Omg. I didn’t know this anthem could get any better but the heavy presence of the organ growling in the background is just breathtaking. So much drama, so much anticipation for the choir!
I had no idea that this recording existed! I thought they didn't want anyone listening in to this in public houses while drinking beer and wearing flat caps - but here I am, eighty-four years later, listening in while having a nice cup of hot tea ☕ in my pyjamas, morning gown and slippers. God save the King!
It must have been quite a "radical" step for its time, much like the introduction of live television cameras in 1953. At the previous Coronation in 1911, they (apparently) didn't even allow photography (except for a handful of fotos by Sir Benjamin Stone during the communion service when nothing important or interesting was happening). It's a shame really, they could've easily put up a grammophone and recorded at least some of the music. So that's the best we've got, glad you enjoyed it.
Almost the entire service was recorded by the BBC and released on an HMV 78 rpm set of (I think) 12 discs. It’s In better sound than presented here. This transfer is bad. Ward Marsten did a superb transfer on CD.
It is Amazing how 300 years Later Handel is still Blessing us with His Immortal Music !!!...I am Inclined to agree with Beethoven ( And I think I'm In pretty good company ! ) That Handel was the Greatest Composer who ever Lived !!!...
I wonder if either Zadok or Nathan could ever have imagined the invocation of their names in quite such a powerful way as Handel allows and demonstrates so magnificently here - some several Millenia later…. on a little Northern European island. It’s a funny old 🌎 but beauty is everywhere. 🙏 No other ceremony on earth comes close to this. Largely made up of Victorian bells and whistle theatre but with core elements from the old pre reformation Latin high church coronation mass translated to the national language. This then dipped in high church Anglicanism creating a melting pot of mystery. Legitimised by history Echoing down the ages in a building used for the same ceremony near enough as in 1066 AD. unequalled unrivalled unsurpassed …..anywhere in the world. Thank you for posting
Probably because they feared that the people may be mad as they would be spending alot as the country recovers from the Pandemic, which disappointed the ones who actually want the coronation to remain traditional, which is most of the public just to satisfy the minority
The coronation this year was a joke and an insult to God and the Christian faith. I can hardly believe that they put a Crown on that woman’s head and call her a Queen, thankfully no one bowed to her. A woke diverse coronation that made little sense and did not even highlight the nobility which after all it is a celebration of the Royal power but they don’t highlight it.
I hope they make it a bit more majestic looking for William & Catherine. Charlie's coronation wasn't bad, just a few tweaks could help immensely. The soldiers flanking the entire procession into the abbey beside the Queen in 1953 was so so cool looking, no other way to put it 😅 Bring a bit of that back and it will be perfect
@@Zadir09 I doubt it though. Unless we are an immensily rich country. People will always complain about the spend. And the need for monarchy in 21st C. I just think if a job's worth doing it's worth doing properly.
Bravo. It’s a rendition way better than Charles III’s one in 2023 It could have been a full scale coronation or a simple form of proclamation as Fredrik X ascended the throne. Sth. in the middle is really a bad idea
There was no chance Westminster Abbey would have agreed to close in moths to build chambers, galleries and let 8000 people sit on scaffolding…. The fire and rescue authorities may have signed it off in 1937 and 1953, but there was no chance on earth that would be approved in 2023….. We should be happy that there still was a coronation at all
The organ is there in full splendour in the background; I suspect the microphones were positioned to pick up the choir and orchestra rather than be drowned out by 32’ pedal reeds.
@@georgev9170LONG LIVE KING EMPEROR GEORGE V REX IMPERATOR, DEFENDER OF THE FAITH SOVEREIGN OF THE MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE GARTER KING OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND AND ITS DOMINIONS BEYOND THE SEAS!
Where does it say "George V"? The title of the video is Handel: Zadok the Priest - 1937 Coronation. My account name is George V. Maybe you mistook my account name for the video title.
@@georgev9170 Yes, I was confused by your account name. I get that the title is Handel: Zadok the Priest, etc. Thank you for clarifying and thank you for posting this historic vignette.
