High Flight

Signum: SIGCD262

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High Flight

Label:

Signum

Catalogue No:

SIGCD262

Discs:

1

Release date:

17th Oct 2011

Barcode:

0635212026229

Medium:

CD
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High Flight

Choral Music by Chilcott, Lauridsen & Whitacre


Chilcott:

Oculi omnium

The King’s Singers

Even Such is Time

The King’s Singers

High Flight

The King’s Singers and The Concordia Choir

A Thanksgiving

The King’s Singers and The Concordia Choir

Lauridsen:

O Nata Lux

The King’s Singers

O magnum mysterium

The Concordia Choir

Whitacre:

The Stolen Child

World Premiere Recording

The King’s Singers and The Concordia Choir

Alone

World Premiere Recording

The King’s Singers

This Marriage

The King’s Singers

Cloudburst

The Concordia Choir

Lux aurumque

The King’s Singers


René Clausen (director)

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A must-have for choral-aficionados everywhere that sees perhaps the world’s finest a cappella ensemble The King’s Singers join forces with The Concordia Choir – one of the USA’s best collegiate groups – to perform works by world-class choral composers Eric Whitacre, Bob Chilcott and Morten Lauridsen.

One of the world’s most celebrated ensembles, The King’s Singers have a packed schedule of concerts, recordings, media and education work that spans the globe. Championing the work of young and established composers, they remain consummate entertainers; a class-act with a delightfully British wit. From Gesualdo and György Ligeti to Michael Bublé, The King’s Singers are instantly recognisable for their spot-on intonation, their impeccable vocal blend, the flawless articulation of the text and incisive timing.

The Concordia Choir of Moorhead, Minnesota is one of America’s finest a cappella choirs. Since 1920, the 72-voice choir has performed in nearly every major hall including Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center and has taken numerous international tours. The Choir is broadcast throughout the United States on public radio stations and on television via its Emmy-award winning Concordia Christmas Concert.

playOculi Omnium

playO Nata Lux

playLux Aurumque

playEven such is time: i. anyone lived in a pretty how town

playEven such is time: ii. A flower given to my daughter

playEven such is time: iii. Days

playEven such is time: iv. Even such is time

playCloudburst

playHigh Flight

playThis Marriage

playO Magnum Mysterium

playAlone

playThe Stolen Child

playA Thanksgiving

The Independent

4th November 2011

****

“it's an intriguing pleasure to hear this anthology of modern works by talented modern choral composers...the standout is The Concordia Choir's rendition of Whitacre's "Cloudburst".”

BBC Music Magazine

January 2012

****

“[Chilcott highlights] the King's Singers' consummate skill as close-harmony singers, in particular their ability to terrace the dynamics as one section of the group slips into accompanying mode, while another takes the melodic limelight. The excellent Concordia Choir...[display] a warm tonal blend and supple phrasing alike. An interesting, well-planned collection, well worth investigating.”

Classic FM Magazine

****

“Those used to hearing Whitacre and Lauridsen delivered by chamber choirs will doubtless take time to adjust to the more focused, closely recorded sound of the six-strong King's Singers. The group's ideally blended sound and ensemble precision, however, magnify the inner harmonic beauty and hypnotic tread of pieces such as Lauridsen's O Nata Lux and Whitacre's Lux Aurumque.”

Gramophone Magazine

February 2012

“Each song is a little gem, deceptively simply, perfectly poised and bespoke for the King's Singers' unique blend...The juxtaposition of the King's Singers' closely placed authoritative tone and the larger group's more distant soothing breadth works wondrously well. All of the music of this disc is beguilingly beautiful and worthy of widespread enjoyment. Do try it.”

International Record Review

February 2012

“one's attention is engaged by the sheer beauty of the chording [in Lux Aurumque], allowing the complexity of the harmonic thinking to shine and, apparently paradoxically, the pacing of the performance...When both groups sing together the results are spectacular...An interestingly varied collection, then, outstandingly sung and recorded.”

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