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