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Signum Classics

King's Singers Christmas

$19.99

Details

Composer
LAWSON VAUGHAN WILLIAMS PRAE
Artist
The, King'S Singers
Format
CD
Label
Signum Classics
Released
Jan 01, 2003
Catalog #
SIGCD502
UPC
635212050224

About


In 35 years the British male vocal sextet known as the King's Singers has experienced many turnovers of personnel, including the retirement of virtually all of its original members--but three important things haven't changed one little bit: quality of the performances, camraderie among the singers, and compatibility of the voices. And on evidence of this new release on the Signum label, this premier ensemble has found a recording team that shows the group's talent to an even higher engineering standard than we've ever heard before in previous issues from EMI and RCA.

Throughout these 70-plus minutes and 25 tracks, we hear nothing but absolutely first-class musicianship, top-notch arrangements, and always thoughtfully chosen, entertaining repertoire that invariably and ideally suits the group's sound and style. Among the selections are a few standard carols and arrangements--Vaughan Williams' This is the truth, Ravenscroft's Remember, O thou man, Bach's harmonizations of In dulci jubilo and O little one sweet, and the familiar, anonymous settings of There is no rose, and The Coventry Carol--but there also are many more newer and captivatingly original pieces, several exceptional ones created by King's Singers member Philip Lawson (Lullay my liking; Veni, veni Emmanuel; Noël nouvelet). Notable too are a nifty (and most uncharacteristic) Bogoroditsye Devo by Arvo Pärt, an exquisitely lovely and dramatic rendition of Tchaikovsky's The Crown of Roses, "transformed by the great jazz arranger Jeremy Lubbock", and the concluding re-working (with new, Christmas words by Lawson and a string quartet accompaniment) of the King's Singers signature You are the New Day.


For sheer vocal beauty, you can't beat the performances of Rutter's There is a flower and Stille Nacht, Lawson's Away in a manger, Praetorius' Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen, or Bach's O little one sweet. But then, the whole thing is just gorgeous, and if you love Christmas music recordings, well, what are you waiting for? This is one of the best ever. [11/15/2003]
--David Vernier, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 25 tracks

  1. 1 Veni, veni Emmanuel 03:05
    Track
    1
    Title
    Veni, veni Emmanuel
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Traditional
  2. 2 Angelus ad Virginem 01:58
    Track
    2
    Title
    Angelus ad Virginem
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Traditional
  3. 3 This is the truth sent from above 02:39
    Track
    3
    Title
    This is the truth sent from above
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Traditional
  4. 4 Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern 01:46
    Track
    4
    Title
    Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Michael Praetorius
  5. 5 Es ist ein Ros' entsprugen 02:44
    Track
    5
    Title
    Es ist ein Ros' entsprugen
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Michael Praetorius
  6. 6 There is no rose 02:25
    Track
    6
    Title
    There is no rose
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Anonymous
  7. 7 Coventry Carol 02:45
    Track
    7
    Title
    Coventry Carol
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  8. 8 Nowell Sing We Now 03:53
    Track
    8
    Title
    Nowell Sing We Now
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Bo Holten
  9. 9 Remember, O Thou Man 03:10
    Track
    9
    Title
    Remember, O Thou Man
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Thomas Ravenscroft
  10. 10 In dulci jubilo 00:56
    Track
    10
    Title
    In dulci jubilo
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Traditional
  11. 11 Lullay my liking 04:27
    Track
    11
    Title
    Lullay my liking
    Duration
    04:27
    Composer
    Philip Lawson
  12. 12 Bogoroditsye Dyevo 01:04
    Track
    12
    Title
    Bogoroditsye Dyevo
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Arvo Pärt
  13. 13 The Lamb 03:23
    Track
    13
    Title
    The Lamb
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    John Tavener
  14. 14 Maria durch ein' Dornwald ging 03:40
    Track
    14
    Title
    Maria durch ein' Dornwald ging
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Anonymous
  15. 15 O llittle one sweet 02:12
    Track
    15
    Title
    O llittle one sweet
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Traditional
  16. 16 Bethlehem Down 03:59
    Track
    16
    Title
    Bethlehem Down
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Peter Warlock
  17. 17 The Crown of Roses 03:12
    Track
    17
    Title
    The Crown of Roses
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  18. 18 To us in Bethlem City 02:48
    Track
    18
    Title
    To us in Bethlem City
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    John McCabe
  19. 19 Szczo to za prediwo 02:23
    Track
    19
    Title
    Szczo to za prediwo
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Traditional
  20. 20 There is a flower 03:54
    Track
    20
    Title
    There is a flower
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    John Rutter
  21. 21 La Peregrinacion 03:09
    Track
    21
    Title
    La Peregrinacion
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Ariel Ramírez
  22. 22 Away in a manger 02:33
    Track
    22
    Title
    Away in a manger
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    William J. Kirkpatrick
  23. 23 Nöel nouvelet 02:23
    Track
    23
    Title
    Nöel nouvelet
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Traditional
  24. 24 Stille Nacht (Silent Night), GWV 145 03:17
    Track
    24
    Title
    Stille Nacht (Silent Night), GWV 145
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Franz Xaver Gruber
  25. 25 Born on a New Day 02:49
    Track
    25
    Title
    Born on a New Day
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    John David