CD 1:
Elgar:
Coronation March
Pomp and Circumstance March No.1
O hearken Thou

Howells:
The King’s Herald

Wood:
O most merciful

Tallis:
Litany

Parry:
Chorale Fantasia on O God, our help
I was glad

Purcell:
Hear my prayer

Vaughan Williams:
Mass in G minor

Handel:
Zadok the Priest

Hymns - Rejoice today with one accord, O God, our help in ages past, Come, Holy Ghost
Entrance Fanfare
The Presentation, Fanfares and Acclamations
The Administration and Signing of the Oath
The Collect
The Prayer over the Ampulla
The Anointing and Blessing

CD 2:
Parratt:
Confortare - Be strong and play the man

Byrd:
I will not leave you comfortless

Gibbons:
O clap your hands together
Threefold Amen

Wesley:
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace

Vaughan Williams:
O taste and see
The Old Hundredth Psalm Tune
Mass in G minor

Merbecke:
The Lord’s Prayer

Stanford:
Coronation’ Gloria in B flat

Walton:
Coronation Te Deum
Coronation March - Crown Imperial

David Matthews:
Recessional and National Anthem

Prayers, Acclamations and Crowning Fanfare
The King receives the Holy Bible
The Blessing of the King and People
The Exhortation
Rejoice in the Lord alway
Homage Fanfare and Acclamations
The Offertory Prayer and Prayer for the Church Militant
The Exhortation, General Confession and Absolution
The Preface
The Prayer of Humble Access and Prayer of Consecration
The Post-Communion Prayer
The Blessing

Ależ gratka muzyczna. Paul McCreesh wraz ze swoim zespołem Gabrieli Consort pokusił się na dwupłytowym albumie o nagranie muzyki, która towarzyszyła w XX wieku czterem brytyjskim koronacjom: Edwarda VII w 1902, Jerzego V w 1911, Jerzego VI w 1937 i Elżbiety w 1953 roku. To były widowiska urządzane z przepychem pod każdym względem, także muzycznym. Orkiestra symfoniczna i ponad czterysta osób w chórze - ogromny aparat wykonawczy! McCreesh dzięki przeprowadzonym badaniom odtwarza całe ceremonie, wraz z liturgią z kontekście wykorzystanej muzyki. A bonusem są przemowy arcybiskupa Canterbury, w którego wcielił się Simon Russell Beale. To naprawdę fascynujący projekt! A wewnątrz rozbrzmiewa muzyka między innymi Gibbonsa, Byrda, Handla, Waltona i wielu innych. Obowiązkowa lektura dołączonego opisu w postaci dość pokaźnej książeczki. Wyjątkowe!

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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.

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Recording: Ely Cathedral, 23-25 July 2018; Royal Masonic School Chapel, Rickmansworth, 26 -27 July 2018; Church of St Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London, 6 September 2018