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