VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Luz y Norte The Harp Consort / Andrew Lawrence-King [ Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 4/Jan/1996 ] The Harp Consort, Andrew Lawrence-King |
Harp Consort, Lawrence-King
Gautier de Coincy-Miracles of Notre-Dame [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 16/Jul/2003 ] "A brilliant and well informed presentation of tricky 13th-century repertoire… A haunting instrumental CD from the time of the troubadours.. remarkably convincing and satisfying. It is easy to agree that this is musicianship on a very high level."... |
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... |
GIOVANNI GABRIELI
1615 Gabrieli in Venice His Majesty's Sackbutts & Cornetts & The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury [ King's College SACD CD + Blue-ray audio / 2 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Nov/2015 ] "The effect is to reproduce the fine acoustics of the chapel, with the gloriously rich and pungent brass of His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts enveloping the pristine choir in enhanced surround sound. It's like taking a gondola on the Cam." (Guardian) |
FAURE / MOZART / BACH / VERDI / PERGOLESI / HANDEL / MAHLER
In Paradisum: Spiritual Classical Music Holland Boys Choir / Choir of King's College / Pro Cantione Antiqua and many more [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Mar/2011 ] The most moving, serene, peaceful and comforting choral classics: In Paradisum, includes a breathtaking selection of well-loved spiritual classical melodies. |
Ian King
Panic Grass & Fever Few [ Fledgling / CD - released 8/Mar/2010 ] |
Jakszyk, Fripp & Collins (A King Crimson ProjeKct)
A Scarcity of Miracles [ Panegyric / CD - released 30/May/2011 ] |
Jakszyk, Fripp & Collins (A King Crimson ProjeKct)
A Scarcity of Miracles [ Panegyric / LP - released 30/May/2011 ] |
JOHN DOWLAND
Awake, sweet love James Bowman (counter tenor) / James Miller (lute) / viols of the King's Consort [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] 'Restores a dimension of beauty that is often sacrificed in present day performances...Happy the family that spent its leisure hours with this music, and happy the owner of this disc' (The Good CD Guide) |
HANDEL
Sings Handel Heroic Arias James Bowman (counter Tenor) / The King’s Consort, Robert King [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Jul/2012 ] "A supreme achievement" (Classic CD) |
FRANCOIS COUPERIN
Leçons de Ténèbres James Bowman (countertenor), Michael Chance (countertenor), Robert King (organ) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Dec/2013 ] 'I ... enthusiastically urge you to obtain this recording ... an outstanding recording by any standards, all four artists contributing to a truly memorable experience' (CDReview) |
J.S. BACH
Cantatas 54, 169, 170 James Bowman (countertenor) / The King's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Nov/2008 ] "(Bowman's) voice, not the most tender, is beautiful in many ways, but with a tinge of artifice and having the tonal qualities 'characteristic' of counter-tenor voices." (MusicWeb Jan 2009) |
HANDEL / VIVALDI / PURCELL
Dido's Lament - Famous Baroque Arias John-Mark Ainsley / Gillian Fisher / Michael George / James Bowman / Robert King / King's Consort [ ALTO / CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] Essential Baroque arias with period instrument accompaniment |
J. S. BACH
Bach, J S: St John Passion, BWV245 James Gilchrist, Neal Davies, Sophie Bevan, Iestyn Davies, Benedict Kearns / Academy of Ancient Music & King's College Choir Cambridge, Stephen Cleobu [ King's College SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 15/May/2017 ] "The Academy of Ancient Music retains it standing as one of the best period music ensembles in the world, King's College nonpareil among contemporary sacred music bands, and the recording gorgeously captured in a venue most of us are quite familiar." |
SAINT-SAENS
Samson et Dalila (Complete opera recorded in 1973) James King, Christa Ludwig, Bernd Weikl / Munich Radio Orchestra / Giuseppe Patane [ Sony Opera House / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] "King and Ludwig are not to be underestimated, of course. They are best in the 'speaking' chromaticisms of the Trio with the Old Hebrew, best where the music is nearest to the Wagner idiom." (Gramophone) |
Beethoven,
Fidelio, Lohengrin, Parsifal, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Die Frau ohne Schatten, Otello James King, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Eichhorn, Wallberg [ ORFEO / CD - released 28/Apr/2005 ] |
WAGNER
Wagner Heroes James McCracken (tenor) Matthias Goerne (baritone) Tom Krause (bass-baritone) James King (tenor) Ernst Haefliger (tenor) Wolfgang Windgassen (tenor) [ Australian Decca SBS Eloquence / CD - released 1/Jun/2014 ] This is a 50-year retrospective (1950 - 2000) of great Wagner singing on Decca and Deutsche Grammophon featuring twelve extracts from eight operas (including all four operas of the Ring cycle) with nine great singers. Wagner's knowledge of heroes... |
MARTIN LODGE
Toru: chamber music James Tennant, Richard Nunns, Peter Scholes, William Dowdall, Edward King, Jeremy Mayall, etc [ Atoll Records / CD - released 1/Apr/2012 ] Brilliantly performed chamber works by Martin Lodge |
Jill King
Jillbilly [ CD ] |
MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi - L'Orfeo (Complete opera) John Mark Ainsley - Catherine Bott - Andrew King - Tessa Bonner - Julia Gooding. New London Consort. Philip Pickett [ Decca Critics' Choice / 3 CD - released 25/Jul/2005 ] 'A wonderfully vital account ... Pickett directs with great flair.' (Gramophone) |