A Gershwin Collection from Decca

An unparalleled collection of many of Gershwin's most popular pieces from Rhapsody in Blue and An American in Paris to a collection of songs and overtures and a complete recording of Gershwin's only full-length opera Porgy and Bess. Many of the orchestras and artists in this set are internationally acclaimed names when it comes to the music of Gershwin - from Katia and Marielle Labèque and Barbara Hendricks, to Arthur Fielder and the Boston Pops; Lorin Maazel's complete recording of Porgy and Bess from Cleveland has been a classic of the gramophone since it was released in 1976.

"This superb recording with Cleveland forces conducted by Maazel establishes the work's formidable status beyond question... the recording is one of the most vivid that even Decca has produced" -The Penguin Guide

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Gershwin, George : Rhapsody in Blue

Performers: Marielle Labèque (Piano); Katia Labèque (Piano)
Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
Running Time: 16 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1924

Gershwin, George : Lullaby, for string quartet

Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
Running Time: 8 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: circa 1919

Gershwin, George : An American in Paris

Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
Notes: Composition written: 1928.
Running Time: 17 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1928

Gershwin, George : Cuban Overture

Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
Running Time: 10 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1932

Gershwin, George : Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra no 2 "Rhapsody in Rivets"

Performer: Ralph Votapek (Piano)
Conductor: Arthur Fiedler
Running Time: 15 min. sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 05/1931

Gershwin, George : Girl Crazy :: Suite

Conductor: Arthur Fiedler
Running Time: 5 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1930

Gershwin, George : Oh, Kay! :: Overture

Conductor: Arthur Fiedler
Running Time: 7 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1926

Gershwin, George : Funny Face :: Overture

Conductor: Arthur Fiedler
Running Time: 6 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1927

Gershwin, George : Let 'em eat cake :: Overture

Conductor: Arthur Fiedler
Running Time: 9 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1933

Gershwin, George : Of thee I sing :: Overture

Conductor: Arthur Fiedler
Running Time: 5 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1931

Gershwin, George : Of thee I sing :: Wintergreen for President

Conductor: Arthur Fiedler
Running Time: 2 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1931

Gershwin, George : Preludes (3) for piano

Performer: Peter Jablonski (Piano)
Running Time: 6 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1926

Gershwin, George : Concerto for Piano in F major

Performer: Peter Jablonski (Piano)
Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Running Time: 32 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1925

Gershwin, George : Strike up the Band

Performers: Barbara Hendricks; Katia Labèque (Piano); Marielle Labèque (Piano)
Running Time: 5 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1924

Gershwin, George : Shall We Dance

Performers: Barbara Hendricks; Katia Labèque (Piano); Marielle Labèque (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1936

Gershwin, George : Goldwyn Follies

Performers: Barbara Hendricks; Marielle Labèque (Piano); Katia Labèque (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1937

Gershwin, George : But Not for Me, song (from Girl Crazy, musical)

Performers: Barbara Hendricks; Marielle Labèque (Piano); Katia Labèque (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1930

Gershwin, George : Girl Crazy

Performers: Marielle Labèque (Piano); Katia Labèque (Piano); Barbara Hendricks
Running Time: 2 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1930

Gershwin, George : Nice Work If You Can Get It, song (from A Damsel in Distress, film)

Performers: Barbara Hendricks; Marielle Labèque (Piano); Katia Labèque (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1937

Gershwin, George : Girl Crazy

Performers: Marielle Labèque (Piano); Katia Labèque (Piano); Barbara Hendricks
Running Time: 3 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1930

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess

Performers: Katia Labèque (Piano); Marielle Labèque (Piano); Barbara Hendricks
Running Time: 6 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Blue Monday :: Has Anyone Seen Joe

Performers: Barbara Hendricks; Marielle Labèque (Piano); Katia Labèque (Piano)
Running Time: 12 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1922

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: I loves you, Porgy

Performers: Katia Labèque (Piano); Marielle Labèque (Piano); Barbara Hendricks
Running Time: 3 min. 50 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Variations on "I got rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra

Performer: David Parkhouse (Piano)
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Ensemble: London Festival Ensemble
Running Time: 10 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1934

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: A Symphonic Picture (arr. Robert Russell Bennett)

Conductor: Antal Dorati
Running Time: 23 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1935

Mauceri, John : Gershwin in Hollywood, for pops orchestra

Conductor: John Mauceri
Running Time: 10 min. 37 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

Gershwin, George : Delicious :: New York Rhapsody

Performer: Wayne Marshall [Piano/Organ] (Piano)
Conductor: John Mauceri
Running Time: 9 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1931

Gershwin, George : Shall we dance :: Walking the Dog

Conductor: John Mauceri
Running Time: 3 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Film Score
Written: 1937

Gershwin, George : Shall we dance :: I've Got Beginner's luck

Performers: Patty Austin (Voice); Patti Austin (Horn); Gregory Hines (Voice)
Conductor: John Mauceri
Running Time: 3 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Film Score
Written: 1937

