FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Motets & Psalms Gillian Weir (organ) with Felicity Palmer (soprano) / Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury [ Decca Australian SBS Eloquence / CD - released 20/Mar/2016 ] Mendelssohn's 'Hear my prayer' (or, in its English adaptation also known as 'O for the wings of a dove') is a much loved piece of 'Victoriana', made famous by, among others, Master Ernest Lough. Often sung by boy sopranos, it is here performed by... |
Gothic Voices/Page/King
A Song For Francesca [ Hyperion / CD - released 6/Oct/2003 ] |
R. STRAUSS / BRAHMS / SCHUBERT / MOZART / HAYDN / WAGNER / etc
The Gundula Janowitz Edition: A Voice of Silver & Gold Gundula Janowitz (soprano) / with Irwin Gage (piano), James King (tenor), Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, etc [ Deutsche Grammophon / 14 CD Box Set - released 6/Mar/2020 ] This box set celebrates the beloved Gundula Janowitz's clear and honest soprano voice through a selection of her opera, oratorio and Lieder recordings. |
HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Anthems James Bowman & Nigel Rogers / Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Leonhardt Consort, Gustav Leonhardt [ Teldec Warner Classics Das Alte Werk / CD - released 26/Oct/2009 ] "An attractive collection from the late 1960s, which happily blends scholarship and spontaneity…they are all very well sung, with the characteristic King's penchant for tonal breadth and beauty. Excellent recording." Penguin Guide *** Key Recording |
HANDEL
Judas Maccabaeus (Complete oratorio) Jamie MacDougall (tenor) Emma Kirkby (soprano) Catherine Denley (mezzo soprano) / Choir of New College Oxford / King's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion / 2 CD Box Set - released 11/Jan/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1700-1760) - 'A profusion of colourful delights ... persuasive evidence indeed that what may seem mediocre on the page can spring to life, given the artistry and conviction of performers of this... |
JACQUES OFFENBACH
Jacques Offenbach; Walter Felsenstein: Ritter Blaubart Hanns Nocker (Sire de Barbe-Bleu), Anny Schlemm (Boulotte), Werner Enders (King Bobèch), Ruth Schob-Lipka (Queen Clémentine), Ingrid Czerny (Princess [ Arthaus Blu-Ray / Blu-ray - released 29/Jan/2021 ] Brandnew remastering in 4k The legacy of legendary stage director Walter Felsenstein is available with new audiovisual material for the first time New remastered and digitalised from the original 35mm film in 2020 Cultural-historical... |
JACQUES OFFENBACH
Jacques Offenbach; Walter Felsenstein: Ritter Blaubart Hanns Nocker (Sire de Barbe-Bleu), Anny Schlemm (Boulotte), Werner Enders (King Bobèch), Ruth Schob-Lipka (Queen Clémentine), Ingrid Czerny (Princess [ Arthaus DVD / DVD - released 21/Jan/2021 ] Brandnew remastering in 4k The legacy of legendary stage director Walter Felsenstein is available with new audiovisual material for the first time New remastered and digitalised from the original 35mm film in 2020 Cultural-historical... |
CABANILLES / CEREROLS / ESCALADA / GARCIA de ZESPEDES
Missa Mexicana-music of (with free catalogue) Harp Consort / Andrew Lawrence-King [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Apr/2006 ] BBC Music Magazine - Best CDs of 2002 |
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) |