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"Why present just Handel's Coronation Anthems for King George II when you can present the whole Coronation?" seems to be the proposition that underlies this two-disc set, entitled The Coronation of King George II, 1727. And, thrillingly performed by Robert King directing the King's Consort and the Choir of the King's Consort, there seems no good reason not to, and every good reason to, do just that. King, who has led many stirring recordings of Handel's oratorios in his time, turns in splendid performances of the four Coronation Anthems, along with superb performances of ceremonial choral music by Tallis, Purcell, Gibbons, Blow, Farmer, and Child. But those are just the highlights of the recording, which opens with the tolling of the bells of Westminster Abbey and closes with the tolling of the bells of London and includes along the way trumpet fanfares led by the inestimable Crispian Steele-Perkins, drum processions led by Charles Fullbrook, spoken acclamations by Andrew Carwood as the Archbishop of Canterbury, and shouts of praise by the assembled multitudes. This set may not be for everyone -- enemies of the monarchy need not tune in -- and may not be for every day -- a steady diet of fanfares and processions may be much for some listeners -- but when you are in the mood to hear royalty enthroned, this set cannot be surpassed.
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Traditional, Composer - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
Traditional, Composer - Robert King, Conductor, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
Traditional, Composer - Robert King, Conductor, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Robert King, Conductor, MainArtist - Choir of The King's Consort, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
Traditional, Composer - Robert King, Conductor, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
Anonymous, Author - William Child, Composer - Robert King, Conductor, MainArtist - Choir of The King's Consort, Choir, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Newburgh Hamilton, Author - Robert King, Conductor, Contributor, Work Editor, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
Anonymous, Author - Henry Purcell, Composer - Robert King, Conductor, MainArtist - Choir of The King's Consort, Choir, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Robert King, Conductor, MainArtist - Choir of The King's Consort, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
Traditional, Composer - Robert King, Conductor, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Robert King, Conductor, Contributor, Work Editor, MainArtist - Choir of The King's Consort, Choir, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Robert King, Conductor, Contributor, Work Editor, MainArtist - Choir of The King's Consort, Choir, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Robert King, Conductor, Contributor, Work Editor, MainArtist - Choir of The King's Consort, Choir, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
Anonymous, Author - Thomas Tallis, Composer - Robert King, Conductor, MainArtist - Choir of The King's Consort, Choir, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
Robert King, Conductor, MainArtist - John Farmer, Composer - Choir of The King's Consort, Choir, MainArtist - Rabanus Maurus, Author - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Robert King, Conductor, Contributor, Work Editor, MainArtist - Choir of The King's Consort, Choir, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
DISC 2
Traditional, Composer - Robert King, Conductor, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
Anonymous, Author - John Blow, Composer - Robert King, Conductor, MainArtist - Choir of The King's Consort, Choir, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
Traditional, Composer - Robert King, Conductor, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Robert King, Conductor, MainArtist - Choir of The King's Consort, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Robert King, Conductor, Contributor, Work Editor, MainArtist - Choir of The King's Consort, Choir, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Robert King, Conductor, Contributor, Work Editor, MainArtist - Choir of The King's Consort, Choir, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Robert King, Conductor, Contributor, Work Editor, MainArtist - Choir of The King's Consort, Choir, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Robert King, Conductor, Contributor, Work Editor, MainArtist - Choir of The King's Consort, Choir, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
Anonymous, Author - Orlando Gibbons, Composer - Robert King, Conductor, MainArtist - Choir of The King's Consort, Choir, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
Traditional, Composer - Robert King, Conductor, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
Anonymous, Author - John Blow, Composer - Robert King, Conductor, MainArtist - Choir of The King's Consort, Choir, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
Traditional, Composer - Robert King, Conductor, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
Traditional, Composer - Robert King, Conductor, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Robert King, Conductor, MainArtist - Choir of The King's Consort, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Robert King, Conductor, Contributor, Work Editor, MainArtist - Choir of The King's Consort, Choir, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Robert King, Conductor, Contributor, Work Editor, MainArtist - Choir of The King's Consort, Choir, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Robert King, Conductor, Contributor, Work Editor, MainArtist - Choir of The King's Consort, Choir, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Robert King, Conductor, Contributor, Work Editor, MainArtist - Choir of The King's Consort, Choir, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
Traditional, Composer - Robert King, Conductor, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Robert King, Conductor, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
Traditional, Composer - Robert King, Conductor, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
Traditional, Composer - Robert King, Conductor, MainArtist - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
Traditional, Composer - The King's Consort, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
Album review
"Why present just Handel's Coronation Anthems for King George II when you can present the whole Coronation?" seems to be the proposition that underlies this two-disc set, entitled The Coronation of King George II, 1727. And, thrillingly performed by Robert King directing the King's Consort and the Choir of the King's Consort, there seems no good reason not to, and every good reason to, do just that. King, who has led many stirring recordings of Handel's oratorios in his time, turns in splendid performances of the four Coronation Anthems, along with superb performances of ceremonial choral music by Tallis, Purcell, Gibbons, Blow, Farmer, and Child. But those are just the highlights of the recording, which opens with the tolling of the bells of Westminster Abbey and closes with the tolling of the bells of London and includes along the way trumpet fanfares led by the inestimable Crispian Steele-Perkins, drum processions led by Charles Fullbrook, spoken acclamations by Andrew Carwood as the Archbishop of Canterbury, and shouts of praise by the assembled multitudes. This set may not be for everyone -- enemies of the monarchy need not tune in -- and may not be for every day -- a steady diet of fanfares and processions may be much for some listeners -- but when you are in the mood to hear royalty enthroned, this set cannot be surpassed.
© TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 39 track(s)
- Total length: 01:40:21
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: The King'S Consort Robert King
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Hyperion
- Genre: Classical
© 2001 Hyperion Records Limited ℗ 2001 Hyperion Records Limited
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