Music from the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II [Import]

Henry Purcell (Composer), C. Hubert H. Parry (Composer), Herbert Howells (Composer), William H. Harris (Composer), George Frideric Handel (Composer), George Dyson (Composer), Anonymous (Conductor), Samuel Sebastian Wesley (Performer), Ralph Vaughan Williams (Performer), Charles Villiers Stanford (Performer), William Walton (Performer), Martin Neary (Performer), Martin Baker (Performer), Andrew Crowley (Performer), Roger Cleverdon (Performer), Andrew Giles (Performer), Leigh Nixon (Performer), London Brass (Artist), Mark Bennett (Artist), Thomas Sneddon (Artist), Christopher Tipping (Artist), Lawrence Wallington (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Samuel Sebastian Wesley, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Charles Villiers Stanford, William Walton, Martin Neary, et al.
• Conductor: Anonymous
• Composer: Henry Purcell, C. Hubert H. Parry, Herbert Howells, William H. Harris, George Frideric Handel, et al.
• Audio CD (June 28, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Griffin (Qualiton)
• ASIN: B00004U0S8
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #292,938 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #43 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Te Deum

Track Listings

1. Work(s): Trumpet Tune

2. I Was Glad (Psalm 122), anthem for chorus & organ (or orchestra)

3. Behold, O God Our Defender for chorus

4. Let My Prayer Come Up

5. Zadok the Priest, coronation anthem No. 1 for chorus & orchestra, HWV 258

6. Be Strong & of Good Courage (Confortare)

7. Rejoice in the Lord Always, for chorus

8. Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect Peace, for chorus & organ

9. The Old 100th Psalm ('All people that on earth do dwell'), for chorus, unison chorus, orchestra & organ

10. Mass for soloists & chorus in G minor: Sanctus

11. O Taste and See, motet for chorus & organ (Psalm 34)

12. Gloria in Excelsis

13. Coronation Te Deum, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra

14. Fanfare

15. God Save the Queen (National Anthem of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

16. Orb and Scepter, coronation march for orchestra

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent!!, April 1, 2002

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"jaypax" (Houston, Texas USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Music from the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Audio CD)

I purchased this CD at the Tower of London gift shop while on a trip to England a few years ago. This album is superb, with beautiful digital re-recordings of the music from Queen Elizabeth II's coronation. I have listened to it countless times. This wonderful music reminds me of the great heritage we in America share with Great Britain. Breathtaking, inspiring and uplifting, this album will not disappoint.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Greatest Ceremonies the World's Seen, January 13, 2002

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Pope (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Music from the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Audio CD)

The Coronation of HM Elizabeth II in June 1953 was one of the most spectacular public events the world has seen before or since. At the Queen's request, the Coronation was televised live on the BBC, the first coronation to receive such treatment. This is not a recording of the actual Coronation Service itself, but rather a recording, made in Westminster Abbey, of the actual music (with much of the same arrangements) that was used at the Coronation.

You will not be disappointed with this album!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Grand and Glorious, August 15, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Music from the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Audio CD)

This CD contains some of the most beautiful music ever written. The music performed at Queen Elizabeth's 1953 coronation was recorded in 1993 and released on CD. If you like high church music and you have an appreciation for what was probably one of the most spectacular public pageants of the 20th Century, you will love this CD.