@@tooleyheadbang4239 that may not be scary, although don’t pretend you are not afraid of dying. You’d be lying, even to yourself. Everyone is afraid of dying when comes the time, no matter what or who they believe in. As for flying passengers : suddenly, atheism becomes quite a relative concept, the minute you board a plane … Moreover, every motion picture, every sound (and such) that our technology could immortalize since its origins, changed, disrupted or disturbed our perception and our mind (especially when it comes to people we miss) so that any recording, any movie, can easily provide a sweet illusion of reviving the dead, as long as you wish. Generations to come will have to cope with that adjustment. Closure is becoming a vain wish …
Dear king zadok this is George mason I come to you with great honor an airs to the thrown am I a king or prince give honor to queen ATHLIATHA pay deep respect good day
I know this may be blasphemy for both monarchists and republicans, but if the UK ever becomes a republic I hope we keep this tune for the presidential inauguration. It's too precious and powerful to lose.
@@doninicdorai2131 I don't know, but the ones arrested this year weren't going to do any of those. They'd even taken care to liaise with the Met to ascertain where they were permitted to stand and hold their placards. The police apologised afterwards so there's no doubt at all that the protesters were innocent.
Probably none despite people preferring David to Bertie. Anti monarchists at the time understood that after the hell of WW2 the people needed something to be joyful about and a lot of people really like the royals. Protesting used to mean something different about 8 years ago, now physical acts of violence are an acceptable part of “protest”. I think things should be looked into because there should absolutely be a right to protest the monarchy or anything else. Just the fact that the King and the next 4 in line to the throne were traveling so close together. An assassination or anything happening to them ALL would probably devastate many people and would throw the government into absolute insanity for a long while. I don’t think that would be good. So as long as they don’t try and get the RF I think they shouldn’t be held. But I absolutely believe that many of them if given the chance would give them the Romanov treatment. It sucks to be security
You have no understanding of Monarchy. The Sovereign isn’t better than anyone. They are to serve the people, the king reigns by advice and consent of an elected parliament. The king is tasked with safeguarding his people and ensuring the functions of the state run smoothly and alert their ministers if they spot an issue. Again the King isn’t “better”, if he was he’d RULE instead of REIGN. Pray to the holy spirit if you’re a Christian and you will receive the exact same blessing the King did.
@@georgev9170 ‘My Lord Archbishop, what a scold you are! And when your man is down, how bold you are! Of Christian charity how scant you are! And, auld Lang swine, how full of cant you are!’ To my mind, he's always been the Anglican equivalent of Joe Kennedy.
If you remember him, you’re not a kid. People dislike him because of the Abdication of Edward VIII. That little verse is about that. But this is ridiculous. Edward and Wallis Simpson would have been a disaster, especially during the War. And George VI and Elizabeth did very well-and gave us their daughter, Elizabeth II. So quit complaining.
Despite Charles III Coronation being a historical moment, his whole procession seems bland and making it like an Oscar Ceremony instead of a sacred Christian ceremony, especially the unenthusiastic Zadok the Priest choir. His mother's and grandfather's coronation is 1000% better and grander than the 2023 "simplification".
There was no chance Westminster Abbey would have agreed to close in moths to build chambers, galleries and let 8000 people sit on scaffolding…. The fire and rescue authorities may have signed it off in 1937 and 1953, but there was no chance on earth that would be approved in 2023….. We should be happy that there still was a coronation at all
Problem, Solomon failed God, this Anthem is predictive of a failed Monarchy beginning towards the end of Queen Elizabeth's ll's reign ( we now see a Catholic Prime Minister) and into Prince Charles reign as King..... Solomon fell into idolatry due to he taking interest in his wives gods, Prince Charles has always been interested in the mystics and occult. Pope and Catholics must be really laughing when they observe all the Church of England's weaknesses however, The Queen is much more tolerant and welcoming of other Faiths than they. Prince Charles, forget it.
What a nutter, this anthem has been used since George II and none of them has failed or led a decline in the monarchy, besides it wasn't salomon who was a shit king in the bible lol
Omg. I didn’t know this anthem could get any better but the heavy presence of the organ growling in the background is just breathtaking. So much drama, so much anticipation for the choir!
I had no idea that this recording existed!
