Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I

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lyricist:DuBose Heyward
composer:George Gershwin (composer)
part of:Porgy and Bess: Act II
parts:1. Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “It take a long pull to get there”
2. Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Oh, I got plenty o’nuttin’”
3. Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Lissen there, what I tells you”
4. Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “I hates yo’ struttin’ style” – “Mornin’, lawyer, lookin’ for somebody?” – “Dey’s a buckra comin’”
5. Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Buzzard keep on flyin’”
6. Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Lo, Bess, goin’ to picnic?”
7. Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Bess, You Is My Woman Now”
8. Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Oh, I can’t sit down”

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1952-09-21Porgy & Bess: Act One, Scene III. Goodby, Porgy (live, 1952-09-21: Titania Palast, Berlin, Germany)live and partialWilliam Warfield, Leontyne Price, RIAS‐Unterhaltungsorchester, Alexander Smallens1:19
1952-09-21Porgy & Bess: Act One, Scene III. I stayin’ with Porgy – sho’ you goin’ (live, 1952-09-21: Titania Palast, Berlin, Germany)live and partialWilliam Warfield, Leontyne Price, Georgia Burke, RIAS‐Unterhaltungsorchester, Alexander Smallens3:05
Porgy and Bess. Act II: IntroductionpartialBulgarian State Radio Orchestra, Alexander Vladigerov0:32