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Gold / The King's Singers

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Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
The King'S Singers
Format
CD
Label
Signum Classics
Released
Nov 03, 2017
Catalog #
SIGCD500
UPC
635212050026

About



The King’s Singers celebrate their 50th anniversary with a celebratory 3-album set, combining three complete programs of Close Harmony, Spiritual and Secular pieces. The King's Singers write: “The current incarnation of King’s Singers approached this 50th Anniversary release with great excitement – albeit with some trepidation! How could we possibly create an album (or, as it turned out, three albums!) that would reflect all the group’s work over five decades, honoring its history and the achievements of our predecessors? In the end, we decided to go back to basics. We spent months trawling through programs and recordings to finalize this selection of music: old favorites that the group has performed for decades jostle for position with more recent additions (both classical and pop), and compete with brand new works commissioned especially for this project. A long-list of well over a hundred pieces has been whittled down to a final track-list of around sixty that, we feel, represents all the styles and musical epochs that The King’s Singers have championed across five decades of performance and recording.”

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REVIEW:

Looking back over 50 years of performances and recordings by the King;s Singers, it's hard to think of a group whose music-making has aged so well. The joy, generosity, and the eclecticism of their earliest recordings are all still the defining qualities of their latest. Here's to 50 more years.
– Gramophone

Tracklist 60 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 We Are 02:52
    Track
    1
    Title
    We Are
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Bob Chilcott
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  3. 2 And I Love Her (arr. B. Chilcott for vocal ensemble) 03:06
    Track
    2
    Title
    And I Love Her (arr. B. Chilcott for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    John Lennon, Paul McCartney
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  4. 3 Don't Worry About Me (arr. C. Bruerton for vocal ensemble) 03:40
    Track
    3
    Title
    Don't Worry About Me (arr. C. Bruerton for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Frances
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  5. 4 Kelele 03:10
    Track
    4
    Title
    Kelele
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Angelique Kidjo
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  6. 5 And So It Goes (arr. B. Chilcott for vocal ensemble) 03:46
    Track
    5
    Title
    And So It Goes (arr. B. Chilcott for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Billy Joel
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  7. 6 Hooray for What?: Down with Love (arr. G. Langford for vocal ensemble) 02:56
    Track
    6
    Title
    Hooray for What?: Down with Love (arr. G. Langford for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Harold Arlen
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  8. 7 All of Me (arr. A. L'Estrange for vocal ensemble) 05:44
    Track
    7
    Title
    All of Me (arr. A. L'Estrange for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    05:44
    Composer
    John Legend
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  9. 8 Shenandoah (arr. B. Chilcott for vocal ensemble) 03:13
    Track
    8
    Title
    Shenandoah (arr. B. Chilcott for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  10. 9 Lamorna (arr. G. Richards for vocal ensemble) 01:52
    Track
    9
    Title
    Lamorna (arr. G. Richards for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  11. 10 Some Folks' Lives Roll Easy (arr. A. Jackman for vocal ensemble) 03:27
    Track
    10
    Title
    Some Folks' Lives Roll Easy (arr. A. Jackman for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Paul Simon
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  12. 11 See You Again (arr. C. Gabbitas for vocal ensemble) 02:41
    Track
    11
    Title
    See You Again (arr. C. Gabbitas for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Justin Franks, Wiz Khalifa, Charlie Puth
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  13. 12 Alice in Wonderland (arr. G. Langford for vocal ensemble) 02:41
    Track
    12
    Title
    Alice in Wonderland (arr. G. Langford for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Alan Clare, Spike Milligan
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  14. 13 Black Horse and the Cherry Tree (arr. A. L'Estrange for vocal ensemble) 03:26
    Track
    13
    Title
    Black Horse and the Cherry Tree (arr. A. L'Estrange for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    KT Tunstall
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  15. 14 Londonderry Air (arr. P. Knight for vocal ensemble) 03:17
