Romance du Soir

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THE KING'S SINGERS
Romance du Soir
The King's Singers

[ Signum / CD ]

Release Date: Sunday 1 March 2009

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"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 century to today, with some particularly fine contemporary examples from Libby Larsen. Schubert, Schumann, Bairstow, Elgar and Saint-Saëns are all represented, and who can resist the rich sonority of Arthur Sullivan's "The Long Day Closes"?" The Observer, 21st February 2009

"Here's a stunning display of unaccompanied part-singing by six consummate vocal artists. Sullivan's 'The Long Day Closes', beautifully shaped and shorn of sentimental Victorian accretions, draws the curtain down on an outstandingly successful recital." BBC Music Magazine, April 2009 *****

Combining perennial favourites with wonderful new discoveries, these immediately appealing pieces reflect the much-loved repertoire at the heart of a King's Singers programme, performed with the skill and flair that distinguishes the group as one of the world's most popular a cappella ensembles. Signum Records latest venture with The King's Singers, Romance du Soir, follows hot on the heels of a Live DVD and CD release of their 2008 performance at the BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall (SIGDVD005 and SIGCD150), and the 2008 Grammy-nominated album Simple Gifts (SIGCD121).

Tracks:

Bairstow:
Music, When Soft Voices Die

Brahms:
Waldesnacht, Op. 62 No. 3

Elgar:
O happy eyes, Op. 18 No. 1
Love, Op. 18 No. 2

Larsen, L:
A Lover's Journey

Lasso:
Toutes les Nuitz

Saint-Saëns:
Calme des nuits, Op. 68 No. 1
Sérénade d'hiver
Romance du soir, Op. 118

Schubert:
Liebe

Schumann:
Ritornelle Op. 65

Senfl:
Ach Elslein, liebes Elselein

Strauss, R:
Traumlicht

Sullivan:
The long day closes

Wilbye:
Draw on, sweet night
Weep, weep, mine eyes