The Best of the King's Singers [2 CD set]

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THE KING'S SINGERS
The Best of the King's Singers [2 CD set]
The King's Singers

[ Signum / 2 CD ]

Release Date: Thursday 1 November 2012

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"Still a class act and this is a good entry point. Signum has plenty more where this comes from."
(MusicWeb March 2013)

As part of Signum's 15th anniversary year Signum are delighted to release this celebratory collection of The Best of 'The King's Singers' - a 2-CD collection drawn from their now extensive catalogue on Signum.

The first CD includes titles from Christmas (the groups debut album with Signum, released in 2004), along with music from Landscape and Time, Treason and Discord, Gesualdo's Tenebrae Responsories, Sacred Bridges, Siglio d'Oro, Romance du soir, From the heart, High Flight and the 2012 release Royal Rhymes and Rounds.

The second CD presents songs from four albums: 'Six', 'From the heart', the King's Singers most recent light album 'Swimming over London' and the Grammy® Award winning 'Simple Gifts'.

Tracks:

1. Onnis on inimene, from Taaveti laulud Cyrillus Kreek 2.11
2. Gloria, from Mass for Four Voices William Byrd 5.53
3. In Monte Oliveti, from 1st Nocturn Carlo Gesualdo 4.42
4. Bogoroditsye Dyevo Arvo Pärt 1.03
5. Civitas sancti tui William Byrd 5.06
6. The Lamb John Tavener 3.23
7. Mon Dieu, j'ai en toi esperance (Psalm 7) Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck 4.38
8. My heart is a holy place Patricia Van Ness 4.02
9. Versa est in luctum Juan Gutierrez de Padilla 3.24
10. In ieiunio et fletu Diogo Dias Melgas 2.50
11. Shir hama'a lot Ashrei koi yere (Psalm 128) Salamone Rossi Hebreo 3.53
12. Esti Dal Zoltan Kodaly 3.16
13. Rakastava Jean Sibelius 7.45
14. Calme des Nuits, Op 68, No.1 Camille Saint-Saëns 3.12
15. Music,When Soft Voices Die Edward Bairstow 2.14
16. Lightly she whipped o'er the dales John Mundy 3.13
17. The Silver Swan Orlando Gibbons 1.46
18. Days, from Even such is time Bob Chilcott 1.59
19. Lux Aurumque Eric Whitacre 3.41
20. Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day? Libby Larsen 3.00
21. Lullabye (Goodnight, my angel) Billy Joel, arr Philip Lawson 4.04
22. You are the new day John David, arr Peter Knight 2.40
23. She's always a woman to me Billy Joel, arr Philip Lawson 3.22
24. Greensleeves Trad English, arr Bob Chilcott 3.03
25. Valparaiso Sting, arr Philip Lawson 3.49
26. Hide and seek Imogen Heap, arr Christopher Gabbitas 5.12
27. Home Michael Bublé, Amy Foster-Gillies, Alan Chang arr Alexander L'Estrange 3.53
28. Straighten up and fly right Nat King Cole, Irving Mills arr Alexander L'Estrange 4.08
29. The gift to be simple Trad American, arr Bob Chilcott 2.09
30. Blue Skies Irving Berlin, arr. Richard Rodney Bennett 3.26
31. Recipe for Love Harry Connick, Jr, arr Berty Rice 3.07
32. Hallelujah Leonard Cohen, arr Philip Lawson 5.03
33. Swing low, sweet chariot Trad American, arr Peter Knight 3.02
34. I'm yours Jason Mraz, arr Philip Lawson 3.39
35. Silent Love Mia Makaroff 3.26
36. Blackbird John Lennon, Paul McCartney, arr Daryl Runswick 2.49
37. After the Goldrush Neil Young, arr Peter Knight 3.06
38. Out of the woods Sinead Lohan, Nickel Creek, arr Philip Lawson 4.12
39. Swimming over London Bob Chilcott & Charles Bennett 3.12
40. Steal away Spiritual, arr Bob Chilcott 2.56