L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town
Bernstein: Wonderful Town (Bonus Track Version)
Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Orchestra, Duncan Rock, David Butt Philip, 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
London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Flora Dawson, Sir Simon Rattle, Ashley Riches
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
London Symphony Orchestra, Duncan Rock, Nathan Gunn, Ashley Riches, Alysha Umphress, Sir Simon Rattle, David Butt Philip
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 10. Conversation Piece
Nathan Gunn, Alysha Umphress, Stephen John Davies, Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Ashley Riches
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 12. Conga!
London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Chorus
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town
No. 14. My Darlin' Eileen
David Butt Philip, London Symphony Orchestra, Danielle de Niese, Michael Baxter, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Stephen John Davies, Andrew Keelan, London Symphony Chorus
No. 15. Swing!
London Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Keelan, London Symphony Chorus, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Sophia Foroughi, Jane Quinn, Alysha Umphress
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, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress
No. 17. It's Love
No. 19. Wrong Note Rag
Alysha Umphress, Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Chorus
No. 19a. It's Love (Reprise)
Sir Simon Rattle, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Danielle de Niese, Nathan Gunn
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
Production
- Andrew CornallProducer
- Neil HutchinsonRecording Engineer
- Jonathan StokesRecording Engineer