Going Baroque

Going Baroque
Studio albumby The Swingle Singers
Released	1964
Recorded	1964
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	24:37
Label	Philips
Producer	Pierre Fatosme
The Swingle Singerschronology
Jazz Sébastien Bach (1963) Going Baroque (1964) Anyone for Mozart? (1965)
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Going Baroque(released asGoing Baroque: de Bach aux Baroquesin France) is the secondalbumreleased by theParis-basedSwingle Singers.The album was a 1964Grammy awardwinner for "Best Performance by a Chorus."

Tracks from this album are also included on the CD re-issue / compilation,Anyone for Mozart, Bach, Handel, Vivaldi?and on the 11 disk Philipsboxed 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

External links

• Philips PHS 600-126 / Philips 546746
• Going Baroqueatallmusic.com