Hear Me
Superbo di me stesso – Baldassarre Galuppi
“What is certain is the near-flawless singing of Catherine King…Backed by the equally talented chamber orchestra Il Canto di Orfeo, King, whether in intricate passaggi or less ornate fare, is a pleasure from start to finish.”
(Early Music)
The CD has seven of Galuppi’s arias from various operas, along with two instrumental concerti
Recorded in Eupilio near Como in Italy and played by Il canto di Orfeo, directed by Gianluca Capuano
Lux aeterna - Verdi Requiem (Live performance - amateur recording)
“mezzo Catherine King stood out for the unforced richness of her voice” (The Scotsman)
Live performance in Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Noël nouvelet - French traditional
"Noël Nouvelet was simply a delight, with King duetting lyrically with Lyons over a flowing, rippling accompaniment. A rich treat.”
(Concert review in Early Music Today)
CD “Ther is no Rose: Renaissance music for the Christmas season”, with renaissance group Virelai (Catherine King, Jacob Heringman, William Lyons, Susanna Pell, Sarah Cunningham)
Erbarme dich – J S Bach
“Sung by the superb British alto Catherine King…The singer’s warm tone and sensitive performances give this rapturous music a moving dignity and tenderness.”
(New-Classics)
Recorded in Fannrem near Trondheim, Norway with the Norwegian Baroque Orchestra. The CD has five of Bach’s alto arias along with his Orchestral Suite No.2 in B minor
Las, que feray? - Guillaume Dufay
"...glorious details... I cannot avoid mentioning the marvellously experienced singing of Catherine King... seriously classy" (Gramophone, Editor's Choice July 2018)
"performed outstandingly with some exceptional singing from Catherine King, in particular" (iClassical, Album of the Month 5 Star •••••)
New CD by Gothic Voices 'The Dufay Spectacle' released by Linn Records 2018. This track with Stephen Harrold and Julian Podger (tenors)
A birthday – John McLeod
From "Peacocks with a Hundred Eyes" - part of a recital of Scottish music given in the European Festival of Lieder in Warsaw, Poland, with Elizabeth Mucha, piano
“The opening track is particularly beautiful, with Catherine King singing Joanne Metcalf’s haunting meditation on the single word ‘Maria’. I particularly liked the presence of Catherine King’s gently sophisticated mezzo voice on top of the consort”
(Andrew Benson-Wilson)
The opening track from Gothic Voices’ recent CD “Mary Star of the Sea”. This is the first in a set of pieces "Il nome del bel fior" by Canadian composer Joanne Metcalf
An meinem Herzen - Robert Schumann
From Schumann's Frauenliebe und Leben in a live performance in Abergavenny, November 2017. Piano Jeanette Massocchi
O Jerusalem – Hildegard of Bingen
“Catherine King’s mezzo–soprano effortlessly shouldered some of what have now become Hildegard’s greatest hits. ‘Then your walls blaze with living stones’ she sang in O Jerusalem: words and music melded, the vocal line soaring, the tone burnished.”
(The Times)
Often sung by Catherine in performance. This recording is on Gothic Voices’ CD "Jerusalem: Vision of Peace"
Speak, music - Edward Elgar
“We heard two musicians of exceptional perception, ability and rapport in a very skilfully designed, wide-ranging programme.”
(William Llewellyn)
Live recording - the opening song of a recital given in Colyton Church, Devon, with Barry Ferguson, piano
Die ihr schwebet – Hugo Wolf
From Wolf’s Spanisches Liederbuch, performed in Colyton Church, Devon, with Barry Ferguson on the piano