Listening to the Porgy and Bess master, which just got to me. Sound-wise, it's improved from the tape but there's no getting around what it was and is - a radio broadcast. On the tape there was huge rumbling noises - that's all gone now. But I gotta tell you, the energy coming from that stage and the performers and the conductor is palpable. I've never heard a Porgy and Bess this electric. Yes, I've heard brilliant recordings (Houston Grand Opera) and many versions, but the tempos and drive here are like nothing you've ever heard, Porgy and Bess-wise. It MOVES - it's exactly the way I'd do it if I were to direct it.