L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town
Bernstein: Wonderful Town (Bonus Track Version)
Danielle de Niese, David Butt Philip, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, Alysha Umphress, 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.
Betty Comden: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 2. Christopher Street
London Symphony Orchestra, Flora Dawson, London Symphony Chorus, Ashley Riches, Sir Simon Rattle
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 4. Conquering New York
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Chorus
No. 5. One Hundred Easy Ways to Lose a Man
Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
No. 6. What a Waste
Alysha Umphress, Ashley Riches, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Duncan Rock, Nathan Gunn, David Butt Philip
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 10. Conversation Piece
Sir Simon Rattle, Stephen John Davies, Ashley Riches, London Symphony Orchestra, Danielle de Niese, Alysha Umphress, Nathan Gunn
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 12. Conga!
Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town
No. 14. My Darlin' Eileen
Michael Baxter, Danielle de Niese, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, David Butt Philip, Andrew Keelan, Stephen John Davies, London Symphony Chorus
No. 15. Swing!
Sophia Foroughi, Jane Quinn, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Andrew Keelan, London Symphony Chorus
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act II
No. 16. Quiet Incidental
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Danielle de Niese, Alysha Umphress
No. 16a. Ohio (Reprise)
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Danielle de Niese, Alysha Umphress
No. 17. It's Love
No. 19. Wrong Note Rag
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Danielle de Niese, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Chorus
No. 19a. It's Love (Reprise)
Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Danielle de Niese, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Chorus, Nathan Gunn
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 12. Conga! (Audience Participation Version) [Bonus Track]
Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Chorus
Production
- Andrew CornallProducer
- Jonathan StokesRecording Engineer
- Neil HutchinsonRecording Engineer