“There’ A Boat Dat’s Leaving Soon For New York”. Ο Sporting Life [McHenry Boatwright] δελεάζει με υποσχέσεις την Bess [Leona Mitchell] για να ταξιδέψει μαζί του στη Νέα Υόρκη. Από την Τρίτη Πράξη [φινάλε σκηνής 2] του Porgy And Bess.
H βερσιόν του Lorin Maazel με την Cleveland Orchestra, 1976, ήταν η πρώτη ολοκληρωμένη ηχογράφηση της όπερας, ο συνθέτης της οποίας είναι από τους πλέον διάσημους του September born musicians club.
“There’ A Boat Dat’s Leaving Soon For New York”. Sporting Life [McHenry Boatwright] lures Bess [Leona Mitchell] with promises to travel with him to New York. From Act Three [scene 2, finale] of Porgy And Bess.
Lorin Maazel’s version with the Cleveland Orchestra, 1976, was the first complete recording of the opera, the composer of which is among the most famous members of September born musicians club.
There’s a boat dat’s leavin’ soon for New York
Come wid me
Dat’s where we belong, sister
You an’ me kin live dat high life in New York
Come wid me
Dere you can’t go wrong, sister
I’ll buy you de swellest mansion
Up on upper Fi’th Avenue
An’ through Harlem we’ll go struttin’
We’ll go a-struttin’
An’ dere’ll be nuttin’
Too good for you
I’ll dress you in silks and satins
In de latest Paris styles
And de blues you’ll be forgettin’
You’ll be forgettin’
There’ll be no frettin’
Jes nothin’ but smiles
Come along wid me
Dat’s de place
Don’t be a fool, come along, come along
There’s a boat dat’s leavin’ soon for New York
Come wid me
Dat’s where we belong, sister
Dat’s where we belong!
Come on, Bess!
Anything George Gershwin did is aces with me.
I agree! I like his instrumental works even more. Thank you!
You’re welcome!
Love this, thank you! Is he the featured musician this month?
No, featured musician for October is the baroque keyboard pioneer, the magnificent DOMENICO SCARLATTI [1685-1757]. Although an Italian, he spent most of his life in Portugal and Spain, so he is also influenced by these countries’ music. He ‘s mostly known for his harpsichord sonatas [also interpreted on piano] but he’s written various works in other forms, a portion of which I intent to show. This is one of the very few cases in musical history in which the phrase “ahead of his time” is not empty words.
Thank you!
Okay! Listening to a Sonata right now!
It’s being played on piano. Will you be featuring some sonatas on the harpsichord?
Of course! I’ll also have some [harpsichord sonatas] transcribed for guitar, harp and organ, and plenty of lesser known non-keyboard works.
Sounds fab. Transcribed for guitar sounds most intriguing. I love all instruments, but the guitar is my absolute fave!
I can’t help it!