The King's Singers

Royal Rhymes & Rounds

Price: € 13.95
Format: CD
Label: Signum Classics
UPC: 0635212030721
Catnr: SIGCD 307
Release date: 01 June 2012
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Signum Classics
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0635212030721
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SIGCD 307
Release date
01 June 2012
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About the album

On a new record to celebrate the 2012 Diamond Jubilee, The King's Singers present a selection of works from the past 500 years written in honour of the great Monarchs of Britain.

Starting with works for (and in some cases by) Henry VIII, the programme covers the Elizabethan 'Triumphs of Oriana' by composers such as Gibbons, Mundy and Dowland; a very Victorian selection of dedicatory works by Elgar, Parry and Parratt; choral arrangements from the opera 'Glorianna' by Benjamin Britten; and a new piece by Paul Drayton that comically pens 'A Rough Guide to the Royal Succession'. Drayton is perhaps best known to fans of The King's Singers as the composer of their much-loved encore work Masterpiece.

Muziek voor Engelse vorsten ter ere van jubileum
Dit album voor het zestigjarige jubilieum in 2012 van The King’s Singers bevat een selectie van werken van de afgelopen 500 jaar die geschreven zijn voor de grote vorsten van Engeland.

Het album begint met werken voor (en in sommige gevallen door) Henry VIII, en bevat daarnaast het voor koningin Elizabeth geschrevenTriumphs of Oriana door meerdere componisten waaronder Gibbons, Mundy, en Dowland, een echte Victoriaanse selectie van toegewijde werken door Elgar, Parry en Parratt, koor arrangementen uit de opera Glorianna door Benjamin Britten, en een nieuw stuk van Paul Drayton dat op komische wijze 'Een gids voor de Koninklijke opvolging' brengt. Drayton is misschien het meest bekend bij fans van The King’s Singers als de componist van hun geliefde werk Masterpiece.

The King’s Singers worden door hun virtuositeit en onweerstaanbare charme over de hele wereld veel gevraagd. Ze worden gewaardeerd voor hun muzikale excellentie en gezien als volmaakte entertainers, met een Brits gevoel voor humor. Hun goede geest en geweldige vermogen om het publiek te raken zijn overeind gebleven sinds de oprichting van de groep in 1968.

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The King's Singers

THE KING’S SINGERS David Hurley - Countertenor Timothy Wayne-Wright - Countertenor Paul Phoenix - Tenor Christopher Bruerton - Baritone Christopher Gabbitas - Baritone Jonathan Howard - Bass Acclaimed for their life-affirming virtuosity and irresistible charm, The King’s Singers are in global demand. Their work – synonymous with the best in vocal ensemble performance – appeals to a vast international audience. They perform over 120 concerts each year, touring regularly to Europe, the United States, Asia and Australasia. The King’s Singers are admired for their musical excellence and recognised as consummate entertainers – a class act with a delightfully British sense of humour. Their generous spirit and magical ability to move audiences have remained constant since the group’s foundation in 1968. They have premiered more than 200 new works,...
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THE KING’S SINGERS David Hurley - Countertenor Timothy Wayne-Wright - Countertenor Paul Phoenix - Tenor Christopher Bruerton - Baritone Christopher Gabbitas - Baritone Jonathan Howard - Bass Acclaimed for their life-affirming virtuosity and irresistible charm, The King’s Singers are in global demand. Their work – synonymous with the best in vocal ensemble performance – appeals to a vast international audience. They perform over 120 concerts each year, touring regularly to Europe, the United States, Asia and Australasia. The King’s Singers are admired for their musical excellence and recognised as consummate entertainers – a class act with a delightfully British sense of humour. Their generous spirit and magical ability to move audiences have remained constant since the group’s foundation in 1968.
They have premiered more than 200 new works, including landmark compositions by Luciano Berio, György Ligeti, Krzysztof Penderecki, Toru Takemitsu, John Tavener, and most recently Eric Whitacre, James MacMillan, Francis Pott, Gabriela Lena Frank and Jake Heggie. They have also commissioned arrangements of everything from jazz standards to pop chart hits.
The King’s Singers are double Grammy® award-winning artists, honoured for their Signum Classics release, Simple Gifts, and again for their contribution to Eric Whitacre’s Light & Gold album on Decca. In June 2013 they were chosen as one of only two vocal ensembles to enter the Gramophone Hall of Fame, honoured for their unique discography of over 150 albums.
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