The King's Singers - From Byrd To The Beatles

The King's Singers
From Byrd To The Beatles
1. William Byrd: Haec Dies [3.33]
2. William Byrd: O Lord make thy servant Elizabeth, our Queen [4.57]
3. Thomas Weelkes: As Vesta was from Latmos Hill descending [5.14]
4. Orlando di Lasso (arr. Mason): Dessus le Marche d'Arras [4.11]
5. Pierre Passereau: Il est bel et bon [1.40]
6. Don Carlo Gesualdo: Luci serene e chiare [3.24]
7. Claudio Monteverdi: Si ch'io vorrei morire [3.11]
8. Recording: Spem in alium [3.09]
9. Zoltan Kodaly: Esti dal [3.34]
10. Cyrillus Kreek: Onnis on inemene [2.18]
11. Recording: Spem in alium [2.34]
12. Max Reger: Agnus Dei [2.44]
13. Cyrillus Kreek: Psalm 121 [3.10]
14. Recording: Spem in alium [3.11]
15. Traditional Spiritual (arr. Lawson): Down to the River to Pray [3.05]
16. The Beatles (arr. Hart): Honey Pie [2.42]
17. Recording: Spem in alium [2.56]
18. The Beatles (arr. Runswick): Blackbird [3.02]
19. Recording: Spem in alium [3.12]
20. Duke Ellington (arr. Kuhn): Creole Love Call [4.30]
21. Freddie Mercury (arr. Hart): Seaside Rendezvous [2.50]
22. Billy Joel (arr. Lawson): Lullabye (Goodnight my Angel) [4.06]
23. Recording: Spem in alium [2.12]
24. Gioacchino Rossini (arr. Runswick): Overture to Barber of Seville [3.44]
25. Fred Weatherley: Danny Boy [4.27]
26. Recording: Spem in alium [2.00]
27. Thomas Tallis: Spem in Alium [8.17]
28. Credits
The King's Singers is:
David Hurley: Counter-tenor
Robin Tyson: Counter-tenor
Paul Phoenix: Tenor
Philip Lawson: Baritone
Christopher Gabbitas: Baritone
Stephen Connolly: Bass

[@walther7147]

Like especially this generation of king singers!

[@johnrobinson6112]

Agreed! This was the most fun group...man I love it! The Creole song is just brilliant.

[@michaeleerdmans3500]

It's my favorite for sure :)

[@riohenry6382]

I prefer when they weren’t doing modern music. They were a really serious early music group. But I agree that this combination of voices is very special

[@hei7586]

Yesss!

[@MrJdsenior]

@@riohenry6382 Then skip the ones you don't like, it's a drag and click of the mouse. It's not like you have to fast forward though a pile of magnetic tape and locate the beginning of the one you want. And how, as one example, how could you possibly not like the Billy Joel lullaby? One of the most poignant and beautiful pieces of music ever written. And yes, I love their stuff, all the way from the medieval, to the current pop renditions, and everything in between. They have discs that are totally music from antiquity, buy one of those. :-) You can fire your CDs or whatever into Itunes or equivalent and rate down( or even delete the pieces you don't want to hear) and sort them high to low stars, then it is totally automatic. Some people will gripe in heaven.

[@michaeleerdmans3500]

This will forever be the greatest group of the Kings singers in my opinion. Their blend is amazing

[@kaan_bey]

