L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town
Bernstein: Wonderful Town (Bonus Track Version)
Alysha Umphress, Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Chorus, Nathan Gunn, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Duncan Rock, David Butt Philip
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, London Symphony Orchestra, Flora Dawson, Ashley Riches, London Symphony Chorus
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 4. Conquering New York
Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra
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, Alysha Umphress, Ashley Riches
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 10. Conversation Piece
Ashley Riches, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Gunn, Danielle de Niese, Alysha Umphress, Stephen John Davies
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 12. Conga!
Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town
No. 14. My Darlin' Eileen
David Butt Philip, Danielle de Niese, Stephen John Davies, London Symphony Orchestra, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Andrew Keelan, London Symphony Chorus, Michael Baxter
No. 15. Swing!
Jane Quinn, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Andrew Keelan, Sophia Foroughi, London Symphony Chorus, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act II
No. 16. Quiet Incidental
Alysha Umphress, Sir Simon Rattle, Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Orchestra
No. 16a. Ohio (Reprise)
Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra, Danielle de Niese, Sir Simon Rattle
No. 17. It's Love
No. 19. Wrong Note Rag
Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Chorus, Danielle de Niese, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra
No. 19a. It's Love (Reprise)
London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Chorus, Danielle de Niese
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 12. Conga! (Audience Participation Version) [Bonus Track]
Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus