Gershwin: Porgy and Bess [Original 1935 Production Version]
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Canadian Music Store CD DetailsConductor: John MauceriOrchestra: Nashville Symphony & Chorus Performer: Alvy Powell Performer: Marquita Lister Performer: Robert Mack Performer: Nicole Cabell Edition: Music CD CD Release Date: 2006-09-12 Music Label: Decca Soundtracks: Music CD 1
Music reviews of Gershwin: Porgy and Bess [Original 1935 Production Version]Music Review: Good Idea... Poorly SungAt the outset let me say that I'm one of those who much prefer the published version of PORGY AND BESS to the "opening night" text; but that aside, recording the original performance text is a worthy endeavor. Unfortunately the recording has been sabotaged by poor singing. The two leads heard here have performed PORGY AND BESS in opera houses on many occasions and inside a theater it's possible to overlook their vocal deficiencies and concentrate on their finely honed characterizations; on a recording, however, what we're left with are ragged voices that don't do justice to the music. While not quite the same text as presented here, Goddard Lieberson's wonderful 1951 recording is much more satisfying and presents the opera in a very similar format (without the "Occupational Humoresque" that opens Act III, Scene 3 on this set--but with "The Buzzard Song," eliminated here). The 1951 recording also boasts the best recorded Porgy in Lawrence Winters. My "desert island" PORGY AND BESS remains the 1977 Houston Grand Opera set capturing the full published version of the score (and the best recorded Bess, Clamma Dale).
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