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