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Prom 73: Handel - Coronation Anthems

A Prom in which Richard Egarr conducts the Academy of Ancient Music in Handel's Coronation Anthems as well as music by Muffat, Purcell and Bach.

The Academy of Ancient Music and conductor Richard Egarr at the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Proms in Muffat, Purcell, JS Bach and Handel's Coronation Anthems.

Presented by Andrew McGregor from the Royal Albert Hall on 8th September 2016

Handel: Coronation Anthems: Zadok the Priest; My Heart is Inditing
Georg Muffat: Armonico tributo - Sonata No. 5 in G major
Handel: Coronation Anthem: Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened
JS Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 - Air (arr. Stokowski)
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas - 'When I am Laid in Earth' (Dido's Lament) (arr. Stokowski)
Handel: Coronation Anthem: The King Shall Rejoice

Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr conductor

On 11 October 1727, George II was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey. The House of Hanover's favourite composer was the natural choice to provide the music. Handel wrote four majestic Coronation Anthems for the occasion, the most famous, Zadok the Priest, designed to unleash its blazing choral entry just as George stepped into the Abbey's chancel.
The Academy of Ancient Music returns to the Proms to fill the Royal Albert Hall with all the regal splendour of Handel's Coronation Anthems and with Leopold Stokowski's equally grandiose upholstering of music by Bach and Purcell.

1 hour, 45 minutes

Music Played

  • Prom 73

    • George Frideric Handel

      Zadok the Priest

      Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Richard Egarr.
    • George Frideric Handel

      My heart is inditing

      Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Richard Egarr.
    • Georg Muffat

      Armonico tributo – Sonata No. 5 in G major

      Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Richard Egarr.
    • George Frideric Handel

      Let thy hand be strengthened

      Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Richard Egarr.
    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Orchestral Suite No.3 in D major, BWV 1068 - Air

      Music Arranger: Leopold Stokowski. Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Richard Egarr.
    • George Frideric Handel

      The King shall rejoice

      Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Richard Egarr.
  • ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ New Generation Artists

    • Robert Schumann

      Cello Concerto in A minor

      Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Philharmonic. Conductor: Andrew Gourlay. Performer: Narek Hakhnazaryan.
    • Alexander Scriabin

      Romance

      Performer: Narek Hakhnazaryan. Performer: Marianna Shirinyan.

Broadcast

  • Mon 2 Jan 2017 21:03