Zadok the Priest - King Charles Coronation 2023
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Zadok the Priest is a British anthem that was composed by Handel for the coronation of King George II in 1727. Zadok the Priest is one of Handel's coronation anthems. One of Handel's best known works, Zadok the Priest has been sung prior to the anointing of the sovereign at the coronation of every British monarch since its composition and has become recognised as a British patriotic anthem.
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We were all waiting for this to be sung.
I did, I could not wait - but listening back I’m more overwhelmed than at the live event -it’s overwhelming!!!!!!!
Definitely
Exactly
Goosebumps.
Hard.
As a football fan yes.😂
Un morceau extraordinaire pour un moment extraordinaire ! L'onction du Roi est un moment très émouvant, ce qu'Haendel a su remarquablement mettre en valeur. Dieu garde le Roi !
I feel so Lucky to have witnessed this magnificent piece at the event for which It Was Written, The Anointing of the King of UK. Something I will remember forever
Agreed. (PS - King of the United Kingdom. :) )
The last King of England was William III who was crowned in 1672. How old are you? 😱
@@DS9TREK Sorry, my bad
2:58 I can see a glimpse of the anointing behind the screen.
I was crying buckets at this moment. What a truly historic occasion
Beautiful. God save the King 🙏
It's difficult to Handel your emotions with this masterpiece.
Are you here all week?😊
I'd give you a good Haydn for that pun.
I bet that joke was on your to do-Lizst
@@david9243 Well it was on my Chopin list yes.
Get out!(no please; stay and keep the puns coming)🤣 I all Mozart myself.
Old Handel certainly knew how to stir the emotions. Genius.
Indeed! Totally agree!
Beyond splendid!
It sold his music and made him a rich man!
Händel ist in Halle an der Saale geboren. Er und Johann Sebastian Bach waren die größten Komponisten des Barock. Sie sind sich nie begegnet. Aber ich habe an Bachs Grab in der Leipziger Thomaskirche schon gestanden.
@@gastgast967 Händel liegt quasi umme Ecke der Könige weil in der Abtei begraben
There's nothing more regal than Zadok the Priest. 👍
don't forget Nathan the Prophet
I fully agree Andee Barratt, immortal magnificent!!
Handel’s choruses have that regal quality that other composers generally lack.
Let us also not forget Solomon whom they anointed as king.
Let us not forget everybody who rejoiced either.
The people singing and performing in the orchestra must have been so moved to perform this on this occasion. Once in a lifetime opportunity. I was holding my breath, but it all went off without a hitch
Yup. I waited 28 years to hear this in an event. Beautiful song
At Charles age, probably not a once in a lifetime event
@@jon8304Charles and four of his mother’s cousins witnessed her coronation back in 1953.
Not to be a stickler, but I can’t help but cringe a little at 1:12. I’ve heard this happen so many times before in middle or high school bands, but for a coronation, dang that’s bad…
@@aceofspades8634What happened?
This! Stupendous! I have now lived it in real time, a true day of days.
God Save the King!!
A 300 year old piece of music, performed at a ceremony which has lasted over 1,000 years, in an Abbey which is over 700 years old - and people still claim the UK has no culture.
Who claims that? Are they blind?it’s the cornerstone of western civilisation
On a religious site in use since at least 960, possibly 604, and maybe even the second century ad, using a throne that's 723 years old, a crown made from St Edward's original crown used 1020 years ago, and a coronation service that was first used 1050 years ago - performed by the Archbishop of Canterbury since 1066!
Those people probably say the UK have no culture because they don’t realize that almost everything they do is a result of UK culture (depending on where they live)
The very miserable communists who say we have no culture themselves produce the bleakest ‘culture’ imaginable.
UK has cultural significance in bucket loads, but there’s a left-wing narrative that wants to eradicate this culture.
This was the only part of the Coronation I wanted to watch. Handel was a master composer.
