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