Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Oh, I can’t sit down”

~ Work

Relationships

lyricist:Ira Gershwin
DuBose Heyward
composer:George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
referred to in medleys:Suite from Porgy and Bess (order: 5)
part of:Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I (order: 8)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1959-01-13 – 1959-01-15Oh, I Can't Sit DowninstrumentalPercy Faith1:39
1989-06Porgy and Bess, Suite: a. Prelude / b. “Summertime” / c. “I got plenty o' nuttin'” / d. “Bess, you is my woman now” / e. “I can't sit down” / f. “It ain't necessarily so” / g. “I loves you, Porgy” / h. “There's a boat dat's leavin' soon for New York” / i. “O Lawd, I'm on my way”medleyBoston Pops Orchestra, John Williams17:09
1995-05Oh, I Can't Sit DowncoverDallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton1:32
1998Porgy and Bess, Act II: Oh, I Can’t Sit DownCincinnati Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel1:41
2000-08Oh, I Can't Sit DowncoverMagni Wentzel Sextet3:58
2012-03Porgy and Bess: Oh, I Can't Sit DownThe Company2:35
2020-03Porgy and Bess: Oh, I Can't Sit DownAngel Blue, Alexandria Crichlow, Morgan State University Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Marin Alsop2:18
O, I Can’t Sit Down (Maria, Bess, Porgy)Roberta Alexander, Diane Curry, Simon Estes, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Leonard Slatkin4:14
O, I Can't Sit StillNew York Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta1:46
Oh, I Can't Sit DownDiahann Carroll & The André Previn Trio3:07
Porgy and Bess, Act II, Scene 1: Oh, I Can'ts Sit Down (1976 Houston Grand Opera cast)George Gershwin1:38
Porgy and Bess, Act II, Scene 1: What's de matter wid you, sister?partialGeorge Gershwin2:38
Porgy and Bess; Act II, Oh I Can’t Sit DownGerman Brass1:49
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Oh I Can’t Sit DownGerman Brass4:03
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. "Oh, I can't sit down"The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel4:06
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. "Oh, I can't sit down" (Chorus, Maria, Bess, Porgy)Craig Rutenberg, Glyndebourne Chorus, Cynthia Haymon, Marietta Simpson, Willard White, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Simon Rattle4:14
Porgy and Bess. Act II: Oh, I Can't Sit DownBulgarian State Radio Orchestra, Alexander Vladigerov1:45