1. William Byrd: Haec Dies 1:01 2. William Byrd: O Lord make thy servant Elizabeth, our Queen 3:34 3. Thomas Weelkes: As Vesta was from Latmos Hill descending 8:31 4. Orlando di Lasso (arr. Mason): Dessus le Marche d'Arras 13:43 5. Pierre Passereau: Il est bel et bon 17:55 6. Don Carlo Gesualdo: Luci serene e chiare 19:35 7. Claudio Monteverdi: Si ch'io vorrei morire 22:59 8. Recording: Spem in alium 26:17 9. Zoltan Kodaly: Esti dal 29:20 10. Cyrillus Kreek: Onnis on inemene 32:53 11. Recording: Spem in alium 35:29 12. Max Reger: Agnus Dei 37:45 13. Cyrillus Kreek: Psalm 121 40:28 14. Recording: Spem in alium 43:39 15. Traditional Spiritual (arr. Lawson): Down to the River to Pray 46:51 16. The Beatles (arr. Hart): Honey Pie 49:49 17. Recording: Spem in alium 52:38 18. The Beatles (arr. Runswick): Blackbird 55:33 19. Recording: Spem in alium 58:45 20. Duke Ellington (arr. Kuhn): Creole Love Call 1:00:53 21. Freddie Mercury (arr. Hart): Seaside Rendezvous 1:05:21 22. Billy Joel (arr. Lawson): Lullabye (Goodnight my Angel) 1:08:13 23. Recording: Spem in alium 1:12:21 24. Gioacchino Rossini (arr. Runswick): Overture to Barber of Seville 1:14:30 25. Fred Weatherley: Danny Boy 1:18:41 26. Recording: Spem in alium 1:22:40 27. Thomas Tallis: Spem in Alium 1:24:42 28. Credits 1:32:58

[@qingyanghe6580]

honey pie should be 49:49

[@francescocomunale8195]

thanks for this bro, needed to find all the titles and credits for homework. thanks to you I can just write this in my book lol

[@kaan_bey]

@@francescocomunale8195 sure! I'm glad that it helped!

[@aramol78]

My favorite KS generation

[@DinaDina-qx7fv]

Неизъяснимое наслаждение слушать этот замечательный ансамбль!

[@deborahuffindell3866]

The emotionality and tenderness of these men's voices is incredible in addition to their musical excellence which defies description!

[@1956priscilla]

They are so extraordinary that after just a few minutes you have the feeling of being overwhelmed by such beauty

[@annesymington9880]

Don't often hear that purity of voice. Marvelous!

[@tedblack2288]

I never tire of this ensemble ...in all its iterations!

[@simongardiner949]

The great part singing of the 16 th/ early 17th century did not die. It survived in the mid 20th century, whereupon I thought the 'War', or the terrible iconoclasms of this century might have killed it. But no - I can hear Thomas Tallis TODAY. Its not just musical ability, but tireless dedication and study that is keeping great music alive for the rest of us to be able to hear. God Bless Kings Singers.

[@MrJdsenior]

I saw two concerts of these guys spread over a couple of years (this exact group, every member) in the church, sitting about 20 feet away, with no microphones. They were the best two concerts I have ever attended, and both times when I realized they were done, my mind went, "No". There was also a funny occurrence in one. The church was always clean as a pin, but when outside doors are being constantly opened and closed it happens. They were in about the middle of one of the concerts and a roach walked across the stage, right in front of them, you could tell it had been in the sauce and it was moving pretty slowly, and Jeremy (IIRC) picked up the toe of his shoe and it walked right under it, whereupon it didn't walk any more, if you catch my drift. They introduced the next song, which was a Beatles cover, and the rest of them laughed when he said it. I suspect that the order may have been rearranged. The front few rows laughed, too, the ones that could see it. The people further back were probably wondering what was funny about the Beatles. :-) BTW, I heard not one even tiny error in the entire two concerts. Just exquisitely excellent musicians. Dynamics, timing, pitches, annunciation, all of it perfect, to my ear anyway, and I sang extensively, though non professionally. Two or three hours of joy. There are other truly superb acapella choirs and groups around, Voces 8, Voctave, Take 6, Home Free (just to mix it up a bit), but these guys are a truly one of a kind sound. I don't know how many of their discs I have in my library, but it is a bunch of them. And after watching this, I am going to go find some more with as much as possible non overlapping songs.

[@pamelacorbett8774]

They had such good taste, both in choice of song and treatment.

[@DanielleStJohn]

While that may have been the single whitest rendition of Down By The River To Pray ever 🥰, this entire concert was an absolute joy to listen to. I especially love that the madrigals sung were actual madrigals instead of ballets (#MusicNerd). "As Vesta was from Latmos Hill descending" holds a special place in my heart, partly because I am trash for through-composed music, partly because I am also trash for Elizabeth I, and partly because it was inspired by an Italian work "Il Trionfo di Dori" and I am a big ol' fan girl for Italian music. That 40-part Tallis piece was AMAZING. So much work went into realizing that with only six voices, and what a payoff. All my love and appreciation for all the production work that went into filming this. There are a *lot* of things to manage, and it's absolutely seamless. Well done, all.

[@Loozmi14]

quel bonheur cette vidéo ! je l'écoute en boucle à mon travail

[@phillipecook3227]

It's fascinating to watch videos of the group from down the years and see how long serving members often finish their tenure with a completely different set of colleagues from those they started out with!

[@judithlarkin600]

I am such a fan of these Kings Singers. Their technique and musicality are unmatched! Thank you for this glorious video!

[@cherrykang9954]

The vocals are excellent 👍

[@GOTHICforLIFE1]

Ah this lineup had so much character. There's no denying the skill among all the generations of the King's Singers, but their synergy of personalities made their lineup a lot more entertaining and expressive. Miss these guys :/ Only the baritone left now i believe

[@dannyevans89]

No, now it’s a completely new lineup and they’re amazing as well! I had a great opportunity to be a part of their Summer School last year at Cambridge.

[@archimedes93]

Very good to have 1 1/2 hours of the Kings singers in one item on you tube. I am a great fan of the Kings Singers. The special choir item that the guys put together is simply amazing! Well done chaps.

[@ALFYsk8]

I simply love this concert. It's amazing!

[@Arclocki]

"Erdő mellett estvéledtem, Subám fejem alá tettem, Összetettem két kezemet, úgy kértem jó Istenemet. Én Istenem, adjál szállást, Már meguntam a járkálást, A járkálást, a bujdosást, Az idegen földön lakást. Adjon Isten jó éjszakát, Küldje hozzánk szent angyalát, Bátorítsa szívünk álmát, Adjon Isten jó éjszakát." In situ translation: "I've come to eve forest sided, Under my head putting my lid, My hands I together clinched, To God so, I devoutly prayed. Oh, Lord, do my lodging, I am tired of even going, Even going, even hiding, Of foreign lands biding. Give God a blessed night, his angels, send to us right, Hearten the dream of our heart, Give, God, a blessed night."

[@EdiDrums]

Zoltan Kodaly: Esti dal 29:20

[@corasidney1932]

Oh, how I wish I had been able to see this line up live! I am in love with David Hurley's voice...

[@Dana9437]

me too! and he's so cute...met him in Durham, NC

[@bertrandlechat4330]

And I am head over heels in love with Steven Connolly!

[@joeowens6180]

Spem in alium is truly awe inspiring, and it belongs in a great sacred space like Westminster Abbey. This generation of the King's Singers seems to have a wider range of pleasant-to-the-ear music than does the new generation, who seem to prefer closer and more dense harmonies, sometimes not quite so enjoyable. This is a really great post, and I appreciated it tremendously!

[@thekingssingers]

Added subtitles: English, Deutsch, Español and Francais

[@marcocanil4147]

How I would like attend this concert...

[@lucybowers7933]

No doubt, an inCREDibly hard piece to learn... incredibly LOVELY as sung by this group..... ❤️🎶❤️

[@reneeanthony236]

Not my favourite group of King Singers, but still pleasant to listen to.

[@giuseppeciuffreda2701]

Thank you for also honoring Italian music. Certainly the best king s singers ever.

[@ScottishgirlAnnlorie]

The King Singers are amazing!!

[@daniel9918]

The song arranged by the baritone is my favourite...so beautiful.

