HANDEL: Coronation Anthems

Summerly, Jeremy;
Royal Academy Consort;
Ryan, Rebecca;
Tallis Chamber Choir

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The four Coronation Anthems, written for the coronation of King George II in 1727, were Handel’s first commission as a naturalised British citizen. Handel always matched his music to the occasion and the building for which it was written, and no occasion could be grander than a coronation. The music of these ceremonial anthems is quite straightforward, the real joy of these pieces stemming from the development of layer upon layer of texture through which Handel shows off his musical pyrotechnics. Zadok the Priest is in particular practically unbeaten in dramatic impact with its initial intensity building towards the ecstasy of the climactic choral entry.

Works:

•Handel: Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV258 'Zadok the Priest'
• Handel: Coronation Anthem No. 2, HWV259 'Let Thy Hand be Stengthened'
• Handel: Coronation Anthem No. 3, HWV260 'The King Shall Rejoice'
• Handel: Coronation Anthem No. 4, HWV261 'My Heart is Inditing'
• Handel: Coronation Anthems Nos. 1-4
• Handel: Silete venti, HWV242

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Naxos

08-11-2002

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