Gershwin, George : Shall we dance :: Slap That Bass

Performer: Gregory Hines (Voice)
Conductor: John Mauceri
Running Time: 3 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Film Score
Written: 1937

Gershwin, George : Shall we dance :: They All Laughed

Performers: Patty Austin (Voice); Patti Austin (Horn)
Conductor: John Mauceri
Running Time: 3 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Film Score
Written: 1937

Gershwin, George : Shall we dance :: Let's Call the Whole Thing Off

Performers: Gregory Hines (Voice); Patty Austin (Voice); Patti Austin (Horn)
Conductor: John Mauceri
Running Time: 2 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Film Score
Written: 1937

Gershwin, George : Shall we dance :: Watch Your Step! - Final Ballet

Conductor: John Mauceri
Running Time: 12 min. sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Film Score
Written: 1937

Gershwin, George : A Foggy Day (in London Town), song (from A Damsel in Distress, film)

Performer: Gregory Hines (Voice)
Conductor: John Mauceri
Running Time: 2 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1937

Gershwin, George : Nice Work If You Can Get It, song (from A Damsel in Distress, film)

Performer: Gregory Hines (Voice)
Conductor: John Mauceri
Running Time: 2 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1937

Gershwin, George : A Damsel in Distress :: An American in London

Conductor: John Mauceri
Running Time: 10 min. 50 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1937

Gershwin, George : Goldwyn Follies

Performers: Patti Austin (Horn); Patty Austin (Voice)
Conductor: John Mauceri
Running Time: 2 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1937

Gershwin, George : Goldwyn Follies

Performers: Patti Austin (Horn); Patty Austin (Voice)
Conductor: John Mauceri
Running Time: 1 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1937

Gershwin, George : For You, for Me, for Evermore, vocal duet (completed by Kay Swift, from The Shocking Miss Pilgrim, f

Performers: Gregory Hines (Voice); Patty Austin (Voice); Patti Austin (Horn)
Conductor: John Mauceri
Running Time: 4 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1946

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 1. Introduction / Scene 1. Jasbo Brown Blues

Performers: James Pickens (Tenor); Alpha Floyd (Soprano); Isola Jones (Soprano); William Brown (Voice); Barbara Conrad (Voice); Christopher Deane (Cimbalom); Joela Jones (Piano)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 5 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 1. Scene 1. Summertime

Performer: Barbara Hendricks (Voice)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 8 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 1. Scene 1. A woman is a sometime thing (Lissen to yo' daddy warn you)

Performer: Arthur Thompson (Baritone)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 2 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 1. Scene 1. Here come de honey man

Performer: William Brown (Voice)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 3 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 1. Scene 1. They pass by singin'

Performer: Willard White (Bass)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 8 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 1. Scene 1. Oh, little stars

Performers: Isola Jones (Soprano); Joela Jones (Piano); Willard White (Bass)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 3 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 1. Scene 1. Wake up an' hit it out

Performers: Leona Mitchell (Soprano); Joela Jones (Piano)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 4 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 1. Scene 2. Gone, gone, gone (Where is brudder Robbins?)

Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 3 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 1. Scene 2. Overflow, overflow

Performers: William Brown (Voice); Isola Jones (Soprano); Alpha Floyd (Soprano); Joela Jones (Piano); James Pickens (Tenor); Christopher Deane (Cimbalom); Arthur Thompson (Baritone); Barbara Conrad (Voice)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 2 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 1. Scene 2. Um! A saucer burial setup, I see

Performer: Robert Snook (Voice)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 3 min. 37 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 1. Scene 2. My man's gone now

Performer: Florence Quivar (Voice)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 6 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 1. Scene 2. Headin' for the Promis' Lan' (Oh, the train is at the station)

Performer: Leona Mitchell (Soprano)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 4 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 2. Scene 1. It take a long pull to get there (Oh, I'm agoin' out to the Blackfis

Performer: Arthur Thompson (Baritone)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 3 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 2. Scene 1. Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin'

Performer: Willard White (Bass)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 3 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 2. Scene 1. I hates yo' struttin' style

Performer: Barbara Conrad (Voice)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 7 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 2. Scene 1. Buzzard Song (Look out, dat's a buzzard!)

