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