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