The SWINGLE SINGERS

Ticket To Ride:
A Beatles Tribute

(2002)

1. Ticket To Ride 3'35
(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
(Arr. Alexander L'Estrange)
2. Penny Lane 3'41
(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
(Arr. Jonathan Rathbone)
3. Revolution 3'37
(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
(Arr. Mark Williams)
4. Day Tripper 2'32
(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
(Arr. Jonathan Rathbone)
5. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Had Flown) 3'34
(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
(Arr. Mark Williams)
6. Birthday 2'50
(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
(Arr. Alexander L'Estrange)
7. Lady Madonna 3'22
(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
(Arr. Carol Canning)
8. Yesterday 2'39
(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
(Arr. Ben Parry)
9. Strawberry Fields Forever 2'39
(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
(Arr. Andrew Gray)
10. Drive My Car 2'55
(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
(Arr. Simon Lesley)
11. Bluebird / I Will 4'49
(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
(Arr. Jonathan Rathbone)
12. I'm Sixty Four 3'01
(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
(Arr. Ward Swingle)
13. The Fool On The Hill 5'03
(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
(Arr. Jonathan Rathbone)
14. All My Loving 3'42
(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
(Arr. Jonathan Rathbone)
15. I Am The Walrus 4'30
(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
(Arr. Jonathan Rathbone)
16. Goodnight 2'13
(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
(Arr. Mark Williams)

Total Time: 55:42

  • Ann De Renais - 1st Soprano
  • Joanna Forbes - 2nd Soprano
  • Sarah Simmonds - 1st Atto
  • Wendy Nieper - 2nd Alto
  • Andrew Gray - 1st Tenor
  • Michael Robinson - 2nd Tenor
  • Jeremy Sadler - 1st Bass
  • Patrick Ardagh-Walter - 2nd Bass

    Producers Alexander L'Estrange and John Milner
    Co-Producer and Musical Director Joanna Forbes
    Musical Advisor Ward Swingle
    Assistant Engineers: Jason Finkel, Brian Pugh and Jay Spears
    Digitally Edited and Mastered by John Milner and Alexander L'Estrange at     DIGITAL DOCTOR
    Manufactured and Printed by     DISC MAKERS, Fremont, CA, U.S.A.

    All Songs and Lyrics Lennon / McCartney

    Recorded and Mixed at NOVASONICS STUDIO, Hertford, UK

    Thanks To Ward, Sue, John and Nicola, Jonathan, Arnd and Tom

    It may seem strange for a group founded on BACH to record The BEATLES. In fact, it's about time. As well as giving us some of the world's most popular and enduring songs, Lennon and McCartney, together with Harrison, Starr and Martin, broke down the barriers of jazz, classical and popular music through innovation and experimentation. Sound familiar ?

    In the early Sixties The SWINGLE SINGERS were wowing the audiences worldwide with the sound of JAZZ SEBASTIEN BACH. Meanwhile The BEATLES began "... to convey on record the impact achievable live by an amplified group". So writes Ian Macdonald in his Beatles bible "Revolution In The Head". The track he is referring to is "Ticket To Ride", a chiming lament with a massive sound for its time ... Flouting songwnting convention and ignoring the assumed limitation of recording technology, "Ticket To Ride" marks the beginning of their most prolific and significant period. No one in popular music has produced work of such value, such influence. And in all music? We may have to go all the way back to BACH ...

    For a long time a cherished part of our live programme, these treasures are from Lennon and McCartney's richest seam of songwnting. Be they literal interpretation, cool jazz or dreamy psychedelia, alt the tracks are created using the human voice (or body) and are suffused with that unique "Swingle Sound".

    In the early days of the group, Ward Swingle found that Bach's music was known everywhere, giving The SWINGLE SINGERS a built-in audience. Established classics such as "Yesterday" or "When I'm Sixty Four" now prompt the same instant recognition. Ward said a little later: "Whatever music we take, we'll try to show it the same respect that I believe we showed BACH". We hope you think we have done so with these Beatles songs. After all, you ~ the audience - are our "Ticket To Ride".

    Since Ward Swingle founded the group in Paris in 1963 his concept of eight unaccompanied voices performing BACH fugues has been sustained through several incarnations.

    The unique style and sound which won The SWINGLE SINGERS such universal acclaim remains instantly recognizable in a repertoire which now includes contemporary opera, jazz standards, film and television soundtracks and instrumental classics

    The SWINGLE SINGERS have enjoiyed successful collaborations with many artists. These have included Sir George Martin, Stephane Grappelli, Luciano Berio, Johnny Dankworth and Cleo Lane, Pierre Boulez, Michael Nyman, Steve Martland, The MODERN JAZZ QUARTET, Jarvis Cccker.

    Thirty years on the group continues to benefit from Ward's lively creative input and inthusiasm.