L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town
Bernstein: Wonderful Town (Bonus Track Version)
David Butt Philip, Alysha Umphress, Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Chorus, Nathan Gunn, Sir Simon Rattle, 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.
Betty Comden: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 2. Christopher Street
Ashley Riches, Sir Simon Rattle, Flora Dawson, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 4. Conquering New York
London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Alysha Umphress
No. 5. One Hundred Easy Ways to Lose a Man
Sir Simon Rattle, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra
No. 6. What a Waste
Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra, Duncan Rock, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Gunn, Ashley Riches, David Butt Philip
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 10. Conversation Piece
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Gunn, Stephen John Davies, Ashley Riches, Danielle de Niese, Alysha Umphress
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 12. Conga!
London Symphony Chorus, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town
No. 14. My Darlin' Eileen
Danielle de Niese, David Butt Philip, London Symphony Orchestra, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Andrew Keelan, Stephen John Davies, London Symphony Chorus, Michael Baxter
No. 15. Swing!
Alysha Umphress, Sophia Foroughi, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Andrew Keelan, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Jane Quinn
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act II
No. 16. Quiet Incidental
Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Alysha Umphress
No. 16a. Ohio (Reprise)
Alysha Umphress, Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
No. 17. It's Love
No. 19. Wrong Note Rag
London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra, Danielle de Niese
No. 19a. It's Love (Reprise)
Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Gunn, Alysha Umphress, Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 12. Conga! (Audience Participation Version) [Bonus Track]
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Alysha Umphress, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle