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In a statement on Friday, label Decca Records
said it would record the May 6 service at Westminster Abbey, as
well as pre-service music, as "The Official Album of the
Coronation" and release it for streaming and download on the
same day.
A physical version will go out on May 15.
Running at over four hours long, the album will feature all the
spoken words of the ceremony as well as its music, including 12
new compositions commissioned by Charles.
“This will be a truly historic recording, capturing a glorious
range of music from across centuries and continents, reflecting
the world-wide interest in our traditions, covering multiple
locations in the wonderful acoustic of Westminster Abbey, and
involving an unprecedented technical plan to present the entire
experience to the world on the day itself," producer, Anna Barry
said in a statement.
Among the commissions for the occasion is the "Coronation
Anthem", composed by musical impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber.
(Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Sharon
Singleton)
(Photo: Britain's King Charles and Camilla,
Queen Consort wave as they attend the Maundy Thursday Service at
York Minster, in York, Britain, April 6, 2023. REUTERS/Phil
Noble/)
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