| Description |
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Broadway gold |
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Broadway gold.
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| Performer |
Anne Brown, soprano ; Todd Duncan, baritone ; other singers ; Eva Jessye Choir ; Decca Symphony Orchestra ; Alexander Smallens, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded May 1940 and May 1942. |
| Note |
"Originally released as two separate 'Selections from' 78 r.p.m. albums, Decca 145 and Decca 283, in 1940 and 1942, respectively, except for Avon Long's 'I got plenty o' nuttin', ' originally released 1942 as Decca 78 r.p.m. single 18323"--Insert. |
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Compact disc. |
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Original liner notes by Louis Untermeyer and reissue notes by Max O. Preeo (10 p. : ill.) inserted in container. |
| Contents |
Overture ; and, Summertime -- A woman is a sometime thing ; Introducing Summertime (Edward Matthews, Harriet Jackson) -- My man's gone now -- It take a long pull to get there (Edward Matthews) -- I got plenty o' nuttin' -- Buzzard song -- Bess, you is my woman -- It ain't necessarily so -- What you want wid Bess? -- Strawberry woman's call ; Crab man's call (Helen Dowdy, Gladys Goode; William Woolfolk, Georgette Harvey) -- I loves you, Porgy -- The requiem -- There's a boat dat's leavin' soon for New York (with Avon Long) -- Porgy's lament and finale -- I got plenty o' nuttin (Avon Long with Leo Reisman's orchestra; recorded Apr. 1942). |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Operas -- Excerpts.
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| Added Author |
Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940. Lyricist.
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Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.
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Brown, Anne, 1912-2009. Performer.
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Duncan, Todd. Performer.
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Smallens, Alexander, 1889-1972. Conductor.
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Eva Jessye Choir. Performer.
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Decca Symphony Orchestra. Performer.
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| Added Title |
Porgy and Bess. Selections
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| Note |
Title on container: Decca presents selections from George Gershwin's folk opera Porgy and Bess |
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Title on container spine: Porgy and Bess |
| Added Title |
Porgy and Bess (Opera)
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Summertime.
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Woman is a sometime thing.
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My man's gone now.
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It take a long pull to get there.
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I got plenty o' nuttin'.
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Buzzard song.
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Bess, you is my woman.
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It ain't necessarily so.
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What you want wid Bess?
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Strawberry woman's call.
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Crab man's call.
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I loves you, Porgy.
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Requiem.
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| Standard No. |
008811052027 |
| Music No. |
MCAD 10520 MCA Classics |
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145 Decca |
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283 Decca |
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18323 Decca |
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