L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town
Bernstein: Wonderful Town (Bonus Track Version)
Alysha Umphress, David Butt Philip, Danielle de Niese, Nathan Gunn, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Chorus, 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.
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 2. Christopher Street
London Symphony Chorus, Ashley Riches, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Flora Dawson
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 4. Conquering New York
Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Chorus
No. 5. One Hundred Easy Ways to Lose a Man
Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress
No. 6. What a Waste
David Butt Philip, Alysha Umphress, Ashley Riches, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Duncan Rock
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 10. Conversation Piece
Stephen John Davies, Ashley Riches, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress, Danielle de Niese
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
Danielle de Niese, David Butt Philip, London Symphony Chorus, Michael Baxter, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Andrew Keelan, London Symphony Orchestra, Stephen John Davies
No. 15. Swing!
Sophia Foroughi, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra, Jane Quinn, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Andrew Keelan, London Symphony Chorus
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act II
No. 16. Quiet Incidental
Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Danielle de Niese
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, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress
No. 19a. It's Love (Reprise)
Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Gunn, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Chorus
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