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