Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On
King's Singers, Victoria Meteyard (soprano), Grace Davidson (soprano)
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2025, Choral & Song Choice
This is the last recording The King’s Singers made before the departure of bass Jonathan Howard. It bears all the familiar hallmarks of a well-loved vocal team that has honed its style over...
Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On
King's Singers, Victoria Meteyard (soprano), Grace Davidson (soprano)
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Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2025, Choral & Song Choice
This is the last recording The King’s Singers made before the departure of bass Jonathan Howard. It bears all the familiar hallmarks of a well-loved vocal team that has honed its style over...
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The last album with the current line-up, The King’s Singers present a new album of choral music from the early 20th century, with a feature from sopranos Grace Davidson and Victoria Meteryard. “Such stuff as dreams are made on is an exploration of European choral music from the early 20th century (and a bit either side), much of it shaped and scarred by the spectre of conflicts that dominated the continent in that period. For us, the album has been a chance to develop and exercise new and different colours in our singing, to dive deeply into text-centric interpretations and historical context, to savour and cherish the four languages in which we sing here, and – in one instance – even to expand our forces a little.” - The King’s Singers PRAISE FOR SIGCD912 CLOSE HARMONY 5 stars “The current line-up of King’s Singers demonstrates their continued pre-eminence with these outstanding recordings of often very difficult arrangements…the Singers deliver with their usual mix of charm and skill” – Choir & Organ
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Awards and reviews
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BBC Music MagazineApril 2025Choral & Song Choice
April 2025
This is the last recording The King’s Singers made before the departure of bass Jonathan Howard. It bears all the familiar hallmarks of a well-loved vocal team that has honed its style over half a century..This recording is pervaded by a poignant sense of the end of an era, and anyone who wants to hear unrivalled a cappella singing at its serious best will not be disappointed.
June 2025
The choral blend is perfect and the tempos just right, and the soundscape bears a very strong resemblance to that of the groundbreaking LP ‘Swingle II’ (RCA, 10/77), featuring the Swingle Singers – closely miked and intimate.