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