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Close your eyes and think of England; it's easy to do with this generous two-disc compilation of recordings showcasing the classic English choral sound of the Choir of King's College, Cambridge. The selections range from the Renaissance to the present day, with a predominance of sacred music and pieces associated with English ceremony; the disc opens and closes with coronation pieces for George II (Handel's Zadok the Priest) and Edward VII (Parry's I was glad), respectively. Noteworthy is the inclusion of pieces by John Tavener (Song for Athene) and John Rutter (the Pie Jesu from the Requiem). Both these works have been associated with tragedies: the funeral of Princess Diana in the former case and the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and July 7, 2005, in the latter, and it looks as though they've earned their places in the great British tradition. The best news is that this collection, unlike so many others consisting of recycled recordings, hangs together nicely. The Parry features not the Choir of King's College, but another group, the Cambridge University Musical Society Chorus. The recording dates range from the late '60s until the late 2000s decade. And there's a great variety of themes, soloists, and performing forces. Despite all this, and perhaps because the engineering of such music has traditions of its own, you never feel like you're listening to a collection of tracks thrown together; the music is intelligently sequenced and carefully remastered. Recommended for anyone who wants to luxuriate in a bit of British grandeur.
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Stephen Johns, Producer - George Frideric Handel, Composer - Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2001 Parlophone Records Limited
Edward Elgar, Composer - Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - John Cameron, Arranger - Adrian Peacock, Producer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Limited
Stephen Johns, Producer - Simon Rhodes, Engineer - Stephen Cleobury, Conductor - John Goss, Composer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Henry Francis Lyte, Poet - Tom Williamson, Organ
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2001 Parlophone Records Limited
Thomas Tallis, Composer - Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Adrian Peacock, Producer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Peter Steven, Organ, FeaturedArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Limited
Christopher Bishop, Producer - Sir David Willcocks, MainArtist - John Goss, Composer - David Willcocks, Conductor, Organ - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1969 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd Digital remastering (p) 1989 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - David Willcocks, Conductor, MainArtist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1973, 1992 Parlophone Records Limited
City Of London Sinfonia, Orchestra - Simon Woods, Producer - Simon Rhodes, Engineer - Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - John Rutter, Composer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Edward Saklatvala, Boy Soprano, FeaturedArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1998 Parlophone Records Limited
Stephen Johns, Producer - Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - Simon Rhodes, Engineer - Stephen Cleobury, Conductor - Benjamin Bayl, Organ, FeaturedArtist - Sioned Williams, Harp, FeaturedArtist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Tom Williamson, Arranger, Piano, FeaturedArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2001 Parlophone Records Limited
Thomas Tallis, Composer - Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Oliver Brett, Organ, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2007 Parlophone Records Limited
Christopher Bishop, Producer - James Lancelot, Organ, MainArtist - David Willcocks, Conductor, MainArtist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Henry Balfour Gardiner, Composer
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1974, 1995 Parlophone Records Ltd
Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - William BYRD, Composer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2007 Parlophone Records Limited
Stephen Johns, Producer - Simon Rhodes, Engineer - Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Bayl, Organ, MainArtist - John Rutter, Arranger - Isaac Watts, Poet - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Edward Miller, Composer - Samuel Webbe, Arranger
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2001 Parlophone Records Limited
Sir David Willcocks, MainArtist - Charles Villiers Stanford, Composer - David Willcocks, Conductor - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1974, 1995 Parlophone Records Limited
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - John Shirley-Quirk, FeaturedArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - George Herbert, Poet - David Willcocks, Conductor, MainArtist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1969, 1989 Parlophone Records Limited
Ronald Kinloch Anderson, Producer - Christopher Bishop, Producer - Sir David Willcocks, MainArtist - William BYRD, Composer - David Willcocks, Conductor - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1965, 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Stephen Cleobury, Conductor - Henry Purcell, Composer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - David Hansen, Counter-Tenor Vocals - Tim Mead, Counter-Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2006 Parlophone Records Limited
Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - William Harris, Composer - Edmund Spenser, Poet
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Ltd
Christopher Bishop, Producer - Sir David Willcocks, MainArtist - David Willcocks, Conductor, Organ - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Edward Bairstow, Composer
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1972, 1989 Parlophone Records Limited
Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Robert Parsons, Composer
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Limited
Louis Bourgeois, Composer - Ralph Vaughan Williams, Arranger - Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Bayl, Organ, MainArtist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - William Kethe, Poet - The Wallace Collection, Ensemble, MainArtist - Roy Douglas, Arranger
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2001 Parlophone Records Ltd
DISC 2
Hubert Parry, Composer - Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - William Blake, Poet - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Oliver Brett, Organ, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Ltd
City Of London Sinfonia, Orchestra - Simon Woods, Producer - Simon Rhodes, Engineer - Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - John Rutter, Composer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1998 Parlophone Records Limited
