L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town
Bernstein: Wonderful Town (Bonus Track Version)
Danielle de Niese, Nathan Gunn, David Butt Philip, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra, Duncan Rock, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle
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
London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Flora Dawson, 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
Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress
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
Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Stephen John Davies, Danielle de Niese, Alysha Umphress, Ashley Riches
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 12. Conga!
London Symphony Chorus, Alysha Umphress, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town
No. 14. My Darlin' Eileen
Stephen John Davies, David Butt Philip, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Andrew Keelan, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Michael Baxter, Danielle de Niese
No. 15. Swing!
Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Andrew Keelan, London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Chorus, Sophia Foroughi, Jane Quinn
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act II
No. 16. Quiet Incidental
Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress, Danielle de Niese
No. 16a. Ohio (Reprise)
Danielle de Niese, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress
No. 17. It's Love
No. 19. Wrong Note Rag
Danielle de Niese, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Chorus
No. 19a. It's Love (Reprise)
London Symphony Chorus, Danielle de Niese, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 12. Conga! (Audience Participation Version) [Bonus Track]
Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Chorus, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra