BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: A Ceremony of Carols / A Boy was Born / Songs from 'Friday Afternoons', Psalm 150 Choir of King's College, Cambridge. Stephen Cleobury. [ Decca / London / CD - released 25/May/2005 ] An ethereal collection of three of Benjamin Britten's most celebrated choral works. The recordings capture the full flavour of various Choristers and Choirs. |
HOWELLS / RADCLIFFE / PARRY / ELGAR / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Choral Evensong Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury [ EMI Classics Encore / CD - released 21/Jun/2008 ] "It goes without saying that the singing is superb: Stephen Cleobury and the choir could probably sing Evensong in their sleep, but they are certainly wide awake here." MusicWeb |
WILLIAM BYRD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Byrd: The Great Service The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, with Richard Farnes (organ) [ EMI / CD - released 20/Dec/1987 ] Recorded: 13.-14 XII. 1985, King's College Chapel, Cambridge. |
TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS
100 Years Of Nine Lessons & Carols The Choir Of King's College Cambridge, David Willcocks, Philip Ledger, Stephen Cleobury [ Kings College / 2 CD - released 9/Nov/2018 ] For many, Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without the sound of carols sung from King's College Chapel. Each year over the festive period millions around the world enjoy the choir's A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Classical Chillout (LP) Choir of King's College Choir, Tasmin Little (violin) Alexandre Tharaud (piano) Gautier Capuçon (cello) Thibaut Garcia (guitar), etc [ Warner Classics Vinyl / 2 LP - released 1/Jun/2020 ] Originally released in 2001 to popular success, Classical Chillout was as well-known for its iconic cover artwork as it was for its innovative selection of music. A skilful blend of traditional classical pieces - many known from film and television -... |
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) |
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF
Rachmaninoff: Vespers - All-Night Vigil The Choir of King's College, London, Joseph Fort, Caitlin Goreing, Chris O'Leary [ Delphian / CD - released 24/Feb/2023 ] Could the definitive recording of the best-loved Orthodox choral music of all come from an Anglican chapel choir? Delphian's Paul Baxter thinks so. The young King's College London voices are bright, responsive and clear, and the recording is... |
ANONYMOUS / TRADITIONAL
Hymns From King's The Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury [ King's College / CD - released 15/Jul/2016 ] "The performances on the disc are self-recommending." (MusicWeb July 2016) |
PURCELL
Hail, bright Cecilia! (Complete Odes & Welcome Songs, Volume 2) The Choir of New College, Oxford / The King's Consort, Robert King, director [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Nov/2011 ] "For those to whom Purcell's unfailing sensitivity and inventiveness in the setting of English texts is a constant miracle, the problem with this series is knowing where to start" - Gramophone |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Coronation Anthems [Zadok the Priest, etc] / Royal Fireworks Music The Choir of New College Oxford / The King's Consort, Robert King [ Hyperion / CD - released 11/Nov/2000 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1700-1760) |
ORAZIO VECCHI & OTHERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vecchi: Selva Di Varia Ricreazione / etc Consort of Musicke with Emma Kirkby., Evelyn Tubb, Andrew King, etc / Anthony Rooley (Director & lute) [ Ermitage / CD - released 10/Mar/1996 ] Rare works performed by the Consort of Musicke with soloists including Emma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb & Andrew King. |
ANTONIO VIVALDi
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: Sacred Music Vol 2 Deborah York, Catherine Denley, James Bowman / Kings Consort, Robert King [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jan/1997 ] 'Utterly beguiling pieces of music, impossible to dislike and easy to be beguiled by' (Gramophone) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Fidelio (opera recorded 1962/63) Deutsche Oper Berlin / Walter Berry, James King, Christa Ludwig, Lisa Otto / Artur Rother (cond) [ Arthaus Musik DVD / DVD - released 7/Aug/2011 ] For the four main roles, singers were chosen who already had international experience but were still fresh and vigorous. Christa Ludwig, James King and Walter Berry. |
Eric Clapton & B.B. King
Riding With The King [ Warner / Warner / CD - released 26/Jun/2020 ] Two guitar legends - Eric Clapton and B.B. King - first performed together in NYC in 1967. Over 30 years later, in 1999, the two longtime friends joined forces to create a collection of all new studio recordings of blues classics and contemporary... |
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 |
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) |
HANDEL
Your Tuneful Voice - Handel Oratorio Arias Iestyn Davies (countertenor) with Carolyn Sampson (soprano) / The King's Consort, Robert King [ Vivat / CD - released 20/Feb/2014 ] "Iestyn Davies brings a grace and calm entirely appropriate to these Handel arias...Throughout, Davies' control is remarkable." (The Independent, Feb 2014) |
Human Nature, Diana King, TLC, Mark Morrison, Brownstone, Sheila E., Sade, Jeremy Jordan, etc
All Time Greatest R & B Songs [ Startel Entertainment / 2 CD - released 8/Nov/1998 ] 38 Smoothin' Grooves |
HENRY PURCELL / JOHN BLOW
Purcell/Blow: Elegy - Countertenor duets by Purcell & Blow Iestyn Davies, James Hall (countertenors) The King's Consort, Robert King [ Vivat / CD - released 27/Sep/2019 ] "This is surely one of the best countertenor performances on disc…This whole disc is a trove of bittersweet delights." Shortlisted - Recital Gramophone Awards 2020 |
HANDEL
English Arias James Bowman (counter Tenor), Susan Gritton (soprano) The King'S Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 8/Dec/2007 ] 'This beautiful collection of songs and duets from Handel oratorios finds the 52-year-old English countertenor in quite amazing form ... His voice remains phenomenally agile. Unmissable' (The Sunday Times) |