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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Bruckner: Mass in E Minor, Motets
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Koormuziek - Released by Kings College Cambridge on 16 okt. 2020
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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 1 jan. 1972
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A Ceremony Of Carols - Britten At Christmas From King's
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 11 nov. 2012
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John Rutter: Visions
Daniel Hyde, Hannah Perowne, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Britten Sinfonia
Klassiek - Released by King’s College, Cambridge on 22 mrt. 2024
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A Year at Kings
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 4 jun. 2010
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A Procession With Carols
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 sep. 1961
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Handel: Israel in Egypt
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, The Brandenburg Consort, Stephen Cleobury
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 11 apr. 2000
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Fauré/Duruflé - Requiems
Olaf Bar, Ann Murray, Richard Eteson, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, English Chamber Orchestra, Stephen Cleobury
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 1 jan. 1989
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Byrd: 3 Masses, Taverner: Western Wind Mass etc.
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 1996
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Fauré: Requiem. Pavane
Sir David Willcocks, Robert Chilcott, John Carol Case, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, New Philharmonia Orchestra
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 1 jan. 1968
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Rachmaninov: Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 31
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 1 mrt. 2004
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Carols From King's (2020 Collection) (Live)
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Daniel Hyde
Klassiek - Released by Kings College Cambridge on 11 dec. 2020
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Rutter: Gloria, Magnificat, Psalm 150
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 7 mrt. 2005
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Classic Christmas Carols
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 3 dec. 2007
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Now the Green Blade Riseth: Choral Music for Easter
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Daniel Hyde
Koormuziek - Released by Kings College Cambridge on 15 apr. 2022
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Essential Carols - The Very Best of King's College, Cambridge
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 2005
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Carols from King's
Stephen Varcoe, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, John Wells, Sir David Willcocks
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 1 jan. 1969
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A Royal Christmas for the Queen
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, David Goode
Klassiek - Released by Brilliant Classics on 7 dec. 2022
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Carols from King's College, Cambridge - 25 of the Most Popular Carols
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 1 jan. 1997
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Essential Christmas Carols from King’s
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 26 nov. 2022
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Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589 - Dixit Dominus, RV 594 & Magnificat, RV 610
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics on 18 mrt. 2002
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