    Track
    14
    Title
    Londonderry Air (arr. P. Knight for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  16. 15 I'll Follow the Sun (arr. B. Ives for vocal ensemble) 02:29
    Track
    15
    Title
    I'll Follow the Sun (arr. B. Ives for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    John Lennon, Paul McCartney
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  17. 16 Bobby Shaftoe (arr. G. Langford for vocal ensemble) 01:13
    Track
    16
    Title
    Bobby Shaftoe (arr. G. Langford for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  18. 17 The Goldwyn Follies: Love Is Here to Stay (arr. R.R. Bennett for vocal ensemble) 02:38
    Track
    17
    Title
    The Goldwyn Follies: Love Is Here to Stay (arr. R.R. Bennett for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    George Gershwin
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  19. 18 Scarborough Fair (arr. C. Gabbitas for vocal ensemble) 03:17
    Track
    18
    Title
    Scarborough Fair (arr. C. Gabbitas for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  20. 19 That Lonesome Road (arr. S. Carrington for vocal ensemble) 02:48
    Track
    19
    Title
    That Lonesome Road (arr. S. Carrington for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    James Taylor, Don Grolnick
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  21. 20 Loch Lomond (arr. D. Overton for vocal ensemble) 03:06
    Track
    20
    Title
    Loch Lomond (arr. D. Overton for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  22. 21 Down by the Riverside (arr. R. Rice for vocal ensemble) 03:59
    Track
    21
    Title
    Down by the Riverside (arr. R. Rice for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  23. 22 MLK (arr. B. Chilcott for vocal ensemble) 02:19
    Track
    22
    Title
    MLK (arr. B. Chilcott for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Bono, The Edge
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  24. Disc 2
  25. 1 A Prayer of King Henry VI, "Founder's Prayer" 01:51
    Track
    1
    Title
    A Prayer of King Henry VI, "Founder's Prayer"
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Henry George Ley
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  26. 2 Sing Joyfully unto God Our Strength 02:26
    Track
    2
    Title
    Sing Joyfully unto God Our Strength
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  27. 3 Thou, My Love, Art Fair 03:39
    Track
    3
    Title
    Thou, My Love, Art Fair
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Bob Chilcott
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  28. 4 Sicut cervus 02:55
    Track
    4
    Title
    Sicut cervus
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  29. 5 In manus tuas 02:04
    Track
    5
    Title
    In manus tuas
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Thomas Tallis
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  30. 6 Master of Music 05:53
    Track
    6
    Title
    Master of Music
    Duration
    05:53
    Composer
    Toby Hession
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  31. 7 Musica Dei donum optimi 04:14
    Track
    7
    Title
    Musica Dei donum optimi
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  32. 8 3 Sacred Songs, Op. 69: No. 3. Abendlied, "Bleib bei uns, es will Abend werden" (version for vocal ensemble) 02:54
    Track
    8
    Title
    3 Sacred Songs, Op. 69: No. 3. Abendlied, "Bleib bei uns, es will Abend werden" (version for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Josef Gabriel Rheinberger
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  33. 9 The Bell Both Toll 03:13
    Track
    9
    Title
    The Bell Both Toll
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Richard Rodney Bennett
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  34. 10 4 Petites prières de Saint François d'Assise, FP 142 06:26
    Track
    10
    Title
    4 Petites prières de Saint François d'Assise, FP 142
    Duration
    06:26
    Composer
    Francis Poulenc
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  35. 11 Das ist je gewißlich wahr, SWV 277 04:35
    Track
    11
    Title
    Das ist je gewißlich wahr, SWV 277
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    Heinrich Schütz
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  36. 12 8 Geistliche Gesänge, Op. 138: No. 2. Morgengesang 02:23
    Track
    12
    Title
    8 Geistliche Gesänge, Op. 138: No. 2. Morgengesang
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Max Reger
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  37. 13 This Marriage (arr. for vocal ensemble) 02:23
    Track
    13
    Title
    This Marriage (arr. for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Eric Whitacre
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  38. 14 Psalm 124, "If the Lord Had Not Been on Our Side" 02:33
    Track
    14
    Title
    Psalm 124, "If the Lord Had Not Been on Our Side"
