Of Thee I Sing: Because, Because

Michael Tilson Thomas & New York Choral Artists

Michael Tilson Thomas Conducts Gershwin

1 MINUTE AND 19 SECONDS • OCT 27 1987

Album tracklist

1

An American in Paris

18:16

2

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra: I. Allegro

13:34

3

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra: II. Adagio

13:09

4

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra: III. Allegro agitato

07:01

5

Catfish Row Suite with Scenes from Porgy and Bess: Catfish Row/Summertime

09:45

6

Catfish Row Suite with Scenes from Porgy and Bess: Porgy Sings

05:31

7

Catfish Row Suite with Scenes from Porgy and Bess: Fugue

01:48

8

Catfish Row Suite with Scenes from Porgy and Bess: Bess, You Is My Woman Now

05:51

9

Catfish Row Suite with Scenes from Porgy and Bess: Hurricane

04:12

10

Catfish Row Suite with Scenes from Porgy and Bess: My Man's Gone Now

04:31

11

Catfish Row Suite with Scenes from Porgy and Bess: There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon

02:10

12

Catfish Row Suite with Scenes from Porgy and Bess: Good Mornin' Sistuh!

07:42

13

Second Rhapsody for Orchestra with Piano

17:43

14

Rhapsody in Blue

13:41

15

An American in Paris

18:32

16

Oh, Kay!: Overture

07:07

17

Funny Face: Overture (Arr. D. Rose for Orchestra)

05:50

18

Girl Crazy: Overture

05:41

19

Strike Up the Band: Overture

07:07

20

Of Thee I Sing: Overture (Arr. D. Rose for Orchestra)

04:36

21

Let 'Em Eat Cake: Overture

08:18

22

Rhapsody in Blue

15:46

23

3 Preludes for Piano

07:13

24

Short Story (Arr. M. Tilson Thomas for Piano)

02:54

25

Melody No. 40 "Violin Piece" (Arr. M. Tilson Thomas for Piano)

03:45

26

Second Rhapsody

14:14

27

Melody No. 79 "For Lily Pons"(Arr. M. Tilson Thomas for Piano)

02:02

28

Melody No. 17 "Sleepless Night"

04:28

29

Promenade: Walking the Dog

02:54

30

Of Thee I Sing: Of Thee I Sing Overture

04:30

31

Of Thee I Sing: Wintergreen for President

01:29

32

Of Thee I Sing: Who Is the Lucky Girl to Be?

01:29

33

Of Thee I Sing: The Dimple on My Knee

01:32

34

Of Thee I Sing: Because, Because

01:19

35

Of Thee I Sing: Never Was There a Girl So Fair

05:01

36

Of Thee I Sing: Some Girls Can Bake a Pie

01:44

37

Of Thee I Sing: Love Is Sweeping the Country

03:36

38

Of Thee I Sing: Of Thee I Sing

02:05

39

Of Thee I Sing: Supreme Court Judges

02:36

40

Of Thee I Sing: A Kiss for Cinderella / Some Girls Can Bake a Pie (Reprise) / Of Thee I Sing (Reprise)

09:13

41

Of Thee I Sing: Hello, Good Morning

03:37

42

Of Thee I Sing: Who Cares?

02:22

43

Of Thee I Sing: The Illegitimate Daughter / Because, Because (Reprise)

06:26

44

Of Thee I Sing: Who Cares? (Reprise)

01:00

45

Of Thee I Sing: The Senator from Minnesota

02:20

46

Of Thee I Sing: The Senate

02:08

47

Of Thee I Sing: Jilted / I'm About to Be a Mother

05:40

48

Of Thee I Sing: Posterity Is Just Around the Corner

01:16

49

Of Thee I Sing: Trumpeter Blow Your Golden Horn

04:00

50

Of Thee I Sing: Finale Ultimo

03:57

51

Of Thee I Sing: Of Thee I Sing (Reprise)

01:24

52

Let 'Em Eat Cake: Let 'Em Eat Cake Overture

07:14

53

Let 'Em Eat Cake: Tweedledee for President

04:43

54

Let 'Em Eat Cake: Union Square

04:34

55

Let 'Em Eat Cake: Store Scene: Shirts by the Millions

02:31

56

Let 'Em Eat Cake: Comes the Revolution

02:44

57

Let 'Em Eat Cake: Mine

03:15

58

Let 'Em Eat Cake: Climb Up the Social Ladder (The New Blue D.A.R.)

02:09

59

Let 'Em Eat Cake: The Union League (Cloistered from the City Noise)

02:39

60

Let 'Em Eat Cake: On and On and On

02:52

61

Let 'Em Eat Cake: Introduction

00:41

62

Let 'Em Eat Cake: I've Brushed My Teeth

03:36

63

Let 'Em Eat Cake: The General's Gone to a Party

01:15

64

Let 'Em Eat Cake: Mothers of the Nation

05:35

65

Let 'Em Eat Cake: Let 'Em Eat Cake

02:07

66

Let 'Em Eat Cake: Blue, Blue, Blue

03:58

67

Let 'Em Eat Cake: Who's the Greatest?

01:15

68

Let 'Em Eat Cake: The League of Nations

01:04

69

Let 'Em Eat Cake: No Comprenez, No Capish, No Versteh? (Kruger, Wintergreen, Chorus)

00:31

70

Let 'Em Eat Cake: When Nations Get Together

01:23

71

Let 'Em Eat Cake: Why Speak of Money? / Who's the Greatest? (Reprise)

03:36

72

Let 'Em Eat Cake: Up and at 'Em

01:46

73

Let 'Em Eat Cake: The Trial of Throttlebottom: That's What He Did

01:39

74

Let 'Em Eat Cake: I Know a Foul Ball

01:29

75

Let 'Em Eat Cake: Throttle Throttlebottom

01:01

76

Let 'Em Eat Cake: The Trial of Wintergreen: It Isn't What You Did

02:25

77

Let 'Em Eat Cake: Mine (Reprise)

01:08

78

Let 'Em Eat Cake: First Lady and First Gent

01:44

79

Let 'Em Eat Cake: Hanging Throttlebottom in the Morning

01:57

80

Let 'Em Eat Cake: Fashion Show

02:16

81

Let 'Em Eat Cake: Finale Ultimo / Of Thee I Sing (Reprise)

01:22

82

Medley: Porgy and Bess

07:32

83

But Not for Me / Love Is Here to Stay / Embraceable You / Someone to Watch Over Me

09:15

84

Sweet and Low-Down (From "Tip-Toes")

03:22

85

Fascinating Rhythm (From "Lady, Be Good")

03:38

86

Do It Again (From "The French Doll")

05:00

87

My Man's Gone Now (From "Porgy and Bess")

05:34

88

The Man I Love (From "Strike Up the Band")

09:48

89

Nice Work If You Can Get It / They Can't Take That Away from Me / 'S Wonderful / Swanee / Strike Up the Band

06:03

90

Encore: I've Got a Crush On You - A Foggy Day

07:35

Michael Tilson Thomas Conducts Gershwin

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Of Thee I Sing: Because, Because

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