You can see what happens behind the panel at the King in the episode of the Crown where you can see the beloved Queen Elisabeth's coronation: he receive some drops of the sacred oil on the head, heart and mouth or sth similar
Agree !
I felt the same way Figaro Zadok, to hear this immortal magnificent music by Handel i so 💕 love.
Thanks God they used it!!
Haendel will be played at our wedding.
@@jobotmang great choice and taste. Congrats! and all my best!
The most moving part of the coronation. Majestic. I can’t imagine what the King must feel like during this; humbling himself before God & entering into a lifelong pact with Him. What a commitment to make. I’d take this over an inauguration any day. Much love from Texas!
THE MUSIC WAS EPIC. GOD SAVE THE KING .
The choir, organist and orchestra did not disappoint on this one
As an American, this display of humility, a king wearing plain clothes and humbly kneeling surrounded by priests, is deeply moving. I truly believe that Charles will be a remarkable king. I realize that it takes a lot of courage to be publicly invested. I'm not sure I'd be able to go through with something like that. Thank you very much for posting!
The symbolism of him being stripped down to a simple shirt and then robed in splendor was breathtaking. It brought tears to my eyes. I'm a Roman Catholic and I found the whole service very inspiring, even the Archbishop's homily. I pray the two factions will reunite into one church again.
Heavy the head that wears the crown
as a Russian, I agree with you.
Did you say that the king who, not more than 10 minutes later, was wearing silk robes and a crown worth millions of dollars with stolen diamonds and jewels was showing humility?
@@kyberbricks3781 I said that the symbolism was impressive. He could be sincere or he could be the biggest hypicrite in history. I have no way to know which.
May he be as gracious in his reign as his mother was before him.
Long live the King.
From Alabama.
God bless and preserve our kinsmen,throughout the diaspora.
Amen 🙏 🙏 🙏
@@johncorrall1739
The US is an extension of the UK/British empire and the eternal search for freedom and self- government whether my fellow countrymen know it or not.
The British monarchy is something very special and something that most Americans will never understand, but that's ok.
Americans are different. And the monarchy we descended from is still an inspiration- even though many try to deny it.
Thank you from the UK, King Charles will be a wonderful King.
@@panthercreek60 Yes. The principles are the same, even though several broke away and wanted independence and a differing form of Government.
The principle of coming to serve, not be served, is something that should still inspire other forms of leadership (and Presidents!). Although that sadly seems increasingly lost in this modern day and age, all around the world.
With love to our American cousins. xx
This coronation was brought to you by Heineken
Long may it continue to be without. Amen! ;-)
And
Continental tyres
It was brought to me by many Heinekens lol 😆
People don't seem to understand the significance of the UK Monarchy. Yes, they could pay more taxes and act fairer, but they also act as an ideal. The sovereign is above politics. If we had an elected head of state that would get a divisive as the petty shouting matches we see in the US Presidential elections and Parliamentary debate. We can look to the monarch to see how things can be different.
To sum up, I would much rather live in a country with King Charles III than President Boris Johnson.
Finally, someone who gets it. I genuinely don't understand the people who say "but he's unelected!!!!!" - that's kind of the point.
I agree with this, monarcy is the better solution until now
That's such a weak comment. For decades now now I've heard the weak "I'd rather have a queen/king over a president Thatcher/Blair/Brown/Cameron/Johnson".
That's an argument against a PM you don't like, not an argument for a king.
You know about the Soverign Grant right? The royal family pay 80% of their estate income to the government, they are the highest tax payers in the country, not to mention bringing in billions a year in tourism
@@bartholomewdan who says our head of state has to be elected (though that said, the Anglo-Saxon kings were quasi elected by the wotan). The old Labour warhorse suggested that Mr Speaker becomes head of state.
Wonderful, watched it live, when the chorus started it was like the whole of Westminster Abbey was taken aback with emotion, so powerful
Thank you. American broadcast felt the need to speak over part of this.
