[00:28] -- I. Summertime (Sopran) [04:50] -- II. A woman is a sometime thing (Bariton und Chor) [06:48] -- III. Gone, gone, gone (Chor) [09:39] -- IV. Overflow (Chor) [11:24] -- V. My man’s gone now (Sopran) [15:46] -- VI. The Promise’ Lan’ (Sopran und Chor) [18:34] -- VII. I got plenty o’nuttin (Bariton) [21:45] -- VIII. Bess, you is my woman now (Sopran und Bariton) [27:39] -- IX. Oh, I can’t sit down (Chor) [29:32] -- X. I ain’t got no shame (Chor) [30:17] -- XI. It ain’t necessarily so (Bariton und Chor) [34:57] -- XII. There’s a boat dat’s leavin’ (Bariton) [38:49] -- XIII. Lawd, I’m on my way (Sopran, Bariton und Chor)
OK. Now that you have listened to 40 minutes of some of the best opera ever written, is there any question that Gershwin was America's greatest compose?This is music making at its best. The melodies, the harmonies, and the orchestration may just have been too good for its early critics who didn't know what to make of this Brooklyn-born genius. In 2021 it is obvious that this is music to compare with Mozart, Wagner, and Puccini. It is American music through and through. This performance was just marvelous and a good time was had by all. I am drained.
It might sounds exaggerated, but I consider Porgy and Bess as the greatest pieces of music ever. Of course Gerhswin has been inspired a lot by Verdi, Wagner, Bizet and probably Puccini but he eventually composed an outstanding opera like absolutely no other (and I am talking about the whole original piece, which lasts at least 195 minutes). George Gershwin is a quite underrated composer for what he brought to music history, especially with his orchestral works and he was surely one of the finest composers ever.
Fantastische Aufführung dieses populären Meisterwerks mit bezaubernden Stimmen der beiden genialen Solisten und gut vereinigten Stimmen des ganzen Chors sowie farbenprächtigen und perfekt synchronisierten Töne aller Instrumente. Der geniale Maestro dirigiert das ausgezeichnete Orchester im jazzhaften Tempo mit völlig effektiver Dynamik. Einfach wunderbar!
notaire2 Vielleicht hat sich Dirigent und Orchester auch den Vorgaben der Sänger anpassen müssen!? Ansonsten sind Ihre Anmerkungen richtig. Hier in Europa wird Gerschwin häufig zu symphonisch gespielt, jedoch in den USA vornehmlich mehr im Big Bamd Style, was zutrffender ist.
@@notaire2 Kann dem nur zustimmen. Wundervolle Sänger aus Capetown. Leider das Konzert in der Alten Oper verpasst, das letzte Mal vor ca. 3 Jahren mit amerikanischen Sängern gehört, allerdings als Aufführung. Diese haben natürlich die typisch afroamerikanische Dynamik reingebracht.
Andrés Orozco-Estrada, born in Colombia and trained in Vienna, is one of the most sought after conductors of his generation. Orozco-Estrada currently lives in Vienna.
Não me canso de assistir esta ópera magnífica, em tempos de guerra existe paz no belo do espírito humano. Ave o requinte dos músicos e das luzes que as vozes expressão com tanta verdade. Bravo bravo bravo 🇧🇷🥰🏳🌍🏳🌎🏳🌏💐💎🎼🎶🙌🙌
I really like Ms. Aaron's voice, controlled but easy sounding. Summertime - tempo on that song is so important, if a slower tempo is used, letting the rhythmic pulse lessen isn't going to help keep the feeling moving forward. My Man's Gone Now works much better. Loved the chorus! Gershwin was simply amazing.
Em 1959, foi apresenetado em São Paulo, este extraordinári filme do drama musical Porgy and Bess. Inesquecível., Agora esta bela apresentação me tras recordaçõess imedíveis.
I first remember this classic example of Americana when I was 6 or so. (That was 74 years ago.) Gershwin has to be the greatest of the greats--American and Worldwide. And to think this may be playing in Germany--home to Bach, Beethoven, Schubert--home to some of the best classical music in the Western world. Can you believe they are now welcome in a country that at one time would never have been so.
When I was a child, we went to Washington, DC, and I saw a Navajo weaving doll in the gift shop at the Smithsonian. I HAD to HAVE it! My mother bought it for me. I studied it and kept it for about 40 years.
Gershwin’s best work imo…above ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ or ‘American in Paris’. A truly American opera that can stand with the great Italian works in scope and cultural value.
Beautifully sung. I just wish they didn't slow down the tempo so much on some of the numbers. The uptempo pieces really gives the listener's ear a break from the heavy storyline of this opera.
Si le concert est superbe, on peut regretter que ce soit le même soliste qui chante des airs à l'origine répartis entre Porgy et Sporting Life. Même si les chœurs sont moins authentiques que ceux de l'Opéra du Cap et qu'il y a moins d'extraits de Porgy and Bess, je préfère la version DVD de Rattle au Waldbühne de Berlin, en 1995 il me semble (mais je peux me tromper sur l'année). Le soliste qui interprète les airs de Sporting Life est époustouflant !
Too bad that this piece is basically unstagable in Germany. You would have to import the whole cast and probably even half of the musicians to get it right.
They did import the cast, but unfortunately with the wrong ethnic background. And in reference to jazz in Europe, yes there's a lot of good jazz in Europe, and more particularly, in Germany and this orchestra has shown it can handle it. But the type of bluesy American jazz that stems from the oppressed Negroes in the early 20th century and influences some of Gershwin's works, is unique and even some American symphony orchestras can't get it right.
@@bryangl1 They sang for German audience. People liked it because they cannot differ the things you mentioned. We are very happy here to listen sometimes a life concert of this opera !
@@helbiglilian3 Oh yes, I fully understand that. If you can't have an ideal performance (and what's an ideal performance anyway) it's better to have at least a good performance, and this is a good performance, than none at all.
This is the first time I've been disappointed by a performance from this orchestra. Overall,the interpretations are not very idiomatic starting with "Summertime" which is beautifully sung but completely lacks the correct feel. At times diction is poor; at other times the orchestra is too "heavy"; generally the interpretations are often too rigid. It's very disappointing to me to find fault with any performance from Frankfurt but overall this is not good Gershwin. For comparison, watch the 2002 Lincoln Center Production of the complete work (poor sound unfortunately).
I'm not surprised. European and especially german orchestras simply have a completely different style of music making. It takes a very skilled conductor and loads of extra-rehearsals to get them to play Gershwin correctly. It just doesn't come natural to them.
You cannot tell an artist what the correct feeling is, each artist has his own interpretation of an author and he plays it according to his personality and his way of seeing life, art is more than a lot of instructions. I have listened to Gerswhin since I was a child and for me he is one of the most versatile and creative artists of all time, I also believe that not only the way you liked him is the ideal way.
@@diegoandresdelgadoc I think you are saying that each performer will bring his or her interpretation to a composition, and that is true. But in classical music (and even though in this work Gershwin was strongly influenced by the Blues that originated in the American south, the music is still essentially "classical" in construction - although not 'classical' in the sense of music period) and the performer should be aiming to interpret the music essentially as the composer intended. This is totally different to a jazz band (any type of jazz) taking a song and turning it into something of their own creation. In the setting of the story, Gershwin was explicitly using the influence of the American Negro's blues, which originated among the repressed coloured peoples of the south, to emphasize the moods of the story; so it's not a case of the "way I liked him", it's a case of Gershwin's intentions. Apart from that I totally agree with your opinion of Gershwin's greatness. It was a sad loss to the world of music that he died just when he was approaching full maturity in his music. We are fortunate to have the legacy of the large number of great songs he composed, along with the Piano Concerto and two Rhapsodies to emphasize his versatility and genius.
@@bryangl1 I totally agree when you talk about what the author intended, perhaps his hearing is better educated, however for me it was a wonderful interpretation with an interesting symphonic air
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Gershwin was ahead of his time composer i love any Gershwin songs this was a Masterpiece
[00:28] -- I. Summertime (Sopran)
[04:50] -- II. A woman is a sometime thing (Bariton und Chor)
[06:48] -- III. Gone, gone, gone (Chor)
[09:39] -- IV. Overflow (Chor)
[11:24] -- V. My man’s gone now (Sopran)
[15:46] -- VI. The Promise’ Lan’ (Sopran und Chor)
[18:34] -- VII. I got plenty o’nuttin (Bariton)
[21:45] -- VIII. Bess, you is my woman now (Sopran und Bariton)
[27:39] -- IX. Oh, I can’t sit down (Chor)
[29:32] -- X. I ain’t got no shame (Chor)
[30:17] -- XI. It ain’t necessarily so (Bariton und Chor)
[34:57] -- XII. There’s a boat dat’s leavin’ (Bariton)
[38:49] -- XIII. Lawd, I’m on my way (Sopran, Bariton und Chor)
9:39 Overflow
very very thanx my friend
Summertime
@Burl Brugger 0
Pelicula
Phenomenal performance. What a great opera. Today is July 12th.George Gershwing died July 11, 1937 . He left us great music!
OK. Now that you have listened to 40 minutes of some of the best opera ever written, is there any question that Gershwin was America's greatest compose?This is music making at its best. The melodies, the harmonies, and the orchestration may just have been too good for its early critics who didn't know what to make of this Brooklyn-born genius. In 2021 it is obvious that this is music to compare with Mozart, Wagner, and Puccini. It is American music through and through. This performance was just marvelous and a good time was had by all. I am drained.
Makes Copland look so pedestrian by comparison
It might sounds exaggerated, but I consider Porgy and Bess as the greatest pieces of music ever. Of course Gerhswin has been inspired a lot by Verdi, Wagner, Bizet and probably Puccini but he eventually composed an outstanding opera like absolutely no other (and I am talking about the whole original piece, which lasts at least 195 minutes).
George Gershwin is a quite underrated composer for what he brought to music history, especially with his orchestral works and he was surely one of the finest composers ever.
Simply beautiful! Their voices! My God, beautiful ...
Amazing performance of this beautiful opera. The Cape Town opera choir are full of fun.
no tenor, no bariton. Why?
What a great Voice( and Jacket) for Musa Ngqungwana.
They master is extraordinary. It's utterly bone chilling how well they are prepared.
How can you not appreciate these stunning arias and choruses !
Fantastische Aufführung dieses populären Meisterwerks mit bezaubernden Stimmen der beiden genialen Solisten und gut vereinigten Stimmen des ganzen Chors sowie farbenprächtigen und perfekt synchronisierten Töne aller Instrumente. Der geniale Maestro dirigiert das ausgezeichnete Orchester im jazzhaften Tempo mit völlig effektiver Dynamik. Einfach wunderbar!
notaire2 Vielleicht hat sich Dirigent und Orchester auch den Vorgaben der Sänger anpassen müssen!?
Ansonsten sind Ihre Anmerkungen richtig. Hier in Europa wird Gerschwin häufig zu symphonisch gespielt, jedoch in den USA vornehmlich mehr im Big Bamd Style, was zutrffender ist.
Danke für Ihre angemessene Antwort! "Häufig zu symphonisch gespielt" ist das richtige Wort.
@@notaire2 Kann dem nur zustimmen. Wundervolle Sänger aus Capetown. Leider das Konzert in der Alten Oper verpasst, das letzte Mal vor ca. 3 Jahren mit amerikanischen Sängern gehört, allerdings als Aufführung. Diese haben natürlich die typisch afroamerikanische Dynamik reingebracht.
Danke für Ihre nette Zustimmung. Die Aussprache dieser Solisten ist eher klassisch als jazzig, aber die ganze Aufführung ist echt fantastisch.
What a sublime mixture of opera, gorgeous score by the incredible George Gershwin and beautiful voices. I love the minimalist choreography.
This beautiful opera is a feast for the soul.Amazing performance...
Since its first release in 1935, operetta has been considered controversial. 0:31
Summertime is an aria written by Gershwin for his folk opera Porgy and Bess. 1:41
Nina Simone was known for several songs from Porgy and Bess.
Probably the most well-known and extraordinary of the pop versions of 'Summertime' is by Janis Joplin!
Andrés Orozco-Estrada, born in Colombia and trained in Vienna, is one of the most sought after conductors of his generation. Orozco-Estrada currently lives in Vienna.
BRAVISSIMO CAPE TOWN OPERA CHORUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This concert is so good and so much fun!!
All this performance is heartwarming!
Phenomenal performance! Porgy and Bess is one of my favorite opera pieces by George Gershwin. ❤️
This performance was so beautiful I’m blown away, thank you for the upload.
