L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town
Bernstein: Wonderful Town (Bonus Track Version)
David Butt Philip, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Duncan Rock, Danielle de Niese, Sir Simon Rattle, Alysha Umphress, Nathan Gunn
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
Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Ashley Riches, London Symphony Chorus, Flora Dawson
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
Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, Alysha Umphress
No. 6. What a Waste
David Butt Philip, Ashley Riches, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra, Duncan Rock, Alysha Umphress
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 10. Conversation Piece
Alysha Umphress, Stephen John Davies, Danielle de Niese, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Gunn, Ashley Riches, 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 Chorus, Michael Baxter, Stephen John Davies, Danielle de Niese, David Butt Philip, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Andrew Keelan, London Symphony Orchestra
No. 15. Swing!
Sophia Foroughi, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, Andrew Keelan, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Alysha Umphress, Jane Quinn
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act II
No. 16. Quiet Incidental
Alysha Umphress, Danielle de Niese, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra
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, London Symphony Chorus, Danielle de Niese, Alysha Umphress
No. 19a. It's Love (Reprise)
Alysha Umphress, Danielle de Niese, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle, Nathan Gunn, London Symphony Orchestra
L. Bernstein: Wonderful Town, Act I
No. 12. Conga! (Audience Participation Version) [Bonus Track]
Alysha Umphress, Kevin Brewis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus