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