[@prinkulwatno5061]

This lineup is absolutely fantastic, probably my second favorite one after the 50th anniversary lineup

[@davigramostini1336]

22:20 Wow, that bass...

[@scari_3656]

Check otu 43:03 The bass, goes down to a astonishing C1

[@Paladin5491]

@@scari_3656 hahaha it’s actually a C2. C1 is the first C on the piano and that would be AMAZING. Lol

[@scari_3656]

@@Paladin5491 Woops my bad, Still an astonishing achievement to hit C2

[@richardscrimger3969]

May be my favorite of all their basses. I love their current lineup, and the bass is very good, but Connolly seems to have more bottom

[@Joggelschorsch]

Stephen conolly will be forever the greatest choral bass here is

[@lucybowers7933]

And, again, I say rejoice! ❤️🎶❤️🎶❤️🎶❤️

[@jennifermbaker6767]

Fabulous! Thank you for this musical gift! How could you have had any idea when you recorded this how much joy you would bring ten years later in the midst of a pandemic? We miss live singing and performances so much. Thank you for your incredible musicianship and pristine intonation.

[@simongardiner949]

The virus did not try to kill off "live music", WE DID by allowing that nonsense to tear through this country UNQUESTIONED.

[@MrJdsenior]

@@simongardiner949 Yeah, a virus that killed 4% of those it touched should somehow be brought to some authority and questioned. Seriously?

[@rmlectronicsuk2410]

Wonderful! Best wishes, as ever. Robert Denton, Leeds Parish Church 1963 to 1971.

[@jenniferspring8741]

this film is such a joy!

[@ulfutstrand]

Even men cry when they hear this. The handsome beauty of mens voices in such a diamond clear sound, I cry , Im a man.

[@medievalmusiclover]

You my Christmas' day King's Singers. Merry Christmas 2020 for all of You and for the whole World. Glory to Jesus Christ of Nazareth the REAL KING!

[@nicholasthorn1539]

English, French, Spanish, Italian, Latin, German, Hungarian, Estonian... is there any language they don't sing in?

[@qingyanghe6580]

I remebered taking french italian latin german as requirement in music college each for 1 year. and i take ap spanish in high school. I was not native English speaker, so that means my mind is clashing with languages

[@riohenry6382]

It's very common among early music groups and singers. The music was international and so the singers became multilingual. I know singers who can give interviews in five or more languages. This music requires great talent

[@lisashirtz7224]

Love #3.

[@sam_tag4157]

My chorus teacher played this in class

[@BlueHospitality]

I was watching this over the weekend. Great show!

[@GAR23LOVMUZ]

Amazing Performance Gentlemen ! 🎵

[@klausmoritz6311]

Incredible

[@wrightgregson9761]

of course they are superb, but this reminds me of high school choir when we sang songs like this and all sorts of different styles because we had a wonderful teacher.

[@lucybowers7933]

Glorious!! 👏🏻🥰❤️

[@jeanriff7954]

❤❤

[@sim_art]

Super!!!

[@Cristian-ug9rs]

Muito bom parabéns

[@АлександрКотельников-я3ю]

грандиозно!

[@ciaociao4now704]

Truly amazing Duke Ellington rendention wow wow wow wowahhh 1:00:45 1:14:19

[@jacquelinedumont5155]

Des voix qui s’accordent à la perfection tout un art ces c

[@Kregielek63]

@fonziekj52 Yes, your'e right... frankly speaking... I know even more guys who looks like Rowan Atkinson. But no one is singing and sounds like Stephen Connolly! Hi is a master and his bas is unforgetable!

[@cross147]

I have this DVD :) Gentelmen, You Are Brilliant! I know you coming to Poland in 4th of May and 1st of July, but I will be in hospital in that time :( I really wanted to hear/see you live. Regards from Poland Peter

[@EdiDrums]

At 35:11 'In any competitive commercial market, you've got to be pushing the boundaries and trying things that are new' ... This made me wonder: _who could be seen as genuine competitors to the King's Singers?_ Who do they snarl jokily about as motivation, saying 'We've got to it differently to ______ and better than _______!' Please say if you know.

