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 |
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 |
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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Finding Harmony The King's Singers [ Signum / CD - released 31/Jan/2020 ] Singing together binds us together. From the Protestant Reformation in Europe during the 1500s to the US Civil Rights Movement, there have been countless moments in history when songs have united nations, cultures and causes. |
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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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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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Swimming Over London The King's Singers [ Signum / CD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] Swimming Over London is a new studio-album of jazz-inspired hits and recent commissions performed by The King's Singers, and is a follow up to their Grammy Award-winning crossover album Simple Gifts. |
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. |
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Best Sacred 100: [6 CDs at a special price] Various artists incl Hilliard Ensemble, Ambrosian Singers, Choir of King's College, Philippe Jaroussky, Thomas Hampson, Kiri te Kanawa [ Warner / Erato / 6 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2019 ] A 100 of the world's best-loved sacred songs, arias, choruses and orchestral works. Featuring such composers as Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Giuseppe Verdi, Charles Gounod, George Frideric Handel, Andrew Lloyd Webber & Johannes Brahms. |
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 |
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... |
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The King's Singers: Madrigals & Songs from the Renaissance The King's Singers with The Consorte of Musicke, Anthony Rooley & Tragicomedia [ Warner Classics / 8 CD Box Set - released 1/Mar/2018 ] Founded at King's College in Cambridge in 1968, the King's Singers are one of the world's most sought-after and acclaimed vocal ensembles. This amazing set repackages eight of their greatest albums. |
TRADITIONAL
Let It Snow! Albrecht Mayer & The King's Singers [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 22/Nov/2013 ] The pairing of one of the world's most famous and accomplished oboists, Albrecht Mayer, with the UK's celebrated vocal ensemble The King's Singers is a heavenly musical partnership. The interplay of colours, melodies and harmonies between these... |
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. |
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Christmastime is here (incls 'Silent Night', 'Jingle Bell Rock' & 'Silver Bells') Ann Hampton Callaway, Tony deSare, King's Singers. John Pizzarelli / Cincinnati Pops Orchestra / Erich Kunzel [ Telarc Records / CD - released 30/Sep/2007 ] This holiday season, hop aboard Maestro Erich Kunzel's one-horse open sleigh for an unforgettable salute to Christmas past and present, Christmastime Is Here. Kunzel, the Prince of Pops, rings in the holiday season with the help of the Cincinnati... |
Erich Kunzel / Cincinnati Pops / with the King Singers
The Music Of The Beatles [ Telarc Records / CD - released 1/Jan/2003 ] On August 29, 1966, the Beatles gave their final public concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. This recording was released on the 35th anniversary of that singular event. |
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 ] |
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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... |
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The Best of the King's Singers [2 CD set] The King's Singers [ Signum / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] "Still a class act and this is a good entry point. Signum has plenty more where this comes from." (MusicWeb March 2013) |
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Christmas Carols with The King's Singers [ Signum / CD - released 19/Nov/2021 ] This brand new Christmas album from The King's Singers features 25 tracks covering everything from contemporary choral gems and folk songs through to well-loved carols. Dotted throughout the album are several of the most famous English church carols,... |
TRADITIONAL / HOWELLS / POULENC
Christmas Presence The King's Singers [ Signum / CD - released 20/Oct/2017 ] Recorded Live from their spiritual home of King's College Chapel, Cambridge, The King's Singers present an album of festive Christmas music, blending ancient and modern works with traditional favourites and new arrangements.The disc also features A... |
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The Golden Age: Siglo de Oro The King's Singers [ Signum / CD - released 30/May/2008 ] "No coffee or whisky blend matches the suavity of the unaccompanied King's Singers. Their intonation is excellent in this sumptuous collection of Spanish, Portuguese and Mexican church Music" The Times |
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Greatest Hits (40th Anniversary Edition) [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 16/Jan/2012 ] "Avoiding constant superlatives is difficult if not impossible in describing The King's Singers. They really must be heard to be believed." The Washington Post |
PALESTRINA
How Fair Thou Art: Biblical Passions by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina The King's Singers [ Signum / CD - released 4/Mar/2016 ] "The King's Singers maintain an admirably cool approach to these 16th-century sizzlers." (The Guardian) |
JOY TO THE WORLD
Joy to the World The King's Singers [ Signum / CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] One of two releases in time for the Christmas period from the UKs' best-loved a cappella group The King's Singers: 'Joy to the World' [CD] was recorded last year at one of their ever-popular Christmas shows in London's Cadogan Hall. The King's... |
TRADITIONAL
The King's Singers Christmas Songbook The King's Singers [ Signum / CD - released 16/Dec/2016 ] "It mixes snappy arrangements of American secular favourites like Santa Claus is coming to town…the six-part harmonies are typically immaculate…King's Singers diehards won't hesitate" (BBC Music) |
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The King's Singers: Original Debut [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Aug/1992 ] Recorded in: Olympic Studios, Barnes. Released on Collect - the midprice Chandos label. |
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The King's Singers: Royal Rhymes & Rounds The King's Singers [ Signum / CD - released 20/Jun/2012 ] On a new disc to celebrate the 2012 Diamond Jubilee, The King's Singers present a selection of works from the past 500 years written in honour of the great Monarchs of Britain. |
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The Library Vol. 1 [ Signum / CD - released 4/Oct/2019 ] Acclaimed for their life-affirming virtuosity and irresistible charm, The King's Singers are in global demand. Their work - synonymous with the best in vocal ensemble performance - appeals to a vast international audience. |
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The Library Vol. 3 (EP) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 18/Jun/2021 ] This is the third volume in the EP series 'The Library' - a series that explores both the history, and the new horizons, of The King's Singers close-harmony repertoire. Close-harmony is the part of their work for which they are best known, and their... |
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Postcards The King's Singers [ Signum / CD - released 2/Oct/2014 ] The King's Singers explore the folk songs and melodies of the world in a new programme entitled Postcards |
JEAN RICHAFORT
Requiem The King's Singers [ Signum / CD - released 17/Mar/2013 ] The King's Singers once again demonstrate their versatility and trademark precision in this new programme devised by leading early-music scholar and conductor David Skinner. |
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Romance du Soir The King's Singers [ Signum / CD - released 1/Mar/2009 ] "This sweetshop full of lollipops offers some favourites from the King's Singers' vast repertoire of melodious part songs, sung with their trademark lustrous tone and precise, yet unforced, clarity. Yearning songs of love and loss range from the 16th... |
