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