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