The Best of the King's Singers - Music by Kodaly, Gibbons

As part of Signum's 15th anniversary year we are delighted to release this celebratory collection of The Best of 'The King's Singers' - a 2-CD collection drawn from their now extensive catalogue on Signum. The first CD includes titles from Christmas (the group's debut album with Signum, released in 2004), along with music from Landscape and Time, Treason and Discord, Gesualdo's Tenebrae Responsories, Sacred Bridges, Siglio d'Oro, Romance du soir, From the heart, High Flight and the 2012 release Royal Rhymes and Rounds. The second CD presents songs from four albums: Six, From the heart, our most recent light album Swimming over London and the Grammy Award winning Simple Gifts.

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Kreek, Cyrillus : Taaveti laulud :: Onnis on inimene

Ensemble: King's Singers
Running Time: 2 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1923

Byrd, William : Mass for Four Voices :: Gloria

Running Time: 5 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Choral
Written: 1592-1593

Gesualdo, Carlo : In monte oliveti, tenebrae lesson for 6 voices, W. 7/9

Running Time: 4 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Written: 1611

Arvo Pärt (1935 - ) : Bogoroditse Devo

Running Time: 1 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1990

Byrd, William : Civitas sancti tui

Running Time: 5 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Choral
Written: 1589

Tavener, John : The Lamb "Little Lamb, who made thee?"

Running Time: 3 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Form: Choral
Written: 1982

Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon : Psalms of David, Book 3

Running Time: 4 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Baroque

Ness, Patricia Van : My Heart is a Holy Place, for vocal ensemble

Running Time: 4 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla (1605 - 1673) : Versa est in luctum, for mixed chorus

Running Time: 3 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Baroque

Melgaz, Diogo Dias : In Ieiunio et Fletu

Running Time: 2 min. 50 sec.
Period Time: Baroque

Traditional, Jewish : Shir Hamaalos (Song of degrees)

Running Time: 3 min. 53 sec.

Zoltán Kodály (1882 - 1967) : Evening Song

Running Time: 3 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1938

Sibelius, Jean : Rakastava (The Lover), for male chorus (with or without string orchestra), JS 160

Running Time: 7 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1894

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Choruses (2), Op. 68 :: 1. Calme des Nuits

Running Time: 3 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1882

Bairstow, Edward : Music, When Soft Voices Die

Running Time: 2 min. 13 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Mundy, John : Lightly she whipped o'er the dales

Running Time: 3 min. 13 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance

Gibbons, Orlando : First Set of Madrigals and Mottets

Running Time: 1 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Choral

Chilcott, Robert : Even such is time :: Days

Running Time: 1 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

Whitacre, Eric : Lux Aurumque

Running Time: 3 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Form: Choral
Written: 2000

Larsen, Libby : A Lover's Journey :: Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?

Running Time: 3 min. sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

Joel, Billy : Lullabye "Goodnight, my angel"

Running Time: 4 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

David, John : You Are the New Day

Running Time: 2 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

Joel, Billy : She's Always a Woman, song

Running Time: 3 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

Traditional, English : Greensleeves, folk song

Running Time: 3 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Vocal
Written: 1600

Sting : Valparaiso, song

Running Time: 3 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

Heap, Imogen : Hide and Seek, song

Running Time: 5 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

Foster-Gillies, Amy : Home, song

Running Time: 3 min. 53 sec.
Form: Vocal

Mills, Irving : Straighten Up and Fly Right

Running Time: 4 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal

Traditional, American : I Will Bow and Be Simple, Simple Gifts, Shaker hymn

Running Time: 2 min. 8 sec.
Form: Choral

Berlin, Irving : Blue Skies

Running Time: 3 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1927

Connick Jr., Harry : Recipe For Love

Running Time: 3 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

Cohen, Leonard : Hallelujah

Running Time: 5 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

Traditional Spiritual : Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

Running Time: 3 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: by 1865

Mraz, Jason : I'm Yours, song

Running Time: 3 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

Makaroff, Mia : Silent love, for vocal ensemble

Running Time: 3 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

Lennon, John : Blackbird

Running Time: 2 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

Young, Neil : After the gold rush

Running Time: 3 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

Creek, Nickel : Out of the Woods, song

Running Time: 4 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

Bennett, Charles : Swimming over London, for vocal ensemble

Running Time: 3 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Modern

Traditional Spiritual : Steal Away to Jesus, spiritual

Running Time: 2 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Romantic

The Best of the King's Singers - Music by Kodaly, Gibbons, Byrd, Sibelius, Whitacre, Bennett, Lennon, et al. / King's Singers

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