King'S Singers Sound Of The King'S Singers CD

With an unmistakable sound and repertoire that ranges from classical to pop, Renaissance to the Beatles, and from folksongs to pop songs through to the avant-garde, the fantastic vocal sextet the King's Singers have enjoyed a unique global career. Formed in 1968, this exceptional group of English vocalists will be celebrating it's 50th birthday in the coming year. 'The Sound of The King's Singers' combines three of the group's most famous albums. Whatever music finds it's way to the Singers' six stands, the product is always fresh and sung with a bright and full yet transparent vocal sound. This includes the lively madrigals from Italy, France, England, and Germany that they recorded in 1984 during their Madrigal History Tour, which, due to the collaboration with the instrumental ensemble 'Consort of Musicke' led by Anthony Rooley, is considered a gem of early music. This is in contrast to a further great achievement of the sextet - the King's Singers' 1985 interpretations of the cheeky musical and film hits of the Comedian Harmonists, which stand as a tribute to the legendary German vocal sextet from the 1930s. In further contrast, the 1989 album 'America' is a homage to the great US pop songs by Paul Simon, Randy Newman and Jimmy Web, with refined arrangements by David Cullen which were specially written for the King's Singers and the English Chamber Orchestra under Carl Davis.

1. Amor Vittorioso - By the King's Singers/The Consort of Musicke 2. Lirum Bililirum - By the King's Singers/The Consort of Musicke 3. Il Bianco E Dolce Cigno - By Anthony Holt/The King's Singers 4. La Bella Franceschina - By the King's Singers/The Consort of Musicke 5. Ultimi Mei Sospiri - By the King's Singers 6. Alla Cazza - By the King's Singers 7. Or Si Rallegri Il Cielo - By the King's Singers 8. Fine Knacks for Ladies - By the King's Singers/Anthony Rooley 9. Who Made Thee, Hob, Forsake the Plough? - By Anthony Holt/Simon Carrington/The King's Singers/The Consort of Musicke 10. Of All the Birds That I Do Know - By the King's Singers/Anthony Rooley 11. Too Much I Once Lamented - By the King's Singers 12. Fair Phyllis I Saw Sitting All Alone - By the King's Singers 13. The Silver Swan - By Jeremy Jackman/The King's Singers/The Consort of Musicke 14. Now Is the Month of Maying - By the King's Singers 15. La Guerre - By the King's Singers 16. La, la, la, Je Ne I'ose Dire - By the King's Singers 17. Bon Jour Et Puis Quelles Nouvelles - By the King's Singers 18. Mignonne, Allons Voir Si la Rose - By Simon Carrington/The King's Singers/Anthony Rooley 19. Il Est Bel Et Bon - By the King's Singers/The Consort of Musicke 20. Margot Labourez Les Vignes - By the King's Singers 21. Un Gentil Amoureux - By the King's Singers/The Consort of Musicke 22. Faulte D'argent - By the King's Singers/The Consort of Musicke 23. Tres Morillas M'enamoran - By the King's Singers/Anthony Rooley 24. La Tricotea Samartin la Vea - By the King's Singers/The Consort of Musicke 25. Triste Estaba El Rey David - By the King's Singers/Anthony Rooley 26. Cuc·, Cuc· - By the King's Singers 27. Fatal la Parte - By the King's Singers 28. La Bomba - By the King's Singers 29. Tanzen Und Springen - By the King's Singers/The Consort of Musicke 30. Vitrum Nostrum Gloriosum - By the King's Singers/The Consort of Musicke 31. Ach Elslein, Liebes Elselein - By the King's Singers/Anthony Rooley 32. Ach, Weh Des Leiden - By the King's Singers 33. Das Glaut Zu Speyer - By the King's Singers 34. Herzliebstes Bild - By the King's Singers/Anthony Rooley 35. Bridge Over Troubled Water - By the King's Singers/English Chamber Orchestra/Carl Davis 36. The Sound of Silence (Arr. David Cullen) - By the King's Singers/English Chamber Orchestra/Carl Davis 37. America - By the King's Singers/English Chamber Orchestra/Carl Davis 38. Homeward Bound - By the King's Singers/English Chamber Orchestra/Carl Davis 39. If You Leave Me Now (Arr. David Cullen) - By the King's Singers/English Chamber Orchestra/Carl Davis 40. Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear (Arr. David Cullen) - By the King's Singers/English Chamber Orchestra/Carl Davis 41. Scissors Cut (Arr. David Cullen) - By the King's Singers 42. It's Lonely at the Top (Arr. David Cullen) - By the King's Singers 43. Vincent (Arr. David Cullen) - By the King's Singers 44. Wichita Lineman (Arr. David Cullen) - By the King's Singers