Music for the Coronation of James II, 1685

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Label
Signum Classics
Release Date
January 1, 2007
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      CHILD PURCELL TALLIS TURNER
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      The Choir Of The Chapel Royal
    • PERFORMER
      Gant, The Musicians Extra-Ordinary
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 01, 2007
    • UPC
      635212009420
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SIGCD094
    • LABEL
      Signum Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Choral - Sacred
    Works ⌄

    1. O Lord, grant the King a long life

      Composer: William Child

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir, Musicians Extra-ordinary

      Conductor: Andrew Gant

    2. I was glad, Z. 19

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir, Musicians Extra-ordinary

      Conductor: Andrew Gant

    3. Let thy hand be strengthened

      Composer: John Blow

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir, Musicians Extra-ordinary

      Conductor: Andrew Gant

    4. Litany

      Composer: Thomas Tallis

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir, Musicians Extra-ordinary

      Conductor: Andrew Gant

    5. Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire

      Composer: William Turner

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir, Musicians Extra-ordinary

      Conductor: Andrew Gant

    6. Zadok, the priest

      Composer: Henry Lawes

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir, Musicians Extra-ordinary

      Conductor: Andrew Gant

    7. Behold, O God our defender

      Composer: John Blow

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir, Musicians Extra-ordinary

      Conductor: Andrew Gant

    8. The King shall rejoice

      Composer: William Turner

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir, Musicians Extra-ordinary

      Conductor: Andrew Gant

    9. Te Deum in E-Flat Major

      Composer: William Child

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir, Musicians Extra-ordinary

      Conductor: Andrew Gant

    10. God spake sometime in visions and said

      Composer: John Blow

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir, Musicians Extra-ordinary

      Conductor: Andrew Gant

    11. My Heart is inditing, Z. 30

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Chapel Royal Choir, Musicians Extra-ordinary

      Conductor: Andrew Gant


With a stunning selection of choral music that is truly fit for a King, Andrew Gant leads the Choir of the Chapel Royal & The Musicians Extra-Ordinary to re-create the music that accompanied the coronation of James II and Queen Mary in 1685.

REVIEWS:

The performances are very good, as is the 24-bit recording...The instrumental parts are no mere accompaniments: the ‘twenty-four violins’ of the royal orchestra were apparently used for some of these anthems and they often have the field to themselves, hence the title ‘symphony anthems’, but I would have liked a slightly more even balance.

That’s a small price to pay for hearing such fine music in such sympathetic performances. The notes in the booklet, too, are very informative, even making a case against the usual assumption that Blow was acting altruistically in yielding the post of organist to Purcell, perhaps more an act of convenience for a busy musician.

-- MusicWeb International