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Signum Classics

The Best of The King's Singers

$27.99

Details

Composer
KREEK BYRD GESUALDO PART T
Artist
The, King'S Singers
Format
CD
Label
Signum Classics
Released
Jan 01, 2012
Catalog #
SIGCD297
UPC
635212029725

About

As part of Signum's 15th anniversary year we are delighted to announce this celebratory collection - The Best of The King's Singers - a 2-CD collection drawn from their now extensive catalogue on Signum. The first CD includes titles from Christmas (the groups debut album with Signum, released in 2004), along with music from Landscape and Time, Treason and Dischord, Gesualdo's Tenebrae Responsories, Sacred Bridges, Siglio d'Oro, Romance du soir, From the heart, High Flight and the 2012 release Royal Rhymes and Rounds. The second CD presents songs from four albums: Six, From the heart, our most recent light album Swimming over London and the Grammy® Award winning Simple Gifts.

Tracklist 40 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Taaveti laulud (Psalms of David): No. 2. Onnis on inimene (Happy is the man) 02:11
    Track
    1
    Title
    Taaveti laulud (Psalms of David): No. 2. Onnis on inimene (Happy is the man)
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Cyrillus Kreek
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  3. 2 Mass a 4: Gloria 05:53
    Track
    2
    Title
    Mass a 4: Gloria
    Duration
    05:53
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  4. 3 Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday: Responsory - 1st Nocturne: In monte Oliveti 04:42
    Track
    3
    Title
    Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday: Responsory - 1st Nocturne: In monte Oliveti
    Duration
    04:42
    Composer
    Carlo Gesualdo
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  5. 4 Bogoroditse Dyevo (Mother of God and Virgin) 01:03
    Track
    4
    Title
    Bogoroditse Dyevo (Mother of God and Virgin)
    Duration
    01:03
    Composer
    Arvo Pärt
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  6. 5 Liber primus sacrarum cantionum (Cantiones sacrae): Civitas sancti tui 05:06
    Track
    5
    Title
    Liber primus sacrarum cantionum (Cantiones sacrae): Civitas sancti tui
    Duration
    05:06
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  7. 6 The Lamb 03:23
    Track
    6
    Title
    The Lamb
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    John Tavener
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  8. 7 Psalm 7, "Mon Dieu, que j'ayme ma Deesse" 04:38
    Track
    7
    Title
    Psalm 7, "Mon Dieu, que j'ayme ma Deesse"
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  9. 8 My Heart Is a Holy Place 04:02
    Track
    8
    Title
    My Heart Is a Holy Place
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Patricia Van Ness
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  10. 9 Versa est in luctum cithara 03:24
    Track
    9
    Title
    Versa est in luctum cithara
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  11. 10 In ieiunio et fletu 02:50
    Track
    10
    Title
    In ieiunio et fletu
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Diogo Dias Melgaz
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  12. 11 Hashirim asher lish'lomo (The Songs of Solomon): Psalm 128, "Shir hama'alot" 03:53
    Track
    11
    Title
    Hashirim asher lish'lomo (The Songs of Solomon): Psalm 128, "Shir hama'alot"
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Salamone Rossi
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  13. 12 Esti dal (Evening Song) 03:16
    Track
    12
    Title
    Esti dal (Evening Song)
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Zoltán Kodály
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  14. 13 Rakastava, Op. 14 07:45
    Track
    13
    Title
    Rakastava, Op. 14
    Duration
    07:45
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  15. 14 2 Choeurs, Op. 68: No. 1. Calme de nuits 03:12
    Track
    14
    Title
    2 Choeurs, Op. 68: No. 1. Calme de nuits
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  16. 15 Music, When Soft Voices Die 02:14
    Track
    15
    Title
    Music, When Soft Voices Die
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Edward C. Bairstow
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  17. 16 Lightly she whipped o'er the dales 03:13
    Track
    16
    Title
    Lightly she whipped o'er the dales
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    John Mundy
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  18. 17 The silver swanne 01:46
    Track
    17
    Title
    The silver swanne
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Orlando Gibbons
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  19. 18 Even Such Is Time: Days 01:59
    Track
    18
    Title
    Even Such Is Time: Days
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Bob Chilcott
