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Greatest Hits / The King's Singers

	Release Date: 02/05/2008 Label: Emi Classics Catalog #: 14587 Spars Code: n/a Composer: Traditional, Katherine K. Davis, Franz Xaver Gruber, Cole Porter, Cy Coleman, Harold Arlen, Rudolf Friml, Gioachino Rossini, Leonard Bernstein, Howard Blake, Adrian Willaert, John Farmer, Thomas Morley, John Dowland, Orlando de Lassus, Joseph Canteloube, Camille Saint-Saëns, Gabriel Fauré, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Sir Edward Elgar, Johann Strauss Jr., Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Paul Simon, George Harrison, Lionel Ritchie, John David, Lionel Richie, Lady John Douglas Scott Performer: Skaila Kanga, Nancy Hadden, Manuel Barrueco, Christopher Van Kampen, Marcia Crayford, Roger Chase, David Ogden, Robert Spencer, Georg Hörtnagel, Sabine Meyer, Howard Shelley, José Luis Garcia Conductor: Carl Davis Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers, Tragicomedia Instrumental Ensemble, English Chamber Orchestra Number of Discs: 2 Recorded in: Stereo Length: 2 Hours 37 Mins.	CD $15.99 In Stock

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Avoiding constant superlatives is difficult if not impossible in describing The King's Singers. They really must be heard to be believed. - The Washington Post The King's Singers are a unique group. Aside from their unusual voice distribution (2 countertenors, 1 tenor, 2 baritones, and a bass), they have, over 40 years of performing and recording together, tackled repertoire ranging from the Beatles and Paul Simon to Cole Porter and Johann Strauss II. Though the music is constantly changing, the principles of what the group does have always remained the same: they endeavour to convey a love of their music, maintain a homogenous blend and balance combined with flawless intonation, and, when appropriate, present it with that special dry British sense of humor. This double-album compilation from EMI's back catalog coincides happily with the group's 40th anniversary, and offers a good representation of the various incarnations of the group up until about 15 years ago. The variety of styles and genres present is striking: madrigals, folk songs, jazz, and pop; romantic, religious, and contemporary. There is something for everyone here -- not to be missed! TRACKS: La Dolce Vita 1. O dolce vita mia 2. Vecchie letrose non valete niente All at Once Well Met 3. A little pretty bonny lass 4. Now is the month of maying 5. Fine knacks for ladies How Excellent Is Thy Name 6. Resonet in laudibus 7. Christus resurgens ex mortuis To all Things a Season 8. Bon jour mon cceur 9. La nuit froide et sombre A la Française 10. Le baylere 11. Carnival of the Animals - Aquarium 12. Carnival of the Animals - Animals with long ears 13. Carnival of the Animals - The cuckoo 14. Carnival of the Animals - The swan 15. Pavane My Spirit Sang All Day 16. Rest 17. Deep in My Soul Folksongs of the British Isles 18. Scarborough Fair 19. Annie Laurie 20. Greensleeves Johann Strauss II - Vocal Arrangements 21. Tritsch-Tratsch Polka 22. G'schichten aus dem Wienerwald 23. An der schönen blauen Donau The Beatles Connection 1. Penny Lane 2. Help! 3. Yesterday 4. Eleanor Rigby America 5. Bridge over Troubled Waters 6. The Sound of Silence New Day 7. You Are the New Day 8. Three Times a Lady 9. The Rhythm of Life 10. Here Comes the Sun Watching the White Wheat 11. Barbara Allen 12. Early One Morning 13. She Moved through the Fair 14. Bugeilo'r gwenith gwyn 15. Londonderry Air 16. 0 my love is like a red, red rose A Little Christmas Music 17. The little drummer boy 18. Ding dong! Merrily on high 19. Stille Nacht A Tribute to the Comedian Harmonists 20. Night and Day 21. Stormy Weather 22. The Barber of Seville - Overture 23. The Donkey Serenade Kids' Stuff 24. Walking in the Air Believe in Music 25. Something's Coming


