King Krule
You Heat Me Up, You Cool Me Down [ XL / CD - released 10/Dec/2021 ] Mere weeks before the world went into lockdown, groundbreaking songwriter and vocalist King Krule performed a handful of concerts following the release of his critically acclaimed third album 'Man Alive!' Recorded during those final shows, the new... |
King Krule
You Heat Me Up, You Cool Me Down (LP) [ XL / 2 LP - released 10/Dec/2021 ] Mere weeks before the world went into lockdown, groundbreaking songwriter and vocalist King Krule performed a handful of concerts following the release of his critically acclaimed third album 'Man Alive!' Recorded during those final shows, the new... |
BOB CHILCOTT / ARVO PART / JAMES MacMILLAN / THOMAS ADES / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: On Christmas Day: New Carols From King's The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Directed by Stephen Cleobury [ EMIi Classics / 2 CD - released 14/Nov/2005 ] "…this outstanding issue celebrates 20 years of carols newly commissioned for the annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. The two CDs are stuffed with memorable settings" BBC Music Five Stars |
BYRD / GIBBONS
Tudor Masters: william Byrd & Orlando Gibbons King's College Choir, Cambridge, David Willcocks [ ALTO / CD - released 12/Nov/2012 ] King's College Choir, David Willcocks |
J. S. BACH
King's College Choir sing Bach King's College Choir, Cambridge, David Willcocks, with Simon Preston, organ [ ALTO / CD - released 12/Nov/2012 ] "It's rather nice to go back to the King's way, to the old firm of Willcocks and Preston, and remember what it was that pleased us then. We were not ashamed in those days to accept Bach as a decent Englishman, and we liked to hear his church music in... |
HANDEL / ALLEGRI / TALLIS / BYRD / GIBBONS / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The World of King's King's College Choir, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks, with Simon Preston (organ) [ Decca Records / CD - released 13/Jan/2000 ] From the plaintive 'Miserere' to the dramatic 'Zadok The Priest', this is the best of the King's College Choir. |
ANDREA & GIOVANNI GABRIELI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Glory of Venice King's College Choir, Cambridge, Stepen Cleobury / Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Philip Jones [ Decca SBS Australian Eloquence / CD - released 20/Sep/2015 ] With Charles Brett (countertenor), Ian Caddy (bass), Thomas Elias (treble), Richard Farnes (organ), Peter Hall (tenor), William Kendall (tenor), Stephen Layton (organ), John Scott (organ) |
HENRY PURCELL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Purcell: Ode for the birthday of Queen Mary / Funeral Anthem of Queen Mary King's College Choir, Cambridge / The Academy of Ancient Music / Stephen Cleobury [ EMI Classics / CD - released 20/Mar/2006 ] The Choir of King's College, Cambridge has collaborated with the Academy of Ancient Music on a richly evocative album of works composed for Queen Mary II by Henry Purcell. |
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. |