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The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge is arguably the world’s most famous choral group. This album is a tour of the ecclesiastical year from Advent through to Ascension. The paired ancient and modern settings represented on the album showcase the vast range of music that the choir performs each season reflecting Christ’s birth, death and resurrection through the festivals of Advent, Christmas, Candlemas, Lent, Easter and Ascension. The rest of the year, known as Ordinary time, is focused more on Christ’s ministry on earth.
A Year at King’s includes such favourites as Allegri’s "Miserere" and Barber’s "Agnus Dei", an arrangement of his famous "Adagio for Strings", as well as the first recording of Tavener’s "Away in a Manger", written for King’s College Choir’s 2004 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. The rest of the programme comprises works composed between the 15th and 20th centuries by Palestrina, Pärt and Poulenc, Lassus, Holst, Guerrero, Eccard, Peter Philips and Stanford. The disc is rounded off with a spectacular performance of Tallis’s "Spem in Alium". On this, as on many previous King’s College Choir recordings, the conductor is Stephen Cleobury, organist and Director of Music at King’s since 1982.
A Year at King’s includes such favourites as Allegri’s "Miserere" and Barber’s "Agnus Dei", an arrangement of his famous "Adagio for Strings", as well as the first recording of Tavener’s "Away in a Manger", written for King’s College Choir’s 2004 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. The rest of the programme comprises works composed between the 15th and 20th centuries by Palestrina, Pärt and Poulenc, Lassus, Holst, Guerrero, Eccard, Peter Philips and Stanford. The disc is rounded off with a spectacular performance of Tallis’s "Spem in Alium". On this, as on many previous King’s College Choir recordings, the conductor is Stephen Cleobury, organist and Director of Music at King’s since 1982.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
enjoy this CD all the time
8 Sep 2010
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Even if you aren't religious, don't be turned away! The music on this CD is beautiful. Such a talented choir. I love to listen in the evenings to relax. I definitely recommend it!
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The perfect gift at Christmas!
14 Jan 2012
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This lovely album will be a great addition to any holiday set. I ordered after seeing a few youtube clips of the choir and literally played this album everyday from thanksgiving to Christmas. Several friends swiped the album for their own dinner gatherings after. This album is a classic.
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26 April 2011
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I am not so fluent in english to write extensively about this item , A Year AT King's, and also I am no expert about this kind of music; anyway, it fullfiled all my expectations.
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