Choirs Royal: Choral music recorded at the 1937 Coronation of King George Ⅵ and Queen Elizabeth, Westminster Abbey

~ Release by The Choir of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1I Was Glad
organ:
Sir Walter Galpin Alcock (English organist and composer) (on 1937-05-12)
choir vocals:
Coronation Choir (at the Coronation of King George Ⅵ and Queen Elizabeth, 1937) (on 1937-05-12)
orchestra:
Coronation Orchestra (at the Coronation of King George Ⅵ and Queen Elizabeth, 1937) (on 1937-05-12)
conductor:
Sir Ernest Bullock (on 1937-05-12) and William Henry Reed (on 1937-05-12)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1937-05-12)
live recording of:
I was glad (Psalm 122) (on 1937-05-12)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer) (in 1902)
Hubert Parry6:38
2Let My Prayer Come Up
organ:
Henry Ley (English organist and composer) (on 1937-05-12)
choir vocals:
Coronation Choir (at the Coronation of King George Ⅵ and Queen Elizabeth, 1937) (on 1937-05-12)
orchestra:
Coronation Orchestra (at the Coronation of King George Ⅵ and Queen Elizabeth, 1937) (on 1937-05-12)
conductor:
Sir Ernest Bullock (on 1937-05-12) and William Henry Reed (on 1937-05-12)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1937-05-12)
live recording of:
Let my prayer come up (on 1937-05-12)
composer:
Sir Edward Cuthbert Bairstow (English composer & organist, 1874-1946)
Edward Bairstow1:54
3Zadok the Priest
organ:
Henry Ley (English organist and composer) (on 1937-05-12)
choir vocals:
Coronation Choir (at the Coronation of King George Ⅵ and Queen Elizabeth, 1937) (on 1937-05-12)
orchestra:
Coronation Orchestra (at the Coronation of King George Ⅵ and Queen Elizabeth, 1937) (on 1937-05-12)
conductor:
Sir Ernest Bullock (on 1937-05-12) and William Henry Reed (on 1937-05-12)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1937-05-12)
live recording of:
The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258 (on 1937-05-12)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1727)
premiered at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1727-10-11)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 258)
part of:
The Four Coronation Anthems
George Frideric Handel6:01
4Confortare: Be Strong and Play the Man
organ:
Henry Ley (English organist and composer) (on 1937-05-12)
choir vocals:
Coronation Choir (at the Coronation of King George Ⅵ and Queen Elizabeth, 1937) (on 1937-05-12)
orchestra:
Coronation Orchestra (at the Coronation of King George Ⅵ and Queen Elizabeth, 1937) (on 1937-05-12)
conductor:
Sir Ernest Bullock (on 1937-05-12) and William Henry Reed (on 1937-05-12)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1937-05-12)
live recording of:
Confortare: Be Strong and Play the Man (on 1937-05-12)
composer:
Sir Henry Walford Davies (English organist and composer)
Henry Walford Davies1:40
5O Praise God in His Holiness
organ:
Henry Ley (English organist and composer) (on 1937-05-12)
choir vocals:
Coronation Choir (at the Coronation of King George Ⅵ and Queen Elizabeth, 1937) (on 1937-05-12)
orchestra:
Coronation Orchestra (at the Coronation of King George Ⅵ and Queen Elizabeth, 1937) (on 1937-05-12)
conductor:
Sir Ernest Bullock (on 1937-05-12) and William Henry Reed (on 1937-05-12)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1937-05-12)
live recording of:
O praise God in his holiness (on 1937-05-12)
composer:
Sir George Dyson (composer)
George Dyson2:06
6Thou Will Keep Him
organ:
Henry Ley (English organist and composer) (on 1937-05-12)
choir vocals:
Coronation Choir (at the Coronation of King George Ⅵ and Queen Elizabeth, 1937) (on 1937-05-12)
conductor:
Sir Ernest Bullock (on 1937-05-12)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1937-05-12)
live recording of:
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace (on 1937-05-12)
composer:
Samuel Sebastian Wesley
Samuel Wesley3:28
7O Hearken Thou
organ:
Henry Ley (English organist and composer) (on 1937-05-12)
choir vocals:
Coronation Choir (at the Coronation of King George Ⅵ and Queen Elizabeth, 1937) (on 1937-05-12)
orchestra:
Coronation Orchestra (at the Coronation of King George Ⅵ and Queen Elizabeth, 1937) (on 1937-05-12)
conductor:
Sir Ernest Bullock (on 1937-05-12) and William Henry Reed (on 1937-05-12)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1937-05-12)
live recording of:
O hearken Thou (on 1937-05-12)
composer:
William Harris (British composer)
William Harris2:12
8Gloria in Excelsis in B-flat
organ:
Henry Ley (English organist and composer) (on 1937-05-12)
choir vocals:
Coronation Choir (at the Coronation of King George Ⅵ and Queen Elizabeth, 1937) (on 1937-05-12)
orchestra:
Coronation Orchestra (at the Coronation of King George Ⅵ and Queen Elizabeth, 1937) (on 1937-05-12)
conductor:
Sir Ernest Bullock (on 1937-05-12) and William Henry Reed (on 1937-05-12)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1937-05-12)
live recording of:
Communion Service in B-flat major, op. 10: Gloria in excelsis (on 1937-05-12)
composer:
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (Irish composer)
part of:
Communion Service in B-flat major, op. 10
Charles Stanford5:43
9Festival Te Deum in F major
organ:
Henry Ley (English organist and composer) (on 1937-05-12)
choir vocals:
Coronation Choir (at the Coronation of King George Ⅵ and Queen Elizabeth, 1937) (on 1937-05-12)
orchestra:
Coronation Orchestra (at the Coronation of King George Ⅵ and Queen Elizabeth, 1937) (on 1937-05-12)
conductor:
Sir Ernest Bullock (on 1937-05-12) and William Henry Reed (on 1937-05-12)
recorded at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1937-05-12)
live recording of:
Festival Te Deum in F major (on 1937-05-12)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1937)
Ralph Vaughan Williams8:13
10Glorious and Powerful God
choir vocals:
The Choir of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle (on 1927-07-08)
conductor:
Edmund Horace Fellowes (on 1927-07-08)
recorded at:
Quire of St George's Chapel in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (on 1927-07-08)
recording of:
Glorious and powerful God, op. 135 no. 3 (on 1927-07-08)
composer:
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (Irish composer)
Charles Stanford3:47
11Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in G: Magnificat
choir vocals:
The Choir of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle (on 1926-12-07)
conductor:
Edmund Horace Fellowes (on 1926-12-07)
recorded at:
Nave of St George's Chapel in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (on 1926-12-07)
recording of:
Evening Service in G major, op. 81: Magnificat (on 1926-12-07)
composer:
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (Irish composer)
part of:
Evening Service in G major, op. 81
Charles Stanford3:57
12Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in G: Nunc Dimittis
choir vocals:
The Choir of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle (on 1926-12-07)
conductor:
Sir Henry Walford Davies (English organist and composer) (on 1926-12-07)
recorded at:
Nave of St George's Chapel in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (on 1926-12-07)
recording of:
Evening Service in G major, op. 81: Nunc dimittis (on 1926-12-07)
composer:
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (Irish composer)
part of:
Evening Service in G major, op. 81
Charles Stanford3:02
13Easter Processional - O filii et filiae
choir vocals:
The Choir of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle (on 1931-10-09)
conductor:
Edmund Horace Fellowes (on 1931-10-09)
recorded at:
Nave of St George's Chapel in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (on 1931-10-09)
recording of:
O filii et filiae (on 1931-10-09)
arranger:
Sir Henry Walford Davies (English organist and composer)
Henry Walford Davies3:22
14O Saviour of the World
choir vocals:
The Choir of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle (on 1926-12-07)
conductor:
Edmund Horace Fellowes (on 1926-12-07)
recorded at:
Nave of St George's Chapel in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (on 1926-12-07)
recording of:
O Saviour of the World (on 1926-12-07)
composer:
Sir John Goss (English organist and composer)
