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Work: Zadok the Priest, HWV 258: God save the King

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ComposerHandel, George Frideric (1685-1759)
PeriodBaroque
Work typeChoral
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ManchesterThe Hallé - Choral Classics

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Handel, Fauré, Vaughan Williams, Verdi, Dove, Stanford, Orff, Mozart, Mascagni, Humperdinck, Grieg, MacMillan, Wise, Parry
Matthew Hamilton; The Hallé Choir; The Hallé Children's Choir

LondonThe King Shall Rejoice: A Baroque Coronation

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Handel, Durante, Boyce
Thomas Allery; Choristers of Temple Church Choir; Temple Players

ParisOrchestre de chambre de Paris

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Mozart, Handel
Orchestre de chambre de Paris; Thomas Hengelbrock; Jeanine De Bique; Unknown
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The 60th anniversary of Her Majesty’s Coronation has prompted much festivity and reminiscence. To be on the throne for such a long time is a remarkable achievement, and to be almost as active as ever in carrying out royal duties 60 years on even more so; events such as the service of celebration at Westminster Abbey, and the many Coronation-related television and radio broadcasts, have provided an
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