King's Consort Choir

Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle / King, Sampson, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-10-10

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Petite Messe solennelle
Performers: Cooper, Gary [Keyboardist]; Foster-Williams, Andrew; Halls, Matthew; Sampson, Carolyn; Tortise, Andrew; Unwin, William; Williams, Mark
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort Choir

"Recordings of the final and finest work among Rossini's "sins of my old age" aren't as rare as you might think. We've covered at least...continue...

Monteverdi: Sacred Music Vol 4 / Robert King, King's Consort

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-01-10

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Laetatus sum; Salve Regina, motet for tenor, SV 327; Domine, ne in furore; Salve Regina (I), for 2 voices & 2 violins (from Selva morale e spirituale), SV 283; Dixit Dominus (II) ...
Performers: Daniels, Charles; Evans, Robert; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Osmond, Cecilia; Outram, Rebecca; Sampson, Carolyn
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort; King's Consort Choir

Surprisingly, it has been almost a year since the last release in The King's Consorts Monteverdi Sacred Music series. However, from the very first bar...continue...

Essential Handel / Robert King, The King's Consort

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-10-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Occasional Oratorio, HWV 62; Solomon; A Song for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76; Cecilia, Volgi un Sguardo, cantata for soprano, tenor, strings & continuo, HWV 89; Coronation Anthe...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Anderson, Lorna; Bellamy, Alexandra; Blaze, Robin; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Dawson, Lynne; Fullbrook, Charles; George, Michael; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; ...
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort; King's Consort Choir

This new budget-price compilation disc brings together twenty favorite tracks from The Kings Consorts acclaimed Handel recordings. There are movements from recent releases such as...continue...

Monteverdi: Sacred Music Vol 2 / Robert King, King's Consort

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-05-01

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Exultent caeli et gaudeant angeli, motet for 5 voices, SV 304; Venite siccientes ad acquas Domini; Currite populi, psallite timpanis, motet for tenor, SV 297; Ego dormio et cor me...
Performers: Cooper, Gary [Keyboardist]; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Daniels, Charles; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Harvey, Peter Harvey; King's Consort; King's Consort Choir; King, Robert; Outram, Rebecca; Quinteiro...
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort; King's Consort Choir

"As we expect from Robert King, the performances are beautifully polished and refined. The vocal soloists, all of them accomplished early-music singers, make the dauntingly...continue...
Personnel: Paul Tindall, Andrew Tortise, Roy Rashbrook, Mark Dobell, Daniel Auchincloss, Tom Phillips , Rogers Covey-Crump, Charles Daniels, James Gilchrist , Angus Smith (tenor); Stephen Carter , Rob...continue...

Boccherini, D'Astorga: Stabat Mater / The King's Consort

1 Super Audio CD / Hyperion / 2001-05-01

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Stabat mater in G minor, Op. 61/G 532; Emanuele D'Astorga: Stabat Mater
Performers: Agnew, Paul; Bickley, Susan; Fox, Sarah [Soprano]; Gritton, Susan; Harvey, Peter
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort; King's Consort Choir

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
These settings of the same text by two Italian composers (more exactly, Sicilian in the case of Astorga), who spent much of...continue...

Handel: L'Allegro il Peseroso ed il Moderato / King, et al

2 CD / Hyperion / 1999-10-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (Pastoral Ode), oratorio, HWV 55
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Anderson, Lorna; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Gritton, Susan; McFadden, Claron
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort Choir

There is no definitive version of this oratorio as Handel made many changes over time. However, the intention of this performance is to retain the...continue...

Vivaldi: Sacred Music Vol 4 - Juditha Triumphans / King

2 CD / Hyperion / 1998-05-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Juditha triumphans, RV 645
Performers: Bickley, Susan; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Kiehr, Maria Cristina [Soprano Vocal]; Murray, Ann; Rigby, Jean
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort Choir

This definitive version uses an all-female cast (as it was written for the Pieta, the famous all-girls' orphanage where Vivaldi was Music Director) along with...continue...

Vivaldi: Sacred Music Vol 3 / King, King's Consort

1 CD / Hyperion / 1997-05-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Dixit Dominus in D major, RV 595; Domine ad adjuvandum me festina (Psalm 69), for soprano, double chorus, 2 oboes, double strings & co; Credidi propter quod locutus sum (Psalm 115) ,...
Performers: Daniels, Charles; Davies, Catrin Wyn; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; George, Michael; Gritton, Susan
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort; King's Consort Choir

"...Robert King's revelatory series cannot fail to enhance the status of Vivaldi's choral music. In all three volumes, his sparkling attack and consistently fine choice...continue...

Vivaldi: Sacred Music Vol 1 / King, King's Consort

1 CD / Hyperion / 1995-04-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Magnificat, for 2 vocal soloists, 2 choruses, 2 oboes, 2 strings & 2 continuo in G minor, RV 610a; Lauda Jerusalem in E minor, RV 609; Kyrie, for double vocal soloists, double chorus...
Performers: Atkinson, Lynton; Gritton, Susan; Milne, Lisa; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort; King's Consort Choir