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