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Porgy and Bess

Title
Porgy and Bess [sound recording] / George Gershwin ; lyrics by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward.
Author
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.
Publication
[New York] : RCA Victrola, p1976.

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Additional Authors
  • Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.
  • Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940.
  • Steber, Eleanor.
  • Jepson, Helen, 1904-1997.
  • Stevens, Risë, 1913-
  • Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960.
  • Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004
  • Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994.
  • Blackton, Jay, 1909-1994
  • Bennett, Robert Russell, 1894-1981
  • Smallens, Alexander, 1889-1972
  • Robert Shaw Chorale. prf
Description
1 sound disc (35 min.) : analog, 33 1/3 rpm; 12 in.
Series Statement
Victrola America historic recordings
Uniform Title
  • Porgy and Bess. Selections
  • Porgy and Bess (Opera)
Alternative Title
  • Porgy and Bess.
  • Collector's Porgy & Bess
  • Summertime.
  • Woman is a sometime thing.
  • Gone, gone, gone.
  • My man's gone now.
  • Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin'.
  • Buzzard song.
  • Bess, you is my woman now.
  • It ain't necessarily so.
  • Bess, oh where's my Bess/Oh Lawd, I'm on my way.
Subject
Note
  • Opera excerpts.
  • Program notes by Edward Jablonski on container.
Event (note)
  • Recorded between 1935 and 1953.
Contents
Summertime (4:02) -- A woman is a sometime thing (3:25) -- Gone, gone, gone (4:47) -- My man's gone now (4:02) -- Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin' (2:55) -- Buzzard song (3:43) -- Bess, you is my woman now (4:52) -- It ain't necessarily so (2:55) -- Bess, oh where's my Bess ; Oh Lawd, I'm on my way (3:32).
Call Number
*LZR 40870
LCCN
76762527
OCLC
3989248
Author
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.
Title
Porgy and Bess [sound recording] / George Gershwin ; lyrics by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward.
Imprint
[New York] : RCA Victrola, p1976.
Series
Victrola America historic recordings
Performer
Eleanor Steber and Helen Jepson, sopranos ; Risë Stevens, mezzo-soprano ; Lawrence Tibbett and Robert Merrill, baritones ; Cab Calloway ; Robert Shaw Chorale ; various orchestras and conductors: Jay Blackton, Robert Russell Bennett, Alexander Smallens.
Event
Recorded between 1935 and 1953.
Added Author
Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983. Lyricist
Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940. Lyricist
Steber, Eleanor. Performer
Jepson, Helen, 1904-1997. Performer
Stevens, Risë, 1913- Performer
Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960. Performer
Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004 Performer
Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994. Performer
Blackton, Jay, 1909-1994, conductor.
Bennett, Robert Russell, 1894-1981, conductor.
Smallens, Alexander, 1889-1972, conductor.
Robert Shaw Chorale. Performer
Added Title
Porgy and Bess (Opera)
Summertime.
Woman is a sometime thing.
Gone, gone, gone.
My man's gone now.
Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin'.
Buzzard song.
Bess, you is my woman now.
It ain't necessarily so.
Bess, oh where's my Bess/Oh Lawd, I'm on my way.
Publisher No.
AVM1-1742 RCA Victrola
Research Call Number
*LZR 40870 Program notes on container.
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