Elgar’s “Give unto the Lord” [orchestral]: Durham Cathedral 2002 (James Lancelot)

From a live BBC radio broadcast from Durham Cathedral on 20 November 2002, with the choir of Durham Cathedral, the Cathedral Consort of Voices and the BBC Philarmonic Orchestra, directed by James Lancelot.
This setting of Psalm 29 is Elgar’s Op. 74. It was first performed (with orchestral accompaniment) at the Festival of the Sons of the Clergy at St Paul’s Cathedral, London, on 30 April 1914.
Give unto the Lord, O ye mighty,
give unto the Lord glory and strength,
give unto the Lord the glory due unto His name.
Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
The voice of the Lord is upon the waters:
the God of glory thundereth;
it is the Lord that ruleth the sea.
The voice of the Lord is mighty in operation;
the voice of the Lord is full of majesty;
the voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars.
yea, he breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire,
the voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness
and strippeth the forests bare.
In His temple doth every one speak of His glory.
The Lord sitteth above the water-flood;
and the Lord remaineth a King for ever.
The Lord shall give strength unto His people;
the Lord shall give His people the blessing of peace.

[@Cantorisalto1]

One of the most exciting renditions of this fabulous masterpiece. Will love this Anthem for eternity!

[@timrogus1781]

A majestic composition and performance!

[@Mark-rd1it]

Wonderful

[@timrogus1781]

May I ask the name of the artist who created the painting?

[@ArchiveofRecordedChurchMusic]

We're not sure.

[@Lumisatmi]

The painter is Albert Bierstadt. I took a screen capture of the video and put it into Google's image search, it's quite good for this sort of thing.