L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town
Bernstein: Wonderful Town (Bonus Track Version)
London Symphony Chorus, Danielle de Niese, Nathan Gunn, Sir Simon Rattle, Alysha Umphress, David Butt Philip, 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, Flora Dawson, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Ashley Riches
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 4. Conquering New York
Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Alysha Umphress
No. 5. One Hundred Easy Ways to Lose a Man
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Alysha Umphress
No. 6. What a Waste
Alysha Umphress, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Duncan Rock, Nathan Gunn, Ashley Riches, David Butt Philip
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 10. Conversation Piece
Ashley Riches, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn, Stephen John Davies, Danielle de Niese, Alysha Umphress
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 12. Conga!
Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Chorus
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town
No. 14. My Darlin' Eileen
David Butt Philip, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Andrew Keelan, Stephen John Davies, Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Chorus, Michael Baxter, London Symphony Orchestra
No. 15. Swing!
Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Sophia Foroughi, Jane Quinn, Andrew Keelan, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Alysha Umphress
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act II
No. 16. Quiet Incidental
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Danielle de Niese, Alysha Umphress
No. 16a. Ohio (Reprise)
Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress, Sir Simon Rattle
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)
Nathan Gunn, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Chorus, Alysha Umphress, Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Orchestra
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 12. Conga! (Audience Participation Version) [Bonus Track]
London Symphony Chorus, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress