classical music: Simon Carrington     classical music:     Simon Carrington      A Little Christmas Music: Kiri Te Kanawa; The King's Singers various/traditional, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, ... EMI Classics, 1990 a voice teacher and early music fan WELL!!!THIS IS DIFFERENT!!!!! The King's Singers come to us steeped in the 500 year old English tradition of choral singing; and that's fine with me.!!!There are 6 singers in this group (the personnel change from time to time)namely: Jeremy Jackman and Alastair Hume ...             All At Once Well Met: English Madrigals; The King's Singers John Dowland, Thomas Morley, ... EMI Classics, 1990 Sumptuous and mellow The six men of the King's Singers present sweet and light-hearted madrigals of such English composers as Morley, Weelkes, Dowland, Wilbye and Byrd. The thirty five selections include "Now is the Month of Maying", "Though Philomela Lost Her Love", "Sing We and Chant ...             The King's Singers Original Debut Recording Anthony Holt, Simon Carrington, ... Chandos, 1994 This is vintage King's Singers! In the thirty or more years that the King's Singers have been going, they've released dozens of CDs. And as much as I adore some of their recent recordings, I still regard this first album as some of their best work. This performance is both of a very high quality and ...             Chanson D'Amour King's Singers, Juan de Anchieta, ... RCA, 1993 You must buy this! There's not much I can say about this album. It's perfect. Completely a cappella, it shows off everything that make the King's Singers one of the world's most masterful vocal ensembles. My two personal favorite tracks are "She's Like the Swallow" and "If Music Be ...             Three Musical Fables John Rutter, Richard Hickox, ... Collegium, 2004             The King's Singers' Madrigal History Tour John Dowland, William Byrd, ... EMI Classics, 1989 A Terrific European Madrigal Sampling Most madrigals one hears tend to be either in Italian or English. Not so on this album, perhaps one of the best European madrigal samplers (if not the only one)in existence. Some well known English and Italian madrigals can be found, of course. But the true treasure of ...             Reich Remixed Various Artists, DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid, ... Nonesuch, 1999 Children of Reich Create Loving Homage The entrancing hobby of looping gave birth to essencially all forms of techno in existence today, and all followers should be thankful Steve Reich's cassette tapes messed up one day to create a looping effect. He soon became obsessed with overlapping sounds and ...             Bernstein: Arias and Barcarolles Simon Carrington, Thomas Hampson, ... Deutsche Grammophon, 1996 The fundamental things apply as time goes by........ Leonard Bernstein was a legend in his own time and the music world is less for his absence. But here is a chance to sample the spectrum of this 20th century wonder. From the uncommonly American sound of West Side Story (Symphonic Dances) to the gentle, brooding ...             Get Happy Harold Arlen, George Gershwin, ... EMI / Angel Records, 1991 Best of Shearing AND Kings Singers This is a fantastic recording. There are interesting arrangements from some of the best popular music arrangers, including Richard Rodney Bennett, Paul Hart and Daryl Runswick, not to mention Shearing's great new 5/4 version of his best-loved song Lullaby of Birdland, ...             Steve Reich 1965-1995 Hugo Munday, Donald Palma, ... Nonesuch, 1997 Essential The term "essential" gets thrown about too much. And heck, the claim that certain words get thrown about too much gets thrown about too much. But here is a collection that really *is* essential to understanding the nature of a whole shift not just in classical ...             Two Thousand Years: Music From The Major Television Series Bruce Russell, Philip Lawson, ... RCA, 1999             My Spirit Sang All Day Anonymous, Sir Edward Cuthbert Bairstow, ... Angel Records, 1990 exquisite This cd was a genuine delight. The music, plus really good liner notes, was an education in itself. I knew little about this group of composer- arrangers and the time in which they lived. "Fat White Woman Whom Nobody Loves" may not have been meant as humorous, but ...             The Best of the King's Singers Bruce Russell, Simon Carrington, ... RCA Victor Europe, 2008 2008 5 cd compilation celebrating their 40th year. The King's Singers repertoire is all encompassing; from medieval music to masterpieces of the Renaissance, from lieder to folk, pop and jazz or with a contemporary commission from a leading composer, they are constantly expanding their repertoire. Since their debut concert in 1968 they have ...             Renaissance: The Music of Josquin Desprez Bruce Russell RCA, 1994 Ethereal & poignant. The King's Singers in their element. This CD presents the King's Singers performing the very emotionally poignant music of Des Prez. Minor keys prevail, and the Singers communicate the feelings of loss and longing excellently. In this CD the King's Singers demonstrate their technical mastery (with the ...             A Tribute to the Comedian Harmonists Anthony Holt, Simon Carrington, ... Angel Records, 1990 A tribute which rivals the masters The Comedian Harmonists were a German a capella group who specialised in mimicking instruments with their voices, and did so with such grace and style in the thirties that their cover verions rivalled the originals...at least in their home market. Because most of ...          products you might be interested in   search for classical music barcarolles, christmas, harmonists, recording, renaissance, television      toavi.com    web we recommend The fundamental things apply as time goes by........ randomly chosen beauty: philosophy - kiss me - high emollient lip ointment