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