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