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Album Summary

Ensemble

• Die Singphoniker

Composers

• Kurt Weill (Composer) (1900 - 1950)
• Hubert Waelrant (circa 1516-1517 - 1595)
• Pierre Certon (circa 1510 - 1572)
• Meredith Willson (1902 - 1984)
• Clément Janequin (circa 1485 - 1558)
• Bart Howard (1915 - 2004)
• Victor Young (1900 - 1956)
• John Dowland (1563 - 1626)
• Peter Gabriel (1950 - )
• Richard Rodgers (1902 - 1979)
• Thomas Morley (circa 1557 - 1602)
• Antonio Carlos Jobim (1927 - 1994)
• Joseph Kosma (1905 - 1969)
• Traditional
• B. West / H. Davis / W. Hutch / Berry Gordy, Jr.
• Andrea Gabrieli (circa 1532 - 1585)
• Pierre de Manchicourt (circa 1510 - 1564)
• Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868)
• Anonymous
• John Bennet (Composer) (circa 1575-1580 - fl. 1599-1614)

Notes & Reviews:

"...just songs!" is the title of the Singphoniker's newest concept album. This top German vocal ensemble presents an enticing, brilliant and completely conclusive musical still-life. The rich alternation among the various musical spheres unfolds a very special pull: from the first to the last of the 23 specially chosen songs.

"German vocal sextet Die Singphoniker celebrated its 30th anniversary with the release of this breezy collection, featuring its trademark mix of Renaissance vocal pieces and popular song arrangements, and the group has never been in better form. If you're not familiar with Die Singphoniker, its in the vein of Britain's King's Singers, offering a mixture of Renaissance vocal music and popular-song arrangements. But it's at once a bit more stolid and a bit more daring, which is the source of the group's considerable appeal... The fundamentals in the Renaissance pieces are never neglected, and the engineering from the studios of Bavarian Radio lives up to Oehms' usual impeccable standards. The end result: a hugely entertaining and supremely musical release." -All Music Guide

American Record Guide
Oehms gives us nice warm sound and a booklet that tells and translates all... this one's a keeper.

Notes & Reviews:

Recording information: Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (01/29/2011-01/30/2011); Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (11/19/2010-11/20/2010).

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Works Details

Weill, Kurt [Composer] : Wouldn't You Like to Be on Broadway?, song for voice & piano (from "Street Scene")

• Ensemble: Die Singphoniker
• Notes: Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (01/29/2011-01/30/2011); Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (11/19/2010-11/20/2010)
• Running Time: 3 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 01/1946-11/1946

Dowland, John : Second Booke of Songes or Ayres

• Ensemble: Die Singphoniker
• Notes: Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (01/29/2011-01/30/2011); Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (11/19/2010-11/20/2010)
• Running Time: 2 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Form: Choral
• Written: by 1600

B. West / H. Davis / W. H : I'll Be There

• Ensemble: Die Singphoniker
• Notes: Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (01/29/2011-01/30/2011); Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (11/19/2010-11/20/2010)
• Running Time: 3 min. 40 sec.

Waelrant, Hubert : D'amours me va, madrigal for 5 voices

• Ensemble: Die Singphoniker
• Notes: Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (01/29/2011-01/30/2011); Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (11/19/2010-11/20/2010)
• Running Time: 1 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Form: Choral

Gabriel, Peter : Here Comes The Flood

• Ensemble: Die Singphoniker
• Notes: Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (01/29/2011-01/30/2011); Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (11/19/2010-11/20/2010)
• Running Time: 3 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

Gabrieli, Andrea : I' vo piangendo i miei passati tempi, madrigal for 5 voices

• Ensemble: Die Singphoniker
• Notes: Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (01/29/2011-01/30/2011); Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (11/19/2010-11/20/2010)
• Running Time: 4 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Weill, Kurt [Composer] : September Song, song for voice & piano (from "Knickerbocker Holiday")

• Ensemble: Die Singphoniker
• Notes: Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (01/29/2011-01/30/2011); Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (11/19/2010-11/20/2010)
• Running Time: 5 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 06/1938-09/1938

Certon, Pierre : Las s'il convient

• Ensemble: Die Singphoniker
• Notes: Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (01/29/2011-01/30/2011); Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (11/19/2010-11/20/2010)
• Running Time: 1 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Rodgers, Richard : My Funny Valentine

• Ensemble: Die Singphoniker
• Notes: Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (01/29/2011-01/30/2011); Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (11/19/2010-11/20/2010)
• Running Time: 3 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1937

Manchicourt, Pierre de : Un doux regard, for 4 voices

• Ensemble: Die Singphoniker
• Notes: Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (01/29/2011-01/30/2011); Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (11/19/2010-11/20/2010)
• Running Time: 2 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Willson, Meredith : Till There Was You, song (from "The Music Man")

• Ensemble: Die Singphoniker
• Notes: Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (01/29/2011-01/30/2011); Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (11/19/2010-11/20/2010)
• Running Time: 2 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Morley, Thomas : Now is the month of maying

• Ensemble: Die Singphoniker
• Notes: Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (01/29/2011-01/30/2011); Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (11/19/2010-11/20/2010)
• Running Time: 2 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Form: Choral
• Written: by 1595

Rossini, Gioachino : Guillaume Tell

• Ensemble: Die Singphoniker
• Notes: Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (01/29/2011-01/30/2011); Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (11/19/2010-11/20/2010)
• Running Time: 3 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1829

Clément Janequin (circa 1485 - 1558) : Escoutez tous gentilz, chanson for 4 voices ("La bataille de Marignan;" "La Guerre"), M. 1/3

• Ensemble: Die Singphoniker
• Notes: Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (01/29/2011-01/30/2011); Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (11/19/2010-11/20/2010)
• Running Time: 6 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Jobim, Antonio Carlos : One Note Samba

• Ensemble: Die Singphoniker
• Notes: Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (01/29/2011-01/30/2011); Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (11/19/2010-11/20/2010)
• Running Time: 4 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Anonymous : Alla Cazza

• Ensemble: Die Singphoniker
• Notes: Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (01/29/2011-01/30/2011); Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (11/19/2010-11/20/2010)
• Running Time: 1 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Howard, Bart : Fly Me to the Moon, song

• Ensemble: Die Singphoniker
• Notes: Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (01/29/2011-01/30/2011); Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (11/19/2010-11/20/2010)
• Running Time: 2 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Morley, Thomas : I love, alas, I love thee, madrigal for 5 voices

• Ensemble: Die Singphoniker
• Notes: Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (01/29/2011-01/30/2011); Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (11/19/2010-11/20/2010)
• Running Time: 1 min. 42 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Written: by 1595

Kosma, Joseph : Autumn Leaves (Les feuilles mortes), for voice & piano

• Ensemble: Die Singphoniker
• Notes: Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (01/29/2011-01/30/2011); Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (11/19/2010-11/20/2010)
• Running Time: 4 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1947

Bennet, John : Weep, O mine eyes (from Madrigals to four voyces)

• Ensemble: Die Singphoniker
• Notes: Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (01/29/2011-01/30/2011); Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (11/19/2010-11/20/2010)
• Running Time: 2 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1599

Young, Victor : Stella by starlight, song (from the 1944 film "The Uninvited")

• Ensemble: Die Singphoniker
• Notes: Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (01/29/2011-01/30/2011); Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (11/19/2010-11/20/2010)
• Running Time: 3 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1944

Dowland, John : Firste Booke of Songes

• Ensemble: Die Singphoniker
• Notes: Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (01/29/2011-01/30/2011); Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (11/19/2010-11/20/2010)
• Running Time: 3 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Written: by 1597

Traditional : Sleep in peace

• Ensemble: Die Singphoniker
• Notes: Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (01/29/2011-01/30/2011); Studio 1, Bayerischer Albrecht (11/19/2010-11/20/2010)
• Running Time: 2 min. 33 sec.
• Form: Vocal