Extremely good performance, and so full of light, with beautiful voices and fun! Great
Qué voces, qué privilegio poder oirlos
Não me canso de assistir esta ópera magnífica, em tempos de guerra existe paz no belo do espírito humano. Ave o requinte dos músicos e das luzes que as vozes expressão com tanta verdade. Bravo bravo bravo 🇧🇷🥰🏳🌍🏳🌎🏳🌏💐💎🎼🎶🙌🙌
GENIAL !!!!! Sorprendente las voces del Coro y aun mas la de los solistas, El Summertime me hizo llorar, Y EL DIRECTOR EXCELENTE. Gracias mil gracias
I really like Ms. Aaron's voice, controlled but easy sounding. Summertime - tempo on that song is so important, if a slower tempo is used, letting the rhythmic pulse lessen isn't going to help keep the feeling moving forward. My Man's Gone Now works much better. Loved the chorus! Gershwin was simply amazing.
Hermoso es "degustar" lo bello de la música independiente del color y la raza. Gracias a los hacedores de tan grato concierto.
Such a beautiful sound from the orchestra!
FANTÁSTICO mas que fantástico , una ópera hermosa Inspiración de Gershwin muy bien Interpretada por el coro y Orquesta sinfónica de Frankfurt Radio..
Orozco Estrada, sos un groso! gracias por tantas emociones :)
Black singers are the best.
Their voices are not human.
Extraordinary performance
Это потрясающе, фантастика, гениально, низкий поклон!!!
Maravillosa en su totalidad!! bravo a todos los artistas involucrados en esta interpretación magnifica y emocionante!
Leoyatine price great opera singer sing Summer Time
Em 1959, foi apresenetado em São Paulo, este extraordinári filme do drama musical Porgy and Bess. Inesquecível., Agora esta bela apresentação me tras recordaçõess imedíveis.
Bravo! Outstanding performance!!
Wonderfull.....I love it...
Bravo! What an excellent presentation of a master piece.
Zum Weinen schön😢
Que prazer em poder escutar estas belas vozes !... e que melodias extraordinárias !...
Não há palavras que digam tudo o que nos vai no coração...
The Gershwing spirit was missing. A very much performance...phenomenal..
Just great !!!!!
Bravo!
I first remember this classic example of Americana when I was 6 or so. (That was 74 years ago.) Gershwin has to be the greatest of the greats--American and Worldwide. And to think this may be playing in Germany--home to Bach, Beethoven, Schubert--home to some of the best classical music in the Western world. Can you believe they are now welcome in a country that at one time would never have been so.
So beautiful it brings tears to my eyes!
What an amazing voice from the lady who sang 'summertime'....
Fabulous
Ungorgettable legacy from Gershwin!!
When I was a child, we went to Washington, DC, and I saw a Navajo weaving doll in the gift shop at the Smithsonian. I HAD to HAVE it! My mother bought it for me. I studied it and kept it for about 40 years.
Your mother was ahead of her time 😊❤️
That's awesome!
This is magnificent. Thank you. I think I already like this as much as the William Warfield/ Leontyne Price album.
Gershwin’s best work imo…above ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ or ‘American in Paris’. A truly American opera that can stand with the great Italian works in scope and cultural value.
Música maravillosa...
Wonderful!
OMG, incredible
MARAVILHA.....amo
Perfect!😢♥️
Tā ir fantastika. Dzīvs, lielisks, neaprakstāms vārdos sniegums. Gershwins atkal laimē! Dārgie, jūs ir ģeniāli. klausīšos vēl un vēl. Exelenti.
Que belleza
Soberbo
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Maravilhoso, iniciar a noite com uma bela apresentação
Maravilhoso
Over the top !!!!😊
참 좋습니다!
Wonderfull
Beautifully sung. I just wish they didn't slow down the tempo so much on some of the numbers. The uptempo pieces really gives the listener's ear a break from the heavy storyline of this opera.
The ballads are all conducted *notably* slower than these are usually performed here in the United States.
Espetacular
They should have also sang "I loves you Porgy", "A Red-Headed Woman" and the first chorus of the third act…
Too bad, but that’s fine anyway.
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
MAGISTRAL .-.-.-
that look of the others in the choir at 5:23
Hope we were convincing enough :)
be be best!!!!