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Salamone Rossi
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  39. 15 Versa est in luctum 04:28
    Track
    15
    Title
    Versa est in luctum
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Alonso Lobo
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  40. 16 Rest 03:28
    Track
    16
    Title
    Rest
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  41. 17 Wymondham Chants: II. Scherzo: Tutivillus 02:08
    Track
    17
    Title
    Wymondham Chants: II. Scherzo: Tutivillus
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Geoffrey Poole
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  42. 18 The Blue Bird 03:40
    Track
    18
    Title
    The Blue Bird
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Charles Villiers Stanford
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  43. Disc 3
  44. 1 Be Not Afraid 02:49
    Track
    1
    Title
    Be Not Afraid
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    John Rutter
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  45. 2 Le papillon et la fleur, Op. 1, No. 1 (arr. G. Richards for vocal ensemble) 02:47
    Track
    2
    Title
    Le papillon et la fleur, Op. 1, No. 1 (arr. G. Richards for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Gabriel Fauré
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  46. 3 Dessus le marché d'Arras 01:31
    Track
    3
    Title
    Dessus le marché d'Arras
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  47. 4 Though Amaryllis Dance in Green 01:11
    Track
    4
    Title
    Though Amaryllis Dance in Green
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  48. 5 Lagrimas de mi consuelo 04:09
    Track
    5
    Title
    Lagrimas de mi consuelo
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Juan Vásquez
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  49. 6 Handmade Proverbs 05:29
    Track
    6
    Title
    Handmade Proverbs
    Duration
    05:29
    Composer
    Tōru Takemitsu
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  50. 7 2 Choeurs, Op. 71: No. 1. Les marins de Kermor 07:51
    Track
    7
    Title
    2 Choeurs, Op. 71: No. 1. Les marins de Kermor
    Duration
    07:51
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  51. 8 Con amores, la mi madre (arr. B. Chilcott for vocal ensemble) 02:46
    Track
    8
    Title
    Con amores, la mi madre (arr. B. Chilcott for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Juan de Anchieta
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  52. 9 7 Lieder, Op. 62: No. 5. All meine Herzgedanken 02:54
    Track
    9
    Title
    7 Lieder, Op. 62: No. 5. All meine Herzgedanken
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  53. 10 Die Nacht, Op. 17, No. 4, D. 983c 02:49
    Track
    10
    Title
    Die Nacht, Op. 17, No. 4, D. 983c
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  54. 11 Revecy venir du printans 02:47
    Track
    11
    Title
    Revecy venir du printans
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Claude Le Jeune
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  55. 12 Romance du soir, Op. 118 02:43
    Track
    12
    Title
    Romance du soir, Op. 118
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  56. 13 Horizons 07:04
    Track
    13
    Title
    Horizons
    Duration
    07:04
    Composer
    Péter Louis Van Dijk
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  57. 14 Plaisir d'amour (arr. G. Richards for vocal ensemble) 02:58
    Track
    14
    Title
    Plaisir d'amour (arr. G. Richards for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Jean-Paul-Égide Martini
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  58. 15 Come, Blessed Bird 02:27
    Track
    15
    Title
    Come, Blessed Bird
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Edward Johnson
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  59. 16 The Little Green Lane 02:19
    Track
    16
    Title
    The Little Green Lane
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  60. 17 Das Gläut zu Speyer 01:05
    Track
    17
    Title
    Das Gläut zu Speyer
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Ludwig Senfl
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  61. 18 Basies moy 02:04
    Track
    18
    Title
    Basies moy
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Josquin des Prez
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  62. 19 Gentil señora mia 04:17
    Track
    19
    Title
    Gentil señora mia
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Juan Vásquez
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  63. 20 Quand tu dors près de moi (after J. Brahms) (arr. G. Langford for vocal ensemble) 03:34
    Track
    20
    Title
    Quand tu dors près de moi (after J. Brahms) (arr. G. Langford for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Georges Auric
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers