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