The King's Singers - Masterpiece (2024) by Paul Drayton

One of our best-loved pieces returns, with a fresh lick of paint for 2024. It's a whole history of Western classical music, in the styles of every composer mentioned. We've released the first time commercial recording of it on our double album, 'Close Harmony' - a celebration of the repertoire that's best defined our sound and style since the earliest days.
Music and words by Paul Drayton
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The King's Singers
Patrick Dunachie - countertenor
Edward Button - countertenor
Julian Gregory - tenor
Christopher Bruerton - baritone
Nick Ashby - baritone
Jonathan Howard - bass
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[@wolflover8765]

This piece is what introduced me to The King's Singers! So lovely to hear it with this fresh update and gorgeous reverb.

[@garyhinkle5736]

One Of My All Time Favorites By The King's Singers ❤

[@Virginia7891-z3q]

Mine as well 😊

[@djvape]

I cannot explain how long I have been waiting for the newer singers to cover the song.

[@simonpelikan2543]

Same :D

[@TheLordbarry]

Next, we sing the piece called Masterpiece by the English composer Paul Drayton. As the title suggests, Masterpiece is a modest title for a piece with modest pretensions... 😀

[@paul_composer]

Such glorious singing, and incredible writing. Clever and witty. One of my favourites. “Cage” 😂

[@aliceboss3134]

my favorite piece by the king's singer is back!

[@hannelielohann5111]

MY dream has come true! I've listened to the original so often that I know it note for note. The new lick of paint was a lovely surprise! So very well done, as always! Much love!

[@irinagrosan3586]

What an idea!😮… So beautiful!…🫶… Wonderful, thank you! ❤

[@holgerpatomerizalde]

He esperado tanto para escuchar Master Piece con la nueva formación de The Kings Singers! Bravísimo!! Un abrazo desde Quito-Ecuador. Gracias por este regalo para la humanidad!

[@matthewjamestaylor]

This should be required listening, um well, everywhere! Thanks for sharing. Cheers.

[@Frost67915]

I teach music to children and actually "require" them to listen to this :)

[@matthewjamestaylor]

@@Frost67915 Awesome!! I first heard this song when the King Singers were in the original lineup. LOL

[@chih-chaoyang5290]

Love it!! So glad to hear this updated version of Masterpiece with some new composers into this one!! Bravo!! 👏👏👏

[@1001Meere]

This is really a gift, thank you so much, one of my absolute favourites 💛

[@drwps.]

my god... i love this piece!!!! nostalgic!❤

[@bahrss]

Amazing! The performance by the old King's Singers was always my favorite, but now I can add one more gem to my precious collections of calming and comforting music, that always makes me a little happier, when I hear it.❤❤❤

[@donnaj9964]

No wonder we all love this piece--it's magnificent and never more so than in this new incarnation! Truly "There and Back Again," exquisitely sung--and you are all having so much *fun* with it! Bravi!!!

[@lacynylons6317]

👏👏👏. I was waiting for Brahms and Poulenc 🥰

[@IsidoroTaccagni]

Senza parole. Un vero capolavoro!

[@alejandrobertuola5901]

Excelent boys!!!!! Greetings from Argentina.

[@autodidactin]

Delightful and amusing: just what the doctor ordered in these stressful times. Thanks you amazing chaps!👏👏👏

[@grafvonsylt]

Super schön!

[@ricardogatica344]

Bravo!!!!!! Bravísimo!!!!!!!! El Gozo de la música a través de esta Maravilla vocal. Un abrazo y mil gracias desde Chile.

[@peterhaselden5784]

Fabulous! The old KS should be very proud.

[@matteofailla]

It is very pleasing to hear it in a new "clothing"! I hope you bring it in concert with a new choreography 😂 I can't look forward to meeting you in Varese next year!

[@djperry211]

Total mastery of their craft. Always a delight.

[@arthurmorgan7557]

Great! I've actually be waiting for this quite a time now. Very happy to see this now.

[@moisesperez13]

Solido!! Tremendamente bien logrado! Gracias por este hermoso regalo ❤

[@idahoog1]

The Masterpiece is Bach! Love the new additions and the new rendition. Well done!