I knew better than to watch an AMERICAN. Roadcast! Cus im American! They think everything has to have idle chatter over it
@@arianaalioth Right? Its sad I knew more than the talking heads. They knew Zadok the Priest was going to be played, introduce at be quiet. At one point Guthrie said his gold robe was the oldest regalia -but no age. Wtf
For future reference, all Royal events are screened live on The Royal's youtube channel - without commentators.
@@hellfirepictures Thank You.
@@arianaalioththank you for taking an interest in our traditions. I know that your nation is free of our monarchy but we still hold it dear as part of our national identity and so many Americans talk poorly of it I appreciate you being respectful of it 🇬🇧 ❤️ 🇺🇸
Zadok the Priest and Nathan the Prophet anointed Solomon King.
And all the people rejoic'd, and said:
"God save The King, long live The King, may The King live for ever!
Amen, Hallelujah!"
Was that Soloman who had 400 wives?!
@@redstar7292 I think it was 600
@@JaneAustenAteMyCat totally not a solo man that's for sure 😂
@@redstar7292 1000
Thank you. Now I understand the significance. I have read the passage in the Bible, but never made the connection.
Zadok The Priest was composed by Handel specifically for the Coronation of George II in 1727 & has been used ever since. Handel went on to take British Citizenship & is buried within Westminster Abbey itself. How he must love hearing this still being played nearly 300 years later!
Very true Mr. Bird. One of the most melodious, avant-garde composers of the 17th century.
How would he know? He’s dead!
@@hamburgerhamburgerv2 how do you know where his spirit is, you’re not dead?
да,тот самый король Великобритании с богатой и древней культурой из Ганновера, которому писал композитор из Тюрингии.😁 Что действительно является британской культурой - кровожадная колонизация и оккупация.👍
@@heinzfass2564 Lol mate, you're a Russian. I don't think you have any right to be lecturing other countries for being involved in imperialism and violent conquest. The UK de-colonised in the 1960's. Meanwhile your country is still engaging in imperialistic campaigns to this day.
I am not a religious person, but this coronation moved me to tears and left me proud to be a British subject, with Charles as My Monarch. God Save The King.
You are a theatre person. It is great theatre. Like watching Carmen or The Phantom of the Opera
Nowt better at Pomp and Ceremony than the Brits - and yet those daft anti-monarchists want to get rid of the one thing we're good at because we've done it for over 1000 years! Mental fools lol.
God Save the King indeed!
@@greggrimer1428 I think the British Monarchy has lasted far longer than Phantom of the Opera...🙄
I was exactly the same.that day.....was so incredible to watch....tears in my eyes and chest bursting with pride to be an englishman and the historical sense of occasion . Watching now all these months later.
When the trumpets make their entrance with the choir.... What a glorious moment 🥲
Absolutely divine! ❤️
I loved this part. I'm not religious but this music is beautiful and incredibly uplifting. Händel was a genius.
H-a-ndel. No umlaut (?). You can tell, cos Handel wrote his signature without.
Don't forget Gustov Holst. His music is extraordinary.
@@hellfirepictures There is an umlaut above the a. Whether he dropped it after becoming a naturalised Brit, I’m not sure. In Germany his name is still written with the umlaut.
@@hellfirepictures He would be pronounced "Haendel" or "Hendel" in English. His name was Händel.
It is so special that in these times where everything is always caught by some camera there is still this sacred place and event of anointing the king that we aren’t allowed to see it.
That was my thought at the time too
@@I.AM.JUPITER tradition and culture are what humanity uphold - this ‘belief system’ are to give people a basis for growth and self exploration. We can explore our own fear of the unknown knowing there is always going to be an institution that will forever be the one constant in our lives. It allows people to explore new territories of every aspect of our very own existence. If it didn’t work we would have got rid of the monarchy a hell of a long time ago.
Sanctum Sanctorum. The Holy of Holies. קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים Mysterium fidei!!!
We bloomin paid for it we should get to see it
@@koreographydanceclub lmao. This is a sacred moment. There was also more than enough time to enjoy the king today. And well a monarchy also lives from its mysteries…
As a little island we do things bloody well 🤴🇬🇧
Indeed - well said.
The fact that this single place, this institution (Westminster Abbey) has maintained its original function (place of coronation) for almost a thousand years (since 1066) is what's remarkable. Everywhere else had seen kingdoms rise and fall and eventually abolished, but the English (now British) kept at it, coronating in this place, without fail. That's what makes the place and the event so steeped in history. The ghost of every English/British king and queen since Edward the Confessor is there.
Over 1000 years of practice!
Murdering, stealing, raping and colonising included😂
@@venomsucks ha ha ha ha ha this comment is so original and edgy ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha you are a comic genius ha ha ha ha ha
So glad this is posted. The hosts on the NBC news channel here in the US talked over this amazing music!! 🙄🙄🙄
OMG that is philistinism at its peak
BBC did the same. Talked over the start.
@@deldia Swedish public television didn't thankfully but they did talk over some other important parts like the coronation oath. Very unprofessional.
This happened in Spain too
@@deldia They did but at least it was relevant, and then they shut up for the best bits.
So lovely to hear it at a coronation where it was meant to be sung
Champions League still hits differently
Thank you for posting this! American here and the commentator on the network I was watching was yammering away as the choir began singing. Idiot!
@@PADARM I'll check that out. PBS carried the BBC coverage but for some reason my DVR only got the first hour. Thanks!
I thought the Archbishop of Canterbury did a marvellous job. 😊
What an amazing piece of music and history. Proud to be British, god save the king
It's amazing to think the composer laid to rest in same building his music is being played 300 years later.
Yes it’s incredible and more so to hear the music played for its original purpose.
"The English may not like music, but they absolutely love the noise it makes" Sir Thomas Beecham. I only watched the coronation for this bit, what a glorious noise!
There were even more beautiful ones.
I was expecting this music! For me is the most beautiful piece oh Haendel!
Erm... We love music. 😊
English don’t like Music, ?
@@giannimaximilian.bennett6124 Your "tongue-in-cheek" detector is broken.
Was born in England bought to new Zealand as a child now eighty one I cried watching this just beautiful I love the royals and miss the UK although don't remember much but still feel british❤❤❤
My family rang the bells for the King in our fourteenth century village church, roots run deep.
Home is where the heart is ❤
HM is the King of New Zealand as well as the United Kingdom and 11 other Commonwealth Realms.
An incredible moment -- no one does it like the English monarchy and Handel. Everything is perfectly orchestrated and beautiful.
As an American, I got the chance to perform this piece with a Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra last year. It is incredible to see it performed at this once in a lifetime historic event. The place where it was intended to be performed.
OH MY ITS SO ANNOYING TO SEE COMMENTS FROM AMERICANS THST START WITH "AS AN AMERICAN" AAAAAA NOBODY CARES
@@Jdksejejxnxndnd welcome to the global internet friend. I am just expressing my appreciation for the peace and where it has been performed. If you do not like it, keep scrolling.
@@Jdksejejxnxndndobviously you do or else you wouldn't comment. 😂
Thank you for being respectful of our traditions 🇬🇧 ❤️ 🇺🇸 also well done to you for partaking in a skill that gives us all deep felt emotion
@@longforgotten4823take no notice unfortunately every country has these kinds of people, idiots
I was absentmindedly watching it sitting on the couch following the proceedings a bit but when this came on; even I-an atheist- sat up and got chills. Not because it is a beautiful, rousing piece of music. But because it was a moment most profound and historical(I am a romantic!). The meaning behind it, the significance and the deeply personal and heavy moment for Charles. I can understand the need to be shielded as you basically surrender your entire being to reign in the name of your deity/philosophy. And it's just a great piece of music. My first introduction to it was as the theme for the Champions' League😄 Took me years to find out it was a bit more than that.
Händel is buried in the Abbey. I am sure he was happy to hear his music at the coronation.
I expect George Frederick Handel was sitting in Heaven and listening to this rendition of his music.
I was chatting with a friend watching the coronation when this hymn came in- we stopped in our tracks and were glue to the screen with goosebumps
Playing “Zadok the Priest anointed Solomon” really raises the King of England to a divine pedestal in a moment. 🤴🏻🇬🇧
At 3.45 the smile on the young lady singing following all those semi quavers is fantastic. How proud she must feel. We can never lose music in our schools. Awesome piece of music, awesome musicianship from everyone involved and a special historical occasion.
Agreed.
Thank you for posting this video. I was watching ABC News with Micheal Strahan and the other blabbermouth commentators and was offended by their constant jabbering during King Charles' anointing and the playing/singing of Zadok The Priest. American media is so uncultured!
I noticed the same with CNN's coverage..i thought some of their comments were disrespectful. I just watched cos that was the only Hd channel i had..
That is exactly why I watched BBC streaming. American newscasters so often have verbal diarrhea. Clueless and classless.
It's deliberate and political/cultural. On NBC the Today lady person host deliberately mispronounced vestment as VEST-A-MENT. They jabbered on as if this was a Hollywood red carpet affair and not a pious religious service. The corner offices of the American networks are occupied almost exclusively by persons (AHEM) unfamiliar with Christian worship, and to be blunt sometimes hostile to it. On ABC the ex-American football player host thought this anthem was one of the "new" musical compositions. They talked over it, like it was nothing. You can't make this up, sad to say.
I'm so glad I'm not the only American upset by that. This is a church service, not the Super Bowl. Sometimes no commentary is needed.
You weren't the only one. I wanted them to shut up for this part. I think MSNBC coverage was better.
Made me cry. God save the king. God save the Queen!
Beethoven once said: Handel is the greatest composer to have ever lived, to him I bow one knee and kneel at his grave
Bach said: ""[Handel] is the only person I would wish to see before I die, and the only person I would wish to be, were I not Bach."
And Beethoven said, "WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU."
And that's a great compliment coming from Beethoven, who, while walking down the middle of a road, refused to move to the side when the Queen's chariot came up behind, and instead made them slow down for him, and who said to Prince Lichnowsky, "Prince, what you are, you are through chance and birth; what I am, I am through my own labor. There are many princes and there will continue to be thousands more, but there is only one Beethoven."
@@Tolkienlady What a knob then! Nobody has the right to be such an arrogant, conceited nitwit.
I doubt that very much. Pretty much all musicians agree that Bach is and was the greatest composer ever. Händel is genius in the affect he creates in the listener. Bach, however, is genius in basically every aspect. Emotion, affect, harmony, melody, inventiveness, improvisation, formal structure....his music is as if a mathematical genius decided to turn mathematics into music and it was accidentally beautiful. The only thing is that Bach's music isn't beautiful by accident but by purpose. Because he was genius. Also, as a musicologist, great composers are always said to have said something and it rarely ever is true. People also claim Mozart and Beethoven met and said xyz about each other, when in truth they never met even once.
@@TolkienladyWell, no surprise. Beethoven admired Napoleon. He initially dedicated his third symphony to him and then, when he heard what Napoleon did to the people, erased his inscription again. However, many musicologist think all of his symphonies from the third one onward actually have revolutionary character. I wouldn't agree with it, but the seventh, fourth and third certainly do. You can already see enlightened ideas of rebellious bourgeoisie in Mozart's work (Figaro). Beethoven came later and he certainly was a child of his time.
The last time that a king was crowned in the UK was for George VI on May 12, 1937. After his daughter, Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II, the words were never changed because this piece by GF Handel is about King Solomon. “God save the King!” may have sounded out of place, but it remained a favorite of the Queen and was used often at royal events.
The late Queen Elizabeth loved this piece of music and always insisted it be sung at the Royal Maundy Service even though it is known as a coronation anthem.
Because "the King" here refers to King Solomon. This song is based on a bible passage
@@voaniopalm3209 Exactly
“Long live the King! God save the King!
May the King live for ever.”
The chorus sings this about the biblical King Solomon. The same sentiments would have also applied to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
🤣🤣🤣 I don't think Her Maj would've had the stones to go changing the words in the Bible! The song is about King Solomon - she'd have to have been brazen indeed to demand that it be rewritten for her!
@@strictly2leftfeet yep, I saw the Queen at a Royal Maundy when I was younger. She used this as her formal entrance music, coming up the nave just as it hit the beginning of the choral part, surrounded by the Yeoman of the Guard. It was *glorious*.
The acoustics in this church are fantastic. Of course, when considering the composition was written to be performed here it is not surprising and a testament to Handel's genius as a composer.
Loved the chorus, We all loved Diana, but we know his one true love was Camilla, so love won despite everything
Hi Laura 👋🏻
Thank you, Laura. In all of this there have been so many unpleasant and negative comments, dredging up the very difficult episodes of the past.. Yours is a beautiful and simple statement of fact - Love won. Let's concentrate on the present and give our support to our new King and Queen. Your post really made my day!
This doesn't change the fact that Charles cheated on his marriage. And the one was cheated on is Diana. He shouldn't have hurt someone if he's a moral and decent human. If he really loves Camila then he shouldn't wed Diana in the first place. So I have no sympathy for them because they used and hurt someone. There's no love with being immoral and causing pain to someone. You have a flawed idea of love.
@@siberianeagle4904 Diana cheated on her marriage (several times) - and then had the brass stones to go pubic criticising Charles and slagging him off.
He was FORCED to marry Diana. He had zero choice - the monarchy often don't get to choose (and throughout history it has been normal for them to have forced arranged marriages). Camilla was married and at that time no monarch (or monarch to be) was permitted to marry a divorcee so it's not as if she could have got divorced and married Charles anyway. Have a heart!! They were kept apart by constitutional law.
Diana wasn't forced to marry Charles and she didn't love him - she just wanted to be a princess. Her pain was self-inflicted as she married for self-serving reasons, not love.
Actually, I hated Diana from childhood. Couldn't stand her and hated all the fake fawning over her. So I was very glad when QEII had the government change the constitution so Charles could finally marry his one true love.
Epitome of culture.
"The west has no culture"
Not culture. Civilization.
There is a another "Neeraj" that I'm so desperately trying to get hold of but keeps rejecting me..
I was waiting for this performance my entire life
Our King, , by the Grace of God
Without a doubt, the best version of this I have EVER heard - and I've sung it with a few awesome groups. But this was truly 'divine'. Kudos to the musicians and singers who made this (and the Parry) so amazing.
Handel has played a starring role at every British coronation since 1727. He was a genius and it is fitting that he lies buried in the abbey.
Hi Glen 👋🏻
How are you?
@@LarryRobert-sg1gm go away scammer, no one is interested
Was eagerly waiting for the anoiting of our King. He looked so vulnerable. Stunning piece of music from Handel.
Got the feeling we may see King William coronated towards the end of this decade.
Moment of absolute wonder. Speechless, as always, by Handel's genius.
There's no way the Queen or the King would not live long when Zadok and Priest is being sung at Coronation Service. Zadok the priest is a powerful prayer on its own.
George VII didn't live long...
@@DS9TREK we will see about that, G7 will be, if any, the second monarch *after* Charles ;)
G6 was king for less than 16 years
Charles has already lived long. Everything after this is a bonus.
@@DS9TREKThere hasn’t been a George VII yet. Dumbo.
There’s only one true setting for this masterpiece. The first time in 70 years…!
To add to this sublime moment is the knowledge (if you've toured the Abbey) that the composer Handel is buried only yards away from the chancel where the anointing took place. A memorial sculpture of him above his tomb has him holding the music from his most famous oratorio "Messiah". The choir and orchestra gave a piece of Handel's magic to the world in this performance of a coronation anthem.
The most beautiful hymn played exactly when and where it was written for. Soul stirring and divinity incarnate, and that's from a non religious pleb.
Full Lyrics:
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, amen
May the king live
May the king live
For ever, for ever, for ever,
Amen, amen, alleluia, alleluia, amen, amen
Alleluia, alleluia, amen, amen, amen
Amen, amen, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, amen
Long live the king
God save the king
Long live the king
May the king live
May the king live
For ever, for ever, for ever,
Amen, amen, alleluia, alleluia, amen, amen
Alleluia, alleluia, amen, amen, amen
Amen, amen, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, amen
The best of Zadok the Priest I have heard so far, God bless the King
Major ASMR chills down my spine. The Hallowing is truly a magnificent moment. When the song starts and they start unbuttoning his red jacket, my heart couldnt contain myself. Quelle magnifique!
I was welling up from the moment the first hymn kicked in “I was glad”
Love this piece of music, timeless and gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it. ❤
Hi Julia 👋🏻
God save the King... and long live to our King... and his queen.... a 1000 years of history in a time when we are losing everyday history.... my grandfather told me when he stormed the beaches in WWII it was not for the government... but for the King... He was from a Welsh mining family and they fought for the crown.... it says something.... we fight for our country... not the politicians who are only out for themselves... so thank you to our Monarchy.....
Superbly expressed. God save the King! 👑🇬🇧
What a lovely sentiment
When it comes to epic music, Georg Friedrich Händel is unbeatable. Also the performance is marvelous.
This brought tears to my eyes - a middle aged male Brit x
I do not shed tears, since I am Chilean and it is a distant event, but so much history and tradition is overwhelming with that masterpiece by Handel in the background.
This brought tears to my eyes a middle aged Brit woman! and every time since!
This was what I was looking forward to seeing the most. It’s an awesome song, I actually blasted it while I was driving in the days before the coronation to get pumped up for it, and I might still do it!😂
God Save the King! 👑
Visually, musically and emotionally this part of the ceremony was particularly powerful and magnificent.
After 70 years of glorious Elizabethan era, the waiting is finally over. We got to hear & witness this masterpiece being performed again marking the beginning of the Carolean era. God bless the King & his family
Carolean Era. New word. Thanks from America!
In 2017, I once found myself alone in that section of Westminster where the Cosmati floor was uncovered for some reason.
I could not resist; removed my shoes and stood upon it to the center. I swear I could hear the singing.
I was fast for I knew that to be caught would likely mean immediate deportation after a good ass whipping by the entire guard and probably the Queen herself - but not too fast.
I enjoyed it.
I've performed Zadok the priest before, and the energy while performing was the best thing in the world. I'm in the states, so I can't imagine how powerful it is being from England and being in the choir singing this amazing piece during the Coronation. I'm getting all the flashbacks listening to this. It sounded exactly like this when I performed of shat I remember. The fact I was alive while this happened holds a special place in my heart.
Honestly it gives me joy ❤
It couldn't have sounded 'exactly' the same due to the differences in singing styles between British and American choirs. You guys 'warble' with the vibrato (which quite genuinely is like nails on chalkboards for me). We don't. Give it another listen and see. Maybe I'm wrong and your choir was trained in the British/European style but I've yet to come across one in the US that was lol.
Some of us are trained in America.
Same experience from Minnesota.
When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men … but when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your father who is unseen.
The music is so great. It’s like the kingship is emerging from a foggy chaos, ready to restore order and itself. The holiness of the crown hovers over the chaos. It’s beautiful to be part of a tradition. It’s history relived. If this stops it would be a great loss.
Love it or not no other country in the world can put on a ceremony like the British.
They can. Don't be so jingoistic. I'm British and know we do a good job but so do other countries. Stop bragging .
@@vwright1021 No. Nowhere else does it as well. It's not jingositic or bragging - it's fact. We didn't become reknowned for it if others can do it as well. Fact is, nowhere on earth can do the Pomp and Ceremony as well as us because nobody else has 'The' Royal family and nowhere else has over 1000 years of unbroken tradition in a venue that's been used for almost 1000 years... Heck, we have a pretty involved 90 minute ceremony just for handing over ceremonial keys!
@@hellfirepictures You are entitled to your opinion ... and yes, the UK does it wonderfully well ... but so do other countries. Ever watched the US Marines do the silent drill ?
If the UK is THE best in the World it will speak for itself. Plain & simple.
@@vwright1021 Where's the pomp and ceremony and pageant and colour in a couple of US Marines doing silent drill? No comparison. You'll have to do far better than that. Poor effort.
@@vwright1021no comparison. Americans aren't even a tenth as good at this sort of thing. You need a culture and a history for a start. There is nothing America does that comes close to British ceremonies
Without a question, the most important symbolic moment in modern time in the western world. I love when the soldiers look down not to interfere with the private moment with God, that the new king has.
One word: GLORIOUS
Good for him that finally won the Champions League
So Glorious! God save the King from a Finnish christian ✝️ Amen.
Why ? what is the Finnish Christian going to do to him?
@@michaelprobert4014 Maybe try to steal the throne?
@@jimpanse3089 We can't have that sort of thing here. I'll write him a letter.
In 2013 I was received the ordination to catholic priest. One day after I celebrated my first mass in my home church, where I grew up. When the service entered the church choir sung Zadok the priest. It was the perfect moment at this weekend!
This is just perfection! Was in London for coronation on the mall. Watched this back the next day (as obviously I missed it live lol).. and this part brought tears to my eyes.
I was yesterday years old when i found out the origin of the champions league theme and the significance of this tune
How can any American watch this and still celebrate the 4th of July? This is what you gave up. This is the kind of culture you could still have. This is the unbroken history you could still cling to.
I've always celebrated Britain on July 4th, lol. Not popular at the cookouts but who cares. I go home, make Coronation chicken salad and a nice cup of tea. 😊
Precisely how I feel here in the Caribbean when idiots talk about us cutting our links with the monarchy and becoming republics. Not only does the monarchy play a central and important role in our constitutional structures, but my god it’s such an entrenched part of our long heritage. The Commonwealth Caribbean is, fundamentally, a marriage between our African and British heritage, and what more gloriously represents the most wonderful parts of our British heritage than this
I had the privilege to be there in the crowds as the carriages went by and they played this live over the speaker system. Will never forget it. God save the king
Just beautiful and so emotional, moved to tears.
Esse espetáculo, apesar dos pesares, vai garantir novamente a sobrevida da Casa Real inglesa junto ao povo britânico.
Just Epic.
What an historic, emotional & Glorious Day!
Fabulous! I woke earlier for this moment! Long live the King!
While this piece I'm sure sounds amazing to untrained ears, I believe you have to know something about music and specifically classical music to truly understand what an absolute masterpiece George Frideric Handel created here. It really should be considered one of the greatest pieces of written music of all time.
No. Nobody needs to 'know about music' to know how great it is. It's quite simple - one knows how great music is by how it moves them. Nothing more complicated than that.
And everyone thinks that it is Champions League Anthem 😂😂😂
I waited with bated breath for this moment!
we europeans are secretly most of us very jealous, no not only we most of the people in the world of you british, of you of your monarchy. in any case thank you that we could be witnesses of this great event. God bless UK , Europe and all good kings and queens. Dear British people, don't forget your Christian roots, I wish you all the best from the bottom of my heart.
We, the British, secretly - and sometimes more so - love you too...! ❤❤
I loved this, soul stirring music.
Also enjoyed 'I was glad'.
Hi Dawn 👋🏻
*2:41*
This is where the music goes from awesome to *EPIC* in less than a second!
In the history of the United Kingdom, there is no better tune.
Idk I vow to thee is pretty moving.
Maxwells silver hammer is better
Wow ... what a magnificent choir
I love these traditions, very beautiful
Best music ever for coronations.
There's not another choir like this in the entire world.