Going Baroque Explained

Going Baroque
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Swingle Singers
Cover:	TheSwingleSingers_GoingBaroque_FR.jpg
Border:	yes
Released:	1964
Recorded:	1964
Genre:	Vocal jazz
Length:	24:37
Label:	Philips
Producer:	Pierre Fatosme
Prev Title:	Jazz Sébastien Bach
Prev Year:	1963
Next Title:	Anyone for Mozart?
Next Year:	1965

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

External links

• Philips PHS 600-126 / Philips 546746
• Going Baroque at [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=w179983|pure_url=yes}} allmusic.com]

Notes and References

1. http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1979/1979grammy.htm 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