Bach Hits Back, A Cappella Amadeus Main Performer or Conductor: The Swingle Singers Soloists: Helen Massey soprano I - Deryn Edwards soprano II Linda Stevens alto I - Heather Cairncross alto II Andrew Busher tenor I - Jonathan Rathbone tenor II Ben Parry bass I - David Porter Thomas bass II Instrumentation: Voice Individual Works: CD1 Bach Hits Back - A new a cappella tribute 1. Ein' feste Burg is unser Gott, BWV 302 2. Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542 "Great G minor": Fugue 3. Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G sharp minor, BWV 887 - Prelude 4. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme 5. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 6. Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 754 7. In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 8. In dulci jubilo, BWV 368 9. Sonata for Violin solo No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: 3rd movement, Andante 10. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: 1st movement, Allegro 11. Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!, BWV 208 "Hunt Cantata": Schafe k*nnen sicher weiden 12. Suite for Orchestra No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Badinerie 13. Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude and Fugue No.8 in E flat minor, BWV 877 - Fugue 14. Three-part Sinfonia (Invention) No. 11 in G minor, BWV 797 15. Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Et resurrexit 16. Bist du bei mir, by Gottfried Heinrich St*lzel 17. Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244: No. 12, Blute nur 18. Fugue in G major, BWV 577 "Gigue" 19. Suite for Orchestra No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air 20. Fugue in G minor, BWV 578 "Little G minor" 21. O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 60: No. 5, Es ist genug CD2 A Cappella Amadeus - A Mozart Celebration 1. Die Zauberfl*te, K 620: Overture Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K 550 2. I Molto allegro 3. II Andante 4. III Minuetto: allegretto 5. IV Finale: Allegro assai 6. Ave verum corpus in D major, K 618 7. Quartet for Strings No. 14 in G major, K 387 "Spring": 4th movement, Molto allegro 8. Cos* fan tutte, K 588: Un' aura amorosa 9. Serenade No. 13 in G major, K 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": 4th movement, Rondo 10. Concerto for Horn No. 4 in E flat major, K 495: 3rd movement, Rondo 11. Don Giovanni, K 527: Deh vieni alla finestra [Serenade] 12. Cos* fan tutte, K 588: Soave sia il vento 13. Gigue for Keyboard in G major, K 574 14. Concerto for Piano No. 21 in C major, K 467: 2nd movement, Andante 15. Requiem in D minor, K 626: Hostias et preces tibi 16. Requiem in D minor, K 626: Quam olim Abrahae 17. Sonata for Piano No. 11 in A major, K 331 (300i): 3rd movement, Rondo alla turca 18. Fantasy for Piano in F minor, K Anh. 32 (383C) [Fragment] Format: Compact Disc Record Label: Virgin Classics Catalog Number: 61472 Year Released/Recorded: 1991 Total Playing Time: 1 Hours 46 Mins. Comments: Zhu Yifei said: This recording is by the Swingle Singers in its 1990s' form - the English group, not the original French group in 1960s. So there is something different and fresh in these discs from the ensemble's earlier recording of "Jazz Sebastian Bach". I suppose this later recording to be more mature and stable in style and in quality. It includes both music by Bach and by Mozart, and one short piece formerly attributed to Bach and currently believed to have been composed by Gottfried Heinrich Stūlzel. As I own the "Jazz Sebastian Bach", this recording surprisingly consists of a good proportion of a cappella transcribed works, that is, without the percussions in the background and faithfully following the tempos of the original pieces. The adaptations is also more diverse and adventurous here, with some real orchestral works such as the first movement from Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, the overture of Die Zauberflūte, four movements of Symphony No. 40, and with the astonishing alla turca from Piano Sonata K. 331. The several pieces overlapping "Jazz Sebastian Bach" are in their better shapes, with "Wachet auf!" in a fuller arrangement adding the extracted chorale in its very pure form, and Air on a G String in the a cappella style. I love every piece in this recording, especially the Bach transcriptions. In my opinion, these arrangements are not only the creative existences of Bach music, but they are the music in its right way. The Mozart part is also available separately as Virgin Classics 64798 titled "A Mozart Celebration". To the Webmaster: For a picture of the cover of this recording please refer to: http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=1089 Acknowledgements: Thank you to the following for submitting this recording and for your comments: Zhu Yifei Date First Submitted: 06/02/2007 Purchasing: Suggested Purchasing Sources Note: Inclusion in this database does not guarantee the availability of any recording. Some recordings may be out-of-print or no longer available.