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