The King's Singers - The Sound of The King's Singers (2017)

Tracklist

01. Amor vittorioso
02. Lirum bililirum
03. Il bianco e dolce cigno
04. La Bella Franceschina
05. Ultimi mei sospiri
06. Alla cazza
07. Or si rallegri il cielo
08. Fine Knacks for Ladies
09. Who Made Thee, Hob, Forsake the Plough?
10. Of All the Birds that I do Know
11. Too Much I Once Lamented
12. Fair Phyllis I Saw Sitting All Alone
13. The Silver Swan
14. Now is The Month of Maying
15. La Guerre
16. La, la, la, je ne I'ose dire
17. Bon jour et puis quelles nouvelles
18. Mignonne, allons voir si la rose
19. Il est bel et bon
20. Margot labourez les vignes
21. Un gentil amoureux
22. Faulte d'argent
23. Tres morillas m'enamoran
24. La tricotea Samartin la vea
25. Triste estaba el rey David
26. Cucú, Cucú
27. Fatal la parte
28. La Bomba
29. Tanzen und Springen
30. Vitrum nostrum gloriosum
31. Ach Elslein, liebes Elselein
32. Ach, weh des Leiden
33. Das Glaut zu Speyer
34. Herzliebstes Bild
35. Veronika, der Lenz ist da
36. Liebling, mein Herz läßt dich grüßen
37. Night and Day
38. Mein kleiner grüner Kaktus
39. Creole Love Call
40. Eins, zwei, drei, vier
41. Stormy Weather
42. Das ist die Liebe der Matrosen
43. The Barber of Seville, Overture
44. Wenn der Wind weht über das Meer
45. Hummelflug (from Das Märchen vom Zar Saltan)
46. The Donkey Serenade
47. Gitarren spielt auf
48. No, No, Nanette: Tea for two
49. Du armes girl vom Chor
50. Wochenend und Sonnenschein
51. Bridge Over Troubled Water
52. The Sound of Silence (Arr. David Cullen)
53. America
54. Homeward Bound
55. If You Leave Me Now (Arr. David Cullen)
56. Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear (Arr. David Cullen)
57. Scissors Cut (Arr. David Cullen)
58. It's Lonely at the Top (Arr. David Cullen)
59. Vincent (Arr. David Cullen)
60. Wichita Lineman (Arr. David Cullen)



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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