Parry's 'I was glad' Coronation of George VI (1937)
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- Опубліковано 5 тра 2023
- 'I was glad' is taken from a set of 15 'His Master's Voice' 78rpm shellac records, issued in a leather presentation case with a special Royal record label, of the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on the 12th May 1937.
The Coronation Choir consisted of 400 men and boy choristers.
To find out more about this Coronation and that of Elizabeth II, please visit our Coronation Exhibition at the Archive's website: www.recordedchurchmusic.org/c...
The change the accent of the said-shouted vivats from 1937 to 2023 Coronations is remarkable.
4:40 did they skip out a measure of the music?
I've got the entire recording on a complete set of 78s, which are amazingly fragile! Very occasionally, I'll take the time to listen to the whole 1937 service. Absolutely fascinating! If the Archive have a complete set too, any chance of posting Zadok? I ask because of a monumental mistake at the end of the MIDDLE section ('and all the people rejoiced'): the organist (I'll not impugn him by name), for whatever reason, plays the final CHORD a bar too early - full organ too - and it clashes horribly with the rest of the choir and orchestra who are still on the penultimate bar. Two very different chords! Even at such a well-rehearsed occasion, things can go awry!
We have the complete set and all the musical parts of the service can be listened to on our website: www.recordedchurchmusic.org/george-vi
I wonder if that's something you can still buy somewhere?
What a great channel 👏🏆Thank you so much. I love hearing these recordings 🎶
If you have the recorded disc of the coronation of King George VI, remaster it. Our tastes are completely covered