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