Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene 1. “Summertime”
~ Recording by Kiri Te Kanawa, New York Choral Artists, New Princess Theater Orchestra, John McGlinn
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.8 | Summertime | 2:42 | George Gershwin, Kiri Te Kanawa & John McGlinn | Kiri Sings Gershwin | George Gershwin | Album |
| EMI Digital (“EMI” name above an angel sitting on a disc, with the word “DIGITAL” below) | D 170258 |
| 1.8 | Summertime | 2:42 | George Gershwin | Kiri Sings Gershwin | Gershwin; Kiri, John McGlinn & The New Princess Theater Orchestra | Album |
| Angel Records (please read annotations before use! primarily classical genre imprint, EMI subsidiary) | CDC 747454 2 |
| 1.2 | Summertime | 2:40 | George Gershwin | Kiri Sings Gershwin’s I Got Rhythm / Summertime | Gershwin; Kiri | Single |
| EMI His Master’s Voice Digital | GERSH 1 |
| 1.4 | Summertime | 2:41 | George Gershwin | The Kiri Selection | Kiri Te Kanawa | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19) | 7 54530 2 |
| 1.4 | Summertime | 2:41 | George Gershwin | The Kiri Selection | Kiri Te Kanawa | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19) | 7 54530 2 |
| 9.14 | Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene 1. “Summertime” | 2:42 | George Gershwin | Centenary Edition 1897-1997 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19) | 7243 5 66182 2 0 |
| 2.16 | Porgy and Bess: Summertime | 2:42 | George Gershwin | The Opera Album 2002 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations) | 7243 8 10964 2 0 |
| 1.14 | Summertime | 2:44 | George Gershwin | Kiri | Kiri Te Kanawa | Album |
| EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19) | 5 57231 2 |
| 1.14 | Summertime | 2:44 | George Gershwin | Kiri | Kiri Te Kanawa | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 57231 |
| 1.10 | Porgy and Bess: Summertime | 2:41 | New Princess Theater Orchestra | Classical Music of America | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art | 72435 41250 2 7 |
| 2.4 | Summertime (Porgy and Bess) | 2:45 | George Gershwin | The Very Best of Kiri Te Kanawa | Kiri Te Kanawa | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19) | 7243 5 85111 2 3 |
| 3.12 | Porgy and Bess: Summertime | 2:44 | George Gershwin | Best Classics 100, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19) | 0946 3 70872 2 0 |
| 1.21 | Porgy and Bess : Summertime | 2:41 | George Gershwin | La Légende de l’Opéra | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19) | 0946 377818 2 1 |
| 1.4 | Porgy and Bess: “Summertime“ | 2:42 | George Gershwin | Le Meilleur de l’Opéra | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19) | 476966 |
| 5.15 | Porgy and Bess: "Summertime" | 2:43 | George Gershwin | 100 Best Romantic Classics (EMI Classics 6CD Release) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19) | |
| 1.14 | Summertime | 2:41 | Kiri Te Kanawa | Absolute Musicals | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Records (Sweden) | EVACD 4086 |
| 1.15 | Summertime (Porgy and Bess) | 2:42 | George Gershwin | Songs from the Shows, Overtures | George Gershwin; Kiri Te Kanawa, New Princess Theater Orchestra, John McGlinn | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19) | 6066892 |
| 7.15 | Summertime (Porgy and Bess) | 2:42 | George Gershwin | Imaginary Landscapes: Sounds of America | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19) | 44291, 44292, 44293, 44294, 44295, 44296, 44297, 44298, 44299, 44300, 44301, 44302, 44304, 44305, 44306, 44307, 44308, 44309, 44310 |
| 2.4 | Summertime | 2:45 | George Gershwin | The Very Best of Kiri Te Kanawa | Kiri Te Kanawa | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19) | 50999 6 79007 2 5 |
| 1.8 | Summertime | 2:42 | George Gershwin | Kiri Sings Gershwin | George Gershwin; Kiri Te Kanawa, New Princess Theater Orchestra, John McGlinn | Album | EMI Digital (“EMI” name above an angel sitting on a disc, with the word “DIGITAL” below) | CDC-7 47454 2, DIDX-1562 | |
| 2.16 | Porgy and Bess: Act I. “Summertime” | 2:43 | George Gershwin | The Opera Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
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| 2.6 | Gershwin: Summertime (Porgy And Bess) | 2:43 | Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), New York Choral Artists, New Princess Theater Orchestra & John McGlinn | The Best Classical Album In The World...Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 724356580824 |
| 1.7 | Porgy and Bess, Act I: "Summertime" | 2:43 | George Gershwin | The Opera Box | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | VTCDX 542 |
Relationships
| producer: | John Fraser (UK producer) |
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| choir vocals: | The New York Choral Artists (in 1986-06) |
| soprano vocals: | Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (in 1986-06) |
| orchestra: | New Princess Theater Orchestra (in 1986-06) |
| conductor: | John McGlinn (American conductor) (in 1986-06) |
| orchestrator: | George Gershwin (composer) |
| balance engineer: | John Kurlander (engineer) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987) |
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| recorded at: | RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (in 1986-06) |
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| recording of: | Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I. “Summertime” (Bess) Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara) (in 1986-06) |
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Related works
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
| lyricist: | Ira Gershwin DuBose Heyward |
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| composer: | George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935) |
| referred to in medleys: | Porgy and Bess (Suite): Introduction / Jasbo Brown Blues / Summertime |
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| later versions: | Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) |
| part of: | Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I (order: 2) |
| arrangements: | Porgy and Bess: Summertime (for violin and piano, arr. Heifetz) Summertime (catch-all for arrangements) |
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I. “Summertime” (Bess)
| lyricist: | Ira Gershwin DuBose Heyward |
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| composer: | George Gershwin (composer) |
| part of: | Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I (order: 3) |
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Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
| lyricist: | Ira Gershwin (in 1934) Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) DuBose Heyward (in 1934) |
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| composer: | George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934) |
| publisher: | Chappell & Co. Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) Chappell Music Ltd. Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing George Gershwin Music New Dawn Music Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935) WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present) |
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| referred to in medleys: | Porgy and Bess Suite (order: 1) |
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| later translated parody versions: | Tschibuti |
| later translated versions: | C'est l'été Sommartid Summa is Summertime (French lyrics) |
| version of: | Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara) |
| is the basis for: | And the Living Is Easy Doin’ Time One of These Mornings Summer Time Summertime Variations Summertime Variations The Bones of You 光のない部屋 |
| arrangements: | Summertime (arr. for guitar by 武満徹) Summertime (catch-all for arrangements) Summertime (Rick Wakeman arrangement) Summertime (for brass band, arr. Snell) Summertime (Kahil El’Zabar arrangement) Summertime (arr. Dickson‐Place, for TBB a cappella) |
| music quoted in: | Fame |
| lyrics quoted in: | Doin’ Time |
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