The King's Singers are superb performing Gilbert and Sullivan, or "The Twelve Days of Christmas" with MoTab, but they are in way over their heads when they try to perform anything that has emotional depth and pathos like "Deep River." If you don't understand, search YouTube for the 1991-ish performance by Jessye Norman. Night and day.
@tomtom8428 I agree. I'm not disputing their talent, but there's something about a bunch of British white men who met at Cambridge, singing a slave spiritual that should express the wrenching pain of oppression that just isn't working.
@edoboleyn If you're saying that the recording isn't like what the song should be, I can see where you're coming from. However, this is my favorite recording of the song. It's staggeringly beautiful. The wrenching pain is transmuted into a pure, aching glory. It's a crossing of cultures through their essential humanity--and a capturing of the numinous. (Pretentiously phrased, I know, but honest.)
@edoboleyn Music is the collective heritage of all humankind. Healing is a long process, and it may never happen. After everything that has happened, all the blood that has been spilt, I see a day when we can all sing each other's songs. This is a chip off the wall of imperialism, it is a portent for Prometheus's rising.
Oh wonderful.. absolutely wonderful... But then all that The Kings Singers sing sounds stunning, sublime and really is heaven on earth... I love it.... :0)x
I'm so moved by the beautiful singing that I am blinded to my keyboard...my spelling is horrific!
UkeOne 1 month ago
'Singers'
UkeOne 1 month ago
with apologies....the 'King's' Simgers!
UkeOne 1 month ago
Incredible 'complex harmony' that the only the King Singers can pull-off so masterfully...truly outstanding!
UkeOne 1 month ago
the dissonance is absolutely amazing..... <3
TeenSinger1994 2 months ago
The King's Singers are superb performing Gilbert and Sullivan, or "The Twelve Days of Christmas" with MoTab, but they are in way over their heads when they try to perform anything that has emotional depth and pathos like "Deep River." If you don't understand, search YouTube for the 1991-ish performance by Jessye Norman. Night and day.
swmdal 3 months ago
Maravilloso en todo sentido: armonía, voces, cadencias, legatos, un verdadero placer escuchar a este conjunto tan admirado también en Argentina!
Guillermina
guillermina1110 5 months ago
Well, certainly not what I was expecting - but interesting arrangement. But, as always, impeccably done.
hepzebahsu 1 year ago
Heavenly!!
diggingdon 1 year ago
messed with too much..sadly
tomtom8428 1 year ago 3
@tomtom8428 what do you mean?
KingsSingersFan 1 year ago 2
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brandonleonchannel 4 months ago
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I agree with you, I'm not completely agreeing with their choice of chords to go under the melody
brandonleonchannel 4 months ago
@tomtom8428 I agree. I'm not disputing their talent, but there's something about a bunch of British white men who met at Cambridge, singing a slave spiritual that should express the wrenching pain of oppression that just isn't working.
edoboleyn 4 months ago 2
@edoboleyn If you're saying that the recording isn't like what the song should be, I can see where you're coming from. However, this is my favorite recording of the song. It's staggeringly beautiful. The wrenching pain is transmuted into a pure, aching glory. It's a crossing of cultures through their essential humanity--and a capturing of the numinous. (Pretentiously phrased, I know, but honest.)
TheChivalricAge 1 month ago
@edoboleyn Music is the collective heritage of all humankind. Healing is a long process, and it may never happen. After everything that has happened, all the blood that has been spilt, I see a day when we can all sing each other's songs. This is a chip off the wall of imperialism, it is a portent for Prometheus's rising.
Maetel22 1 week ago
I always wanted to hear Deep River by the King's Singers! It exists! Sooooo awesome
mykadia 1 year ago
Love the Whitacre moments!
tallpaul87 1 year ago 11
@tallpaul87 What an apt, yet droll description. :)
johnpaddie 1 year ago 2
Oh wonderful.. absolutely wonderful... But then all that The Kings Singers sing sounds stunning, sublime and really is heaven on earth... I love it.... :0)x
wenglishsal 1 year ago 2
Great shot of them! Thanks so much for uploading this!
NatiDeNut 1 year ago
oh delicious is the right word all right! Gosh, the harmonies!!!! They make me wanna cry
helenasolares 2 years ago 4
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helenasolares oh delicious is the right word all right! Gosh, the harmonies!!!! They make me wanna cry
1 year ago
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I've sung this : am not religious but it was lovely anyway.
Liked doing the harmonies to enhance the melody.
The song is not very long, and the Kings Singers have
extended it in their own way...prefer original, but they are so superb.
Tobypaws2002 7 months ago
Absolutely delicious arrangement. Thanks for uploading!
YKW2 2 years ago 12