[@lucasarzayus4505]

As a complete guess, perhaps groups such as the Gesualdo Six or Voces8. However, they’ve all collaborated with each other and there is no real “rivalry”, at least in the public eye.

[@gagagaga5107]

Культурная столица Мира- Москва восхищена вами. Браво!

[@danielbastos6178]

25:07 bass ???

[@Aarononym]

😬

[@TheShikerWolf]

probably made a mistake in the performance and dubbed it over afterwards

[@GOTHICforLIFE1]

That is weird as hell

[@lucasarzayus4505]

Actually he’s just so talented that he’s mastered ventriloquism as well

[@mrlr1960]

Gorgeous!!!

[@Faardrill]

I love you, guys.

[@stefaniasmanio859]

They obviously pull any theatre down .... 🥰🥰💖💖💖🤗🤗🤗👍👍👍👍👍 And thank you so much for Queen's Song... LOL from Italy!!! By the way.... Rossini would have enjoyed your interpretation😂😂😂 he used to be a man of great Spirit and sensibility!!

[@oscaraccorsi1286]

love it!

[@olivermalin]

I would reeeeally love to get hold of the audio for a couple of the songs from this concert. who's got the dvd? please help

[@captainkunucky]

At like 25:08 I hear the bass sing like a final phrase in his part but his lips dont move?? Is this a recording

[@johannespihl]

Wow, I've never noticed that before. Well spotted!

[@danielrezende2103]

This a live performance, but mistakes happens! They wouldnt sell a DVD with this kind of mistake

[@MrJdsenior]

@@danielrezende2103 They would and have done with this iteration of the group (maybe only one or two different, anyway). Go look at their Toccata and Fugue in the 24 hours of Bach, recorded in Leipzig (I think). They are singing in a covered stage outside in the rain, and the baritone cracks a note, which is fully understandable in those conditions. They didn't fix it on the DVD.

[@danytalksmusic]

I never knew mr. Bean could sing!

[@giorgiafacioni4955]

Wonderful :-) but I didn't know Mr.Bean was a King's Singer.... :-) (Mr.Connelly, I really beg your pardon!)

[@amparopolania4621]

Jajajaja, ¡yo pensé lo mismo! (con el perdón del señor Connolly, cuya voz es espectacular).

[@themrqwertymark]

I wish they would make another concert DVD with the new group

[@MrJdsenior]

I'm a bigger fan of this group, but it would be interesting to hear the difference. The new group is still fantastic, but as just personal taste I prefer this group's style to theirs. Plenty of others probably feel the other way round. It would be boring if we all had the same likes and dislikes, frankly.

[@ForTheOtherThing]

@fonziekj52 No, in many King's Singers videos on KZbin the connection has been made several times :)

[@joelwallenius2877]

Paul Phoenix has an immaculate hairline, jesus lord almighty. What a lucky lad.

[@Than0425]

seaside

[@ОльгаБыстрова-т5г]

😘😘👋💓

[@amparopolania4621]

Ensamble perfecto de voces y personalidades. ¡Me encantan!

[@davidrowinski2160]

Where is the 6th member in some of the recordings? Seems to be the bass voice.

[@boitmani]

Who is singing the bass at 25:08?

[@davigramostini1336]

Kkkkkk that's strange

[@sum41foreverown]

@@davigramostini1336 lipsynced apparently but seemed to miss mouthing that part. Might be difficult singing that low with adequate volume to reach the microphones and not be drowned out by the other voices. I don't like lipsyncing but sometimes I can see why its needed (if you're a bit sick etc)

[@ТаисияЗахарова-ь5м]

Виртуозы и юмористы)))

[@jacquelinedumont5155]

Des chanteurs des musiciens sans doute ,surtout

[@Liam-sl3ic]

BAAACCCCCCCHHH

[@zensu-q8q]

Ahhhh 1:09:20 . . . Lullaby. Oh how sublime.

