℗ 2006 Signum Records
| Released | November 7, 2006 |
| Duration | 1h 08m 38s |
| Record Label | Signum Records |
| Catalogue No. | SIGCD090 |
| Genre | Classical (Vocal) |
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1.1
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The Seasons of his Mercies
Richard Rodney Bennet; The King's Singers |
6:39 | |||
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1.2
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Scenes in America Deserta
John McCabe; The King's Singers |
14:57 | |||
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Taaveti laulud
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1.3
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Taaveti laul 22
Cyrillus Kreek; The King's Singers |
4:49 | |||
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1.4
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Õnnis on inimene
Cyrillus Kreek; The King's Singers |
2:09 | |||
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1.5
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Taaveti laul 141
Cyrillus Kreek; The King's Singers |
2:26 | |||
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1.6
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Taaveti laul 121
Cyrillus Kreek; The King's Singers |
3:27 | |||
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1.7
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Remembered Love
Jackson Hill; The King's Singers |
8:27 | |||
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1.8
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House Of Winter
Peter Maxwell Davies; The King's Singers |
11:52 | |||
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1.9
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Rakastava
Jean Sibelius; The King's Singers |
7:45 | |||
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1.10
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Esti Dal
Zoltán Kodály; The King's Singers |
3:17 | |||
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1.11
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Even Such is Time
Bob Chilcott; The King's Singers |
2:50 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"Four Stars ... words and music weave together to evoke reflections of place and memory, its programme elegantly constructed and beautifully performed ..."
- Classic FM
"... (these works are) well suited to their impeccably manicured vocal blend, enchanting the ear from first to last note. Signum's sound is warm and close but the acoustic of St. Andrew's gives the music room to breathe."
- Gramophone
"Five Stars ... a timely reminder of the stunningly high musical standards the singers bring to bear in this kind of unaccompanied vocal repertoire ... delivered with jaw-dropping levels of accuracy and interpretive commitment. Singing of rare distinction, outstanding in its tonal blend of controlled vibrato."
- BBC Music Magazine
This evocative, spiritual and highly praised album offers some of the best and most requested repertoire from the King's Singers. The five commissions reflect how we are all shaped, perhaps unconsciously, by the landscape and time in which we live. The singers explore the links between human life and its surroundings through the different personal languages of poets and composers.
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Signum Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.28 -7.31 to -0.30 | -28.12 -31.85 to -24.31 | -23.57 -27.80 to -18.70 | 15 11 to 17 | |
| 1 | The Seasons of his Mercies | -1.90 | -27.95 | -22.8 | 15 |
| 2 | Scenes in America Deserta | -0.30 | -28.02 | -23.5 | 17 |
| 3 | Taaveti laul 22 | -0.34 | -24.62 | -19.7 | 15 |
| 4 | Õnnis on inimene | -1.99 | -24.31 | -18.7 | 12 |
| 5 | Taaveti laul 141 | -5.47 | -28.68 | -24.4 | 14 |
| 6 | Taaveti laul 121 | -6.88 | -29.98 | -25.8 | 14 |
| 7 | Remembered Love | -1.83 | -25.50 | -21.5 | 14 |
| 8 | House Of Winter | -1.64 | -31.85 | -27.3 | 17 |
| 9 | Rakastava | -7.31 | -30.50 | -26.7 | 15 |
| 10 | Esti Dal | -4.73 | -31.53 | -27.8 | 16 |
| 11 | Even Such is Time | -3.67 | -26.36 | -21.1 | 11 |