Works on This Recording			Back to Top

1.	Watching the Wheat by Traditional
	Performer: Skaila Kanga (Harp) Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Written: Wales, UK	Length: 2 Minutes 29 Secs. Language: Welsh


2.	She moved through the fair by Traditional
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Written: Ireland	Length: 3 Minutes 15 Secs. Language: English

	Notes: Arranged: Daryl Runswick


3.	Greensleeves by Traditional
	Performer: Nancy Hadden (Flute) Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: Renaissance Written: 16th Century; England	Date of Recording: 05/1991 Venue: Abbey Road Studio no 2, London Length: 3 Minutes 22 Secs. Language: English

	Notes: Arranged: Robert Chilcott


4.	Scarborough Fair by Traditional
	Performer: Manuel Barrueco (Guitar) Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Written: England	Date of Recording: 05/1991 Venue: Abbey Road Studio no 2, London Length: 4 Minutes 16 Secs. Language: English

	Notes: Arranged: Howard Goodall


5.	Danny Boy "Londonderry Air" by Traditional
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Written: Ireland	Length: 3 Minutes 6 Secs. Language: English

	Notes: Arranged: Peter Knight


6.	Early one morning by Traditional
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Written: England	Length: 2 Minutes 21 Secs.

	Notes: Arranged: Jeremy Jackson


7.	Barbara Allen by Traditional
	Performer: Christopher Van Kampen (Cello), Marcia Crayford (Violin), Roger Chase (Viola), David Ogden (Violin) Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Written: England	Length: 3 Minutes 32 Secs. Language: English

	Notes: Arranged: John Rutter


8.	My love is like a red, red rose by Traditional
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Written: Scotland	Length: 3 Minutes 21 Secs. Language: English


9.	The Little Drummer Boy "Carol of the Drum" by Katherine K. Davis
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: 20th Century Written: 1958; USA

	Notes: This work was written in collaboration with Henry Onorati and Harry Simeone. Arranged: John McCarthy


10.	Silent Night by Franz Xaver Gruber
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: Classical Written: 1818; Austria	Venue: St. Michael's Church, Highgate, London Length: 3 Minutes 17 Secs. Language: German

	Notes: Arranger: John Rutter. St. Michael's Church, Highgate, London (05/26/2003 - 05/29/2003)


11.	Stormy weather by Harold Arlen
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: 20th Century Written: 1933; USA	Venue: St. Michael's Church, Highgate, London Language: German

	Notes: Arranger: John Rutter. St. Michael's Church, Highgate, London (05/26/2003 - 05/29/2003)


12.	Firefly: Donkey serenade by Rudolf Friml
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: 20th Century Written: 1912; USA	Language: English


13.	Il barbiere di Siviglia: Overture by Gioachino Rossini
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: Romantic Written: 1816; Italy	Language: English


14.	West Side Story: Something's coming by Leonard Bernstein
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: 20th Century Written: 1957; USA	Language: English


15.	The Snowman: Walking In the Air by Howard Blake
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: 20th Century Written: 1982; England	Language: English


16.	O dolce vita mia by Adrian Willaert
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers, Tragicomedia Instrumental Ensemble Period: Renaissance Written: 16th Century; Italy	Length: 4 Minutes 35 Secs. Language: Italian


17.	Vecchie letrose by Adrian Willaert
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers, Tragicomedia Instrumental Ensemble Period: Renaissance Written: by 1545; Italy	Length: 2 Minutes 8 Secs. Language: Italian


18.	The First Set of English Madrigals: A little pretty bonny lass by John Farmer
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: Renaissance Written: by 1599; England	Language: English


19.	Now is the month of maying by Thomas Morley
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: Renaissance Written: by 1595; England


20.	Second Booke of Songes: no 12, Fine knacks for ladies by John Dowland
	Performer: Robert Spencer (Lute) Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: Renaissance Written: 1600; England


21.	Resonet in laudibus by Orlando de Lassus
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: Renaissance Written: by 1569; Munich, Germany	Language: Latin


22.	Christus resurgens ex mortuis by Orlando de Lassus
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: Renaissance Written: 16th Century; Munich, Germany	Language: Latin

	Notes: Disk also contains: Josquin: Ardo si / Gregorian Sequence: Praetor rerum serirm, 2nd setting.


