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Just in time for the coronation of King Charles III comes this release, featuring music written for the coronations of George II in 1727 and of George I before him. The Handel works, written for the 1727 event, are the pure public Handel, with imposing choral-orchestral chords interspersed with straightforward but not simple episodes of counterpoint. They are meant to be crowd-pleasers, and indeed, they are; they're hard to ruin. What is on offer here from the RIAS-Kammerchor Berlin and the Akademie für alte Musik Berlin under conductor Justin Doyle are elegant but undersized performances characteristic of the Continental historical performance movement. Reports from Handel's time indicated an orchestra of 160; here are but 20 players. The choir, at 36 singers, is closer to Handel's 40, and this veteran group delivers a rich, satisfying sound with a rounded tone from the smaller solo group (not indicated in the score but often performed as it is here). The anthem The Lord Is a Sun and Shield is not by Handel but by William Croft, and one will be struck by how close it is to Handel stylistically. The overture to Handel's Occasional Oratorio, HWV 62, serves as an overture to the whole program, and there is a typically odd Chaconne by John Blow as an interlude. These are less-splendid but highly enjoyable performances for reliving the coronation atmosphere.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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An Occasional Oratorio, HWV 62 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
RIAS Kammerchor, Choir, MainArtist - Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Friderich Handel, Composer - Justin Doyle, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi / Deutschlandradio 2023 harmonia mundi
RIAS Kammerchor, Choir, MainArtist - Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Friderich Handel, Composer - Justin Doyle, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi / Deutschlandradio 2023 harmonia mundi
RIAS Kammerchor, Choir, MainArtist - Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Friderich Handel, Composer - Justin Doyle, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi / Deutschlandradio 2023 harmonia mundi
RIAS Kammerchor, Choir, MainArtist - Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Friderich Handel, Composer - Justin Doyle, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi / Deutschlandradio 2023 harmonia mundi
The Lord is a sun and a shield (William Croft)
RIAS Kammerchor, Choir, MainArtist - Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - William Croft, Composer - Justin Doyle, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi / Deutschlandradio 2023 harmonia mundi
RIAS Kammerchor, Choir, MainArtist - Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - William Croft, Composer - Justin Doyle, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi / Deutschlandradio 2023 harmonia mundi
RIAS Kammerchor, Choir, MainArtist - Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - William Croft, Composer - Justin Doyle, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi / Deutschlandradio 2023 harmonia mundi
RIAS Kammerchor, Choir, MainArtist - Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - William Croft, Composer - Justin Doyle, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi / Deutschlandradio 2023 harmonia mundi
RIAS Kammerchor, Choir, MainArtist - Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - William Croft, Composer - Justin Doyle, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi / Deutschlandradio 2023 harmonia mundi
RIAS Kammerchor, Choir, MainArtist - Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Blow, Composer - Justin Doyle, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi / Deutschlandradio 2023 harmonia mundi
RIAS Kammerchor, Choir, MainArtist - Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Friderich Handel, Composer - Justin Doyle, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi / Deutschlandradio 2023 harmonia mundi
Coronation Anthems, Let thy hand be strengthened, HWV 259 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
RIAS Kammerchor, Choir, MainArtist - Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Friderich Handel, Composer - Justin Doyle, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi / Deutschlandradio 2023 harmonia mundi
RIAS Kammerchor, Choir, MainArtist - Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Friderich Handel, Composer - Justin Doyle, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi / Deutschlandradio 2023 harmonia mundi
RIAS Kammerchor, Choir, MainArtist - Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Friderich Handel, Composer - Justin Doyle, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi / Deutschlandradio 2023 harmonia mundi
Coronation Anthems,The King shall rejoice, HWV 260 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
RIAS Kammerchor, Choir, MainArtist - Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Friderich Handel, Composer - Justin Doyle, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi / Deutschlandradio 2023 harmonia mundi
RIAS Kammerchor, Choir, MainArtist - Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Friderich Handel, Composer - Justin Doyle, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi / Deutschlandradio 2023 harmonia mundi
RIAS Kammerchor, Choir, MainArtist - Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Friderich Handel, Composer - Justin Doyle, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi / Deutschlandradio 2023 harmonia mundi
RIAS Kammerchor, Choir, MainArtist - Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Friderich Handel, Composer - Justin Doyle, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi / Deutschlandradio 2023 harmonia mundi
Coronation Anthems, My heart is inditing, HWV 261 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
RIAS Kammerchor, Choir, MainArtist - Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Friderich Handel, Composer - Justin Doyle, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi / Deutschlandradio 2023 harmonia mundi
RIAS Kammerchor, Choir, MainArtist - Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Friderich Handel, Composer - Justin Doyle, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi / Deutschlandradio 2023 harmonia mundi
RIAS Kammerchor, Choir, MainArtist - Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Friderich Handel, Composer - Justin Doyle, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi / Deutschlandradio 2023 harmonia mundi
RIAS Kammerchor, Choir, MainArtist - Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Friderich Handel, Composer - Justin Doyle, Conductor, MainArtist
2023 harmonia mundi / Deutschlandradio 2023 harmonia mundi
Album review
Just in time for the coronation of King Charles III comes this release, featuring music written for the coronations of George II in 1727 and of George I before him. The Handel works, written for the 1727 event, are the pure public Handel, with imposing choral-orchestral chords interspersed with straightforward but not simple episodes of counterpoint. They are meant to be crowd-pleasers, and indeed, they are; they're hard to ruin. What is on offer here from the RIAS-Kammerchor Berlin and the Akademie für alte Musik Berlin under conductor Justin Doyle are elegant but undersized performances characteristic of the Continental historical performance movement. Reports from Handel's time indicated an orchestra of 160; here are but 20 players. The choir, at 36 singers, is closer to Handel's 40, and this veteran group delivers a rich, satisfying sound with a rounded tone from the smaller solo group (not indicated in the score but often performed as it is here). The anthem The Lord Is a Sun and Shield is not by Handel but by William Croft, and one will be struck by how close it is to Handel stylistically. The overture to Handel's Occasional Oratorio, HWV 62, serves as an overture to the whole program, and there is a typically odd Chaconne by John Blow as an interlude. These are less-splendid but highly enjoyable performances for reliving the coronation atmosphere.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:05
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Rias Kammerchor Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin Doyle Justin
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: harmonia mundi
- Genre: Classical
2023 harmonia mundi / Deutschlandradio 2023 harmonia mundi
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