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