L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town
Bernstein: Wonderful Town (Bonus Track Version)
David Butt Philip, Danielle de Niese, Alysha Umphress, Nathan Gunn, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Duncan Rock
Bernstein’s sassy and affectionate celebration of New York is one of Rattle’s party pieces. He’s recorded the musical before to great effect and now, with his own London Symphony Orchestra, gives us a big-band approach and still pulls off the magic. We follow the trials and tribulations of two sisters in the Big Apple, swinging by some classic songs along the way, and Danielle de Niese and Alysha Umphress head a strong cast with some beautifully drawn characters. Betty Comden and Adolph Green’s witty lyrics sparkle over Bernstein’s infectious melodies. Pure delight from start to finish.
Adolph Green: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 2. Christopher Street
Flora Dawson, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Ashley Riches, Sir Simon Rattle
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 4. Conquering New York
Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Chorus, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra
No. 5. One Hundred Easy Ways to Lose a Man
Sir Simon Rattle, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra
No. 6. What a Waste
David Butt Philip, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra, Duncan Rock, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Gunn, Ashley Riches
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 10. Conversation Piece
Alysha Umphress, Ashley Riches, Stephen John Davies, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Gunn, Danielle de Niese
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 12. Conga!
Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town
No. 14. My Darlin' Eileen
Danielle de Niese, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Andrew Keelan, David Butt Philip, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Michael Baxter, Stephen John Davies
No. 15. Swing!
Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Andrew Keelan, Sophia Foroughi, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Alysha Umphress, Jane Quinn
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act II
No. 16. Quiet Incidental
London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress, Sir Simon Rattle, Danielle de Niese
No. 16a. Ohio (Reprise)
London Symphony Orchestra, Danielle de Niese, Alysha Umphress, Sir Simon Rattle
No. 17. It's Love
No. 19. Wrong Note Rag
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, Danielle de Niese, Alysha Umphress
No. 19a. It's Love (Reprise)
Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Gunn, Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Orchestra
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 12. Conga! (Audience Participation Version) [Bonus Track]
Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Alysha Umphress