Rattle,Simon Bernstein: Wonderful Town CD

LEONARD BERNSTEIN 1918-1990 Wonderful Town Ruth Sherwood Kim Criswell Eileen Sherwood Audra McDonald Bob Baker Thomas Hampson Wreck Brent Barrett Guide/First Editor/Frank Lippencott Rodney Gilfry Second Editor/Chick Clark Carl Daymond Lonigan Timothy Robinson... Birmingham Contemporary Music Group London Voices Sir Simon Rattle conductor STEREO ? RECORDED IN 1998 An enormous success at the time, with a Broadway run of 559 performances, Wonderful Town shows off the talents of Bernstein, Comden and Green, who wrote the songs against the clock in just four weeks. Whether it's jazz, cod-Irish, ragtime, ballad or conga, there's the sound of creativity working at full stretch.

1. Wonderful Town, Act 1: No. 1, Overture 2. Wonderful Town, Act 1: No. 2, Christopher Street (Guide, Tourists, Villagers, Violet) 3. Wonderful Town, Act 1: No. 3, Ohio (Ruth, Eileen) 4. Wonderful Town, Act 1: No. 4, Conquering New York (Ruth, Eileen, a Cadet, Violet, Villagers) 5. Wonderful Town, Act 1: No. 5, One Hundred Easy Ways to Lose a Man (Ruth) 6. Wonderful Town, Act 1: No. 6, What a Waste (Robert, Ruth, First Editor, Second Editor) 7. Wonderful Town, Act 1: No. 7, a Little Bit in Love (Eileen) 8. Wonderful Town, Act 1: No. 8, Pass the Football (Wreck, Villagers) 9. Wonderful Town, Act 1: No. 9, Conversation Piece (Ruth, Eileen, Frank, Robert, Chick) 10. Wonderful Town, Act 1: No. 10, a Quiet Girl (Robert) 11. Wonderful Town, Act 1: No. 11, Conga! (Ruth, Dancers) 12. Wonderful Town, Act 2: No. 12, Entr'acte 13. Wonderful Town, Act 2: No. 13, My Darlin' Eileen (Cops, Chorus, Eileen) 14. Wonderful Town, Act 2: No. 14, Swing! (Villagers, Ruth) 15. Wonderful Town, Act 2: No. 15, Quiet Incidental (Eileen, Ruth) 16. Wonderful Town, Act 2: No. 16, Ohio Reprise (Eileen, Ruth) 17. Wonderful Town, Act 2: No. 17, It's Love (Eileen, Robert, Chorus) 18. Wonderful Town, Act 2: No. 18, Ballet at the Village Vortex 19. Wonderful Town, Act 2: No. 19, Wrong Note Rag (Ruth, Eileen, Chorus) 20. Wonderful Town, Act 2: No. 20, Finale. It's Love Reprise (All)