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