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