Bernstein: Wonderful Town (Bonus Track Version)

Nathan Gunn, David Butt Philip, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra, Duncan Rock, Danielle de Niese, Sir Simon Rattle

2018

Bernstein: Wonderful Town (Bonus Track Version)

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.

No. 1, Overture

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

5:10

No. 2. Christopher Street

Ashley Riches, Flora Dawson, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra

5:05

No. 3. Ohio

Alysha Umphress, Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

3:42

No. 4. Conquering New York

London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress, Sir Simon Rattle

4:11

No. 5. One Hundred Easy Ways to Lose a Man

Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

3:48

No. 6. What a Waste

London Symphony Orchestra, Duncan Rock, Alysha Umphress, Nathan Gunn, Sir Simon Rattle, David Butt Philip, Ashley Riches

3:40

No. 8. A Little Bit in Love

Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

3:09

No. 9. Pass the Football

London Symphony Orchestra, Duncan Rock, Sir Simon Rattle

4:04

No. 10. Conversation Piece

Danielle de Niese, Alysha Umphress, Stephen John Davies, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Ashley Riches, Sir Simon Rattle

4:01

No. 11. A Quiet Girl

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Gunn

4:04

No. 12. Conga!

Kevin Brewis, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

3:47

No. 13: Entr'acte

London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

3:50

No. 14. My Darlin' Eileen

Kevin Brewis, Andrew Keelan, Sir Simon Rattle, David Butt Philip, London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Baxter, Danielle de Niese, Stephen John Davies

3:54

No. 15. Swing!

Sir Simon Rattle, Jane Quinn, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Sophia Foroughi, Andrew Keelan, Kevin Brewis

5:24

No. 16. Quiet Incidental

Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Alysha Umphress

0:49

No. 16a. Ohio (Reprise)

Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress, Sir Simon Rattle

1:24

No. 17. It's Love

Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle

3:31

No. 18. Ballet at the Village Vortex

Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra

2:47

No. 19. Wrong Note Rag

London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Danielle de Niese, Alysha Umphress

2:22

No. 19a. It's Love (Reprise)

Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Danielle de Niese, Nathan Gunn

1:27

No. 12. Conga! (Audience Participation Version) [Bonus Track]

London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Kevin Brewis, Alysha Umphress

3:48