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