[@elmienthom9825]

Wonderful, thank you so much!🎼🎵🎶 from South Africa

[@tiagomarques9822]

Wow, masterfully interpreted! This is one of my favorite line-ups of The King’s Singers in blend, intonation and musicality. Only a pity about the places KZbin decided I had to hear some ads before continuing listening to you guys. It didn’t exactly ruin the experience, but it surely blemished it.

[@wendyscott8425]

It's worth it to pay for premium. That would have driven me crazy!

[@slatersimpson5929]

This is a favorite! Thank you!

[@OscarCherici]

The new parts are fantastic! Thank you for this great masterpiece indeed! ❤

[@shoshannafachima1306]

Beautiful rendition of the original masterpiece which i love.the king's singers have a always had and still have a wonderful gift Bravo bravissimo🎵👏🎶👏

[@ockofficial7010]

Amazed. Bravo. Thank you for this piece and performance. congrats to all. Also to the Music engineer.

[@donnaj9964]

And the videographer--the camera work was gorgeous!

[@jimmypoker]

Such a candy for the ears :) so perfect !

[@icguy]

Oh my god how long i've been waiting for this!

[@helenaflohr]

Wonderful! Heard it so many times! And now with a new sound! Thank you! Could you add the text? We do not all know English good enough!

[@cécilebernard-r3f]

Excellent comme toujours ! 👏

[@mdtlamont]

This is hilarious and wonderful, thanks!

[@harmonicsinger]

KING'S SINGERS 💝 All Saints at once! What a gift! ..and Paul Drayton, what a genius! 💙 Thanks a lot for this strepitous gift! Greetings from Sicily

[@thinkbaroque]

Ha! This is outstanding! What an enjoyable performance. Thank you for this.

[@sureenmitchell4049]

Great vocal athletics! ❤

[@ipdfe883]

Amazing singing, but to be honest the humour and the acting of the original version is completely something else! At the same time I personally appreciate the fact the you made a reinterpretation instead of doing the same performance, so well done as always

[@prinkulwatno5061]

Brilliant

[@makomiya4452]

大好きです💕面白くてもう何度も再生してしまいました。 言葉が分かればきっともっと楽しめるのでしょうね😊 また日本に来てください。

[@mariafragkiadaki1360]

What a find! You've just made my day, thank you!

[@tweetscotchy1093]

Hilarious! Thanks for the Saturday smiles. ❤

[@WondrousPurple]

I have just heard "Masterpiece" on APM's Performance Today. It was my first exposure to Drayton, to this composition, and to The King's Singers. And I am loving it. :) A lot of wit, a lot of charm, and a lot of skill combined into this short piece. Love it.

[@CATHERINEGERBER]

fantastico!❤

[@medivalmusic]

Brilliant!

[@dustanlevenstein9477]

YUSSSS!!!!

[@star-fh1uo]

i love this piece and your version. i wanted to watch this at japanese concert.

[@Babbajune]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@krav4encko]

Оооооо, старий репертуар звучить по-новому. Це скарб!!! Мій улюблений твір, ще й новенького додали! Фантастично😍😍😍😍 Wie schön und wunderbar❤️❤️❤️ And i want to buy this notes!

[@vercouilliestephane3603]

Great job of re-appropriation of this piece. Not an easy thing to do, and this version does give other views to the piece than the one I used to know. Also nice job of taking the acoustic into account. Thank you guys :)

[@marilynnjefferson8525]

Love this selection. Such beautiful voices, blend, selections - everything they do is perfection. Had to laugh - they are obviously in such a cold room that from time to time their breath condensation is visible.

[@philipeafroboy1]

8:00 what a chord!

[@framebadger]

Great stuff again. Next time I expect to see a parody of Jacob Collier doing audience choir.

[@nari5025]

required listening for every aspiring choir student. I fell in love with that piece some 20 years ago, still love the updated version. is there a sheet music version available?

