Vivat Regina - Celebrating the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II

 

Price: £9.99

Cat No: CLOCD0403

The Ebor Singers
Directed by Paul Gameson

Organ: Robert Poyser; Trumpet: Oliver Brady

Listen to Vivat Regina

This recording, made in York Minster, takes its form from the order of the Coronation Service, and includes some music and spoken prayers and readings from that service of June 2 1953, as well as other pieces inspired by or associated with the ceremony.

Some of this music had been composed specifically for that ceremony, including Vaughan Williams' O taste and see and All people that on earth do dwell , and Gordon Jacobs' arrangement of the National Anthem (here preceded by a fanfare specially composed for this recording by Richard Shephard, headmaster of York Minster School) while other pieces had been performed at previous ceremonies, such as Handel's Zadok the Priest (1727, George II) and Parry's I was glad (1902, Edward VII).

Also included is Stanford's Te Deum (for Edward VII) and Elgar's Land of Hope and Glory (a version taken from the final movement of his Coronation Ode (1902)).


1

I was glad
C. Hubert, H. Parry

 

2

The Epistle I Peter ii. 13

 

3

Prayer

 

4

Zadok the Priest
George Frederic Handel

 

5

Prayer and Responses

 

6

Fanfare
Robert Poyser

 

7

All people that on earth do dwell
Ralph Vaughan Williams

 

8

O taste and see
Ralph Vaughan Williams

 

9

Ninefold Amen
John Stainer

 

10

Threefold Amen
Orlando Gibbons

 

11

Te Deum in Bb
Charles Villiers Stanford

 

12

National Anthem
R. Shephard and G. Jacobs

 

13

Magnificat
Charles Villiers Stanford

 

14

Nunc Dimittis
Charles Villiers Stanford

 

15

Psalm 150
Charles Villiers Stanford

 

16

Land of Hope and Glory
Edward Elgar

 

17

Elizabeth of England
Haydn Wood

 

18

Jerusalem
C. Hubert, H. Parry

 

Recorded in York Minster on January 17 and May 1, 2003 by kind permission of the Dean and Chapter.

Recording, Editing & Mastering: Christopher Barlow
Producer: Peter Seymour
Design: Christopher Barlow