Performer: Willard White (Bass)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 6 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 2. Scene 1. Bess, you is my woman now

Performer: Willard White (Bass)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 4 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 2. Scene 1. Oh, I can't sit down

Performers: McHenry Boatwright (Baritone); Robert Snook (Voice); Barbara Conrad (Voice); Ralph Neally (Voice); William Brown (Voice); Barbara Hendricks (Voice); Leona Mitchell (Soprano); Samuel Hagan (Tenor); Alpha Floyd (Soprano); Isola Jones (Soprano); Donald Zucca (Voice); Alan Leatherman (Voice); James Pickens (Tenor); Frarncois Clemmons (Voice); Willard White (Bass); Florence Quivar (Voice); Arthur Thompson (Baritone); Joela Jones (Piano); Christopher Deane (Cimbalom); John Buck (Voice)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 4 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 2. Scene 2. I ain't got no shame

Performers: Alan Leatherman (Voice); Robert Snook (Voice); James Pickens (Tenor); Willard White (Bass); Florence Quivar (Voice); Frarncois Clemmons (Voice); William Brown (Voice); Arthur Thompson (Baritone); Christopher Deane (Cimbalom); Barbara Hendricks (Voice); Barbara Conrad (Voice); Ralph Neally (Voice); Donald Zucca (Voice); Isola Jones (Soprano); Alpha Floyd (Soprano); Joela Jones (Piano); Samuel Hagan (Tenor); Leona Mitchell (Soprano); John Buck (Voice); McHenry Boatwright (Baritone)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 2 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 2. Scene 2. It ain't necessarily so

Performer: Frarncois Clemmons (Voice)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 9 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 2. Scene 2. Oh... What you want wid Bess?

Performer: Leona Mitchell (Soprano)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 3 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 2. Scene 3. Honey, dat's all de breakfast I got time for

Performer: Arthur Thompson (Baritone)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 4 min. 37 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 2. Scene 3. Oh, Doctor Jesus

Performer: Florence Quivar (Voice)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 2 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 2. Scene 3. Oh dey's so fresh an' fine

Performer: Barbara Conrad (Voice)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 3 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 2. Scene 3. Porgy, Porgy, dat you there

Performer: Leona Mitchell (Soprano)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 2 min. 37 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 2. Scene 3. I loves you, Porgy

Performer: Leona Mitchell (Soprano)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 3 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 2. Scene 3. Why you been out on that wharf

Performer: Barbara Conrad (Voice)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 2 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 2. Scene 4. Oh, Doctor Jesus

Performers: Alpha Floyd (Soprano); Barbara Conrad (Voice); William Brown (Voice); Christopher Deane (Cimbalom); Joela Jones (Piano); Isola Jones (Soprano); James Pickens (Tenor)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 2 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 2. Scene 4. Oh, de Lawd shake de Heavens

Performers: Joela Jones (Piano); Christopher Deane (Cimbalom); Arthur Thompson (Baritone); William Brown (Voice); Ralph Neally (Voice); Samuel Hagan (Tenor); James Pickens (Tenor); Frarncois Clemmons (Voice); Willard White (Bass); Barbara Hendricks (Voice); Florence Quivar (Voice); Leona Mitchell (Soprano); Alpha Floyd (Soprano); Isola Jones (Soprano); John Buck (Voice); Donald Zucca (Voice); Alan Leatherman (Voice); Robert Snook (Voice); McHenry Boatwright (Baritone); Barbara Conrad (Voice)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 4 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 2. Scene 4. Oh, dere's somebody knockin' at de do'

Performers: Willard White (Bass); Ralph Neally (Voice); Barbara Hendricks (Voice); Barbara Conrad (Voice); William Brown (Voice); Florence Quivar (Voice); Christopher Deane (Cimbalom); Leona Mitchell (Soprano); Alpha Floyd (Soprano); Arthur Thompson (Baritone); Joela Jones (Piano); Isola Jones (Soprano); Donald Zucca (Voice); Samuel Hagan (Tenor); Frarncois Clemmons (Voice); John Buck (Voice); McHenry Boatwright (Baritone); James Pickens (Tenor); Robert Snook (Voice); Alan Leatherman (Voice)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 5 min. 13 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 2. Scene 4. A red headed woman

Performers: Alpha Floyd (Soprano); McHenry Boatwright (Baritone)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 5 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 3. Scene 1. Clara, Clara, don't you be downhearted

Performer: Frarncois Clemmons (Voice)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 6 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 3. Scene 1. Interlude (Death of Crown)

Performer: Willard White (Bass)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 2 min. 28 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 3. Scene 2. Introduction - Wait for us at the corner, Al

Performer: Robert Snook (Voice)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 6 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 3. Scene 2. You've got to go, Porgy

Performers: Willard White (Bass); Leona Mitchell (Soprano)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 3 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 3. Scene 2. There's a boat dat's leavin

Performer: Frarncois Clemmons (Voice)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 3 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 3. Scene 3. Introduction

Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 3 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 3. Scene 3. Good mornin', sistuh!

Performer: James Pickens (Tenor)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 3 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 3. Scene 3. Dem white folks sure ain' put nuttin'

Performer: Willard White (Bass)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 5 min. 37 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 3. Scene 3. Oh, Bess, oh where's my Bess

Performer: Willard White (Bass)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 2 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 3. Scene 3. Bess is gone

Performer: Isola Jones (Soprano)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 1 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Act 3. Scene 3. Oh Lawd, I'm on my way

Performer: Willard White (Bass)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Running Time: 1 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

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