The King's Singers - Gold (2017) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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CD1
01. We Are
02. And I Love Her (Arr. Bob Chilcott)
03. Don't Worry About Me (Arr. Christopher Bruerton)
04. Kelele (Arr. Toby Young)
05. And So It Goes (Arr. Bob Chilcott)
06. Down with Love (Arr. Gordon Langford)
07. All of Me (Arr. Alexander L'Estrange)
08. Shenandoah (Arr. Bob Chilcott)
09. Lamorna (Arr. Goff Richards)
10. Some Folks' Lives Roll Easy (Arr. Andrew Jackman)
11. See You Again (Arr. Christopher Gabbitas)
12. Alice in Wonderland (Arr. Gordon Langford)
13. Black Horse and The Cherry Tree (Arr. Alexander L'Estrange)
14. Danny Boy (Arr. Peter Knight)
15. I'll Follow The Sun (Arr. Bill Ives)
16. Bobby Shaftoe (Arr. Gordon Langford)
17. Love is Here to Stay (Arr. Richard Rodney Bennett)
18. Scarborough Fair (Arr. Christopher Gabbitas)
19. That Lonesome Road (Arr. Simon Carrington)
20. Loch Lomond (Arr. David Overton)
21. Down by the Riverside (Arr. Robert Rice)
22. MLK (Arr. Bob Chilcott)

CD2
01. The Prayer of King Henry VI
02. Sing Joyfully unto God Our Strength
03. Thou, My Love, Art Fair
04. Sicut cervus
05. In manus tuas Domine
06. Master of Music
07. Musica Dei donum optimi
08. 3 Geistliche Gesänge, Op. 69: No. 3, Abendlied
09. Sermons and Devotions: No. 5, The Bell Doth Toll
10. 4 Petites prières de Saint-François d'Assise, FP 142
11. Das ist je gewißlich wahr, SWV 277
12. 8 geistliche Gesänge, Op. 138: No. 2, Morgengesang
13. This Marriage
14. Psalm 124
15. Versa est in luctum
16. Rest
17. Wymondham Chants: Scherzo. Tutivillus
18. 8 Part Songs, Op. 118: No. 3, The Bluebird

CD3
01. Be Not Afeard
02. 2 Songs, Op. 1: No. 1, Le papillon et la fleur (Arr. Goff Richards)
03. Dessus le marché d'Arras
04. Though Amaryllis Dance in Green
05. Lágrimas de mi consuelo
06. Handmade Proverbs
07. 2 Choeurs, Op. 71: No. 1, Les Marins de Kermor
08. Con amores, la mi madre (Arr. Bob Chilcott)
09. 7 Lieder, Op. 62: No. 5, All meine Herzgedanken
10. 4 Gesänge, D. 983: No. 4, Die Nacht
11. Revecy venir du Printans
12. Romance du soir, Op. 118
13. Horizons
14. Plaisir d'amour (Arr. Goff Richards)
15. Come, Blessed Bird
16. The Little Green Lane (Arr. Samuel Ernest Lovatt)
17. Das G'läut zu Speyer
18. Basiez moi!
19. Gentil señora mia
20. Quand tu dors près de moi (Arr. Gordon Langford)

The King's Singers is an entertaining, six-man vocal ensemble which tours the world singing a variety of repertory to appreciative listeners.

The group was formed in 1965 by a few of the choral scholars of the Choir of King's College, Cambridge. They had decided to make a private recording of some of the secular music they had been working on, calling themselves "Schola Cantorum Pro Musica Profana in Cantabridgiense." They commissioned 100 pressings to keep and give to friends and families. From this start, the six (Martin Lane, Alastair Hume, Neil Jenkins, Richard Salter, Simon Carrington, and Brian Kay) decided to undertake a tour, and booked themselves as "Six Choral Scholars from King's College." The tour was a success, and a new name -- the King's Singers, suggested by an Argo Records executive -- was chosen. Its first concert officially took place on May 1, 1968. By 1971, the King's Singers had drawn considerable attention in England and began making their first recordings. By Appointment and The King's Music appeared in 1971 and 1972, respectively. In the '80s, the King's Singers experienced its first personnel changes, but the group's popularity remained high, bolstered by a heavy touring schedule that even included an appearance on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show. Then-recent recordings, like their All at Once Well Met: English Madrigals (1985) and Beatles Connection (1986), achieved impressive sales.

The group continues to entertain audiences with its music, maintaining its meticulous style through numerous changes in its lineup. The longest serving member of the group was Alastair Hume, who remained with the King's Singers until the end of the 1992 season. Several former members, such as Nigel Short and Gabriel Crouch, have established successful solo careers. Members of the 2016-2017 season include: Patrick Dunachie and Timothy Wayne-Wright, countertenors; Julian Gregory, tenor; Christopher Bruerton and Christopher Gabbitas, baritones; and Jonathan Howard, bass.

The King's Singers have made several dozen recordings of a wide variety of music for several labels, everything from madrigals and motets to Japanese folk songs to a cappella arrangements of pop songs. It has also commissioned a large number of new compositions from composers such as Luciano Berio, György Ligeti, Toru Takemitsu, James MacMillan, and Gabriela Lena Frank. It also teaches master classes and summer programs for young musicians. In 2009, the King's Singers won a Grammy award for its recording Simple Gifts, on the Signum label. It was also part of Eric Whitacre's 2012 Grammy-winning recording Light & Gold. The King's Singers continue to perform, frequently to sold-out audiences, and make recordings that are not only critically admired, but also much-loved by fans.

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