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Released
  
1964

Length
  
24:37

Release date
  
1964

Recorded
  
1964

Artist
  
The Swingle Singers

Label
  
Philips Records

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Going Baroque(1964)
  
Anyone for Mozart?(1965)

Awards
  
Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Chorus

The Swingle Singers albums
  
American Look, Christmastime, Getting Romantic, The Joy of Singing, Bach Hits Back: A New A C

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Going Baroque (released as Going Baroque: de Bach aux Baroques in France) is the second album released by the Paris-based Swingle Singers. The album was a 1964 Grammy award winner for "Best Performance by a Chorus."

Contents

Tracks from this album are also included on the CD re-issue / compilation, Anyone for Mozart, Bach, Handel, Vivaldi? and on the 11 disk Philips boxed set, Swingle Singers.

Track listing

  1. "Badinerie" from Ouvertüre H-Moll, BWV 1067 (J.S. Bach) – 1:21
  2. "Aria And Variations" ("The Harmonious Blacksmith") from Cembalo suite in E-Dur (G.F. Händel) – 2:25
  3. "Gigue" from Cello suite Nr. 3 C-Dur, BWV 1009 (J.S. Bach) – 1:21
  4. "Largo" from Cembalo konzert F-Moll, BWV 1056 (J.S. Bach) – 3:02
  5. "Praeludium Nr. 19 A-Dur" BWV 864 (J.S. Bach) – 1:11
  6. "Praeambulum" from Partita Nr. 5 G-Dur BWV 829 (J.S. Bach) – 2:27
  7. "Fuga" from Concerto Op. 3 'L'Estro Armonico' Nr. 11 D-Moll (Vivaldi) – 2:24
  8. "Allegro" from Concerto Grosso Op. 6 A-Moll (G.F. Händel) – 3:16
  9. "Praeludium Nr. 7 Es-Dur" BWV 876 (J.S. Bach) – 2:42
  10. "Solfegietto C-Moll" (C.P.E. Bach) – 0:57
  11. "Frühling" (Spring) (W.F. Bach) – 1:35
  12. "Praeludium Nr. 24 H-Moll" BWV 893 (J.S. Bach) – 1:56

Personnel

Vocals:

  • Jeanette Baucomont – soprano
  • Christiane Legrand – soprano
  • Anne Germain – alto
  • Claudine Meunier – alto
  • Ward Swingle – tenor, arranger
  • Claude Germain – tenor
  • Jean Cussac – bass
  • Jean Claude Briodin – bass

    • Rhythm section:

  • Guy Pedersen – double bass
  • Gus Wallez – Percussion

    • Songs

    1Badinerie (From the Suite in B Minor)Johann Sebastian Bach1:18
    2Air (From the Harpsichord Suite in E Minor)George Frideric Handel2:21
    3Gigue (From the Cello Suite in C Major)1:18

    References

    Going Baroque Wikipedia
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