Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Originally formed at Cambridge University by the order of King Henry VI, King's College Choir have long established an enviable international reputation as one of the greatest of all choirs, responsible for numerous acclaimed recordings and concerts. King Henry VI wanted to form a choir that would be worthy of services at the magnificent chapel he had built at King's College and that still remains their primary purpose. They still sing for the daily services, but their fame is such that, out of term time, they are regularly seen on television or heard on the radio and have made many high-profile recordings along with prestigious concert tours all over the world. They sing in an annual live radio broadcast of the famous Christmas Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, which is heard by tens of millions of people around the world, while television broadcasts include annual carol services.
The choir has also formed a recording partnership with the period-instrument Brandenburg Consort, which has resulted in well-received albums of Handel's 'Messiah' and the 'Two Passions' of Johann Sebastian Bach, while it has also recorded more modern works by Górecki, Pärt, Tavener, Penderecki, Stravinsky and Panufnik. In addition, the choir has also commissioned original works by Richard Rodney Bennett, Alexander Goehr, Nicholas Maw, John Rutter and Stephen Dodgson.
Through the years they have been led by many revered conductors and organists and in 1982 Stephen Cleobury, a former conductor of the BBC Singers, was appointed director of music. In 2019 he announced his retirement. He was replaced by Daniel Hyde, organist and director of music at Saint Thomas Church, Manhattan, New York.
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Great Choral Classics from King's
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1997
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Xmas from King's - Christmas Classics
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 26 Dec 2023
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A Requiem for Stephen: Into a Greater Light
Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Classical - Released by Kings College Cambridge on 25 Nov 2019
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Lassus: Choral Music
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Simon Preston
Classical - Released by Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. on 8 Feb 2019
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Johannes-Passion, BWV245 (version de 1725) (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Classical - Released by Brilliant Classics on 1 Jan 1996
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Verspers/ Ave Verum Corpus - Mozart
Lynne Dawson, David James, Rogers Covey-Crump, Paul Hillier, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Cambridge Classical Players
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 30 May 1989
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A Choral Christmas
The Choir of St John’s Cambridge, St Paul's Cathedral Choir, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Classical - Released by UME - Global Clearing House on 14 Dec 2023
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Bach: St. Matthew Passion
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, Academy of Ancient Music
Sacred Oratorios - Released by Kings College Cambridge on 27 Mar 2020
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Vivaldi: Glorias, etc.
The Choir of St John’s Cambridge, George Guest, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Philip Ledger
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1994
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Silent Night - 25 Carols of Peace & Tranquility
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, The Choir of St John’s Cambridge, Winchester Cathedral Choir
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1998
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Howells: Te Deum and Jubilate (Collegium Regale); Vaughan Williams: Three Shakespeare Songs
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Nov 2015
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The Psalms of David - 1
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 1 May 1998
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Rutter: Gloria, Magnificat, Psalm 150
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 7 Mar 2005
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Haydn: The Masses
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, The Choir of St John’s Cambridge, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, George Guest, Simon Preston, Sir David Willcocks
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1996
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Handel: 4 Coronation Anthems/Dixit Dominus etc.
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Winchester Cathedral Choir, Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1997
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The World of Favourite Hymns
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 Jan 1986
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Howells: Cello Concerto, An English Mass
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, Guy Johnston
Masses, Passions, Requiems - Released by Kings College Cambridge on 7 Jun 2019
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English Anthems
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 12 Jun 1993
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Early English Polyphony: From the Eton Choirbook to Thomas Tallis
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 5 Nov 2021
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Music for Holy Week
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Philip Ledger
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 28 Feb 2003
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Lassus: Missa Vinum Bonum, etc.
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
Classical - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 May 1996
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo