L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town
Bernstein: Wonderful Town (Bonus Track Version)
David Butt Philip, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Duncan Rock, Nathan Gunn, 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.
Betty Comden: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 2. Christopher Street
Flora Dawson, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Ashley Riches, Sir Simon Rattle
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 4. Conquering New York
Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Chorus
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, Alysha Umphress, Nathan Gunn, David Butt Philip, London Symphony Orchestra, Duncan Rock, Ashley Riches
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 10. Conversation Piece
Nathan Gunn, Ashley Riches, Danielle de Niese, Alysha Umphress, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Stephen John Davies
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 12. Conga!
Alysha Umphress, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town
No. 14. My Darlin' Eileen
Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Danielle de Niese, David Butt Philip, Andrew Keelan, Michael Baxter, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Stephen John Davies
No. 15. Swing!
Andrew Keelan, London Symphony Orchestra, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Sophia Foroughi, Alysha Umphress, Jane Quinn, London Symphony Chorus
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act II
No. 16. Quiet Incidental
Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress, Sir Simon Rattle
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
Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra, Danielle de Niese, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Chorus
No. 19a. It's Love (Reprise)
Danielle de Niese, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, 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