Love songs (2019)

The King's Singers

Looking back from today to the very earliest records that we have of sung music, love has provided a more constant theme for composers and songwriters than any any other. From choruses in Greek tragedy to the oral traditions of folksongs from all over the world, from opera to musical theatre, from parlour music to cabaret, and from the recital stage all the way to the Top 40, love is everywhere and we can’t escape it.

These were recorded over 10 years between 2007 and 2017, involving eleven different King’s Singers (David, Pat, Robin, Tim, Paul, Jules, Phil, Chris B, Chris G, Steve and Johnny) in four different line-ups. Rather than trying to take in any of the enormous number of classical love songs from our back catalogue, we wanted to focus on some of the best folk songs, jazz standards and pop songs that have featured in King’s Singers concerts throughout our history. This selection has been curated especially to celebrate some of our favourite recent albums, and to show how rich and varied the tapestry of love songs we have today is. We really hope these Love Songs speak to you as much with you as they do to us.

The King’s Singers mark Valentine’s Day with a collection of some of the world’s finest love songs.

1. It's a new world
2. When She Loved Me
3. All of Me
4. I've got the world on a string
5. Tuoll on mun kultani
6. Don't Worry About Me
7. April Come She Will
8. Bewitched, bothered and bewildered
9. Arrirang
10. Quand tu dors pres de moi
11. Beyond the sea
12. Love Is Here To Stay
13. I Love my Love
14. My love is like a red, red rose
15. I won't dance
16. Helplessly Hoping
17. At last
18. Some Folks' Lives Roll Easy
19. When I fall in love

"Among many highlights, Richard Rodney Bennett’s exquisite arrangement of Gershwin’s ‘Love is Here to Stay’ stands out, bringing sumptuous harmonies and a rhythmic simplicity that lets the group’s almost improbably sense of ensemble shine…Beautifully performed and with an appealing blend of popular hits and more unusual fare, this disc makes for an uplifting listen."
BBC Music Magazine - March 2019****

The King’s Singers, het in 1968 uit het King’s College Choir in Cambridge voortgekomen ensemble, blinken al vijftig jaar uit in perfecte samenzang en betoveren nog steeds iedereen met hun liefde voor close harmony. Dit jaar verscheen ter gelegenheid van Valentijnsdag een compilatie van populaire liefdesliedjes in kenmerkende King’s Singersarrangementen. Love is here to stay, April come she will en vele andere evergreens klinken met het King’s Singerssausje vol onberispelijke zang en aanstekelijke swing als de perfecte versiertruc. Een cadeau om in huis te hebben voor een toekomstige Valentijn.