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.
Betty Comden: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 2. Christopher Street
Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Ashley Riches, Flora Dawson, London Symphony Chorus
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 4. Conquering New York
Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Alysha Umphress
No. 5. One Hundred Easy Ways to Lose a Man
Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress
No. 6. What a Waste
David Butt Philip, Ashley Riches, Alysha Umphress, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Duncan Rock
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 10. Conversation Piece
Danielle de Niese, Stephen John Davies, Ashley Riches, Alysha Umphress, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 12. Conga!
Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Chorus, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town
No. 14. My Darlin' Eileen
Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Andrew Keelan, London Symphony Orchestra, David Butt Philip, Danielle de Niese, Stephen John Davies, London Symphony Chorus, Michael Baxter
No. 15. Swing!
Alysha Umphress, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Andrew Keelan, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Sophia Foroughi, Jane Quinn
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act II
No. 16. Quiet Incidental
Danielle de Niese, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress
No. 16a. Ohio (Reprise)
Alysha Umphress, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Danielle de Niese
No. 17. It's Love
No. 19. Wrong Note Rag
Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Chorus, Alysha Umphress
No. 19a. It's Love (Reprise)
London Symphony Chorus, Danielle de Niese, Alysha Umphress, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 12. Conga! (Audience Participation Version) [Bonus Track]
London Symphony Chorus, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress