An English Coronation, 1902-1953 Gabrieli, Simon Russell Beale & PaulMcCreesh

• Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934):
• 1Coronation March, Op. 6510:42
• Herbert Howells (1892 - 1983):
• 2The King’s Herald04:11
• Martin Luther (1483 - 1546):
• 3Rejoice Today with One Accord02:00
• Charles Wood (1866 - 1926):
• 4O Most Merciful01:46
• Thomas Tallis (1505 - 1585):
• 5Litany09:02
• William Croft (1678 - 1727):
• 6O God, Our Help in Ages Past03:50
• Hubert Parry (1848 - 1918): Three Chorale Fantasias:
• 7Three Chorale Fantasias: I. O God, Our Help in Ages Past05:00
• Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39:
• 8Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39: No. 1 in D Major05:45
• Ernest Bullock (1890 - 1979):
• 9Entrance Fanfare00:54
• Hubert Parry:
• 10I Was Glad06:57
• Ernest Bullock:
• 11The Presentation, Fanfares and Acclamations02:10
• Anonymous:
• 12The Administration and Signing of the Oath01:31
• Edward Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39:
• 13O Hearken Thou, Op. 6402:24
• Anonymous:
• 14The Collect01:40
• 15Peter 2:13-1701:00
• Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695):
• 16Hear My Prayer, O Lord, Z. 1502:26
• Anonymous:
• 17Matthew 22:1501:48
• Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958): Mass in G Minor:
• 18Mass in G Minor: Creed06:52
• Ernest Bullock:
• 19Come, Holy Ghost03:05
• George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759):
• 20The Prayer over the Ampulla01:00
• 21Zadok the Priest, HWV 25805:13
• Anonymous:
• 22The Anointing and Blessing01:48
• Ernest Bullock:
• 23Prayers, Acclamations and Crowning Fanfare01:48
• Walter Parratt (1841 - 1924):
• 24Confortare (Be strong and play the man)01:15
• Anonymous:
• 25The King Receives the Holy Bible00:33
• 26The Blessing of the King and People01:37
• 27The Exhortation01:03
• John Redford (1486 - 1547):
• 28Rejoice in the Lord Alway02:43
• William Byrd (1538 - 1623):
• 29I Will Not Leave You Comfortless01:54
• Orlando Gibbons (1583 - 1625):
• 30O Clap Your Hands Together04:37
• Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810 - 1876):
• 31Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect Peace03:20
• Ernest Bullock:
• 32Homage Fanfare and Acclamations02:01
• Ralph Vaughan Williams:
• 33All People That on Earth do Dwell (The Old Hundredth Psalm Tune)05:15
• Anonymous:
• 34The Offertory Prayer and Prayer for the Church Militant03:32
• 35The Exhortation, General Confession and Absolution03:20
• 36The Preface01:39
• Ralph Vaughan Williams: Mass in G Minor:
• 37Mass in G Minor: Sanctus02:45
• Anonymous:
• 38The Prayer of Humble Access and Prayer of Consecration02:46
• Ralph Vaughan Williams:
• 39O Taste and See01:49
• John Merbecke (1510 - 1585):
• 40The Lord’s Prayer01:29
• Anonymous:
• 41The Post-Communion Prayer01:28
• Charles Villiers Stanford (1852 - 1924):
• 42‘Coronation’ Gloria in B flat05:06
• Anonymous:
• 43The Blessing01:03
• Orlando Gibbons:
• 44Threefold Amen01:04
• William Walton (1902 - 1983):
• 45Coronation Te Deum09:03
• David Matthews (b. 1967):
• 46Recessional and National Anthem10:11
• William Walton:
• 47Crown Imperial06:27
• Total Runtime02:38:52

Info for An English Coronation, 1902-1953

The four coronations of the twentieth century were enormous and extravagant. Replete with festive pageantry, these ceremonies were joyful celebrations of British music, employing tremendous forces. Choirs from across London and beyond were marshalled to provide a chorus of over 400 voices; a full-size symphony orchestra was squeezed into Westminster Abbey, whilst bands of fanfare trumpeters led the pomp and celebration.

In the imposing surroundings of Ely Cathedral, Paul McCreesh and Gabrieli bring the history, ceremony and liturgy of these extraordinary events to life. With his renowned creative flair, McCreesh’s painstaking research provides the springboard for their latest ground-breaking recreation project. The result is a joyful celebration of five centuries of choral music, performed with the same vast forces as were heard at the coronation services. Alongside an orchestra of rare early-twentieth century instruments, an extended Gabrieli Consort is amplified by the energetic sound and fresh faces of several hundred young singers from Gabrieli’s choral training programme Gabrieli Roar. The music is interspersed by the coronation liturgy, with Simon Russell Beale speaking the part of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Gabrieli
Paul McCreesh, conductor

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