Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin, Justin Doyle, Rias Kammerchor
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.
Doyle’s manner has the stylistic confidence of the English choral tradition behind it. When put together with the customary excellence of the AAMB and a good amount of sensitive detail, there is not much more needed.
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