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Performers - Alan Leatherman, Alpha Floyd, Arthur Thompson, Barbara Conrad, Barbara Hendricks, et al.
This is Maazel's ground-breaking, revelatory first performance of Gershwin's masterpiece in its entirety. Maazel leaves nothing out (except "Lonely Boy", Bess's lovely duet with Serena, which does not appear in the published score), and his approach is loving, respectful, and intensely operatic. This is the first recording to reveal the scale of Gershwin's opera. Make no mistake about it, Maazel's Porgy is grand and ambitious, very much what George had in mind. And although at times Maazel is just a little stiff and European in his approach, he is never boring; the orchesta plays as if its life depended on it; and the singing is glorious. I might add that the Decca analogue sound is some of the finest ever. This recording is a real classic.
Either get this or the Simon Rattle / Glyndebourne on EMI if you really want to know what Gershwin's opera is about. Maazel's version is much better recorded, has glorious singing, and conveys the excitement of new discovery, while Rattle has a better hold on the work's structure and idiom. [www.amazon.com]
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