L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town
Bernstein: Wonderful Town (Bonus Track Version)
Danielle de Niese, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, David Butt Philip, London Symphony Orchestra, Duncan Rock, 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.
Adolph Green: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 2. Christopher Street
Ashley Riches, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Flora Dawson, London Symphony Chorus
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 4. Conquering New York
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Chorus
No. 5. One Hundred Easy Ways to Lose a Man
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Alysha Umphress
No. 6. What a Waste
Ashley Riches, David Butt Philip, Alysha Umphress, Nathan Gunn, Sir Simon Rattle, Duncan Rock, London Symphony Orchestra
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 10. Conversation Piece
Nathan Gunn, Ashley Riches, Alysha Umphress, Danielle de Niese, Stephen John Davies, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
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 Orchestra, David Butt Philip, Andrew Keelan, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Stephen John Davies, Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Chorus, Michael Baxter
No. 15. Swing!
London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress, Sophia Foroughi, Jane Quinn, Andrew Keelan, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Chorus
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act II
No. 16. Quiet Incidental
Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress, Danielle de Niese
No. 16a. Ohio (Reprise)
Alysha Umphress, Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
No. 17. It's Love
No. 19. Wrong Note Rag
Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress, Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Chorus
No. 19a. It's Love (Reprise)
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Alysha Umphress, Danielle de Niese, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Chorus
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