23.	Bon jour mon coeur by Orlando de Lassus
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: Renaissance Written: by 1564; Munich, Germany	Language: French


24.	La nuict froide et sombre by Orlando de Lassus
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: Renaissance Written: by 1576; Munich, Germany	Language: French


25.	Pavane, Op. 50 by Gabriel Fauré
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: Romantic Written: 1887; France	Language: French


26.	Rest by Ralph Vaughan Williams
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: 20th Century Written: 1902; England	Language: French


27.	Choral Songs (4), Op. 53 by Sir Edward Elgar
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: Romantic Written: 1907; England


28.	Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214 by Johann Strauss Jr.
	Performer: Manuel Barrueco (Guitar), Georg Hörtnagel (Double Bass), Sabine Meyer (Clarinet) Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: Romantic Written: 1858; Vienna, Austria


29.	Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald, Op. 325 by Johann Strauss Jr.
	Performer: Georg Hörtnagel (Double Bass), Manuel Barrueco (Guitar), Sabine Meyer (Clarinet) Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: Romantic Written: 1868; Vienna, Austria


30.	An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314 by Johann Strauss Jr.
	Performer: Georg Hörtnagel (Double Bass), Manuel Barrueco (Guitar), Sabine Meyer (Clarinet) Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: Romantic Written: 1867; Vienna, Austria


31.	Ding Dong! Merrily on high by Traditional
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: Renaissance Written: 16th Century; France	Language: English

	Notes: This selection is based on the tune "Branle l'officiel" from Thoinot Arbeau's "Orchésographie".


32.	Penny Lane by Paul McCartney
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: 20th Century Written: by 1967; England


33.	Help! by John Lennon
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: 20th Century Written: by 1965; England


34.	Yesterday by Paul McCartney
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: 20th Century Written: by 1965; England


35.	Eleanor Rigby by Paul McCartney
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: 20th Century Written: by 1966; England


36.	Bridge over troubled water by Paul Simon
	Performer: Howard Shelley (Piano) Conductor: Carl Davis Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra, King's Singers Period: 20th Century

	Notes: Arranger: David Cullen.


37.	The Sound of Silence by Paul Simon
	Performer: José Luis Garcia (Violin) Conductor: Carl Davis Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra, King's Singers Period: 20th Century

	Notes: Arranger: David Cullen.


38.	Here Comes the Sun by George Harrison
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: 20th Century Written: by 1969; England	Language: English


39.	You Are The New Day by John David
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: 20th Century Written: 1978; Wales, UK	Language: English


40.	Three Times a Lady by Lionel Richie
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: 20th Century Written: 1978; USA	Language: English


41.	Sweet Charity: Rhythm of Life by Cy Coleman
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: 20th Century Written: 1966; USA	Language: English


42.	Chants d'Auvergne: Volume 1 - no 2, Baïlèro by Joseph Canteloube
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: 20th Century Written: 1923-1930; France	Language: French


43.	Carnival of the animals: no 7, Aquarium by Camille Saint-Saëns
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: Romantic Written: 1886; France	Language: French


44.	Carnival of the animals: no 8, People with long ears by Camille Saint-Saëns
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: Romantic Written: 1886; France	Language: French


45.	Carnival of the animals: no 13, The swan by Camille Saint-Saëns
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: Romantic Written: 1886; France	Language: French


46.	Choral Songs (4), Op. 53: no 2, Deep in my soul by Sir Edward Elgar
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: Romantic Written: 1907; England	Language: French


47.	Annie Laurie by Lady John Douglas Scott
	Orchestra/Ensemble: King's Singers Period: Romantic Written: England	Date of Recording: 05/1991 Venue: Abbey Road Studio no 2, London Length: 3 Minutes 11 Secs. Language: English

	Notes: Arranged: Jeremy Jackman


48.	Carnival of the animals: no 9, Cuckoo in the heart of the woods by Camille Saint-Saëns
	Period: Romantic Written: 1886; France	Length: 3 Minutes 43 Secs.

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