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