Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford - Queen Anne

1- 'Eternal source of light divine', 'United nations shall combine', from Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, George Frideric Handel.

Countertenor: James Bowman

Anne ( 1665 1714) became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702, succeeding her brother-in-law, William III of England and II of Scotland. Her Catholic father, James II and VII, was deemed by the English Parliament to have abdicated when he was forced to retreat to France during the Glorious Revolution of 1688/9; her brother-in-law and her sister then became joint monarchs as William III & II and Mary II, the only such case in British history. After Mary's death in 1694, William continued as sole monarch until his own death in 1702.

On 1 May 1707, under the Acts of Union 1707, England and Scotland were united as a single sovereign state, the Kingdom of Great Britain. Anne became its first sovereign, while continuing to hold the separate crown of Queen of Ireland and the title of Queen of France. Anne reigned for twelve years until her death in August 1714. Anne was therefore the last Queen of England and the last Queen of Scotland.

Anne's life was marked by many crises, both personally and relating to succession of the Crown and religious polarisation. Because she died without surviving issue, Anne was the last monarch of the House of Stuart. She was succeeded by her second cousin, George I, of the House of Hanover, who was a descendant of the Stuarts through his maternal grandmother, Elizabeth, daughter of James VI & I.

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[felix1360]

@dknj1976 Refreshing to hear it this fast. Who says eternity is as slow and smooth as possible?

[florifaramaner]

I love it as it is :)

[mmbmbmbmb]

Too fast? Too slow?

All I want to say is ~ that it is utterly beautiful!!!

Thank you so much!!!

[MissLilithe]

That's the best arrangement of this piece I've ever heard. It's simply beautiful. I think there's no doubt that boys choirs can produce music that is completely in the league of its own.

[r0g3r5m1th]

Gorgeous,absolutely fantastic,nothing more to say really.

[violoncellistadelblu]

Magnifico!

[Hradrik]

far too fast in my opinion

nice voice although.

[treblechoir99]

@felix1360 Absolutly. Depend the Chief with his approach. If the essential and the Handel's spirit are respected. The rest, question of taste.

[trickmastermonkey]

I agree, it was way too fast in the beginning!