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