More By Artist: King's Singers
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THOMAS WEELKES / WILLIAM BYRD
Tom & Will - Weelkes & Byrd: 400 Years The King's Singers & Fretwork [ Signum / CD - released 24/Nov/2023 ] 400 years ago, in 1623, England lost two of its greatest composers: William Byrd and Thomas Weelkes. In a pro- gramme marking this double anniversary, The King's Singers and Fretwork turn their focus to the bold personalities of these two men, Will... |
LIVE AT THE BBC PROMS
The King's Singers Live at the BBC Proms The King's Singers [ Signum Vision DVD / DVD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] A live and televised recording from this year's BBC Proms performance on 5th August by the most famous a cappella group ever: the King's Singers. |
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The King's Singers - When You Wish Upon a Star: 100 Years of Disney Songs The King's Singers, with Joyce DiDonato (mezzo), Pene Pati (tenor), Pene Pati (tenor), Edgar Moreau (cello), Lucienne Renaudin Vary (trumpet) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 28/Apr/2023 ] Featuring songs from Disney's most iconic animated films from every decade, from Snow White and the Seven Dwarves in 1937 through the hits of 2020 |
JOHN RUTTER
Rutter: Three Musical Fables (featuring 'the Wind in the Willows') The King's Singers and the Cambridge Singers [ Collegium / CD - released 25/Jan/2001 ] 'this is an enchanting recording' Church Music Quarterly |
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The King's Singers Gold The King's Singers [ Signum / 3 CD - released 3/Nov/2017 ] "The King's Singers turn out their characteristic, highly polished finish: diction is razor-sharp, ensemble and intonation are well-nigh flawless." BBC Music |
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The King's Singers - Close Harmony [2 CD set] The King's Singers [ Signum / 2 CD - released 18/Oct/2024 ] Close Harmony' is the latest musical offering from Grammy Award-winning and internationally acclaimed vocal group The King's Singers. . |
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Love Songs [ Signum / CD - released 8/Feb/2019 ] "Among many highlights, Richard Rodney Bennett's exquisite arrangement of Gershwin's 'Love is Here to Stay' stands out, bringing sumptuous harmonies and a rhythmic simplicity that lets the group's almost improbably sense of ensemble shine" BBC Music |
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MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Chanson d'amour The King's Singers [ RCA Victor / CD - released 15/Feb/1993 ] Few ensembles have ever straddled the boundary between classical and popular music as successfully as The King s Singers and just as few have achieved success in both early and contemporary repertoire. Chanson d amour can run the gamut from Schubert... |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / GERALD FINZI / GUSTAV HOLST
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vaughan Williams/Finzi/Holst: British Composers Janet Baker, Choir of King's College, Philip Langridge, Purcell Singers, Cecil Aronowitz, etc [ EMI Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 28/Mar/2011 ] A compelling illustration of the rich flowering of British composers in the first half of the 20th Century. |
BACCUSI / GABRIELI / BOZZI / MASSAINO / COSTA / FLORIO / etc
Il Trionfo di Dori The King's Singers [ Signum / CD - released 15/Apr/2015 ] The King's Singers release the complete Italian madrigal collection 'Il Trionfo di Dori'. Commissioned by Venetian nobleman Leonardo Sanudo in 1592, the collection features 29 works, each written by a different composer and poet, set for nine voices. |
DESPREZ des PREZ / DUFAY / OCKEGHEM / ISAAC / LASSUS / de WERT / etc
Josquin & the Franco-Flemish School Ensemble Gilles Binchois, Taverner Consort, The Hilliard Ensemble, King's Singers, etc [ Warner Classics / 34 CD Box Set - released 24/Mar/2004 ] "Indeed, these performances will kindle the enthusiasm of the uninitiated as few others can. The recording is expertly balanced and eminently truthful.' PENGUIN GUIDE on the Josquin Chansons & Motets |
ERIC WHITACRE
Whitacre: Light & Gold Grace Davidson (sop) Stephen Kennedy (bar), Christopher Glynn (piano), Eric Whitacre Singers, Laudibus, King's Singers, Pavao Quartet, Eric Whitacre [ Decca Universal / CD - released 26/Oct/2010 ] "Their collective intonation is stunning, and they sing with conviction and enjoyment...Simply glorious!" Recording of the Month Gramophone Magazine Dec 2010 |
PENDERECKI / DUFAY / PART / DE MONTE / SCHUTZ / BACH / etc
Magnificat Hilliard Ensemble, Ambrosian Singers, Rheinische Kantorei, Choir of King's College, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, etc [ Erato Warner Classics / 7 CD Box Set - released 22/Aug/2017 ] Song of Mary: The Evangelist Saint Luke describes how the pregnant Mother of God intones a prayer of thanks which in Latin begins with the words "Magnificat anima mea Dominum", and in the King James version "My soul doth magnify the Lord". This... |
TRADITIONAL
Christmas (Incls 'Veni, veni Emmanuel' & John Tavener's 'The Lamb') King's Singers [ Signum / CD - released 28/Nov/2008 ] "absolutely first-class musicianship, , top-notch arrangements, and always thoughtfully chosen, entertaining repertoire ... if you love Christmas music recordings, well, what are you waiting for? This is one of the best ever" ClassicsToday.com |
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Collection [ Signum / 5 CD - released 31/Mar/2008 ] |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The King's Singers-Live at the BBC Proms King's Singers [ Signum / CD - released 30/Jan/2009 ] The King's Singers celebrate their 40-year anniversary with a live BBC Proms performance from the Royal Albert Hall. This disc demonstrates the skill, flair and versatility you would come to expect from a King's Singers performance, sampling the best... |
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Oh Du Froehliche - Germany [ Profil / CD - released 27/Oct/2008 ] |
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Pater Noster: A Choral Reflection on The Lord's Prayer King's Singers [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Nov/2012 ] "There are few vocal ensembles that can work up a concept album like The King's Singers, and this somewhat disparate collection of sacred pieces blossoms into something rather wonderful...The performances have all the panache that we associate with... |
JOHANN PACHELBEL
Vespers Charivari Agreable & The King's Singers, Kah-Ming Ng (director) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 20/May/2010 ] "Charivari Agréable in turn play as if singing, breathing between phrases and virtually texted in musical dialogue...Not to be missed." BBC Music Magazine, May 2010 ***** |
GERSHWIN / KERN / BERLIN / POTTER
Great American Songbook The King's Singers, South Jutland Symphony Orchestra, David Firman (conductor) [ Signum / 2 CD - released 18/Oct/2013 ] Around the time The King's Singers were starting up, one of the most productive periods of song-writing in history was coming to a close in America, starting with composers such as Gershwin, Kern, Berlin and Porter in the early 1920s, and continuing... |
