TRADITIONAL
Carols from King's The Choir of King's College Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury [ BBC DVD / DVD - released 14/Nov/2014 ] 'Carols from King's' is a cornerstone of the BBC's Christmas programming output, traditionally shown on both Christmas Eve and Christmas day. Along with the live radio broadcast of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, this pre-recorded special... |
HANDEL / PURCELL / BLOW / TALLIS / GIBBONS / etc
The Coronation of King George II: A reconstruction of the Coronation of the King The King's Consort, Choir of the King's Consort, Robert King [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 15/Oct/2001 ] Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (Dec 2001)- "A recreation of the 1727 Coronation which captures the atmosphere of the occasion with great skill. There is some magnificent music to be discovered." |
STANFORD / PARRY
I was glad: Sacred Music by Stanford & Parry The King's Consort & Choir of The King's Consort, Robert King [ Vivat / CD - released 20/Feb/2013 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Choral |
GIOVANNI & ANDREA GABRIELI / MONTEVERDI & OTHERS
Lo Sposalizio: the wedding of Venice to the sea The King's Consort, Robert King [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] ".. another marvelous concept from Robert King and his redoubtable consort, here breathtakingly recreating the celebrations which would have taken place on Ascension Day circa 1600. Glitteringly recorded and a superb booklet" Sunday Times |
HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Twelve Sonatas of three parts (1683) The King's Consort [ Vivat / CD - released 13/Nov/2015 ] "The performances are precise and the deft negotiations are subtly shaded to bring out shifts of emotion." (The Independent) |
HENRY PURCELL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Essential Purcell The King's Consort, Robert King [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] Raised amidst the veritable explosion of culture that greeted the Restoration of the British monarchy in 1660, Henry Purcell stands as a colossus in English music. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
After Hours King's College Cambridge, The King's Men [ King's College / CD - released 2/Aug/2014 ] The King's Men is the close harmony group made up of the choral scholars of the choir of King's College Cambridge, and the group regularly tour across the UK and abroad. |
JOHN RUTTER
Rutter: Three Musical Fables (featuring 'the Wind in the Willows') The King's Singers and the Cambridge Singers [ Collegium / CD - released 25/Jan/2001 ] 'this is an enchanting recording' Church Music Quarterly |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Finding Harmony The King's Singers [ Signum / CD - released 31/Jan/2020 ] Singing together binds us together. From the Protestant Reformation in Europe during the 1500s to the US Civil Rights Movement, there have been countless moments in history when songs have united nations, cultures and causes. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The King's Singers Gold The King's Singers [ Signum / 3 CD - released 3/Nov/2017 ] "The King's Singers turn out their characteristic, highly polished finish: diction is razor-sharp, ensemble and intonation are well-nigh flawless." BBC Music |
The King's Singers
Love Songs [ Signum / CD - released 8/Feb/2019 ] "Among many highlights, Richard Rodney Bennett's exquisite arrangement of Gershwin's 'Love is Here to Stay' stands out, bringing sumptuous harmonies and a rhythmic simplicity that lets the group's almost improbably sense of ensemble shine" BBC Music |
THE KING'S SINGERS
Swimming Over London The King's Singers [ Signum / CD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] Swimming Over London is a new studio-album of jazz-inspired hits and recent commissions performed by The King's Singers, and is a follow up to their Grammy Award-winning crossover album Simple Gifts. |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Messiah (complete oratorio recorded in 1994)) Lynne Dawson, John Mark Ainsley, Alastair Miles / Choir of King's College, Cambridge / Brandenburg Consort / Stephen Cleobury [ Brilliant Classics DVD / DVD - released 20/May/2000 ] "John Mark Ainsley makes an admirable tenor soloist, with a combination of a lovely sense of line and certain muscularity. Hilary Summers is quite a cool alto soloist, her wonderfully straight tone suits Handel's music well." MusicWeb |
TRADITIONAL
Lux Feminae (900 - 1600) [CD with 172 page comprehensive book] Montserrat Figueras (soprano) / Jordi Savall (direction) / Andrew Lawrence King (harp) [ Alia Vox SACD / SACD - released 7/May/2006 ] "Drama, passion, sorrow and joy - the magnificent Figueras is in her element...Drama, passion, sorrow and joy - the magnificent Figueras is in her element" (Editor's Choice Gramophone October 2006) |
MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Arie e Lamenti / Madrigali Guerrieri e Amorosi Montserrat Figueras / Andrew Lawrence-King / Rolf Lislevand / Ton Koopman / La Capella Reial de Catalunya / Jordi Savall [ Alia Vox Heritage Series SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 26/Sep/2011 ] At this time, [Figueras] developed an innovative style of interpretation, characterised by great fidelity to historical sources, combined with an extraordinary creative and expressive power, that has exerted a decisive influence on the whole... |
Nat King Cole
The Greatest Hits [ Capitol / CD - released 1/Jan/1994 ] |
Nat 'King' Cole
Nat "King" Cole: Four Classic Albums (Sings For Two In Love / Penthouse Serenade / 10th Anniversary Album / Just One Of Those Things) [ Avid Jazz / 2 CD - released 26/Jul/2018 ] AVID Jazz continues with its Four Classic Album series with a re-mastered 2CD release from Nat "King" Cole, complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details... |
Nat King Cole
Gold (2CD) [ Universal / 2 CD - released 17/Jan/2014 ] |
Nat King Cole & Orchestra, Johnny Hartman & Erroll Garner, Modern Jazz Quartet, Helen Forrest & Billy May, Dinah Washington, Four Freshman, etc
Harry Warren Songbook - September in the Rain [ Jazz Giants Play / CD - released 12/Oct/2005 ] Over a career spanning six decades, Warren wrote more than 800 songs. Well known Warren hits included, "Lullaby of Broadway", and, "I Only Have Eyes for You". Warren was one of America's most prolific film composers. |