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  20. 19 Lux aurumque (Light of Gold) 03:41
    Track
    19
    Title
    Lux aurumque (Light of Gold)
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Eric Whitacre
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  21. 20 A Lover's Journey: No. 4. Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day? 03:00
    Track
    20
    Title
    A Lover's Journey: No. 4. Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Libby Larsen
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  22. Disc 2
  23. 1 Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) (arr. P. Lawson) 04:04
    Track
    1
    Title
    Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) (arr. P. Lawson)
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Billy Joel
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  24. 2 You are the New Day (arr. P. Knight) 02:40
    Track
    2
    Title
    You are the New Day (arr. P. Knight)
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    John David
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  25. 3 She's Always a Woman (arr. P. Lawson) 03:22
    Track
    3
    Title
    She's Always a Woman (arr. P. Lawson)
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Billy Joel
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  26. 4 Greensleeves (arr. B. Chilcott) 03:03
    Track
    4
    Title
    Greensleeves (arr. B. Chilcott)
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  27. 5 Valparaiso (arr. P. Lawson) 03:49
    Track
    5
    Title
    Valparaiso (arr. P. Lawson)
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Sting
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  28. 6 Hide and Seek (arr. C. Gabbitas) 05:12
    Track
    6
    Title
    Hide and Seek (arr. C. Gabbitas)
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    Imogen Heap
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  29. 7 Home (arr. A. L'Estrange) 03:53
    Track
    7
    Title
    Home (arr. A. L'Estrange)
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Michael Bublé, Alan Chang, Amy Foster-Gillies
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  30. 8 Straighten Up and Fly Right (arr. A. L'Estrange) 04:08
    Track
    8
    Title
    Straighten Up and Fly Right (arr. A. L'Estrange)
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Nat King Cole
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  31. 9 The gift to be simple (arr. B. Chilcott) 03:26
    Track
    9
    Title
    The gift to be simple (arr. B. Chilcott)
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  32. 10 The Jazz Singer: Blue Skies (arr. R.R. Bennett) 03:26
    Track
    10
    Title
    The Jazz Singer: Blue Skies (arr. R.R. Bennett)
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Irving Berlin
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  33. 11 Recipe for Love 03:07
    Track
    11
    Title
    Recipe for Love
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Harry Connick Jr.
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  34. 12 Hallelujah (arr. P. Lawson) 05:03
    Track
    12
    Title
    Hallelujah (arr. P. Lawson)
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Leonard Cohen
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  35. 13 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (arr. P. Knight) 03:01
    Track
    13
    Title
    Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (arr. P. Knight)
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  36. 14 I'm Yours 03:39
    Track
    14
    Title
    I'm Yours
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Jason Mraz
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  37. 15 Silent Love 03:26
    Track
    15
    Title
    Silent Love
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Mia Makaroff
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  38. 16 Blackbird (arr. D. Runswick) 02:49
    Track
    16
    Title
    Blackbird (arr. D. Runswick)
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    John Lennon, Paul McCartney
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  39. 17 After the Goldrush 03:06
    Track
    17
    Title
    After the Goldrush
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Neil Young
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  40. 18 Out of the Woods (arr. P. Lawson) 04:12
    Track
    18
    Title
    Out of the Woods (arr. P. Lawson)
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Sinead Lohan, Chris Thile, Sean Watkins, Sara Watkins
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  41. 19 Swimming Over London 03:12
    Track
    19
    Title
    Swimming Over London
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Bob Chilcott
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers
  42. 20 Steal Away (arr. B. Chilcott) 02:55
    Track
    20
    Title
    Steal Away (arr. B. Chilcott)
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The King's Singers