Anyone For Mozart, Bach, Handel, Vivaldi?

The Swingle Singers (Artist), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), George Frideric Handel (Composer), Antonio Vivaldi (Composer), Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (Composer), Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Ward Swingle (Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Conductor: Ward Swingle
• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, Antonio Vivaldi, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, et al.
• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B0000046Y7
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,980 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #52 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Improvisation
  • #99 in Music > Miscellaneous > Exercise

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I've always dreamed about this, July 18, 2000

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"r_panter" (Moscow, Russia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Anyone For Mozart, Bach, Handel, Vivaldi? (Audio CD)

This has been one of the first Stereo records my Dad brought from States in 1966! For some time, since I've got my forst CD player, I wondered, whether there are any Swingle Singers' CD releases. Trust me -- this one won't disappoint you. As (I guess) all the others. Swoingle Singers have been one of the REAL artists of rythm and melody, feeling this unique swinging line in the classics, finding a way to show it to the masses. Their music is greatly suitable for any public ocasion and a must in the collection of a real Easy Listening fan!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Charming!!!, March 12, 2004

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R. E. Belfrey "Brother Rick" (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anyone For Mozart, Bach, Handel, Vivaldi? (Audio CD)

This is an absolutely charming little compilation of baroque and classical music. It concists mostly of Mozart, then Bach. The cd has only stimulated my thurst for more! Next, I'll purchase the Bach Hits Back CD. The technical adroitness of this group is amazing... and to think: they started out doing what they do only to warm up before concerts!!! The music induces a light, airy, and always delightful atmosphere. A good pick-me-up.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not your great grandmother's chamber music, October 1, 2007

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Jean M. Beebe "bassoonist and bibliophile" (Quincy, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anyone For Mozart, Bach, Handel, Vivaldi? (Audio CD)

The original Swingle Singers still have it. There have been some re-iterations/reconfigurations of this group since the 60s, but the earliest, original works are really still the best. This original group not only truly swings in a barely post-50s beat style, but their chops and tuning are really spot on. Some of the percussion -- the triangle in one of the fugues, for example --really sparkles. This is *not* just easy listening -- folks who appreciate jazz or classical music or just fine musicianship will enjoy this album, er, CD. The arrangements are quite true to the original, although now configured for voice, bass and percussion. I think even Bach himself would appreciate it for what it is.