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 The King's Singers

After the critical success of The King’s Singers last DVD ‘Live at the BBC Proms’ in 2008, this new video performance recorded at LSO St Luke’s in London sets an eclectic assortment of modern Christmas classics with special arrangements of some much loved favourites. Ranging from the beautiful simplicity of Michael Pretorius’s Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen to the mad capers of Gordon Langford’s arrangement of Deck the hall, this is a delightful programme which reflects a typical live King’s Singers Christmas show.

 
Praise for the King’s Singers CD 'Christmas' (SIGCD502) include:
"The King's Singers' style is beautifully detailed, and even the most familiar carols sound fresh" 
Classic FM Magazine 
"Precise intonation, instinctive articulation, a downy, luxuriant tone, all captured in an excitingly lifelike recording" 
International Record Review
 
See more highlights from the DVD at our youtube page: www.youtube.com/signumrecords
 



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 " ... the sound and the performances are immaculate … It was recorded without an audience in LSO St Luke’s, so there’s a magical bloom to the sound."

The Arts Desk

 The King's Singers

Release date: 5th Oct 2011
Order code: SIGDVD008
Barcode: 635212000823

1.Veni, veni EmmanuelTraditional, arr. Lawson
2.Es ist ein Ros' entsprungenMichael Praetorius
3.Rise up, Shepherd, and followTraditional, arr. Davis
4.Lullay my likingPhilip Lawson
5.GaudeteTraditional, arr. Kay
6.There is a flowerJohn Rutter
7.Nöel nouveletTraditional
8.Villançico CatalanTraditional, arr. Richards
9.O little one sweetTraditional, harmonised JS Bach
10.La peregrinaçionTraditiona, arr. Knight
11.Stille nachtFranz Gruber / Joseph Mohr, arr. Rutter
12.Joy to the WorldLowell Mason / Isaac Watts, arr. Lawson
13. El niño queridoTraditional, arr. Richards
14.Born on a new dayJohn David, arr. Knight and Lawson
15.Jingle BellsJames Lord Pierpont, arr. Langford
16.Christmas SongMel Tormé / Robert Wells, arr. Knight
17.God rest you merry gentlemenTraditional, arr. Keating
18.The Little Drummer BoyKatherine Davis / Henry Onorati / Harry Simeone / arr. John McCarthy
19.Deck the hallThomas Oliphant, arr. Langford

Traditional Christmas fare, effortlessly delivered by six blokes in matching attire. Mostly suits, and occasionally smart casual. The visuals are a bit of a distraction here – such a pity, as the sound and the performances are immaculate. But this is effectively a film of men standing up, standing still, occasionally changing their matching ties. It was recorded without an audience in LSO St Luke’s, so there’s a magical bloom to the sound. And when the programme goes off the beaten track, with exquisite performances of lesser-known carols from France, Germany or Spain, it’s a lovely listen. I was less convinced by their flashy take on songs like "Jingle Bells" or their 5/8 reimagining of "God Rest You Merry Gentlemen". Both are technically remarkable but a bit soulless. Though I did enjoy their version of Mel Tormé’s "Christmas Song". You could almost be watching an old lunchtime episode of Pebble Mill at One.

The Arts Desk, Graham Rickson