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Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra pay homage to former LSO President Leonard Bernstein with a new recording of Wonderful Town that captures the energy and excitement of sold-out performances from December 2017.
Bernstein’s five-time Tony award-winning musical follows sisters Ruth and Eileen on their quest to make it big, pursuing careers in writing and acting from their cramped basement apartment in New York’s bohemian Greenwich Village. Fresh from rural Ohio, the sisters end up getting more than they bargained for, realising that life in the Big Apple is not as glamourous as it may seem.
A bright and cheery love letter to the city that never sleeps and the colourful characters inhabiting it, Wonderful Town draws on Fields and Chodorov’s 1940 play My Sister Eileen, which itself is based on a series of autobiographical short storied by the ‘real-life’ Ruth McKenney.
Bernstein’s infectious score includes classic numbers such as ‘Ohio’, ‘One Hundred Easy Ways’, and ‘A Little Bit in Love’, as well as a riotous conga that had delighted audiences dancing in the aisles of the Barbican hall.
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“… Embracing the score’s brassy pizzazz and syncopated jazz rhythms, the Orchestra is in irresistible form… the album captures the joyous energy of the live performance.” ****
Jo Litson – Limelightmagazine.com.au – 13 December 2018
“… Sir Simon Rattle delivers the music with marvellous swagger and the playing of the London Symphony Orchestra is dazzling and high on energy. The performance was recorded live in the Barbican and the acoustic suits the music very well. The diction of the cast is crystal clear and the bright brass and percussion sections, so important to Bernstein, are especially brilliant. The entire cast is very strong but Danielle de Niese, Alysha Umphress and Nathan Gunn deserve a special mention for their immaculate delivery of the key roles. The documentation is good but there is no libretto. Overall this is a winner.”
John Whitmore - MusicWeb-International.com – 27 December 2018
Opera Category Nominee
ICMA Award Nominations 2019
‘Bernstein Special’ Review
“… the LSO’s new recording of Wonderful Town is downright glorious. Conducted by Simon Rattle and featuring Danielle de Niese and Alysha Umphress in the lead roles of sisters Eileen and Ruth, Bernstein’s Tony-award-winning musical remains a classic…” *****
Michael Beek – BBC Music magazine – December 2018
“…this is a cracking release from Simon Rattle and the LSO… this new recording has the edge. It’s a significant centenary tribute to Lenny.”
John Quinn – MusicWeb-International.com – 27 September 2018
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