L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town
Bernstein: Wonderful Town (Bonus Track Version)
Alysha Umphress, Sir Simon Rattle, David Butt Philip, London Symphony Chorus, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Duncan Rock, 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.
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 2. Christopher Street
Flora Dawson, Ashley Riches, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 4. Conquering New York
London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle
No. 5. One Hundred Easy Ways to Lose a Man
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Alysha Umphress
No. 6. What a Waste
Alysha Umphress, Nathan Gunn, Duncan Rock, London Symphony Orchestra, David Butt Philip, Ashley Riches, Sir Simon Rattle
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 10. Conversation Piece
Alysha Umphress, Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Orchestra, Nathan Gunn, Ashley Riches, Stephen John Davies, Sir Simon Rattle
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 12. Conga!
Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town
No. 14. My Darlin' Eileen
Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Orchestra, David Butt Philip, Andrew Keelan, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Stephen John Davies, London Symphony Chorus, Michael Baxter
No. 15. Swing!
Sophia Foroughi, London Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Keelan, Alysha Umphress, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Chorus, Jane Quinn
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act II
No. 16. Quiet Incidental
Danielle de Niese, Alysha Umphress, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra
No. 16a. Ohio (Reprise)
Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, Alysha Umphress
No. 17. It's Love
No. 19. Wrong Note Rag
Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Chorus, Alysha Umphress
No. 19a. It's Love (Reprise)
Sir Simon Rattle, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Danielle de Niese, Nathan Gunn
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 12. Conga! (Audience Participation Version) [Bonus Track]
Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Chorus, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra