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