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 will provide 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.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.Coronation March, Op. 65

Various Performers

2.The King's Herald

Various Performers

3.Rejoice Today With One Accord

Various Performers

4.O Most Merciful

Various Performers

5.Litany

Various Performers

6.O God, Our Help in Ages Past

Various Performers

7.Chorale Fantasia On 'O God, Our Help'

Various Performers

8.Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1

Various Performers

9.Entrance Fanfare

Various Performers

10.I Was Glad

Various Performers

11.The Presentation, Fanfares and Acclamations

Various Performers

12.The Administration and Signing of the Oath

Various Performers

13.O Hearken Thou

Various Performers

14.The Collect

Various Performers

15.Peter 2:13-17

Various Performers

16.Hear My Prayer

Various Performers

17.Matthew 22:15

Various Performers

18.Creed

Various Performers

19.Come, Holy Ghost

Various Performers

20.The Prayer Over the Ampulla

Various Performers

21.Zadok the Priest

Various Performers

22.The Anointing and Blessing

Various Performers

Disc 2

Track name

Artist

1.Prayers, Acclamations and Crowning Fanfare

Various Performers

2.Be Strong and Play the Man

Various Performers

3.The King Receives the Holy Bible

Various Performers

4.The Blessing of the King and People

Various Performers

5.The Exhortation

Various Performers

6.Rejoice in the Lord Alway

Various Performers

7.I Will Not Leave You Comfortless

Various Performers

8.O Clap Your Hands Together

Various Performers

9.Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect Peace

Various Performers

10.Homage Fanfare and Acclamations

Various Performers

11.The Old Hundredth Psalm Tune

Various Performers

12.The Offertory Prayer and Prayer for the Church Militant

Various Performers

13.The Exhortation, General Confession and Absolution

Various Performers

14.The Preface

Various Performers

15.Sanctus

Various Performers

16.The Prayer of Humble Access and Prayer of Consecration

Various Performers

17.O Taste and See

Various Performers

18.The Lord's Prayer

Various Performers

19.The Post-communion Prayer

Various Performers

20.Coronation Gloria in B-flat

Various Performers

21.The Blessing

Various Performers

22.Threefold Amen

Various Performers

23.Coronation Te Deum

Various Performers

24.Recessional and National Anthem

Various Performers

25.Coronation March: Crown Imperial

Various Performers

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