An English coronation, 1902-1953

"Editor's choices - May 2019: This collage of music from four English coronations is a hot contender for one of my Records of the Year; its hair-raising impact is partly down to the vintage glow conjured by the use of authentic woodwind and brass instruments, but the record's main glory is the full-throated exuberance of the massed choirs including the young voices of Gabrieli ROAR, clearly having the time of their lives. You'll never hear a more electrifying I was glad on disc".

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"Editor's choice: On his tireless voyage of ceremonial and liturgical reconstruction, Paul McCreesh's 20th-century coronation anthology is arguably his most ambitious and intricate to date ... Some may find the extensive spoken liturgy excessive but such is Simon Russell Beale's compelling delivery that the sheer beauty of the words offers a musical diversion of a different kind. Most impressive, perhaps, is how extremes of unalloyed opulence sit so movingly alongside intimate supplication ... One can imagine the virtuosity required by every contributor, at every turn, to make this a reality, let alone a dazzling triumph".

"Vurdering: Diapason d'or".