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Johann Sebastian Bach (Artist), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Artist), The Swingle Singers (Artist)
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listen  1. Ein feste Burg, BVW 302The Swingle Singers/Helen Massey/Deryn Edwards/Linda Stevens/Heather Cairncross/Andrew Busher/Jonathan Rathbone/Ben Parry/David Porter Thomas 1:07$0.89 Buy Track
listen  2. Organ Fugue from Fantasia and Fugue, BWV 542The Swingle Singers 2:40$0.89 Buy Track
listen  3. Prelude XVIII From Das Wohltemperirte Clavier, Bwv 887The Swingle Singers/Helen Massey/Deryn Edwards/Linda Stevens/Heather Cairncross/Andrew Busher/Jonathan Rathbone/Ben Parry/David Porter Thomas 2:59$0.89 Buy Track
listen  4. Chorale (No.4) from Wachet auf! (Sleepers, wake!) BWV140The Swingle Singers/Helen Massey/Deryn Edwards/Linda Stevens/Heather Cairncross/Andrew Busher/Jonathan Rathbone/Ben Parry/David Porter Thomas 3:15$0.89 Buy Track
listen  5. Chorale from Wachet auf! BWV140The Swingle Singers/Linda Stevens/Heather Cairncross/Ben Parry/David Porter Thomas/Helen Massey/Deryn Edwards/Jonathan Rathbone/Andrew Busher 1:27$0.89 Buy Track
listen  6. Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731The Swingle Singers/Linda Stevens/Heather Cairncross/Ben Parry/David Porter Thomas/Helen Massey/Deryn Edwards/Andrew Busher/Jonathan Rathbone 2:03$0.89 Buy Track
listen  7. In dulci jubilo: Chorale preludeThe Swingle Singers 1:57$0.89 Buy Track
listen  8. In dulci jubilo: ChoraleThe Swingle Singers 1:13$0.89 Buy Track
listen  9. Andante from Sonata No. 2 for violin, BWV 1003The Swingle Singers 3:37$0.89 Buy Track
listen10. First movement from Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, BWV 1048The Swingle Singers 2:44$0.89 Buy Track
listen11. Schafe können sicher weiden (Sheep may safely graze) from BWV208The Swingle Singers 4:07$0.89 Buy Track
listen12. Badinerie from Suite No. 2, BWV 1067The Swingle Singers 1:17$0.89 Buy Track
listen13. Fugue VIII From Das Wohltemperirte Clavier, Bwv 877The Swingle Singers 2:06$0.89 Buy Track
listen14. Three-part invention, BWV 782The Swingle Singers 2:51$0.89 Buy Track
listen15. Et resurrexit from Mass in B minor, BWV 232The Swingle Singers 2:42$0.89 Buy Track
listen16. Bist du bei mir (from the notebook of Anna Magdalena Bach) not arr. ConnahThe Swingle Singers 2:52$0.89 Buy Track
listen17. Blute Nur from St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244The Swingle Singers 3:39$0.89 Buy Track
listen18. Organ Fugue Alla Gigue, BWV 577The Swingle Singers 2:03$0.89 Buy Track
listen19. Air from Suite No. 3 (Air on a G String), BWV 1068The Swingle Singers 4:23$0.89 Buy Track
listen20. Little Organ Fugue, BWV 578The Swingle Singers 2:24$0.89 Buy Track
listen21. Es ist genug from Cantata No. 60, BWV 60The Swingle Singers 1:50$0.89 Buy Track


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Song TitleArtist Time Price
listen  1. The Magic Flute - OvertureThe Swingle Singers 3:07$0.89 Buy Track
listen  2. Symphony No. 40 in G minor K550: I. Molto allegroThe Swingle Singers 4:02$0.89 Buy Track
listen  3. Symphony No. 40 in G minor K550: II. AndanteThe Swingle Singers 2:55$0.89 Buy Track
listen  4. Symphony No. 40 in G minor K550: III. Menuetto & TrioThe Swingle Singers 1:50$0.89 Buy Track
listen  5. Symphony No. 40 in G minor K550: IV. Allegro assaiThe Swingle Singers 2:00$0.89 Buy Track
listen  6. Ave verum corpus K618The Swingle Singers 2:37$0.89 Buy Track
listen  7. String Quartet No. 14 in G K387 - IV. Molto allegroThe Swingle Singers 4:11$0.89 Buy Track
listen  8. Così fan tutte K588, Act 1, Scene 3: Aria: Un'aura amorosa (Ferrando)The Swingle Singers 4:00$0.89 Buy Track
listen  9. Serenade in G 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik' K525 - IV. Rondo (Allegro)The Swingle Singers 2:49$0.89 Buy Track
listen10. Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat K495 - III. Rondo (Allegro vivace)The Swingle Singers 3:20$0.89 Buy Track
listen11. Deh vieni alla finestra (Serenade) from Don GiovanniThe Swingle Singers 2:04$0.89 Buy Track
listen12. Soave sia il vento (Trio) from Così fan tutteThe Swingle Singers 2:58$0.89 Buy Track
listen13. Gigue in G K574The Swingle Singers 1:45$0.89 Buy Track
listen14. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C 'Elvira Madigan' K467 - II. AndanteThe Swingle Singers 3:58$0.89 Buy Track
listen15. Requiem in D minor K626: Hostias -The Swingle Singers 2:16$0.89 Buy Track
listen16. Requiem in D minor K626: Quam olim AbrahaeThe Swingle Singers 1:20$0.89 Buy Track
listen17. Rondo alla turca from Piano Sonata No. 11 in A K331The Swingle Singers 2:10$0.89 Buy Track
listen18. Fantasia in F minor and majorThe Swingle Singers 5:52$0.89 Buy Track

