SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: The Liturgy of St John Chrysostom Deacon Tobias Sims / Peter Scorer / Choir of King's College Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury [ EMI Music / Warner / CD - released 25/May/2004 ] "King's glorious return to the Russian Liturgy brings a foretaste of paradise" (Gramophone Editor's Choice June 2004) |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Rarities (incls 'Voices for Today' & 'Bottom's Dream') Choir of King's College / John Hahessy (boy alto) / Peter Pears (tenor) / Pamela Bowden (contralto) / Sir Geraint Evans (baritone) [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Jan/2013 ] "Britten's underrated United Nations anthem Voices for Today makes it onto disc at last, together with vintage recordings of artists the composer chose to work with." (BBC Music) |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): Ariadne auf Naxos (Complete Opera recorded in 1969) Gundula Janowitz, James King, Peter Schrier, Hermann Prey / Straatskapelle Dresden, Rudolf Kempe [ EMI Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Sep/1992 ] "Gundula Janowitz sings the role of Ariadne with incomparable line and style. Her knowledge of Strauss singing has never been bettered." (review) |
MONTEVERDI
The Sacred Music Vol. 2 Carolyn Sampson, Rebecca Outram (sops) Rogers Covey-Crump (high tenor) Charles Daniels, James Gilchrist (ten) Peter Harvey (bass) / King's Consort [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/May/2004 ] This second volume of Hyperion's project to record all of Monteverdi's sacred music focuses on works to be found in the 1650 publication Messa a quattro voci e salmi and includes a glorious Mass-setting, Litany of Loreto and the five-part Exultent caeli. |
MICHAEL HAYDN
Haydn, (M.): Requiem & Mass Carolyn Sampson (soprano) Hilary Summers (alto) James Gilchrist (tenor) Peter Harvey (bass) / King's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 13/Apr/2005 ] "King and his forces give the Mass a satisfyingly spirited performance, but these discs are memorable for their fine recording of Michael Haydn's astonishing Requiem. This must be one of my records of the year and I do urge you to buy it." -... |
TRADITIONAL
Christmas from Bath Marcus Sealy (organ) / The Choir of Bath Abbey, Peter King (director) [ Regent / CD - released 5/Nov/2012 ] The latest release in Regent's popular 'Christmas from …' series features the Choir of Bath Abbey, directed by Peter King. A wonderful collection of Christmas music from quiet lullabies to full-voiced rejoicing, captured in the stunning acoustic... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Music for an Abbey's Year IV The Choir of Bath Abbey (Girls & Men) Directed by Peter King [ Priory / CD - released 1/May/2007 ] Recorded in Bath Abbey on 2,3,4, March 2005 |
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 |
Peter King
Miliki Sound [ Mr Bongo / CD - released 1/Jul/2013 ] |
Peter King
Miliki Sound [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 1/Jul/2013 ] |
Peter King
Omo Lewa (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 8/Nov/2019 ] Super-funky business from Nigerian-born multi-instrumentalist Peter King. 'Omo Lewa' fuses funk, jazz and highlife vibrations. Recorded in London and originally released in 1976 by Orbitone, this is one of his finest records. Licensed from... |
Peter King
Shango [ Mr Bongo / CD - released 11/Mar/2013 ] |
Peter King
Shango (180G) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 11/Mar/2013 ] |
BOCCHERINI / D'ASTORGA
Stabat Mater Susan Gritton (soprano) Sarah Fox (soprano) Susan Bickley (mezzo) Paul Agnew (tenor) Peter Harvey (bass) / The King's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion SACD / SACD - released 20/Jun/2005 ] 'Outstanding performances' (American Record Guide)- 'SACD versus CD? Better depth, separation and transparency; simply more 'there' (Hi-Fi News) |