''Sinfonia'' is a 1968

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recording of

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conducting the

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and

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in the premiere of his four-movement "

Sinfonia Sinfonia (; plural ''sinfonie'') is the Italian word for symphony, from the Latin ''symphonia'', in turn derived from Ancient Greek συμφωνία ''symphōnia'' (agreement or concord of sound), from the prefix σύν (together) and ϕωνή (sou ...

." The composer would later add a fifth movement. In 1984, the London-based "New Swingle Singers" recorded the same work (with an added fifth movement) with the

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conducted by

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(

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Track listing

Side 1: "Sinfonia (Beginning)" #Section I – 6:31 #Section II – 4:47 Side 2: "Sinfonia (Conclusion)" #Section III – 12:21 #Section IV – 2:58

Personnel

– conductor, composer *The

*The Swingle Singers, as introduced: **

Christiane Legrand Christiane Legrand (21 August 1930 – 1 November 2011) was a French soprano. Biography Legrand was born in Paris. Her father Raymond Legrand was a conductor and composer renowned for hits such as ''Irma la douce'', and her mother was Mar ...

– first soprano **Jeanette Baucomont - second soprano **Claudine Meunier – first contralto **Hélène Devos – second contralto **Joseph Noves – first tenor **

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 ...

– second tenor **José Germain – first bass **

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– second bass

References / external links

*Columbia Records MS 7268 {{DEFAULTSORT:Sinfonia (1968 Berio Album) The Swingle Singers albums 1969 albums French-language albums Columbia Records albums Albums conducted by Luciano Berio