Postcards

by The King's Singers

Overview

The King's Singers are at their a cappella best when they offer light, colorful programs that let them showcase the virtuosity and imagination of their arrangements. This delightful collection of "postcards" from countries around the world would be hard to top on these counts. The program consists of arrangements of traditional and popular songs from a variety of European cultures plus some beyond: Canadian, Korean, Maori, Brazilian, Mexican, Chinese, South African, and African-American. Each arrangement treats the text with insight, and many of them lightly suggest musical styles of the culture from which the song comes, with delightful effect (try the South African piece, "Egoli," track 19, for an example). The personnel of the group has changed over the years, but the present sextet of countertenors David Hurley and Timothy Wayne-Wright, tenor Paul Phoenix, baritones Christopher Bruerton and Christopher Gabbitas, and bass Jonathan Howard yield to none in their ensemble and ability to carry off simple emotional appeal and humor. Some of the arrangements here are new, but others were made in conjunction with visits by the group to various world capitals; they thus come pre-tested with local audiences. In all, this an unusually satisfying and enjoyable release even by the high standards of these perennial favorites. ~ James Manheim

Product Details

Release Date:	10/14/2014
Label:	Signum Classics
UPC:	0635212039328
Rank:	250745

Tracks

1. Feller from Fortune
2. Le Bayl¿¿re
3. Arrirang
4. Pokarekare Ana
5. The Oak and the Ash
6. Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare)
7. Tuoll on mun kultani
8. Botany Bay
9. Pasional
10. Tico Tico no Fub¿¿
11. Es dunkelt schon in der Heide
12. The Star of the County Down
13. My love is like a red, red rose
14. Jeg gik mig ud en sommerdag
15. El Vito
16. Contigo Aprend¿¿
17. Zai no yao yuan de di fang
18. Suo Gan
19. Egoli
20. Little David play on your harp
21. Esti Dal
22. Mein kleiner gr¿¿ner Kaktus

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The King's Singers   Primary Artist,Vocal Ensemble

Technical Credits

Armando Manznero   Original Material
Domenico Modugno   Original Material
Bert Reisfeld   Original Material
Bob Chilcott   Composer
Robert Rice   Composer
Daryl Runswick   Composer
Zequinha de Abreu   Original Material
Michel Esteban   Composer
Keith Roberts   Composer
Adrian Peacock   Producer
Howard Goodall   Composer
Simon Carrington   Composer
Benjamin Ealovega   Cover Photo,Photography
Stanley Glasser   Composer
Lewis Nkosi   Text
Enrique Espin-Yepez   Original Material
Goff Richards   Composer
Adam Goldsmith   Engineer
Zoltan Kodaly   Composer
Philip Lawson   Composer
Gordon Langford   Composer