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| 1. | Scherzo (Sonate Pour Violon et Piano Op. 24 No.5 en Fa Majeur &
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| 2. | Allegro (Sonate Pour Piano Op. 26 No.12 en la Bémol Majeur)
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| 3. | Etude (Op. 10 No.6 en Mi Bémol Majeur)
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| 4. | Etude (Op. 25 No.2 en Fa Mineur)
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| 5. | Valse (Op. 64 No.2 en Ut Diése Mineur)
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| 6. | Petit Prelude et Fugue (Album Á la Jeunesse Op. 68)
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| 7. | La Fileuse (Romance Sans Paroles Op. 67 No.4)
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| 8. | LW Marche de Limoges (Tableaux d'Une Exposition)
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| 9. | Andante (Quatuor Opn. 44 No.1 en Ré Majeur)
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| 10. | Zortizico
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| 11. | Andante (Quatuor Á Cordes Op. 29 en la Mineurm D.804 &
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Jazz / Vocal Jazz, Harmony Vocal Group
The Swingle Singers
Christiane Legrand Soprano (Vocal)
Claude Germain Tenor (Vocal)
Claudine Meunier Contralto (Vocal)
Daniel Humair Drums
Daniel Richard Coordination
Dominique Bernard Coordination
Jean Cussac Bass (Vocal)
Jeanette Baucomont Soprano (Vocal)
Jose Germain Bass (Vocal)
Ward Swingle Adaptation, Tenor (Vocal)
Ward Swingle's Grammy-winning, envelope-pushing mixed-voice octet is simply one of the best and most influential vocal groups of all time. "Romantic" is a digitally-remastered reissue of recordings made in 1967, and the fresh, effortless sound on these 11 songs delights and amazes us again. The prolific Swingles have performed and recorded in many styles, Bach to the Beatles, folk songs to film themes, but they hit the big time as a vocal jazz group and it remains in our minds their forte. There is occasional unobtrusive light percussion and double bass. Still performing, touring and recording extensively (most recently the excellent CDs "Ticket to Ride," "Keyboard Classics," "Live in Japan" and "Mood Swings" were released on our own PAC records), it is a real treat to hear some of the Swingles' work from 37 years ago, especially with the remastering. Perfect then, perfect now!
The Swingle Singers
Active Decades: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: 1962
Died: 1973
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Pop, Vocal Pop, Acappella, Vocal Jazz, Classical Pop, Harmony Vocal Group
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 and Jeanette Baucomont. That album, Jazz Sebastian Bach (titled Bach's Greatest Hits in America), earned the group a Grammy award and almost made the Top Ten.
The novelty inherent in an eight-voice scatting choir resulted in dozens of television and radio appearances around the world during the mid-'60s. Somehow the group also managed to record follow-up LPs Going Baroque in 1964 and Anyone for Mozart? one year later. Both were Grammy winners as well -- though Best Performance by a Chorus definitely wasn't the most competitive category at the awards ceremony. In an era when vocal choruses increasingly slipped down the easy-listening slope however, the Swingle Singers moved in precisely the opposite direction. In 1969, a subsidiary group called Swingles II premiered Sinfonia, a composition by the avant-garde composer Lucianio Berio that also utilized the New York Philharmonic.
After a move to England in 1973, Ward Swingle recruited a new Swingle Singers and changed musical direction, incorporating material from the avant-garde as well as the Renaissance era and jazz. Swingle himself retired from active performance in 1984, but continued on as music director. The group continued to tour the world into the '90s, performing operas by Azio Corghi and Berio, appearing in compositions with ballet companies, and holding various classes and workshops as well.
---John Bush, All Music Guide |
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