[@SkyFly96]

Akhirnya salah lagu kesukaanku dinyanyiin lagi! ❤ But i prefer the cam standing in one position, which is center. Just like the old line KS 🤔

[@juniorcj82]

It's funny cuz it's true. 😂 Well done as always, gentlemen. 💜🎵

[@ilyasivkov]

Really a Masterpiece of idea, composition and performance! P.S. Let me dare to add to minimalist :) |: Si(Bb)-me(F)-on(Db)-ten(Bb)-Holt(F),Si(Ab)-me(Eb)-on(C)-ten(Ab)-Holt(Eb) :|

[@Hateires]

Omg Eric whitacre part made me laugh so hard. Byrd will always be my favorite part though.

[@botondhegedus5130]

I love the fact that they didn't try to copy the previous version one by one, and so although I think it's up to the quality of the previous version, it's a completely different listen. Only the Strauss part is a bit disturbing because of the text change, but you can get used to that too.

[@madnessqueen]

Are the updated scores available anywhere?

[@williameby]

Beethoven was amusing!

[@anemicgoalhop495]

Does the cold environment improve acoustics or something?

[@lostmoon77]

Surely that SOP is related somehow to Daniel Radcliffe

[@danielmatthewes1346]

Why has every singer a normal music stand but one has an oven grate???

[@ToxicPopsicle]

The older video was my entire personality for MONTHS! I'm about to become insufferable with sharing this one as well lol

[@ralfnoltensmeier8355]

🤣 das hat Pfiff!

[@blazeleo8451]

For that first song at the Mozart part, what is that piece?

[@blazeleo8451]

original piece name*

[@GIOVANNONE66]

preferisco la versione precedente era anche divertente

[@KSfan4ever]

Beautiful sounding but I miss the entertaining and clever performance skills of the KS "Dream Team" from their Cadogan Hall performance.

[@joao.andre.carvalho]

These KZbin adds randomly interrupting... 🤬

[@theogoldberg8919]

Where is David Guetta , shame on u #TheKingsSingers 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@rionsanura]

Since it is a given that this lineup have squozen every drop of nonchalant hypercompetence into a fluffily folded casing of airy charisma and served it to us at the carefully calibrated temperature of perfect taste, I shall not go On too much about every shining angle on the timbral prism or every flawless feather in the downy bed of phrasal arc. Everybody knows Julian can beam a line of fluid gold into your heart with the downturn of a Mozartian grazioso. I don't have to spend too many of our collective supply of pixels on the seamless hocket or the undirected unanimity of final consonants. Instead I will note that I thought the camera person was singling Johnny out for an especially cool low-angle Beastie-Boys treatment until I recalled there is really no other way to come at him unless you're a giraffe yourself. His cool is not dependent on your perspective.

[@michaelirani1053]

Camera angles are too jumpy. Made me a bit nauseous.

[@uncreatedlogos]

We're starting to mythicize Bach. Songs like that are usually adressed to God, aren't they?😅 Edit: ok. I get it now. But saying someone's name like that just sounds too much like worship, if you ask me.🤷

[@francescofgr]

It's ok not to have perfect pitch, but this is a bit too much

[@timepanini]

What do you mean?

[@francescofgr]

@@timepanini intonation was a bit cloudy

[@wendyscott8425]

@@francescofgr It was? Dang, it sounded pretty darn perfect to me! And I do have a very good ear.

[@francescofgr]

​@@wendyscott8425 Well it's not that they are ALWAYS out of tune BY A LOT, none of that. Just some bit where some chord isn't quite clean, a normal group singing like this would be wonderful, but for the KS standard (especially this piece, being sung by previous line ups) I felt it was a bit under the standard

[@lesleywilbourne7823]

⁠@@francescofgrthe Debussy section and the Wagner were particularly rough, plus they have lost all the character and humour of the piece. There was no distinction between sforzando and substitute piano 8n the Beethoven section. Really disappointed which is not how I wanted to fed

[@thomassavary5764]

« Mussolini » ? Although I have listened to this piece about a dozen of times, I had never noticed this one ! Thank you for the laughter !

[@stephandippon9973]

Brilliant!