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