Event listing: Prom 73: Handel – Coronation Anthems | Royal Albert Hall | Thu 8 Sep 2016 at 22:15

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Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom

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Programme

Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)	Zadok the Priest, HWV 258: God save the King
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)	Coronation Anthem no. 3: My heart is inditing, HWV 261
Muffat, Georg (1653-1704)	Armonico Tributo: Sonata no. 5 in G major
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)	Coronation Anthem no. 4: Let thy hand be strengthened; HWV 259
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)	Air on a G String, from Orchestral Suite BWV1068 ( arr. L. Stokowski)
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	Dido and Aeneas, Z 626: Dido's Lament "When I am laid in earth" (arr. L. Stokowski)
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)	The King shall rejoice, HWV 265

Performers

Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr	Conductor

In this Late Night Prom, Richard Egarr conducts the Academy of Ancient Music in Handel’s glorious Coronation Anthems – the most famous of which is ‘Zadok the Priest’.

Seats £7.50 to £25 (plus booking fee)

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