I thought they didn't want anyone listening in to this in public houses while drinking beer and wearing flat caps - but here I am, eighty-four years later, listening in while having a nice cup of hot tea ☕ in my pyjamas, morning gown and slippers.
God save the King!
It must have been quite a "radical" step for its time, much like the introduction of live television cameras in 1953. At the previous Coronation in 1911, they (apparently) didn't even allow photography (except for a handful of fotos by Sir Benjamin Stone during the communion service when nothing important or interesting was happening). It's a shame really, they could've easily put up a grammophone and recorded at least some of the music. So that's the best we've got, glad you enjoyed it.
Absolutely brilliant comment haha and I’m sure enjoying Handel all the same ✌️
@@frazer3191 Yes, indeed. 🙂
Did your Mum brew the tea and get the biscuits?
Almost the entire service was recorded by the BBC and released on an HMV 78 rpm set of (I think) 12 discs. It’s In better sound than presented here. This transfer is bad. Ward Marsten did a superb transfer on CD.
The prominance of the organ in the 'prelude' makes this is an amazing, haunting and, given hindsight, ominous rendition.
I feel like it adds a lot more texture to the anthem. I rather like it.
Crowning of a King-Emperror and a Queen-Empress 🎉🎉. What a grande ocassion it would have been.
It is Amazing how 300 years Later Handel is still Blessing us with His Immortal Music !!!...I am Inclined to agree with Beethoven ( And I think I'm In pretty good company ! ) That Handel was the Greatest Composer who ever Lived !!!...
Holy moly the organ is amazing
I wonder if either Zadok or Nathan could ever have imagined the invocation of their names in quite such a powerful way as Handel allows and demonstrates so magnificently here - some several Millenia later…. on a little Northern European island. It’s a funny old 🌎 but beauty is everywhere. 🙏
No other ceremony on earth comes close to this. Largely made up of Victorian bells and whistle theatre but with core elements from the old pre reformation Latin high church coronation mass translated to the national language. This then dipped in high church Anglicanism creating a melting pot of mystery. Legitimised by history
Echoing down the ages
in a building used for the same ceremony near enough as in 1066 AD.
unequalled
unrivalled
unsurpassed …..anywhere in the world.
Thank you for posting
This is a truly necessary comment. Especially in our time.
I liked reading and contemplating that , well formulated.
@@cgray8267 Well said!
The next coronation will see the first King and Queen crowned together since May 1937.
Wonderfully described. Totally concurr. Thank you.
And don't forget, it was also a political message! To arch enemy France most particular.
A wonderful recording! I'am full of respect for the King! Absolutely precious for the whole World!!
You didn't know him😂
You can clearly hear the organ in this recording. What a wonderful surprise to have posted. Thank you.
This is even slower than 1953!
Beautiful, excellent!
This is so precious!
Kenyatta National Hospital, the largest hospital in Kenya, used to be called King George VI Hospital.
Thank you for sharing 😊
You can hear the vibrations and resonating within the "interference" when the volume goes up or down.
It's a record mate.
Wonderful recording 👏👏👏
Thanks for posting. Interesting.
George IV was such a good King! I have a high respect for him.
King George Vl was the only Sagittarian King we have seen..... mind you, I have to recheck them, many Gemini's 🌷.
for what reason?
You can't mean George IV: he was one of the worst kings!
Do you mean George V1! and if you mean George V1 I agree. George 1V was one of the worst Kings we have ever had.
Yes...George vi!
Hallelujah, Amen!
Wonderful
God Save the King!
Lovely
Zadok the Priest Himno de la Champions
wow look at the aesthetic of the Abbey seating etc. We don't do things nearly as well.
Probably because they feared that the people may be mad as they would be spending alot as the country recovers from the Pandemic, which disappointed the ones who actually want the coronation to remain traditional, which is most of the public just to satisfy the minority
@@CoiboiXD true. I don't know about the percentages. But yes Liz's looked more spectacular
The coronation this year was a joke and an insult to God and the Christian faith. I can hardly believe that they put a Crown on that woman’s head and call her a Queen, thankfully no one bowed to her. A woke diverse coronation that made little sense and did not even highlight the nobility which after all it is a celebration of the Royal power but they don’t highlight it.
