L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town
Bernstein: Wonderful Town (Bonus Track Version)
Alysha Umphress, David Butt Philip, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, Danielle de Niese, 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.
Adolph Green: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 2. Christopher Street
Flora Dawson, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Ashley Riches, London Symphony Chorus
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 4. Conquering New York
Alysha Umphress, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, 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, London Symphony Orchestra, Duncan Rock, Alysha Umphress, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Gunn, David Butt Philip
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 10. Conversation Piece
Danielle de Niese, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Gunn, Ashley Riches, Stephen John Davies
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 12. Conga!
London Symphony Chorus, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town
No. 14. My Darlin' Eileen
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Michael Baxter, Stephen John Davies, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Andrew Keelan, Danielle de Niese, David Butt Philip
No. 15. Swing!
London Symphony Chorus, Alysha Umphress, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Andrew Keelan, Sophia Foroughi, London Symphony Orchestra, Jane Quinn
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)
London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress, Sir Simon Rattle, Danielle de Niese
No. 17. It's Love
No. 19. Wrong Note Rag
Sir Simon Rattle, Alysha Umphress, Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
No. 19a. It's Love (Reprise)
Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Danielle de Niese, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Gunn
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 12. Conga! (Audience Participation Version) [Bonus Track]
London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Alysha Umphress