Classical Tickets - Classical Music
Berio: Recital I for Cathy / Folk Songs / 3 Songs by Kurt Weill
The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century
The Life and Death of Classical Music: Featuring the 100 Best and 20 Worst Recordings Ever Made
Hans Christian Lumbye Complete Orchestral Works Vol. 4
Lumbye: Champagne Galop, etc. Complete Orchestral Works Vol. 1

While the Swingles first won acclaim for their arrangements of Bach fugues, they have been performing Beatles songs as part of their live concerts for many years. The aural landscape designed by the Beatles, with George Martin at the helm, is ably reproduced here, entirely a cappella, of course. Some adaptations swear almost complete allegiance to the originals, but others, such as Norwegian Wood, embellish with subtle, yet distinct tonal flavors. The tempo of Lady Madonna is gently suppressed, with harmonic emphasis on the seventh. All My Loving is a sweetly earnest ballad. Ticket To Ride shows the Swingle Singers ready to meet the 21st century, with a winning mix of the old and the new. - $10.70