L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town
Bernstein: Wonderful Town (Bonus Track Version)
David Butt Philip, London Symphony Chorus, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra, Duncan Rock, Nathan Gunn, Danielle de Niese, 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, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, Ashley Riches
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 4. Conquering New York
London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress
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, Ashley Riches, David Butt Philip, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra, Duncan Rock
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 10. Conversation Piece
Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Gunn, Danielle de Niese, Stephen John Davies, Alysha Umphress, Ashley Riches, London Symphony Orchestra
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 12. Conga!
London Symphony Chorus, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town
No. 14. My Darlin' Eileen
London Symphony Orchestra, Stephen John Davies, Danielle de Niese, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Andrew Keelan, London Symphony Chorus, Michael Baxter, David Butt Philip
No. 15. Swing!
Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Sophia Foroughi, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Andrew Keelan, 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, Alysha Umphress, Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Orchestra
No. 17. It's Love
No. 19. Wrong Note Rag
Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Chorus
No. 19a. It's Love (Reprise)
London Symphony Chorus, Alysha Umphress, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, 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, Alysha Umphress, London Symphony Orchestra