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Porgy and Bess

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

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Additional authors
  1. Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.
  2. Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940.
  3. Steber, Eleanor.
  4. Jepson, Helen, 1904-1997.
  5. Stevens, Risë, 1913-
  6. Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960.
  7. Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004
  8. Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994.
  9. Blackton, Jay, 1909-1994
  10. Bennett, Robert Russell, 1894-1981
  11. Smallens, Alexander, 1889-1972
  12. Robert Shaw Chorale. prf
Description
  1. 1 sound disc (35 min.) : analog, 33 1/3 rpm; 12 in.
Series statement
  1. Victrola America historic recordings
Uniform title
  1. Porgy and Bess. Selections
  2. Porgy and Bess (Opera)
Alternative title
  1. Porgy and Bess.
  2. Collector's Porgy & Bess
  3. Summertime.
  4. Woman is a sometime thing.
  5. Gone, gone, gone.
  6. My man's gone now.
  7. Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin'.
  8. Buzzard song.
  9. Bess, you is my woman now.
  10. It ain't necessarily so.
  11. Bess, oh where's my Bess/Oh Lawd, I'm on my way.
Subject
  1. Operas > Excerpts
Contents
  1. 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
  1. *LZR 40870
Note
  1. Opera excerpts.
  2. Program notes by Edward Jablonski on container.
Event (note)
  1. Recorded between 1935 and 1953.
Author
  1. Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.
Title
  1. Porgy and Bess [sound recording] / George Gershwin ; lyrics by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward.
Imprint
  1. [New York] : RCA Victrola, p1976.
Series
  1. Victrola America historic recordings
Performer
  1. 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
  1. Recorded between 1935 and 1953.
Added author
  1. Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983. Lyricist
  2. Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940. Lyricist
  3. Steber, Eleanor. Performer
  4. Jepson, Helen, 1904-1997. Performer
  5. Stevens, Risë, 1913- Performer
  6. Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960. Performer
  7. Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004 Performer
  8. Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994. Performer
  9. Blackton, Jay, 1909-1994, conductor.
  10. Bennett, Robert Russell, 1894-1981, conductor.
  11. Smallens, Alexander, 1889-1972, conductor.
  12. Robert Shaw Chorale. Performer
Added title
  1. Porgy and Bess (Opera)
  2. Summertime.
  3. Woman is a sometime thing.
  4. Gone, gone, gone.
  5. My man's gone now.
  6. Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin'.
  7. Buzzard song.
  8. Bess, you is my woman now.
  9. It ain't necessarily so.
  10. Bess, oh where's my Bess/Oh Lawd, I'm on my way.
LCCN
  1. 76762527
Publisher no.
  1. AVM1-1742 RCA Victrola
Research call number
  1. *LZR 40870 Program notes on container.
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