Porgy and Bess: Act I. Opening Chorus and Summertime

~ Recording by Bulgarian National Radio Choir, Alexandrina Milcheva

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.10Porgy and Bess: Act I. Opening Chorus and Summertime5:24George GershwinPopular Arias and ChorusesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Cirrus ClassicsCRS CD 215

Relationships

choir vocals:Bulgarian National Radio Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:Alexandrina Milcheva (mezzo-soprano)
recording of:1. Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. Introduction: Jasbo Brown Blues
2. Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)

Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)

lyricist:Ira Gershwin
DuBose Heyward
composer:George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
referred to in medleys:Porgy and Bess (Suite): Introduction / Jasbo Brown Blues / Summertime
later versions:Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
part of:Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I (order: 2)
arrangements:Porgy and Bess: Summertime (for violin and piano, arr. Heifetz)
Summertime (catch-all for arrangements)

Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. Introduction: Jasbo Brown Blues

lyricist:Ira Gershwin
DuBose Heyward
composer:George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
publisher:Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
referred to in medleys:Porgy and Bess (Suite): Introduction / Jasbo Brown Blues / Summertime
later versions:Jasbo Brown Blues (for piano solo)
part of:Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I (order: 1)