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Marking the 50th anniversary of the indefatigable King's Singers, this is not, as might be supposed, a compilation, but rather an entirely new recording containing 60 tracks "that, we feel, [represent] all the styles and musical epochs that The King's Singers have championed across five decades of performing and recording." This is praiseworthy in itself; better still is how excellent the whole thing is. There are crowd favorites, new arrangements, and newly commissioned pieces. The three volumes are titled Close Harmony, Spiritual, and Secular. The most novel is the first volume, with arrangements of popular material, where the group's renderings of the likes of John Legend and even Beninese Afro-pop singer Angélique Kidjo seem as fresh as their unexpected readings of Beatles songs from 50 years ago. The arrangements are by various composers, both within the group and without, but they are united by an appreciation of the Singers' distinctive style. A favorite unifying device is to offer a long free introduction that resolves itself unexpectedly into the tune at hand. Sample And I Love Her, a Beatles song unjustly devalued by rockism, and pieces by English composer Bob Chilcott, who takes honors for making it onto all three of the volumes (his psalm Thou, my love, art fair appears on the second volume, and he arranges a song by Juan de Anchieta on the final volume). The second volume shows the group's continuing mastery of the pure English style from Renaissance to Romantic, and the Secular volume is as diverse as the pop set, ranging effortlessly from Josquin Desprez to Toru Takemitsu. Highly recommended.
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(C) 2017 Signum Records (P) 2017 Signum Records
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KT Tunstall, Composer - The King's Singers, MainArtist
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Traditional, Composer - The King's Singers, MainArtist
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John Lennon, Composer - Paul Mccartney, Composer - The King's Singers, MainArtist
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Traditional, Composer - The King's Singers, MainArtist
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JAMES TAYLOR, Composer - The King's Singers, MainArtist
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Traditional, Composer - The King's Singers, MainArtist
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Bono, Composer - Adam Clayton, Composer - Bob Chilcott, Composer - Larry Mullen JR., Composer - The Edge, Composer - The King's Singers, MainArtist
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DISC 2
Henry George Ley, Composer - The King's Singers, MainArtist - Henry George Lay, Composer
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William BYRD, Composer - The King's Singers, MainArtist
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Bob Chilcott, Composer - The King's Singers, MainArtist
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Composer - The King's Singers, MainArtist
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Thomas Tallis, Composer - The King's Singers, MainArtist
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The King's Singers, MainArtist - Toby Hession, Composer
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Josef Rheinberger, Composer - Josef Gabriel Rheinberger, Composer - The King's Singers, MainArtist
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Francis Poulenc, Composer - The King's Singers, MainArtist
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The King's Singers, MainArtist - Heinrich Schütz, Composer
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Max Reger, Composer - The King's Singers, MainArtist
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Eric Whitacre, Composer - The King's Singers, MainArtist
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The King's Singers, MainArtist - Salamone Rossi Hebreo, Composer
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Alonso Lobo, Composer - The King's Singers, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Signum Records (P) 2017 Signum Records
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - The King's Singers, MainArtist
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The King's Singers, MainArtist - Geoffrey Poole, Composer
(C) 2017 Signum Records (P) 2017 Signum Records
Charles Villiers Stanford, Composer - The King's Singers, MainArtist
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DISC 3
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Goff Richards, Composer - The King's Singers, MainArtist - Gabriel Fauré, Composer
(C) 2017 Signum Records (P) 2017 Signum Records
Orlande De Lassus, Composer - The King's Singers, MainArtist - Orlandus Lassus, Composer
(C) 2017 Signum Records (P) 2017 Signum Records
William BYRD, Composer - The King's Singers, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Signum Records (P) 2017 Signum Records
Juan Vasquez, Composer - The King's Singers, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Signum Records (P) 2017 Signum Records
Toru Takemitsu, Composer - The King's Singers, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Signum Records (P) 2017 Signum Records
The King's Singers, MainArtist - Camille Saint-Saëns, Composer
(C) 2017 Signum Records (P) 2017 Signum Records
Juan de Anchieta, Composer - The King's Singers, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Signum Records (P) 2017 Signum Records
Johannes Brahms, Composer - The King's Singers, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Signum Records (P) 2017 Signum Records
Franz Schubert, Composer - The King's Singers, MainArtist
(C) 2017 Signum Records (P) 2017 Signum Records
Albumbeschreibung
Marking the 50th anniversary of the indefatigable King's Singers, this is not, as might be supposed, a compilation, but rather an entirely new recording containing 60 tracks "that, we feel, [represent] all the styles and musical epochs that The King's Singers have championed across five decades of performing and recording." This is praiseworthy in itself; better still is how excellent the whole thing is. There are crowd favorites, new arrangements, and newly commissioned pieces. The three volumes are titled Close Harmony, Spiritual, and Secular. The most novel is the first volume, with arrangements of popular material, where the group's renderings of the likes of John Legend and even Beninese Afro-pop singer Angélique Kidjo seem as fresh as their unexpected readings of Beatles songs from 50 years ago. The arrangements are by various composers, both within the group and without, but they are united by an appreciation of the Singers' distinctive style. A favorite unifying device is to offer a long free introduction that resolves itself unexpectedly into the tune at hand. Sample And I Love Her, a Beatles song unjustly devalued by rockism, and pieces by English composer Bob Chilcott, who takes honors for making it onto all three of the volumes (his psalm Thou, my love, art fair appears on the second volume, and he arranges a song by Juan de Anchieta on the final volume). The second volume shows the group's continuing mastery of the pure English style from Renaissance to Romantic, and the Secular volume is as diverse as the pop set, ranging effortlessly from Josquin Desprez to Toru Takemitsu. Highly recommended.
© TiVo
About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 60 track(s)
- Total length: 03:13:52
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: The King's Singers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Signum Records
- Genre: Jazz
(C) 2017 Signum Records (P) 2017 Signum Records
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