Going Baroque
The Swingle Singers
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Badinerie (From Orchestral Suite No. 2, BWV 1067) | The Swingle Singers | 1:19 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Aria and Variations (From Harpsichord Suite No. 5 in E, HWV 430, "The Harmonious Blacksmith") | The Swingle Singers | 2:23 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Gigue (From Cello Suite No. 1 in C, BWV 1009) | The Swingle Singers | 1:19 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Largo (From Harpsichord Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056) | The Swingle Singers | 3:00 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Prelude No. 19 in A (From The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1, BWV 864] | The Swingle Singers | 1:09 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Praeambulum (Partita No. 5 in G, BWV 829) | The Swingle Singers | 2:24 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Fugue | The Swingle Singers | 2:22 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Allegro (From Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 4 in A Minor) | The Swingle Singers | 3:14 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Prelude No. 7 in E Flat (From The Well Tempered Clavier Book 2, BWV 876) | The Swingle Singers | 2:39 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Solfeggietto in C Minor | The Swingle Singers | 0:54 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Der Fruehling (Spring) | The Swingle Singers | 1:32 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Prelude No. 24 in B Minor (The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2, BWV 893) | The Swingle Singers | 1:56 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 12 Songs |
Biography
Formed: 1962
Genre: Classical
Years Active: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s
A French vocal group famed for tackling all manner of classical material (Baroque, fugues, madrigals, orchestral overtures) and switching them to an a cappella swing setting, the Swingle Singers was formed in Paris during the early '60s by American expatriate Ward Swingle. By the time of their 1963 album debut, the group comprised eight voices — Swingle, Christiane Legrand (sister of Michel), Jean-Claude Briodin, Anne Germain, Claude Germaine, Jean Cussac, Claudine Meunier...
Full bioTop Albums and Songs By The Swingle Singers
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Walking In the Air | Unwrapped | 3:22 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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A Fifth of Beethoven | Beauty & the Beatbox | 3:12 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Backbeat | Beauty & the Beatbox | 2:36 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Soul Bossa Nova | Mood Swings | 2:53 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Flight of the Bumble Bee | Live In New York '82 | 1:32 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Blackbird / I Will | 1812 - The Swingle Singers | 4:50 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Bolero | Beauty & the Beatbox | 8:30 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Ciao Bella Ciao (Italy) | Around the World - Folk Songs | 3:54 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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In the Bleak Midwinter | Unwrapped | 4:14 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Prelude In F Minor | Jazz Sebastian Bach (Remastered) | 2:13 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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- Genres: Classical, Music, Vocal, Jazz, Pop, Vocal Pop, Vocal Jazz, Classical Crossover
- Released: 1964
- ℗ 2001 Classics Jazz France
