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World Service,17 Jan 2002,23 mins

Zadok the Priest

Meridian

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“The extraordinary thing is that it reminds me of cricket.” An examination of Handel’s coronation anthem by the singers and musicians who have performed it. Since its first performance in 1727 for George II of Great Britain, it is the only piece that has never not been performed at a coronation subsequently.

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