- ReleaseProduct
- Handel: Coronation Anthems
- Artist
- RIAS Kammerchor, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Justin Doyle
- Label
- Harmonia Mundi
- Catalogue Number
- HMM902708
- Release Date
- May 5, 2023
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CD
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Estimated release date: May 5, 2023
In 1727, having just become a naturalised British subject, Handel was commissioned to write a set of anthems for the coronation of George II. Since he could hardly have expected ever to see a more majestic occasion, the composer took full advantage of it to put on a musical firework display of unprecedented splendour. The RIAS Kammerchor and the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin give thrilling accounts of these flamboyant works – some of which are still used today at each new coronation!