Damn the singers look sharp!
Cest formidable
4:42 Kingly clap?👏
Nice
Si le concert est superbe, on peut regretter que ce soit le même soliste qui chante des airs à l'origine répartis entre Porgy et Sporting Life.
Même si les chœurs sont moins authentiques que ceux de l'Opéra du Cap et qu'il y a moins d'extraits de Porgy and Bess, je préfère la version DVD de Rattle au Waldbühne de Berlin, en 1995 il me semble (mais je peux me tromper sur l'année). Le soliste qui interprète les airs de Sporting Life est époustouflant !
Est-ce que votre ami aime
Avez vous un lien vidéo ?
que de tremolos !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Its JAZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi everyone
C quoi le tempo
34:57
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Too bad that this piece is basically unstagable in Germany. You would have to import the whole cast and probably even half of the musicians to get it right.
Or just recruit from different communities. There's still plenty of jazz in Europe to make it happen.
They did import the cast, but unfortunately with the wrong ethnic background. And in reference to jazz in Europe, yes there's a lot of good jazz in Europe, and more particularly, in Germany and this orchestra has shown it can handle it. But the type of bluesy American jazz that stems from the oppressed Negroes in the early 20th century and influences some of Gershwin's works, is unique and even some American symphony orchestras can't get it right.
@@bryangl1 They sang for German audience. People liked it because they cannot differ the things you mentioned. We are very happy here to listen sometimes a life concert of this opera !
@@helbiglilian3 Oh yes, I fully understand that. If you can't have an ideal performance (and what's an ideal performance anyway) it's better to have at least a good performance, and this is a good performance, than none at all.
There are enough black singers singing in Germany to cast this opera. The only real problem is the chorus. The Cape Town oO/watch?v=3EXndPGTPm0
Everytime I hear them my soul gets happy and I hate America even more and no I'm not Puerto Rican.
drop the hate. God is LOVE.
Well the Soprano did not do justice at all especially Serenas aria it was ...........
This is the first time I've been disappointed by a performance from this orchestra. Overall,the interpretations are not very idiomatic starting with "Summertime" which is beautifully sung but completely lacks the correct feel. At times diction is poor; at other times the orchestra is too "heavy"; generally the interpretations are often too rigid. It's very disappointing to me to find fault with any performance from Frankfurt but overall this is not good Gershwin. For comparison, watch the 2002 Lincoln Center Production of the complete work (poor sound unfortunately).
I'm not surprised. European and especially german orchestras simply have a completely different style of music making. It takes a very skilled conductor and loads of extra-rehearsals to get them to play Gershwin correctly. It just doesn't come natural to them.
At the soprano's solo in Overflow, my brain tried to tell me she was singing Italian. Almost couldn't stand to listen to more.
You cannot tell an artist what the correct feeling is, each artist has his own interpretation of an author and he plays it according to his personality and his way of seeing life, art is more than a lot of instructions. I have listened to Gerswhin since I was a child and for me he is one of the most versatile and creative artists of all time, I also believe that not only the way you liked him is the ideal way.
@@diegoandresdelgadoc I think you are saying that each performer will bring his or her interpretation to a composition, and that is true. But in classical music (and even though in this work Gershwin was strongly influenced by the Blues that originated in the American south, the music is still essentially "classical" in construction - although not 'classical' in the sense of music period) and the performer should be aiming to interpret the music essentially as the composer intended. This is totally different to a jazz band (any type of jazz) taking a song and turning it into something of their own creation. In the setting of the story, Gershwin was explicitly using the influence of the American Negro's blues, which originated among the repressed coloured peoples of the south, to emphasize the moods of the story; so it's not a case of the "way I liked him", it's a case of Gershwin's intentions. Apart from that I totally agree with your opinion of Gershwin's greatness. It was a sad loss to the world of music that he died just when he was approaching full maturity in his music. We are fortunate to have the legacy of the large number of great songs he composed, along with the Piano Concerto and two Rhapsodies to emphasize his versatility and genius.
@@bryangl1
I totally agree when you talk about what the author intended, perhaps his hearing is better educated, however for me it was a wonderful interpretation with an interesting symphonic air
Isn't this cultural appropriation. ??😂
What a terrible overuse of vibrato the Soprano showed here. Really just put me off an otherwise beautiful performance.
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