Coronation anthems. Zadok the priest (2:33) ; The King shall rejoice (11:38) ; Let thy hand be strengthened (8:01) ; My heart is inditing (11:00) -- Judas Maccabaeus. See, the conqu'ring hero comes! (1:27) ; March (5:38) ; Sing unto God (3:00) -- Te Deum in Da major, HWV 283. Dignare, Domine (2:14) -- Orlando, HWV 31. Sorge infausta una procella -- Der für die Sünde der Welt gemartete und sterbende Jesus, HWV 48. Chi sprezzando (2:29) -- Serse, HWV 40. Frondi tenere e belle...Ombra mai fù (3:59) -- Messiah, HWV 56. For unto us a child is born (3:44) ; Hallelujah (3:45).
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For solo voices (SATB), organ, chorus and orchestra. The last group are oratorio excerpts.
Joan Rodgers, soprano ; Catherine Denley, alto ; Anthony Rolfe Johnson, tenor ; Robert Dean, bass ; Alastair Ross, organ ; Academy and Chorus of St. Martin-in-the-Fields ; Neville Marriner, conductor.