L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town
Bernstein: Wonderful Town (Bonus Track Version)
David Butt Philip, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Duncan Rock, Sir Simon Rattle, Danielle de Niese, 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
Flora Dawson, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, 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
Alysha Umphress, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra
No. 6. What a Waste
Alysha Umphress, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, David Butt Philip, Duncan Rock, Ashley Riches
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 10. Conversation Piece
Stephen John Davies, Danielle de Niese, Alysha Umphress, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Ashley Riches
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 12. Conga!
Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Chorus
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town
No. 14. My Darlin' Eileen
David Butt Philip, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Andrew Keelan, London Symphony Orchestra, Stephen John Davies, Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Chorus, Michael Baxter
No. 15. Swing!
London Symphony Chorus, Sophia Foroughi, Jane Quinn, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Andrew Keelan, London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress
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)
Alysha Umphress, Danielle de Niese, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra
No. 17. It's Love
No. 19. Wrong Note Rag
Danielle de Niese, Alysha Umphress, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus
No. 19a. It's Love (Reprise)
London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Gunn, 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 Orchestra, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Chorus