L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town
Bernstein: Wonderful Town (Bonus Track Version)
David Butt Philip, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Chorus, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra, Duncan Rock, Danielle de Niese, Nathan Gunn
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.
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 2. Christopher Street
London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, Ashley Riches, London Symphony Orchestra, Flora Dawson
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 4. Conquering New York
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Alysha Umphress, Sir Simon Rattle
No. 5. One Hundred Easy Ways to Lose a Man
Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress
No. 6. What a Waste
Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra, Duncan Rock, Nathan Gunn, David Butt Philip, Ashley Riches, Sir Simon Rattle
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 10. Conversation Piece
Stephen John Davies, London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn, Alysha Umphress, Ashley Riches, Sir Simon Rattle, Danielle de Niese
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
London Symphony Chorus, Michael Baxter, Stephen John Davies, London Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Keelan, Danielle de Niese, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, David Butt Philip
No. 15. Swing!
Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Andrew Keelan, Jane Quinn, Alysha Umphress, Sophia Foroughi
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act II
No. 16. Quiet Incidental
London Symphony Orchestra, Danielle de Niese, Sir Simon Rattle, Alysha Umphress
No. 16a. Ohio (Reprise)
Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress, Danielle de Niese
No. 17. It's Love
No. 19. Wrong Note Rag
London Symphony Orchestra, Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, Alysha Umphress
No. 19a. It's Love (Reprise)
Sir Simon Rattle, Danielle de Niese, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Chorus, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 12. Conga! (Audience Participation Version) [Bonus Track]
Alysha Umphress, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus
Production
- Andrew CornallProducer
- Jonathan StokesRecording Engineer
- Neil HutchinsonRecording Engineer