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  • Audio CD (May 5, 1998)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: EMI Classics
  • ASIN: B00000632P
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #28,072 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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On this CD:
  1. Fantasia and Fugue, for organ in G minor ("Great"), BWV 542 (BC J42, 57, 67) Organ Fugue
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Swingle Singers

  2. Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 18 in G sharp minor (WTC I/18), BWV 863 (BC L97) Prelude
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Swingle Singers

  3. Cantata No. 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166) Zion hört die Wächter singen
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Swingle Singers

  4. Cantata No. 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166) Chorale from "Wachet auf"
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Swingle Singers

  5. Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, chorale setting for 4 voices, BWV 373 (BC F133)
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Swingle Singers

  6. In dulci jubilo (II), chorale prelude for organ, BWV 729 (BC K115)
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Swingle Singers

  7. In dulci jubilo (I), chorale prelude for organ (Orgel-Büchlein No. 10), BWV 608 (BC K37)
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Swingle Singers

  8. Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001 Andante
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Swingle Singers

  9. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 First movement
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Swingle Singers

  10. Cantata No. 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3) Schafe können sicher weiden
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Swingle Singers

  11. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Swingle Singers

  12. Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 7 in E flat major (WTC I/7), BWV 852 (BC L86)
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Swingle Singers

  13. Three-Part Invention (Sinfonia), for keyboard No. 11 in G minor, BWV 797 (BC L52)
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Swingle Singers

  14. Mass in B minor, for 5 voices, 6-part chorus, violin, orchestra & continuo, BWV 232 (BC E1) Et resurrexit
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Swingle Singers

  15. Bist du bei mir, aria arranged for voice & continuo (after Gottfried Stölzel), BWV 508
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Swingle Singers

  16. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), BWV 244 (BC D3b) Blute nur
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Swingle Singers

  17. Fugue for organ in G major, BWV 577 (BC J61)
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Swingle Singers

  18. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 Air
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Swingle Singers

  19. Fugue for organ in G minor ("Little"), BWV 578 (BC J66) Little Organ Fugue
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Swingle Singers

  20. Cantata No. 60, "O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort," BWV 60 (BC A161) Es ist gunug
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    with Swingle Singers

  21. Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), opera, K. 620 Overture
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    with Swingle Singers

  22. Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 l Molto allegro (excerpt)
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    with Swingle Singers

  23. Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 ll Andante (excerpt)
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    with Swingle Singers

  24. Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 lll Minuetto Allegretto (excerpt)
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    with Swingle Singers

  25. Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 Finale (excerpt)
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    with Swingle Singers

  26. Ave verum Corpus, motet for chorus, strings & organ, K. 618
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    with Swingle Singers

  27. String Quartet No. 14 in G major ("Spring"), K. 387 Finale
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    with Swingle Singers

  28. Così fan tutte, opera, K. 588 Un'aura amorosa
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    with Swingle Singers

  29. Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525 Finale
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    with Swingle Singers

  30. Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, K. 495 Finale
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    with Swingle Singers

  31. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527 Canzonetta
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    with Swingle Singers

  32. Così fan tutte, opera, K. 588 Terzettino
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    with Swingle Singers

  33. Gigue for piano in G major ("Eine kleine Gigue"), K. 574
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    with Swingle Singers

  34. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467 Andante (excerpt)
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    with Swingle Singers

  35. Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626 Hostias
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    with Swingle Singers

  36. Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626 Quam olim, Abraham
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    with Swingle Singers

  37. Fantasia for piano in F minor (fragment), K. Anh. 32 (K. 383C)
    Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    with Swingle Singers

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The Swingle Singers still have it!, June 21, 2000
By "rbf_in_mpls" (Minneapolis, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
Those who remember and enjoyed the Swingle Singers' "do-be-do" take on Bach from years back will enjoy this updated version. Some of the old favorites are here, with a slightly freer approach, along with some new material from both Bach and Mozart. It isn't just scat singing, either. The Singers demonstrate that they can sing the texts of pieces quite well. If you didn't grow up with them, give it a try--it's a great light approach to classical music!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous works., October 7, 2002
By Betty (Buffalo, NY) - See all my reviews
I was a conductor of Choir, and sometinmes I taught my students many things about a capella. To do so, I had to check many a capella teams' works(especially their CD recordings.) Except some fully-classical-oriented a cappella teams, I concluded that technique of Swingle singers is the best. I know kings singers, the real group, and some other teams are also very nice. However, when we consider the technical difficulties of the works, generally, I can tell you, with my confidence, Swingle singers is the best team I know.
This recording contains two CDs. One is Bach Hits Back, and another is A capella Amadeus. Each sells at more than $$$ each, I know. In this aspect, this recording is very cheap, 'Two for One' price.
The best work I choose is 'Little organ fugue' in Bach Hits Back. You can find the utmost of houman voice in that song. It is almost impossible to make ensemble like that with the speed and the complexity of the fugue. You will love these works, but If you want more popular a capella songs, please check out swingle singer's jazz works, or kings singers' or the real group's popular albumes. However, I suggest you listening these works. You can get the highest reach of art with human voices.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Simply stunning, often very beautiful, April 21, 2004
By Adam Lasnik "Frim Fram Sauce Extraordinaire" (San Francisco, CA USA and http://www.bladam.com/) - See all my reviews
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I challenge anyone to listen to the song "Un Aura amorosa" and not be moved. It's absolutely gorgeous.

The Swingle Singers, once again, enchant with their crisp, clear and unaffected voices. No obnoxiously showy vibrato here, but rather blissful blending.

Some of the songs on these albums may seem a bit silly, but they're offset by the wonderful and often intricate harmonies.

Buy this CD-pack!

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