The Joy of Singing
Studio album by The Swingle Singers
Released	1972
Genre	a cappella, baroque
Length	32:05
Label	Philips
The Swingle Singers chronology
Sinfonia (Berio) (1969) The Joy of Singing (1972) Bitter Ending (1972)
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The Joy of Singing, a.k.a. Les 4 Saisons ("Le Printemps") is a 1972 album by the Swingle Singers on the Philips Records label. All tracks from this album are also included on the 11 disk Philips boxed set, Swingle Singers.

Track listing[edit]

Tracks 1-3 from Vivaldi's Four Seasons^[1]

1. "Allegro" (Vivaldi) – 3:06
2. "Largo" (Vivaldi) – 2:43
3. "Allegro (Danse pastorale)" (Vivaldi) – 3:19
4. "Canon in D major," instrumental arrangement (Pachelbel) – 4:23
5. "Sinfonia," Cantata No. 209, "Non sa che sia dolore," BWV 209 (BC G50) (Bach) – 3:32
6. "Adagio," Concerto for oboe, strings & continuo in D minor, SF. 935 (Marcello) – 3:06
7. "Le nozze di Figaro" ("The Marriage of Figaro"), opera, K. 492~Ouverture (Mozart) – 3:58
8. "Allegro," Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043 (Bach) – 3:50
9. "Fugue - Molto Allegro," String Quartet No. 14 in G major ("Spring"), K. 387 (Mozart) – 4:08

Personnel[edit]

Vocals:

• Christiane Legrand – soprano
• Nicole Darde – soprano
• Hélène Devos – alto
• Claudine Meunier – alto
• Ward Swingle – tenor, arranger
• Joseph Noves – tenor
• Jean Cussac – bass
• José Germain – bass

Rhythm section:

• Jacky Cavallero – double bass
• Roger Fugen – drums

References / external links[edit]

• Philips PHS 700 004, Philips 763 924
• The Joy of Singing at Allmusic.com