John Goss3:03
15Hosanna to the Son of David
choir vocals:
The Choir of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle
conductor:
Sir Henry Walford Davies (English organist and composer)
recording of:
Hosanna to the Son of David
lyricist:
Matthew 21: 9 (adapted) ([anonymous], special purpose artist)
composer:
Orlando Gibbons (composer)
Orlando Gibbons3:06
16O Thou the Central Orb
choir vocals:
The Choir of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle (on 1931-10-09)
conductor:
William Harris (British composer) (on 1931-10-09)
recorded at:
Quire of St George's Chapel in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (on 1931-10-09)
recording of:
O Thou the Central Orb (on 1931-10-09)
lyricist:
Henry Ramsden Bramley
composer:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
Charles Wood4:06
17O Strength and Stay
choir vocals:
The Choir of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle (on 1933-10-04)
conductor:
Edmund Horace Fellowes (on 1933-10-04)
recorded at:
Quire of St George's Chapel in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (on 1933-10-04)
recording of:
O Strength and Stay (on 1933-10-04)
composer:
Loys Bourgeois (French renaissance composer)
arranger:
William Harris (British composer)
Louis Bourgeois3:26
18The Manger Throne
choir vocals:
The Choir of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle (on 1927-07-08)
conductor:
Sir Henry Walford Davies (English organist and composer) (on 1927-07-08)
recorded at:
Nave of St George's Chapel in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (on 1927-07-08)
recording of:
The Manger Throne (on 1927-07-08)
composer:
Charles Steggall (Organist)
Charles Steggall2:38
19Lord It Belongs Not to Thy Care
choir vocals:
The Choir of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle (on 1930-07-08)
conductor:
Sir Henry Walford Davies (English organist and composer) (on 1930-07-08)
recorded at:
St George's Hall (Windsor Castle) in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (on 1930-07-08)
recording of:
Lord it belongs not to my care (on 1930-07-08)
composer:
Sir Henry Walford Davies (English organist and composer)
Henry Walford Davies3:03
20Coronation Offertorium of 1910: O Hearken Thou Unto the Voice of My Calling
choir vocals:
The Choir of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle (on 1929-07-03)
conductor:
Sir Henry Walford Davies (English organist and composer) (on 1929-07-03)
recorded at:
St George's Hall (Windsor Castle) in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (on 1929-07-03)
recording of:
O hearken thou, op. 64 (on 1929-07-03)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1911 until 1911-03)
dedicated to:
King George V (King of the United Kingdom)
premiered at:
Coronation of Their Majesties King George the Fifth and Queen Mary (1911-06-22)
publisher:
Novello & Co. Ltd. (in 1911)
part of:
Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 64)
Edward Elgar3:35
21National Anthem / Psalm of Thanksgiving
choir vocals:
The Choir of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle (on 1929-07-03)
conductor:
Sir Henry Walford Davies (English organist and composer) (on 1929-07-03)
recorded at:
St George's Hall (Windsor Castle) in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (on 1929-07-03)
recording of:
God Save the King (national anthem of several countries in the British Commonwealth) (on 1929-07-03)
anthem of:
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Jersey, Montserrat, Norfolk Island, Australia, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Tokelau, Turks and Caicos Islands, Lesotho (until 1966-10-04), United Kingdom (from 1745-09 to present), South Africa (from 1901 until 1957) and New Zealand (from 1977-11-17 to present)
lyricist and composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
previously attributed to:
John Bull (16th century composer) and Henry Carey
recording of:
Psalm of Thanksgiving (on 1929-07-03)
composer:
Allington (composer) and Sir Henry Walford Davies (English organist and composer)
[unknown] / Allington & Henry Walford Davies4:04