I hope they make it a bit more majestic looking for William & Catherine. Charlie's coronation wasn't bad, just a few tweaks could help immensely. The soldiers flanking the entire procession into the abbey beside the Queen in 1953 was so so cool looking, no other way to put it 😅 Bring a bit of that back and it will be perfect
@@Zadir09 I doubt it though. Unless we are an immensily rich country. People will always complain about the spend. And the need for monarchy in 21st C. I just think if a job's worth doing it's worth doing properly.
Bravo. It’s a rendition way better than Charles III’s one in 2023
It could have been a full scale coronation or a simple form of proclamation as Fredrik X ascended the throne. Sth. in the middle is really a bad idea
There was no chance Westminster Abbey would have agreed to close in moths to build chambers, galleries and let 8000 people sit on scaffolding…. The fire and rescue authorities may have signed it off in 1937 and 1953, but there was no chance on earth that would be approved in 2023….. We should be happy that there still was a coronation at all
Woops! Meant George VI!
It does not matter, it is the force of your words that count. I have too a great regard for this king.
@Kevin Morgan Yes that is so Roman numerals are letters NOT numerals! A little slip. I stand corrected!
Sounds better with the full organ
The organ is there in full splendour in the background; I suspect the microphones were positioned to pick up the choir and orchestra rather than be drowned out by 32’ pedal reeds.
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It was Brilliant and now God Save The King Charles iii
To think this recording is 87 years old
Also to think, this was right before WWII!
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Hey Nick's cousin ive been crowned in roblox with the same music in 2020
WOW!!!!!!!!!
George the V?! How did you cameback?!!!
I never went away💀😏
@@georgev9170 Oh
@@georgev9170LONG LIVE KING EMPEROR GEORGE V REX IMPERATOR, DEFENDER OF THE FAITH SOVEREIGN OF THE MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE GARTER KING OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND AND ITS DOMINIONS BEYOND THE SEAS!
This is George VI not 4th.
I don't know why this says George V above, when it was George VI and Elizabeth who were crowned in 1937.
Where does it say "George V"? The title of the video is Handel: Zadok the Priest - 1937 Coronation.
My account name is George V. Maybe you mistook my account name for the video title.
@@georgev9170 Yes, I was confused by your account name. I get that the title is Handel: Zadok the Priest, etc. Thank you for clarifying and thank you for posting this historic vignette.
Does anyone hear brass instruments? I swear, I heard trombones, and those are not in the score.
The chaaaaaampiooooonnnsss!!!!!
Oh my god…. This is the scariest version…
because everybody in the choir is literally dead
It's like a choir of ghosts
You find that people being born, living their lives and dying 'scary'?
@@tooleyheadbang4239 don't worry; just childish babble.
@@tooleyheadbang4239 that may not be scary, although don’t pretend you are not afraid of dying. You’d be lying, even to yourself. Everyone is afraid of dying when comes the time, no matter what or who they believe in. As for flying passengers : suddenly, atheism becomes quite a relative concept, the minute you board a plane …
Moreover, every motion picture, every sound (and such) that our technology could immortalize since its origins, changed, disrupted or disturbed our perception and our mind (especially when it comes to people we miss) so that any recording, any movie, can easily provide a sweet illusion of reviving the dead, as long as you wish. Generations to come will have to cope with that adjustment. Closure is becoming a vain wish …
@@phebus2005 Are you sure you've replied to the correct person?
What was he and many others sat on? 😑
Dear king zadok this is George mason I come to you with great honor an airs to the thrown am I a king or prince give honor to queen ATHLIATHA pay deep respect good day
I know this may be blasphemy for both monarchists and republicans, but if the UK ever becomes a republic I hope we keep this tune for the presidential inauguration. It's too precious and powerful to lose.
If we’re to be a republic let’s have a Lord Protector, Presidents are lame.
President Johnson, anyone?
@@johnm2012 Lord Protector Farage
@@TygerTyger24 The Lord protect us from him!
This is an anthem for Kings not politicians in suits. What are you talking about?
I wonder how many people were arrested, held for 16 hours and released without charge at the 1937 coronation.
Were they going to scare the horses and potentially hurt families, kids, the elderly?
