Going Baroque

Going Baroque
Studio album by The Swingle Singers
Released	1964
Recorded	1964
Length	24:37
Label	Philips
The Swingle Singers chronology
Bach's Greatest Hits (1963) Going Baroque (1964) Anyone for Mozart? (1965)
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U.S. LP cover

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."^[1]

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"^[2] 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"^[3] 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"^[4] 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

References / external links

• Philips PHS 600-126 / Philips 546746
• Going Baroque at allmusic.com

1. LA Times link
2. from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
3. from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II
4. from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II