After recordings of English Renaissance and German romantic music, and twentieth-century works from France, we venture across the ocean to the new world, with a CD that takes us to Broadway.Jetse Bremer has specially arranged the last compositions by George Gershwin for this combination of soloist, choir and instruments. I am delighted that the flexibility and homogeneous sound of The Gents matches these songs so well.For all of us with a classical background this repertoire is a special challenge, raising the question where classical stops or changes into something else.It is our pleasure to leave the answer to you.
01. A Damsel in Distress: No. 1. Things Are Looking Up, “If I should suddenly start to sing” 3:38
02. A Damsel in Distress: No. 2. I Can’t Be Bothered Now, “Music is the magic that makes ev’rything sunshiny” 2:57
03. A Damsel in Distress: No. 4. Stiff Upper Lip, “What made good queen Bess” 2:39
04. A Damsel in Distress: No. 5. Sing of Spring, “Spring is here” 3:05
05. A Damsel in Distress: No. 6. The Jolly Tar and the Milkmaid, “There was a jolly British tar” 1:51
06. A Damsel in Distress: No. 7. Foggy Day (in London Town), “I was a stranger in the city” 3:33
07. A Damsel in Distress: No. 8. Nice Work If You Can Get It, “The man who only live for making money” 2:51
08. Rhapsody in Blue 11:34
09. Shall We Dance: No. 14. They Can’t Take That Away from Me (Foxtrot), “The way you wear your hat” 4:08
10. Lady, Be Good, Act I: No. 5. Fascinating Rhythm, “Got a little rhythm” 3:09
11. Porgy and Bess, Act I Scene 1: “Summertime” 5:26
12. Porgy and Bess, Act I Scene 2: “My Man’s Gone Now” 4:21
13. Porgy and Bess, Act II Scene 2: “It Ain’t Necessarily So” 3:19
14. Porgy and Bess, Act III Scene 3: “O Lawd, I’m on My Way” 3:58