@@doninicdorai2131 I don't know, but the ones arrested this year weren't going to do any of those. They'd even taken care to liaise with the Met to ascertain where they were permitted to stand and hold their placards. The police apologised afterwards so there's no doubt at all that the protesters were innocent.
oh give it a rest
@@sidplays77 You're allowed to protest here, thankfully. They weren't. Or would you rather I attack you for not agreeing with me?
Probably none despite people preferring David to Bertie. Anti monarchists at the time understood that after the hell of WW2 the people needed something to be joyful about and a lot of people really like the royals.
Protesting used to mean something different about 8 years ago, now physical acts of violence are an acceptable part of “protest”. I think things should be looked into because there should absolutely be a right to protest the monarchy or anything else.
Just the fact that the King and the next 4 in line to the throne were traveling so close together. An assassination or anything happening to them ALL would probably devastate many people and would throw the government into absolute insanity for a long while. I don’t think that would be good. So as long as they don’t try and get the RF I think they shouldn’t be held. But I absolutely believe that many of them if given the chance would give them the Romanov treatment. It sucks to be security
Abra gadabra! Your now better than us! LOL
Ok, peasant.
That's a good one!
You have no understanding of Monarchy. The Sovereign isn’t better than anyone. They are to serve the people, the king reigns by advice and consent of an elected parliament. The king is tasked with safeguarding his people and ensuring the functions of the state run smoothly and alert their ministers if they spot an issue.
Again the King isn’t “better”, if he was he’d RULE instead of REIGN. Pray to the holy spirit if you’re a Christian and you will receive the exact same blessing the King did.
That's when Arsenal won the Champions League
Is that Gordon Lang bleating on, at the beginning?
Didn't like him. Not a bit.
Yes, it's Cosmo Lang. Don't know much about him though.
@@georgev9170 Horrible man.
@@tooleyheadbang4239 Why was he horrible?
@@georgev9170
‘My Lord Archbishop, what a scold you are!
And when your man is down, how bold you are!
Of Christian charity how scant you are!
And, auld Lang swine, how full of cant you are!’
To my mind, he's always been the Anglican equivalent of Joe Kennedy.
If you remember him, you’re not a kid. People dislike him because of the Abdication of Edward VIII. That little verse is about that. But this is ridiculous. Edward and Wallis Simpson would have been a disaster, especially during the War. And George VI and Elizabeth did very well-and gave us their daughter, Elizabeth II. So quit complaining.
Despite Charles III Coronation being a historical moment, his whole procession seems bland and making it like an Oscar Ceremony instead of a sacred Christian ceremony, especially the unenthusiastic Zadok the Priest choir. His mother's and grandfather's coronation is 1000% better and grander than the 2023 "simplification".
There was no chance Westminster Abbey would have agreed to close in moths to build chambers, galleries and let 8000 people sit on scaffolding…. The fire and rescue authorities may have signed it off in 1937 and 1953, but there was no chance on earth that would be approved in 2023….. We should be happy that there still was a coronation at all
Problem, Solomon failed God, this Anthem is predictive of a failed Monarchy beginning towards the end of Queen Elizabeth's ll's reign ( we now see a Catholic Prime Minister) and into Prince Charles reign as King..... Solomon fell into idolatry due to he taking interest in his wives gods, Prince Charles has always been interested in the mystics and occult. Pope and Catholics must be really laughing when they observe all the Church of England's weaknesses however, The Queen is much more tolerant and welcoming of other Faiths than they. Prince Charles, forget it.
Charles also like mexican food. So what?
You appear to have a wee anti-Catholic agenda going on? Did that come from your parents or later?
Bonnie is a nut
What a nutter, this anthem has been used since George II and none of them has failed or led a decline in the monarchy, besides it wasn't salomon who was a shit king in the bible lol
The king believe in inclusiveness and Vow to be the defender of the Faith.
God bless You for posting this. Charles could be learned something witg it instead made that farthing wokoronation.
I agree. Charles Coronation was way too toned down for my liking. I mean, if you're doing a coronation at all, do it right.
What was so wrong ? A coronation should be about installing a Supreme Governor of the Church of England… Not a high jewellery exhibition on parade
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