William Tell overture / Rossini (2:59) -- Pastime with good company / Henry VIII (2:21) -- Trois chansons / Debussy (5:43) -- Fool on the hill (4:53) ; Lady Madonna (3:33) ; Day tripper (2:20) ; Blackbird/I will (4:50) / Lennon, McCartney -- Someone's rocking my dreamboat / Rene, Scott, Rene (2:57) -- Summertime / Gershwin (3:26) -- Another hundred people / Sondheim (2:00) -- Clair de lund / Debussy (4:40) -- Peter Gunn / Mancini (2:35) -- 1812 overture / Tchaikovsky (7:55).
Language
English
Note
Instrumental works and popular songs, arr. for a-cappella vocal octet.
Event (note)
Recorded in 1980.
Title
1812 [electronic resource] : the swingle singers.
Imprint
[S.l.] : Virgin Classics, 2005.
Series
Classical music library
Performer
The Swingle Singers (Helen Massey, Deryn Edwards, soprano ; Linda Stevens, Heather Cairncross, alto ; Andrew Busher, Jonathan Rathbone, tenor ; Ben Parry, David Porter Thomas, bass); Ward Swingle, musical advisor.