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