An English Coronation 1902 - 1953 Chamber Vocal & Song Signum

An English Coronation 1902 - 1953

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An English Coronation 1902 - 1953

Label Catalogue Number:
SIGCD569

Running Time: 159:16

Release Date: May 2019
Originally recorded in 2019

Composer
Sir Edward Elgar

Composer
Herbert Howells

Composer Hymn
Traditional

Composer
Haydn Wood

Composer
Thomas Tallis

Composer
Sir Charles Hubert H. Parry

Composer
Anon

Composer
Bible

Composer
Henry Purcell

Composer
Ralph Vaughan Williams

Composer
George Frideric Handel

Composer
William Byrd

Composer
Orlando Gibbons

Composer
John Merbecke

Composer
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford

Composer
William Walton

Composer
David Matthews

Orchestra
Gabrieli Consort and Players

Choral
Gabrieli Consort and Players

Solo
Simon Russell Beale

Conductor
Paul McCreesh

Producer
Nicholas Parker

Engineer
Neil Hutchinson

Venue 23-25 July 2018
Ely Cathedral

Venue 6 September 2018
Church of St Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London

Genre:
Chamber
Vocal & Song

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An English Coronation 1902-1953

The Assembly, Regalia Procession and Litany

SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857 – 1934)

Coronation March

10:43

HERBERT HOWELLS

The King's Herald

4:11

TRADITIONAL

Hymn

Hymn: Rejoice today with one accord

2:00

HAYDN WOOD

O most merciful

1:47

THOMAS TALLIS

Litany

9:02

TRADITIONAL

Hymn

Hymn: O God, our help in ages past

3:51

SIR CHARLES HUBERT H. PARRY

Chorale Fantasia on O God, our help

5:01

SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857 – 1934)

Pomp and Circumstance March No.1

5:45

The Entrance of the King and Queen

ANON

Entrance Fanfare

0:54

SIR CHARLES HUBERT H. PARRY

10.

I was glad

6:58

The Recognition

ANON

11.

The Presentation, Fanfares and Acclamations

2:11

The Oath

12.

The Administration and Signing of the Oath

1:31

The Communion Services (Part One)

SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857 – 1934)

13.

Introit: O hearken Thou

2:25

ANON

14.

The Collect

1:40

BIBLE

15.

Epistle: Peter 2:13-17

1:01

HENRY PURCELL

16.

Gradual: Hear my prayer

2:26

BIBLE

17.

Gospel: Matthew 22:15

1:49

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

18.

Creed: Mass in G minor

6:52

The Anointing

TRADITIONAL

19.

Hymn: Come, Holy Ghost

3:05

BIBLE

20.

The Prayer over the Ampulla

1:01

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

21.

Zadok the Priest

5:13

TRADITIONAL

22.

The Anointing and Blessing

1:49

The Putting On Of The Crown

ANON

23.

Prayers, Acclamations and Crowning Fanfare

1:49

24.

Confortare: Be strong and play the man

1:15

The Presenting Of The Hold Bible

25.

The King receives the Holy Bible

0:34

The Benediction

26.

The Blessing of the King and People

1:37

27.

The Exhortation

1:04

The Homage

28.

attrib. Redford Rejoice in the Lord alway

2:43

WILLIAM BYRD

29.

I will not leave you comfortless

1:54

ORLANDO GIBBONS

30.

O clap you hands together

4:37

31.

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace

3:21

ANON

32.

Homage Fanfare and Acclamations

2:01

The Communion Service (Part Two)

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

33.

Offertory: The Old Hundredth Psalm Tune

5:15

ANON

34.

The Offertory Prayer and Prayer for the Church Militant

3:32

35.

The Exhortation, General Confession and Absolution

3:20

36.

The Preface

1:39

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

37.

Sanctus: Mass in G minor

2:45

ANON

38.

The Prayer of Humble Access and Prayer of Consecration

2:47

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

39.

Communion: O taste and see

1:50

JOHN MERBECKE

40.

The Lord's Prayer

1:30

ANON

41.

The Post-Communion Prayer

1:29

SIR CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD

42.

Gloria: 'Coronation' Gloria in B flat

5:06

ANON

43.

The Blessing

1:04

ORLANDO GIBBONS

44.

Threefold Amen

1:05

Te Deum Laudamus

WILLIAM WALTON

45.

Coronation Te Deum

9:04

The Recess

DAVID MATTHEWS

46.

Recessional and National Anthem

10:12

WILLIAM WALTON

47.

Coronation March: Crown Imperial

6:28

Total time: 159:16

Orchestra: Gabrieli Consort and Players

Choral: Gabrieli Consort and Players

Solo: Simon Russell Beale

Conductor: Paul McCreesh

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Reviews

Nominee for Choral Award

Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2020

Brian Wilson – Recording of the year 2019

“So many of us enthused over Paul McCreesh’s latest and most adventurous reconstruction that it has to be the top of my choices this year.”

MusicWeb-International.com - 2019

Recording of the year 2019

“This recording was reviewed four times on MWI, and on each occasion, it was nominated as a Recommended recording, once being accorded Recording of the Month status. Now, three of those reviewers have selected it among their Recordings of the Year. With such acclaim, it made the choice of overall Recording of the Year very simple.”

MusicWeb-International.com - 2019

"A project vast in its ambition, powerful in performance ..."

Martin Cullingford - Gramophone magazine - December 2019

Nominee for Vocal Recording of the Year Award 2019

Limelight magazine Recordings of the Year Award 2019 Nominee

Recommended

“As magnificent an achievement as the four coronations which it commemorates.”

Brian Wilson - MusicWeb-International.com – 7 August 2019

Recommended - Recording of the year

“You do not have to be either a royalist or a British subject to recognise that there is some great music here and some magnificent performances to boot.”

Marc Rochester - MusicWeb-International.com – 9 July 2019

**** (Excellent Album)

Cecile Cheraqui - Classica magazine (France) - July-August 2019

Editor's Choice

"... These are the jewels in the crown. One can imagine the virtuosity required by every contributor, at every turn, to make this a reality, let alone a dazzling triumph. The documentation is comprehensive and satisfying."

Jonathan Freeman-Attwood - Gramophone magazine - June 2019

Performance **** Recording *****

"... It's a labour of love and sounds it... Incisive in the orchestral works - what scintillating woodwind playing he [McCreesh] secures in Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 - McCreesh is at his considerable best in the choral items..."

Paul Riley – BBC Music magazine – June 2019

"... recorded in Ely Cathedral, with meticulous care taken to construct an orchestra of rare 20th-century instruments to accompany an extended Gabrieli Consort and several hundred young singers from the Gabrielis' choral training programme, Gabrieli Roar, providing them with a unique and unforgettable experience. Truly heart-warming; thank heaven for the creative musicians of this world." *****

Shirley Ratcliffe - Choir & Organ magazine – May/June 2019

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