Music for the Coronation of King George II (1727)

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  • Music for the Coronation of King George II (1727)
  • 2 CDs i **;

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Rekonstruktion der Krönungszeremonie von
King George II in Westminster Abbey 1727.
Händel: Coronation Anthems Nr. 1-4
+Werke von Child, Purcell, Tallis, Blow, Gibbons,
Farmer

  • Artist: King's College Choir & Consort, King
  • Label: Hyperion , DDD, 01
  • Order number: 4233881
  • Release date: 16.11.2001

Disk 1 von 2

  1. 1 keine Künstlerangabe: Tolling bell of Westminster Abbey Start
  2. 2 Trumpet fanfare (The Preparations) Start
  3. 3 Drum procession Start
  4. 4 Vivat Start
  5. 5 Trumpet fanfare Start
  6. 6 O Lord, grant the King a long life Start

Coronation Anthems (4 Anthems to the Coronation King George II.) (Auszug)

  1. 7 A Grand Instrumental Procession (The Procession) Start
  1. 8 I was glad when they said unto me (The Entrance) Start
  2. 9 God save King George (The Recognition) Start
  3. 10 Trumpet fanfare Start

Coronation Anthems (4 Anthems to the Coronation King George II.)

  1. 11 Let thy hand be strengthened Start
  2. 12 Let thy hand be strengthened Start
  3. 13 Let thy hand be strengthened Start
  1. 14 O God, the Father of Heaven (The Litany) Start
  2. 15 Come Holy Ghost (The Anointing) Start

Coronation Anthems (4 Anthems to the Coronation King George II.) (Auszug)

  1. 16 Zadok the Priest Start

Disk 2 von 2

  1. 1 Trumpet fanfare (The Investiture) Start
  2. 2 Behold, O God, our defender Start
  3. 3 Trumpet fanfare (The Crowning) Start
  4. 4 God save the King Start

Coronation Anthems (4 Anthems to the Coronation King George II.) (Auszug)

  1. 5 The shall rejoice Start
  2. 6 The shall rejoice Start
  3. 7 The shall rejoice Start
  4. 8 The shall rejoice Start
  1. 9 Te Deum (Te Deum) (from the Second Service) Start
  2. 10 Trumpet fanfare (The Inthronisation) Start
  3. 11 God spake sometime in visions (The Homage) Start
  4. 12 Drums Start
  5. 13 Trumpet fanfare Start
  6. 14 God save King George Start

Coronation Anthems (4 Anthems to the Coronation King George II.) (Auszug)

  1. 15 My heart is inditing Start
  2. 16 My heart is inditing Start
  3. 17 My heart is inditing Start
  4. 18 My heart is inditing Start
  1. 19 Trumpet fanfare (The Recessional) Start

Coronation Anthems (4 Anthems to the Coronation King George II.) (Auszug)

  1. 20 March Start
  1. 21 Trumpet fanfare Start
  2. 22 Drum procession Start
  3. 23 keine Künstlerangabe: The bells of London Start

Product Information

Product-Information:


Crowning The King's Consort's celebrations of its twenty-first birthday and its millionth CD sale for Hyperion, comes a truly spectacular reconstruction, that of the Coronation of King George II in Westminster Abbey in 1727. Complete with ringing trumpet fanfares sounding from all corners of the venue, dramatic drum processions up and down the aisles, shouts of acclamation from a huge cast, pealing church bells (especially recorded at historic churches and cathedrals across England and Wales), and some of the greatest of all ceremonial music, this two-for-the-price-of-one disc is a spectacular musical and sonic tour-de-force.

The music is fronted by Handel's four great Coronation Anthems, including Zadok the Priest (so striking at its first 1727 hearing that it has been performed at every Coronation ever since), alongside splendid coronation music by Henry Purcell, John Blow, William Child, John Farmer, Thomas Tallis and Orlando Gibbons.

Rezensionen


'A reconstruction, complete with a plethora of fanfares, drum processions, schoolboys shouting 'Vivat Rex!', and a great deal of bell clanging … all of it impressive music, well played and sung, and vivdly recorded' (The Sunday Times)

'Vividly atmospheric' (The Guardian)

'Robert King’s magical history tour of Hanoverian London brings life to contemporary accounts of the coronation of George II. Outstanding accounts of Handel’s Coronation Anthems and a joyful reading of Purcell’s I was glad … a powerful experience' (Classic FM Magazine)

'The whole experience of listening repeatedly to this restaged coronation has been deeply satisfying and indeed moving. It is not like hearing a recording. You were there – it is as simple, and as wonderful, as that' (Fanfare, USA)

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