classical music: Catherine King

classical music: Catherine King

classical music:

Catherine King

Anonymous, English Anonymous, ...

Testament UK, 2004

Desert Island Early Music Disc
I actually heard this on Ohio State's Radio Station, WOSU, way back in the summer of 1971, I'd just picked up my dog from the vet's, there was a thundershower going on, and this fantastic album came on the air. I was immediately entranced with it, and immediately ...

Bach - Johannes Passion / Ainsley, Agnew, Bott, Chance, Richardson, Varcoe, Cleobury, Cambridge

John Mark Ainsley, Paul Agnew

Foreign Media Group, 2005

a voice teacher and early music fan
AH! THE ABSOLUTE JOY OF SEEING THE FACES OF THE SOLOISTS AS THEY DELIVER PASSIONATE ARIAS OF THIS PASSION! Since the first century the readings of the story of Christ's Passion have been a central part of the liturgy of Holy Week ,and therefore it is no surprise ...

Instruments of the Orchestra

Various Artists

Naxos, 2002

Very Informative and Enjoyable
Whether you're a music novice or pro, "The instruments of the Orchestra" is a very worthwhile purchase. The 7 CDs, with a total of 8 hours, are expertly narrated by Jeremy Siepmann. He's a great speaker, very much like the late Leonard Bernstein was. Mr. Siepmann takes ...

Britten: Ceremony of Carols

Benjamin Britten, Ronald Corp, ...

Naxos, 1995

BEST OF BRITISH
This disc can be recommended enthusiastically to all admirers of Britten's work and also to newcomers. His genius and originality often show up most clearly when he writes for small forces. There are 33 items in total here, twelve in the Ceremony of Carols itself and ...

Elizabethan Songs and Consort Music

Innocenzio Alberti, Anonymous, ...

Naxos, 2000

Great Music from Elizabeth's time
This is an exceptional disc of music in height of popularity at the court of Elizabeth I, and a bargan on the Naxos label(they have several titles of early music available). The songs are all of high performance quality, and highly recomended to those interested in ...

Greatest Songs from the Musicals

Various Artists

Soho, 2002

Pretty good musical mix
Lots of great and clear vocals. I was looking for a musical mix and this has a nice sampling of many major songs but also some more recent stuff. I haven't purchased an import before but I would do it again if the opportunity presented itself. It is somewhat annoying ...

Fast cats and mysterious cows ~ Songs from America - Barber, Copland, Bernstein, Rorem / Petibon, American ...

Aaron Copland, Ned Rorem, ...

Virgin Records Us, 1999

Lush and brilliant musicianship
I was familiar only with the Aaron Copland pieces but even those sound new and fresh in this recording - young voices, both the American Boychoir (maybe the best children's choir in the world right now) and the two female soloists, give a lavish interpretation to ...

Madrigal History Tour

Anonymous, Spanish Anonymous, ...

EMI Classics, 2004

Ever wondered what was before Bach, Lully, or Palestrina?
During the days of the Renaissance, the madrigal was one of the most popular musical forms and outputs. The King's Singers, a modern-day all male vocal group, demonstrate the authentic sound of which these 34 chosen madrigals may have been performed. In the ...

Vision: The Music of Hildegard von Bingen

Hildegard von Bingen, Catherine King, ...

Angel Records, 1994

Medieval meets lounge
If Hildegard Von Bingen wrote music for a hip lounge, this would be it. Its amazing that music this old ( from the 1100's) can sound so wonderful and modern with the addition of modern instruments. It really energizes the old music I have couple of recordings of ...

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 ...

Vivaldi: Sacred Music, Vol. 1

David Wilson-Johnson, Antonio Vivaldi, ...

Hyperion UK, 1995

The greatest Vivaldi anywhere!
Looking for clear, crisp, exciting, passionate choral music? This is the most *perfect* Vivaldi I can imagine--King has auditioned all of Britain to assemble what is perhaps the most amazing ensemble of all Baroque music. The musical (i.e., NOT warbly and ...

Handel - Ottone / Bowman, McFadden, J. Smith, Denley, Visse, M. George, The King's Consort, King

George Frideric Handel, Robert King, ...

Hyperion (UK), 1994

A relaxing beautiful opera
Like each great composer Handel produced also intimate works. Among these, Ottone fills a first-rate place because the music is enough melancholy and meditative. Infact in this opera you don't find arias "di bravura" (with long virtuosistic passages) for the ...

Handel - Judas Maccabaeus / Kirkby · Denley · Bowman · MacDougall · The King's Consort · King

George Frideric Handel, Robert King, ...

Hyperion UK, 1993

Loved it from the start
I actually sang in a choir, presenting this work, and from that time stems my own familiarity and love of this amazing work. I cannot really say much that would do any justice to the music, but inasmuch as oratorio seems Handel's showcase for his fertile and powerful ...

Antonio Vivaldi: The Complete Sacred Music

Adrian Peacock, Charles Pott, ...

Hyperion UK, 2005

Antonio Vivaldi The Complete Sacred Music, Hyperion, The King's Consort, Choir of the King's Consort, Robert King, Soloists
Test of a little meeting. When Antionio Vivaldi 1741 died in Vienna, he left a stately spiritual work. A large part of these compositions which were not sighted yet or still not authorized for the publication to this day was sighted only approx. 90 years ago in which ...

Pierre de la Rue: Missa de Feria / Missa Sancta di genitrix
Pierre de La Rue, Christopher Page, ...

Musical Heritage Society

- Missa de Feria - O domine, Jesu Christe - Pater de celis Deus, motet for 6 voices - Regina Celi - Missa Sancta Dei Genitrix - Salve Regina . SPars Code:DDD