[@mouthmouse]

@I4AM4NAME They use microphone at least for the recording ( we can see it at the bottom!)

[@mkeillor]

Nope, you're spot on!

[@coaster-star3636]

And Today? Come on... they never so good and Gentle...

[@FAXLN]

*he* almost lost it 51:45 XD

[@FAXLN]

*I* almost lost it 52:00 XDDD

[@TheAdwatson]

Although I have enjoyed the singing for more years that I care to remember, where did the Beatles come into this? They were mentioned in the title, "From Byrd To The Beatles", but I didn't hear a Beatles song.

[@EdiDrums]

The Beatles (arr. Runswick): Blackbird 55:33 The Beatles (arr. Hart): Honey Pie 49:49 For me, the simple and moving original version of Blackbird isn't bettered here but, my word, there is surely no Beatles rendition _anywhere_ out there like this version of Honey bloody Pie

[@olenyushka]

@fonziekj52 He definitely is! )))

[@galaxyosk]

@fonziekj52 I am also think so :D he looks funny but his voice is enormous!

[@tomnufer]

It would help if you put the time where we could find each song.

[@MrJdsenior]

Sometimes a commenter starts such a list, and others flesh it out in the replies, and often the original poster upgrades their missing or incorrect titles. I see this happen fairly frequently on channels like Cateen's. Those comments often get voted up or pinned to the top, as well, which makes sense, so next time, feel free to start one. :-) It would be cool if the channel owner could open the comment up, Wiki style, to allow direct inclusions.

[@MrJfernandes7]

Does anyone know what microphone they're using?

[@jacquelinedumont5155]

Pardon si j ‘ai dérapé dans mes commentaires

[@thirdo9]

25:01 to 25:10 creepy the bass 2

[@davigramostini1336]

What is the name of the bass guy

[@Aarononym]

stephen conolly I think

[@davigramostini1336]

@@Aarononym your welcome

[@bananajoeh2076]

43:26

[@fonziekj52]

Am I the only one who thinks that the bass looks slightly like Rowan Atkinson?

[@giorgiafacioni4955]

Thanks God, I'm not alone! :D :D :D :D :D

[@MrJdsenior]

You only waited 12 years for this goofy reply, but thanks, never noticed that. And now I'll never unsee it, so 'thanks' for that, too. :-)

[@gizmoguyar]

Someone uploaded a clip from this of Thomas Weelkes' As Vesta was from Latmos Hill descending, but the sound is messed up. I downloaded it and fixed the sound, do you want it to upload? I noticed you don't have an individual video of that one.

[@themrqwertymark]

jasper cullen sings baritone

[@dominicrincker8280]

the audience is literally eating it up so hard lol

[@valhalliwell]

Do these guys have perfect pitch?

[@cqbbraunson]

Most likely. Or relative pitch. Their intonation is just too good

[@cooperaiken8148]

They probably don’t. Some of the best musicians just have really good relative pitch.

[@jasperwes]

@sampaiomarcia1 seconded

[@bttlw4]

The guy on the left is pretty damn good. really, i dont think a girl could hit that high.

[@mescko]

You won't find a better countertenor than David Hurley.

[@MrJdsenior]

Absolutely, some can. There are even guys that can, WAY above. Go look up Dimash. He sings notes that, no kidding, are off the top of the piano's range. It's insane. They are so called whistle tones, obviously, but notes. I think he's normally a baritone, which is often where counter tenors come from. The counter tenor in Pentatonix has a seven octave range using sub harmonics, fries, chest, head, and whistle tones, and he is also very, very good. This countertenor (both of them actually) are two of my overall favorites.

[@Nichristi]

This is the most fake audience I've ever seen....

[@TriplePProject]

12 people have no souls. ;)