Gustav Holst, Composer - Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Adrian Peacock, Producer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Peter Stevens, Organ, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Limited
Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - John Tavener, Composer - Adrian Peacock, Producer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Limited
Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, Arranger, MainArtist - William Henry Monk, Composer - Adrian Peacock, Producer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Peter Stevens, Organ, MainArtist - Henry Francis Lyte, Poet
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Limited
Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Charles Villiers Stanford, Composer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - James Vivian, Organ, MainArtist - Alastair Hussain, Boy Soprano, FeaturedArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1997 Parlophone Records Limited
Academy Of Ancient Music, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Stephen Saunders, Trumpet, FeaturedArtist - David Blackadder, Trumpet, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Susan Addison, Trumpet, FeaturedArtist - Tom Winpenny, Organ, FeaturedArtist - Phillip Bainbridge, Trumpet, FeaturedArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2006 Parlophone Records Limited
John Fraser, Producer - Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Oliver Brett, Organ, MainArtist - Orlando Gibbons, Composer
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2007 Parlophone Records Limited
Stephen Johns, Producer - Simon Rhodes, Engineer - Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Bayl, Organ, MainArtist - John Rutter, Arranger - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Clement Scholefield, Composer - John Ellerton, Poet
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2001 Parlophone Records Limited
Christopher Bishop, Producer - Hubert Parry, Composer - David Willcocks, Conductor, Organ, MainArtist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1969, 1989 Parlophone Records Limited
John Eaton, Boy Soprano, FeaturedArtist - Christopher Bishop, Producer - Sir David Willcocks, MainArtist - Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - David Willcocks, Conductor - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Robin Doveton, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - David Van Asch, Bass Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Nigel Perrin, Counter-Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1969 Parlophone Records Limited
Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Paul Robinson, Bass Vocals, MainArtist - Christopher Hughes, Organ, MainArtist - Michael Pearce, Boy Soprano, MainArtist - John Ireland, Composer
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1993 Parlophone Records Limited
Suvi Raj Grubb, Producer - Neville Boyling, Engineer - Thomas Tallis, Composer - Philip Ledger, MainArtist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Sir Philip Ledger, Conductor
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1982, 1994 Parlophone Records Limited
Stephen Johns, Producer - Simon Rhodes, Engineer - Hubert Parry, Composer - Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Thomas Bullard, Baritone Vocals, MainArtist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Tom Williamson, Organ, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2001 Parlophone Records Limited
Christopher Bishop, Producer - Philip Ledger, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - James Lancelot, Organ, MainArtist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1974, 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
Stephen Johns, Producer - Simon Rhodes, Engineer - Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Orlando Gibbons, Composer
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2001 Parlophone Records Limited
Christopher Bishop, Producer - Philip Ledger, Conductor, MainArtist - Frederick Delius, Composer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1976, 1995 Parlophone Records Limited
Christopher Bishop, Producer - David Willcocks, Conductor, Organ, MainArtist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Robert Philip Goodenough, Composer
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1969, 1989 Parlophone Records Limited
Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Thomas Weelkes, Composer
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2007 Parlophone Records Limited
Christopher Bishop, Producer - New Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hubert Parry, Composer - Philip Ledger, Conductor, MainArtist - Royal Military School Of Music Band, Ensemble, MainArtist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Cambridge University Musical Society Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1988 Parlophone Records Ltd
Album review
Close your eyes and think of England; it's easy to do with this generous two-disc compilation of recordings showcasing the classic English choral sound of the Choir of King's College, Cambridge. The selections range from the Renaissance to the present day, with a predominance of sacred music and pieces associated with English ceremony; the disc opens and closes with coronation pieces for George II (Handel's Zadok the Priest) and Edward VII (Parry's I was glad), respectively. Noteworthy is the inclusion of pieces by John Tavener (Song for Athene) and John Rutter (the Pie Jesu from the Requiem). Both these works have been associated with tragedies: the funeral of Princess Diana in the former case and the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and July 7, 2005, in the latter, and it looks as though they've earned their places in the great British tradition. The best news is that this collection, unlike so many others consisting of recycled recordings, hangs together nicely. The Parry features not the Choir of King's College, but another group, the Cambridge University Musical Society Chorus. The recording dates range from the late '60s until the late 2000s decade. And there's a great variety of themes, soloists, and performing forces. Despite all this, and perhaps because the engineering of such music has traditions of its own, you never feel like you're listening to a collection of tracks thrown together; the music is intelligently sequenced and carefully remastered. Recommended for anyone who wants to luxuriate in a bit of British grandeur.
© TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 40 track(s)
- Total length: 02:32:47
- Main artists: King's College Choir, Cambridge
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Classical
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 2009 A Warner Classics compilation
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