''Getting Romantic'' (released as ''Les Romantiques'' in France) is the fourth
album released by
The Swingle Singers.
All tracks from this album are also included on the 11 CD Philips
boxed set
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Music
Artists and bands ...
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Swingle Singers
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Track listing
#"Sonata for violin & piano No. 5 in F major" ("Spring"), Op. 24: Scherzo (
Beethoven) – 1:13
#"Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major" ("Funeral March"), Op. 26: Allegro (Beethoven) – 2:35
#"Etude for piano No. 6 in E flat minor" Op. 10/6, CT. 19 (
Chopin) – 3:29
#"Etude for piano No. 14 in F minor" Op. 25/2, CT. 27 (Chopin) – 1:30
#"Waltz for piano No. 7 in C sharp minor" Op. 64/2, CT. 213 (Chopin) – 3:15
#"Album für die Jugend (Album for the Young) for piano", Op. 68: Petit Prelude et Fugue (
Schumann) – 2:13
#"Song Without Words for piano No. 34 in C major" ("Spinnerlied"), Op. 67/4 (
Mendelssohn
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) – 2:03
#"Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for piano: Le Marche de Limoges" (
Mussorgsky
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) – 1:26
#"String Quartet No. 3 in D major" Op.44/1: Andante (Mendelssohn) – 3:31
#"Zortzico, for piano in B minor" B. 43 (
Albéniz) – 2:07
#"String Quartet No. 13 in A minor" ("Rosamunde"), D. 804 (Op. 29): Andante (
Schubert) – 5:13
Personnel
Vocals:
*Jeanette Baucomont – soprano
*
Christiane Legrand – soprano
*Alice Herald – alto
*Claudine Meunier – alto
*
Ward Swingle
Ward Lamar Swingle (September 21, 1927 – January 19, 2015) was an American vocalist and jazz musician who founded The Swingle Singers in France in 1962.
Life and career
Born in Mobile, Alabama, Swingle studied music, particularly jazz, from a ...
– tenor, arranger
*Claude Germain – tenor
*
Jean Cussac
Jean Cussac (born 31 May 1922) is a French baritone and music director.
Biography
Born in Paris, Jean Cussac studied lyrical singing at the Conservatoire de Paris, and subsequently turned to jazz and joined The Swingle Singers at their creatio ...
– bass
*José Germain – bass
Rhythm section:
*
Guy Pedersen
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Personal names
* Guy (given name)
* Guy (surname)
* That Guy (...), the New Zealand street performer Leigh Hart
Places
* Guy, Alberta, a Canadian hamlet
* Guy, Arkansas, US, a city
* Guy, Indiana, US, an unincorpo ...
–
double bass
*
Daniel Humair
Daniel Humair (born 23 May 1938 in Geneva, Switzerland) is a Swiss drummer, composer, and painter.
He is widely renowned and became a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1986 and Officier in 1992. He has played with many jazz p ...
–
drums
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References / external links
*Philips PHM 200-191 (Mono LP) / Philips PHS 600-191 (Stereo LP) / Philips 586736 (CD)
*''Les Romantiques'' at
allmusic.com
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The Swingle Singers albums
1965 albums
Philips Records albums