Bach's Greatest Hits
Bach's Greatest Hits is the debut album released by the Paris-based Swingle Singers. The album was a 1964 Grammy award winner for "Best Performance by a Chorus" and the group also won the 1964 Grammy award for "Best New Artist".
All tracks from the album are included on the CD reissue / compilation Jazz Sebastian Bach and on the 11 disk Philips boxed set Swingle Singers.Side 1:
- "Fugue in D Minor", Contrapunctus 9 from The Art of the Fugue – 2:14
- "Prelude for Organ Chorale No. 1" – 2:38
- "Aria" from Suite No 3 in D – 3:17
- "Prelude No 12 in F Minor" from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II" – 2:12
- "Bourrée II" from The English Suite No 2" – 1:44
- "Fugue No 2 in C Minor" from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I" – 1:16
- "Fugue No 5 in D" from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I – 1:38
Side 2:
- "Prelude No 9 in E" from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II – 3:19
- "Sinfonia" from The Partita No 2 – 4:54
- "Prelude No 1 in C" from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II – 1:56
- "Canon" – 1:53
- "Two Part Invention No 1 in C" – 1:22
- "Fugue No 5 in D" from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II – 3:15
Personnel
Vocals:
- Jeanette Baucomont – soprano
- Christiane Legrand – soprano
- Anne Germain – alto
- Claudine Meunier – alto
- Ward Swingle – tenor, arranger
- Claude Germain – tenor
- Jean Cussac – bass
- Jean Claude Briodin – bass
Rhythm section: