Zadok the Priest, HWV 258 George Frideric Handel at Westminster Abbey| Organ| Choir | Queen

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Zadok the Priest (HWV 258) is a British anthem that was composed by George Frideric Handel for the coronation of King George II in 1727. Here, performed in the Abbey of Westminster by the choir and on the grand organ pipe.
The lyrics of this anthem.
Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anointed Solomon king.
And all the people rejoiced and said:
God save the King! Long live the King! God save the King!
May the King live forever. Amen. Hallelujah.

[@FirstLastWinLose]

Today, 8 Sept 2022, our beloved Queen Elizabeth has been gathered to the Lord. May God bless her soul.

[@hanover4843]

amen 😪😪😪😪😪

[@DarkSpade87]

God save the Queen

[@christianorr1059]

🙏🙏🙏📿📿📿🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧👑👑👑

[@jamestennison6887]

“I declare before you all, that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service” -Elizabeth II God Save the Queen; Defender of the Faith💙 What a treasure she is & has been to the world. This music captures the magnificence of her

[@Organintetnational]

Thanks for your beautiful comment!

[@MozartKCfan]

@@Organintetnational Until now I as a German and fan of stunning boychoirs never was in GB. That is so sadly...:(

[@misterg1157]

The chorister on the right in the thumbnail gives his all throughout. He’s a credit to the choir.

[@shin-i-chikozima]

This choir is out of this world God’s Glory and Blessing on the Queen Shown Perfectly

[@Organintetnational]

Yes, absolutely!

[@shin-i-chikozima]

@@Organintetnational Thankyou Ì hope you are well From A corner of Tokyo

[@Organintetnational]

@@shin-i-chikozima Yes, I am very well and hope the same for you! Thanks so much for your beautiful comment!🙂

[@shin-i-chikozima]

@@Organintetnational You are welcome I hope you are well Please spend time for your spirit From A corner of Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun

[@charlottewhyte9804]

especially the men,wow

[@Dlt814]

I had the privilege of singing this piece with a spectacular choir some years ago. The first note sung never fails to send chills up my spine. But to hear it in Westminster Abbey would be everything. What an experience. God save the Queen.

[@cherylmoss3632]

The Church of England through the Monarch has been given much honour . What a great gift Christianity has brought to the world with theur music in honour of their Godhead..the blessed Trinity.

[@dianacarragher5845]

Music for the soul from Westminster Abbey whilst we mourn our Sovereign Queen Elisabeth God save the King

[@aw7544]

We will hear this at a Coronation very soon

[@BVEfan]

Definitely we will! I'm very looking forward to watching the Coronation of King Charles III and it's going to be on my birthday which is Great! God Save the King!

[@Jdksejejxnxndnd]

It will be so moving and breathtaking

[@michaelwise9857]

Nothing sounds more majestic and moving in all this world, as the opening of this piece.

[@Organintetnational]

Or perhaps Lemmens' Fanfare and Widor's Toccata from Symphony No.5 can challenge this piece to an extant.

[@cathol1c778]

‘Tis majestic indeed… but to up the ante more than just a little bit, try the Gloria from Mozart’s Coronation Mass. Specifically the recording of it from St Peter’s Basilica at the coronation of Pope St John Paul II

[@edwardrussellduff3076]

@@cathol1c778 to

[@elizabethmoran8822]

Indeed.

[@gmarosfi]

Goosebumps, every time.

[@Aethereality]

I wish my church had a choir like THIS

[@julietierney2516]

The world is going to miss her.

[@edcotterjr1926]

We will hear this again soon. I am no royalist but I will pray for Charles III, the UK and the Commonwealth. Queen Elizabeth II, Rest In Peace.

[@fatdoi003]

they will sing this again in a few months' time...... RIP QE2

[@kschoolings]

Stunning, long live the Queen!✔️

[@dellta2904]

I really don't want to disappoint you

[@krustyknight2943]

Jinx

[@JuDAY505]

To see this in a couple of weeks!! Wow

[@HeavenlyLights]

ThankYou for not speaking during this incredible piece of music 💞👑💖

[@c-historia]

God save the King

[@jamesrobert7043]

singing this in the choir at chester cathedral on 29th October 2022 can't wait 🙌

[@elisabethnouveau1580]

Les anglais sont de très bons chanteurs c'est magnifique.

[@RobertLocksley385]

Her Majesty left us on 08 September 2022 to be with her family and our Lord Jesus Christ in Heaven. God Save the Queen, and God Keep King Charles III.

[@Anastashya]

Absolutely magnificent! Thank you ❤️

[@LadyDragonsblood]

Zadok the priest And Nathan the prophet Anointed Solomon king And all the people rejoiced, rejoiced, rejoiced And all the people rejoiced, rejoiced, rejoiced Rejoiced, rejoiced, rejoiced And all the people rejoiced, rejoiced Rejoiced and said God save the king Long live the king God save the king May the king live forever Amen, amen, alleluia, alleluia, amen, amen Amen, amen, alleluia, amen God save the king Long live the king May the king live forever Amen, amen, alleluia, alleluia, amen May the king live May the king live Forever, forever, forever Amen, amen, alleluia, alleluia, amen, amen Alleluia, alleluia, amen, amen, amen Amen, amen, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, amen God save the king God save the king Long live the king May the king live May the king live Forever, forever, forever Amen, amen, alleluia, alleluia, amen, amen, amen Amen, amen, amen, alleluia, amen Alleluia, amen, amen Alleluia, alleluia

[@imho2278]

Handel was no lyricist.

[@mpica7182]

Rest in Peace, Your Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

[@jp_cs]

Belíssimo! Um grande admirador desta Catedral e seu organista.

[@Organintetnational]

Yes, very true! 👍

[@agathacumberbatchroosevelt3249]

So true Michael! Nobody sings it better! Simply glorious!

[@josemartineziglesias7570]

EMOCIONANTE Y FANTÁSTICO. Saludos cordiales desde Barcelona.

[@baudy1627]

RIP Queen Elizabeth 🙏

[@61vladimira]

Vse življenje je z Božjo pomočjo služila skupnosti.God Save the Queen!

[@cherylmoss3632]

Honouring our blessed Godhead. the divine Trinity.

[@nanikdasani4547]

Zadok the priest And Nathan the prophet Anointed Solomon king And all the people rejoiced, rejoiced, rejoiced And all the people rejoiced, rejoiced, rejoiced Rejoiced, rejoiced, rejoiced And all the people rejoiced, rejoiced, Rejoiced and said: God save the king Long live the king God save the king May the king live forever Amen, amen, alleluia, alleluia, amen, amen Amen, amen, alleluia, amen ㅤ God save the king Long live the king May the king live forever Amen, amen, alleluia, alleluia, amen May the king live May the king live Forever, forever, forever Amen, amen, alleluia, alleluia, amen, amen Alleluia, alleluia, amen, amen, amen Amen, amen, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, amen ㅤ God save the king God save the king Long live the king May the king live May the king live Forever, forever, forever Amen, amen, alleluia, alleluia, amen, amen, amen, Amen, amen, amen, alleluia, amen Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, Amen, alleluia!

[@navamanicharles6061]

Amen Amen Amen God bless you

[@terryslade6240]

I'm watching this after Britain announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II. A sad day.

[@thewealduk9802]

I miss you already my Queen.

[@043778cc]

Imagine, that this country would become republic, this solemnity never would take place again...GSTQ

[@Organintetnational]

Why imagine, what may not happen.

[@missasinenomine]

Zadok the priest & Nathan the prophet anointed Solomon President?

[@Organintetnational]

@@missasinenomine Ha ha no, there were no republics then. Anointed Solomon, as the King.

[@freyamckenzie5583]

Solomon failed God. His Kingdom fell through his son Rehoboam. Prince Charles Scorpio ♏ Rat 🐀 as was his Ancestor King Charles l, who lost his head. Republic might be on the cards but many like William and Kate.

[@kizzabaziliyo7041]

Who cares

[@dannyhammonds2852]

God save our queen!

[@smitadas6274]

amazing rendition

[@MySensualWorld]

The Queen an inspiration!

[@ronemeireles2816]

Wonderful!

[@lambubabai-chatterjee.-2044]

Amen, Very nice

[@masterbrick6282]

God save the king of Australia and the commonwealth

[@user-fm5hj8cq2k]

Why does this sound much grander than the version they sung at the coronation of Charles III? I really think the organ elevates this anthem. The choir came in and continued to sing with great gusto. The one at the coronation was a bit... lack lustre.

[@Organintetnational]

You are very right. The bass of the pedal organ is an octave lower than orchestra and it rattles the entire building. Another thing is balanced use of reed stops which add to that bass in the treble section. Then, the director of music there was James O'Donell and the sub-organsit was Daniel Cook. This also plays a major difference in how the performances are carried out. In the coronation service the role of the organ was far more removed than usual. Even in Andrew L. Weber's, "Make some joyful noise." It wasn't present at all with maybe a pedal flue stop and wherever the organ was used, it was dramatically used at low volume. This has never happened before and yes, Zadok the Priest that day was under-performed.

[@walterempire5069]

Amazing !!!

[@billwatt2528]

What is the most enthralling piece of choral music, this or the Hallelujah Chorus? It is really hard to say

[@Anastashya]

Beethoven “Song Of Joy”

[@rahulkarmakar5183]

Championssssss

[@RoccoOrecchini]

THE CHAAAAAAAMPIOOOOOOONS!!

[@user-hd3jh6nh5g]

雖然國勢不如以往但仍然還是一流國家的.它的子民又以“紳士的品格”誏人尊重.利害國的百姓何時才能受世人另眼相看？

[@archiebald4717]

Be careful how you judge strength mate. If you mean militarily, how many countries can you name that won a war 12,000 kilometres away, with no local friendly territory on which to base aircraft or resupply ships? The UK did exactly that, just a few years ago.

[@Vladimir_Putin_Russia]

4 days to go🎉❤

[@nicoleparoissien8754]

Touching ceremony, I suppose, but William Christie & les Arts Flo play Zadok without the ceremony, however their Zadok is musically the best ever.

[@shaunmclean9704]

What is the name of the piece after Zadok was played?

[@Organintetnational]

That's not a piece but an improvisation by the organist on the theme of Zadok the Priest. Since, Zadok the Priest ended before the full disbursement of Maundy money was completed. The organist had to fill-in that time with some music. We organists are always ready for such things.😎😂

[@troylitzow8278]

how long ago was this filmed - this is clearly not recently... the Queen looks alot younger in this video.

[@Organintetnational]

It was filmed on 21st April, 2011 at the Abbey Church of Westminster. This is from the Maundy Thursday service, when the Queen gives away alms (purses) to the senior citizens to recognise their contribution to church or community. The people chosen are from both sexes, men and women, equal in numbers to the years of the Queen's age that particular year. The Queen was then, 86 years old.

[@marymikellspence4529]

@@Organintetnational thank you! Just beautiful. I can’t believe I’ve never heard this…I’d have remembered a piece called ‘Zadok the Priest’! I guess it’s not popular here in the states?

[@gmfamcdonald1465]

@@marymikellspence4529 The words come from 1st Kings ch.1, verse 39. (Bible, Old Testament.)

[@hanover4843]

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[@valeriesmith5780]

When was this recorded?

[@Organintetnational]

It was filmed on 21st April, 2011 at the Abbey Church of Westminster. This is from the Maundy Thursday service, when the Queen gives away alms (purses) to the senior citizens to recognise their contribution to the church or community. The people chosen are from both sexes, men and women, equal in numbers to the years of the Queen's age that particular year. The Queen was then, 86 years old.

[@bert-hassokemnitz8580]

Impressive. The Royal family is of German birth and origin, the Composer of "Zadok the Priest" is a German. But England and its Royals kept a strange political distance to Germans which is since long bitterly felt in my country.

[@Organintetnational]

Yes, it is impressive. After all, its one of the best choirs in the world. Well, the Royal Family knows the secret to survival is being diplomatic and un-opinionated. You would have never heard The Queen or the members of the Royal Family publicly favour anything or critique anything. They just do the needful, which keeps them in the news. Being politically active can destroy their reputation and that is why they don't have any any enemies on any agenda except the Republicans. Queen Elizabeth's uncle, King Edward was a Nazi sympathizer and the entire parliament got Wallice Simpson as an excuse to remove him from not just the monarchy but also the Royal Family and the UK. The Queen and the Royals understands it, that's why during the World War, they even changed their family title from the House of Hanover to the House of Windsor. A monarch of one country, cannot be loyal or lovable to another and that is why they keep Germany at a distance.

[@mattharrison9621]

Of course both George II (whose coronation music this is) and Handel (the composer) were both German-born and yet both became British (Handel became a naturalised British subject in 1727). The distance to Germany and Germans was the product of the two world wars (and the earlier process of German unification). Before the first world war all things German were much admired (and adopted) by British people (particularly under Victoria and Albert). if you want to feel bitter about that distance, blame Bismarck, Kaiser Wilhelm and the Nazis...

[@lukealadeen7836]

Its because the Germans decided to commit mass genocide. I'd distance myself as well

[@archiebald4717]

The Royal Family is not of German birth and has various origins.

[@clownworld6926]

All those kids there are sacrificial to those pawns

[@imho2278]

True, but some will get a career out of it. All performers serve their audiences.

[@khokl9288]

Nice. Not a single cellphone taking videos or pix lol

[@uliaraujo6580]

Was that long before HM passed?

[@archiebald4717]

2011

[@ahorsethatisnt3683]

I just happen to need a coin purse. Do those hold up very well?

[@rich6245]

Sadly slightly spoilt by Huw Edwards inane commentary talking over the intro.

[@888ssss]

do you look at me sir ?

[@jadrianverkouteren3799]

Are the young singers dressed like miniature Beefeaters choristers of the Chapel Royal?

[@Organintetnational]

Yes, but they are not wearing exactly what Beefeaters wear. This is their state uniform introduced in 1660 after the restoration.

[@laslasman564]

....great performance...they could have made the text more relevant ...instead of king , but queen..or use a rewritten /different text with relevance to H's score

[@Organintetnational]

This is not an anthem about the current Monarch of Britain. This anthem was composed by George Frederick Handel in 1727 for the coronation of King George the II and even then it was not directly dedicated to him but King Solomon from the Bible. Handel compared the coronation of George II to the coronation and anointment of King Solomon by Zadok the Priest and Nathan the Prophet, being equal and a Divine order.

[@laslasman564]

@@Organintetnational indeed it was....but u u singing in the presence of the queen...so why the puristic mentality...Handel would have approved...it's what they did in their day..or what composers even pop...would do to today...bearing in mind, so called today's classic music ...was ' pop' or folk in their day...

[@MS-19]

I don't think Handel would have expected the words of Scripture to be altered.

[@laslasman564]

@@MS-19 u talking of a musical text and composition for relevance...and in a situational context. We'r all aware of the historical biblical context.....this is largely the issue of classical musicians, most can't 'think out of the box'

[@MS-19]

No, I'm talking of the words of 1 Kings (1:39) set by Handel to be used at a coronation. Those words refer to King Solomon, and as such can only admit his gender, not that of a Queen. Whilst some sacred texts admit of different genders - for example the Orthodox Burial rite ("Give rest to your servant / handmaid") - this is not one.

[@davidzugspitzfan2301]

If the journalist could stop talking wenn the music starts. 00:42 "Let´s enjoy it" - well you´ve ruined it by talking during some of the prelude!

[@pedroluzdivina2355]

La Música de Händel está muy por encima de todo este hatajo de mortales carcamales, reyezuelos, tiralevitas de poca monta y gentecilla mediocre a raudales.

[@elaineblackhurst1509]

The music of Handel (sic) is indeed above most things.

[@michaeldavid8564]

Copy work

[@Organintetnational]

Nope, non-monotized re-upload.

[@markthompson1618]

@@Organintetnational When was this Royal Maundy service? Given the Queen's known mobility issues, I was surprised to see her walking the length of the Abbey, but I assume this took place some time ago. In any event, this truly is a superb performance of this beautiful anthem.

[@rickardnyberg4899]

It’s from 2011

[@Organintetnational]

@@markthompson1618 Yes, it is indeed beautiful! This was a decade ago in 2011.

[@johnconlon9652]

The words are nauseating Splendid german music. 4 out of ten for effort. Welsh git included.

[@MS-19]

The words are from the Bible, but if you aren't Christian or Jewish it won't matter and it's entirely down to personal taste if you find them nauseating. Handel was German but had settled in England by the time he composed the music, so it's disingenuous to ascribe any nationality to it.

[@thewealduk9802]

A hole.

[@sebastiansesekrol6348]

Nur Männer und Jungs 😞

[@carolthomas8528]

…… and your point is ?

[@MS-19]

Das ist die traditionelle englische Kirchenchor.