scene I: Here's the ol' crap Shark! (Live) - [01:51]
08. Act One, Scene I: No, no, Brother (Live) - [01:41]
09. Act One, Scene I: Here comes Big Boy! (Live) - [02:08]
10. Act One, Scene I: Don't you ever let a woman grieve You (Live) - [02:03]
11. Act One, Scene I: Oh, little Stars (Live) - [01:57]
12. Act One, Scene I: Jesus, he's killed Him! (Live) - [02:53]
13. Act One, Scene II: Gone, gone, Gone (Live) - [03:21]
14. Act One, Scene II: Come on sister - Overflow (Live) - [02:11]
15. Act One, Scene II: A saucer-Burial setup, I See (Live) - [02:28]
16. Act One, Scene II: I ain't never done nuttin', Boss (I can't Puzzle...) (Live) - [01:12]
17. Act One, Scene II: My man's gone Now (Live) - [03:26]
18. Act One, Scene II: How de saucer stand now my Sister (Live) - [01:47]
19. Act One, Scene II: Oh, the train is at the Station (Live) - [02:32]
20. Act One, Scene III: Oh, I'm agoin' out - It take a long pull to get There (Live) - [02:52]
21. Act One, Scene III: Oh, I got plenty o' Nuttin' (Live) - [02:36]
22. Act One, Scene III: Mornin', Lawyer, lookin' for Somebody? (Live) - [04:21]
23. Act One, Scene III: 'Lo Bess, goin' to Picnic? (Live) - [02:39]
24. Act One, Scene III: Bess, you is my woman Now (Live) - [04:36]
25. Act One, Scene III: I stayin' with Porgy - Sho' you Goin' (Live) - [03:06]
26. Act One, Scene III: Goodby, Porgy (Live) - [01:20]
27. Act Two, Scene I: I ain' got no Shame (Live) - [01:44]
28. Act Two, Scene I: It ain't neccesarily So (Live) - [05:48]
29. Act Two, Scene I: Crown, I got something to tell Yo (Live) - [01:24]
30. Act Two, Scene I: Oh, what you want wid Bess? (Live) - [03:05]
31. Act Two, Scene I: Interlude (Live) - [02:58]
32. Act Two, Scene II: Honey, dat's all de breakfast I got time For (Live) - [01:50]

CD 2 - 01:00:41

01. Act Two, Scene II: It take a long pull to get there, Huh! (Live) - [02:01]
02. Act Two, Scene II: I think dat maybe she goin' to sleep Now (Live) - [00:54]
03. Act Two, Scene II: Oh, Doctor Jesus (Live) - [01:58]
04. Act Two, Scene II: Oh dey's so fresh an' Fine (Live) - [02:04]
05. Act Two, Scene II: I'm talkin' about devil Crabs (Live) - [02:21]
06. Act Two, Scene II: I lonesome here all by Myself (Live) - [01:42]
07. Act Two, Scene II: I wants to stay Here (Live) - [02:50]
08. Act Two, Scene II: Why you been out on that wharf so long, Clara? (Live) - [01:41]
09. Act Two, Scene III: The hurricane is rampaging Violently (Live) - [00:40]
10. Act Two, Scene III: Oh, de Lowd shake de Heavens (Live) - [01:17]
11. Act Two, Scene III: One of dese mornings you goin' to rise up Singin' (Live) - [01:06]
12. Act Two, Scene III: Oh, dere's somebody knockin' at de Do' (Live) - [02:25]
13. Act Two, Scene III: If Gawd want to kill Me (Live) - [01:16]
14. Act Two, Scene III: A red-Headed woman make a choo-Choo Jump (Live) - [03:41]
15. Act Three, Scene I: Clara, don't you be Downhearted (Live) - [03:29]
16. Act Three, Scene I: Ha ha ha - You low-Life Skunk (Live) - [01:24]
17. Act Three, Scene I: Summertime (Live) - [01:19]
18. Act Three, Scene I: Interlude - Death of Crown (Live) - [01:04]
19. Act Three, Scene II: Introduction (Live) - [07:47]
20. Act Three, Scene II: Turn me Loose (Live) - [01:34]
21. Act Three, Scene II: There's a boat dat's leavin' soon for New York (Live) - [03:31]
22. Act Three, Scene III: Introduction (Live) - [01:15]
23. Act Three, Scene III: Dem white folks sure ain' put Nuttin' (Live) - [07:55]
24. Act Three, Scene III: Oh Bess, oh where's my Bess (Live) - [01:37]
25. Act Three, Scene III: Where Bess Gone? (Live) - [00:57]
26. Act Three, Scene III: Oh Lord, I'm on my Way (Live) - [02:53]

This live recording, made in Berlin, documents the hugely successful 1952 revival of Porgy and Bess that toured the U.S. and numerous European cities. Although the production restored music that had been omitted from the work's previous performances, this version still contains almost an hour less music than the most "complete" modern recordings. In spite of that caveat, and the fact that this version uses a reduced orchestration, this gripping performance should be a cause for rejoicing for anyone who loves the opera. Conducted by Alexander Smallens, who led the opera's premiere under the composer's supervision, this version is a direct link to Gershwin's interpretive intentions for the music, and it's a compelling reading, driving and propulsive, but organically fluid. A great deal of credit goes to Robert Breen for the vitality of his naturalistic direction. The opening scene, for example, is a vibrant portrait of life on Catfish Row, full of chaotic talking, shouting, improvised singing, and drumming that continues throughout the whole scene, subsiding only when the drama demands it, as in the shocked silence that follows Robbins' murder and for the showcase musical numbers like "Summertime," and "A woman is a sometime thing." The realism of the approach brings the community fully to life and makes for an astonishing musical and dramatic experience, unlike anything one is likely to encounter in an opera house. The soloists are fabulous and their vivid characterizations are immediately engaging. Cab Calloway was a legendary Sportin' Life, and the originality and eccentricity of this performance fully validates his reputation. William Warfield's Porgy is intensely humane and honest, and he sings with warmth and without any affectation. Leontyne Price was only 25 when the recording was made, and Bess was her breakthrough role; while she doesn't have the dramatic presence of the other leads, she sings with thrilling fullness and passion. The noise level of the recording is initially distracting, but as the magic of the performance takes hold, it becomes less of an issue.

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William Warfield, Leontyne Price, Cab Calloway, RIAS-Unterhaltungsorchester, Alexander Smallens - Gershwin: Porgy and Bess (Live) (2008) [Hi-Res]

William Warfield, Leontyne Price, Cab Calloway, RIAS-Unterhaltungsorchester, Alexander Smallens - Gershwin: Porgy and Bess (Live) (2008)

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