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Swingle Singers tribute to Ward Swingle

Sara Mohr-Pietsch pays tribute to Ward Swingle, the founder of the Swingle Singers who has died at the age of 87. She also looks ahead to the London A Cappella Festival, and her Choral Classic is Mozart's Requiem.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sun 25 Jan 2015 16:00

Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Badinerie from Suite in B Minor BWV.1067

    Ensemble: The Swingle Singers.
    • PHILIPS : 826-948-2.
    • PHILIPS.
    • 6.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Full Fathom Five from 3 Shakesphere Songs

    Ensemble: The Swingle Singers.
    • RCA : RL-25112.
    • RCA.
    • 1.
  • Luciano Berio

    Cries of London - VI Money, Penny come to me

    Performer: The Swingle Singers. Conductor: Luciano Berio.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Fugue from L'estro Armonico

    Choir: The Swingle Singers.
    • PHILIPS.
    • BE 12576.
    • 1.
  • E虅riks Es虒envalds

    Trinity Te Deum

    Choir: The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge. Ensemble: Trinity Brass Ensemble. Performer: Sally Price. Performer: Eleanor Kornas. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • Hyperion.
    • CDA68083.
    • 1.
  • B茅la Bart贸k

    Volume I from 27 Choruses for Children's and Women's voices (Spring; Only tell me; Enchanting Song)

    Choir: Cantemus. Conductor: Denes Szabo.
    • Hungatron:HSACD32523.
    • 1.
  • Traditional Scottish

    Fionnghuala

    Ensemble: AN脷NA. Music Arranger: Michael McGlynn.
    • DANU.
    • 031.
  • Aaron Jensen

    14 Characters

    Choir: Countermeasure.
    • Grigorian.
    • CD0804.
    • 1.
  • Josquin des Prez

    Kyrie from Missa L'homme arme sexti toni

    Choir: Tallis Scholars. Conductor: Peter Philips.
    • Gimell.
    • CDGIM-206.
    • 7.
  • Meredith Monk

    Panda Chant II

    Singer: Robert Een. Singer: Wayne Hankin. Singer: Nurit Tilles. Singer: Meredith Monk. Singer: Ching Gonzalez. Singer: Naaz Hosseini. Singer: Andrea Goodman.
    • ECM RECORDS : 831782-2.
    • ECM RECORDS.
    • 8.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Un Soir de neige - Bois meutri

    Choir: New London Chamber Choir. Conductor: James Wood.
    • HELIOS : CDH-55179.
    • HELIOS.
    • 3.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Requiem in D minor - Introitus and Kyrie

    Performer: Berliner Philharmoniker. Performer: Claudio Abbado. Performer: Swedish Radio Choir.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Requiem in D minor K.626 (Lacrimosa)

    Choir: Radiok枚ren. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Requiem in D minor - Sanctus & Benedictus

    Choir: Swedish Radio Choir. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
    • 4631812.
    • 11, 12.
  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Come dolce hoggi l'aurelta

    Orchestra: The Consort of Musicke. Conductor: Anthony Rooley. Singer: Emma Kirkby. Singer: Judith Nelson. Singer: Poppy Holden.
    • L'OISEAU-LYRE.
    • 421480-2.
    • 5.
  • Claude Debussy

    La Cathedrale Engloute

    Choir: The Swingle Singers. Music Arranger: TOM BULLARD. Performer: Ward Swingle.

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  • Sun 25 Jan 2015 16:00

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