L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town
Bernstein: Wonderful Town (Bonus Track Version)
London Symphony Orchestra, Duncan Rock, London Symphony Chorus, Nathan Gunn, Alysha Umphress, David Butt Philip, Danielle de Niese, 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.
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 2. Christopher Street
London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Ashley Riches, Flora Dawson
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
Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress
No. 6. What a Waste
Duncan Rock, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Ashley Riches, Alysha Umphress, David Butt Philip
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
Danielle de Niese, David Butt Philip, Stephen John Davies, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Andrew Keelan, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Michael Baxter
No. 15. Swing!
Alysha Umphress, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Andrew Keelan, London Symphony Orchestra, Sophia Foroughi, Jane Quinn, London Symphony Chorus
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act II
No. 16. Quiet Incidental
Danielle de Niese, Alysha Umphress, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra
No. 16a. Ohio (Reprise)
Danielle de Niese, Alysha Umphress, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra
No. 17. It's Love
No. 19. Wrong Note Rag
Alysha Umphress, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Danielle de Niese
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]
Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Alysha Umphress