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