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