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Composer:
George Gershwin

Artist(s):
Anne Brown
Todd Duncan

Conductor:
Alfred Wallenstein

Background: This release presents a unique portrait of Gershwin's landmark folk opera, Porgy and Bess, and of the artists, including Lawrence Tibbett and Paul Robeson, who brought it to life. It brings together the recordings made during the first ten years after the opera's première.

The first disc assembles the Decca and Brunswick recordings made between 1935 and 1942 with members of the original cast and orchestra. The second disc features the first contemporary recordings of the score, including perhaps the most intriguing nonvocal treatment of Porgy and Bess, by Jascha Heifetz. Concluding this collection is the first recording of Robert Russell Bennett’s orchestral adaptation, Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture, which has since become a standard in the orchestral 'pops' repertoire.

CATALOGUE NR: 811021920
RECORD LABEL: Naxos Historical
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.19
RELEASE DATE: 03-Feb-2003

COMPOSER: George Gershwin
TITLE: Porgy and Bess
TRACKS: CD1: Original Cast Recordings - recordings from 1940 / 1942 by members of the original cast / members of the original cast in dance versions with Leo Reisman's Orchestra. CD2: First Contemporary Recordings 1935-45 - Lawrence Tibbett and Helen Jepson first recordings 1935 supervised by Gershwin / Paul Robeson 1938 / Jascah Heifetz and Emmanuel Bay 1945 / Porgy and Bess : A Symphonic Picture arr. Robert Russell Bennett LA Philharmonic conducted by Wallenstein 1944.
ORCHESTRA: Los Angeles Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Alfred Wallenstein
ARTISTS: Anne Brown   Todd Duncan   Paul Robeson   Lawrence Tibbett

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1935-1945 - Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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