Luciano BerioFeaturing: Swingle II
A-Ronne / Cries Of London (LP)
LabelDeccaGenreComposition
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Two vocal works Luciano Berio wrote for Swingle II, the eight-voice group Ward Swingle formed in London in the early 1970s. A-Ronne sets a short poem by Edoardo Sanguineti made of quotations in several languages, and repeats it again and again with the voices whispering, shouting, laughing and arguing, so that the same words become a radio drama without a plot.
Cries of London takes the old street sellers' calls as a starting point for a sequence of short, bright pieces. Both were recorded at Decca's West Hampstead studio in 1976 under the composer's direction and issued that year in the Headline series, with a 12-inch booklet.
Release notes
Swingle II participate by courtesy of CBS Records. A-Ronne was recorded in February 1976. Cries of London in July 1976. Both in Decca Studio 3, West Hampstead, London. Includes 4-page, 12" x 12" booklet with notes in English, Italian, French, and Germany.
| A | A-Ronne | 29:44 | |
| B | Cries Of London | 14:58 |
- David Beavan
- Bass Vocals
- John Lubbock
- Bass Vocals
- Luciano Berio
- Composed By, Directed By, Liner Notes
- Heather Payne
- Design
- Martin Smith
- Engineer [Recording]
- Stan Goodall
- Engineer [Recording]
- G
- Mastered By
- Carol Hall
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals
- Linda Hirst
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals
- Swingle II
- Performer
- Christina Burton
- Photography By [Booklet Cover And Sleeve Front]
- London Weekend Television
- Photography [Booklet]
- James Mallinson
- Producer [Recording]
- Catherine Bott
- Soprano Vocals
- Olive Simpson
- Soprano Vocals
- John Potter
- Tenor Vocals
- Ward Swingle
- Tenor Vocals
