Well that's a zinger. The first harmony between the bass and the countertenor was so beautiful it literally brought me to tears. Superb.

Absolutely outstanding. “Handel, the master of us all”. - W.A. Mozart.

My family was too poor and living in a war torn country but still I developed love for this classic pieces.

I keep coming back to this performance. Everything about it is sublime. I can’t get enough of ‘King’s Daughters’ myself

I have loved Handel’s music since I was a little boy, I am now 81 and still hearing performances that bring tears to my eyes. These Coronation Anthems are just marvellous! Thank you.

The most magnificent choir anywhere. Bright and clear; balanced and inspired. A real joy to see and hear.

Reggie Mobley -- what a wonderful., luscious countertenor voice!!

As a counter tenor with the Handel Opera Chorus in London years ago, I can only marvel at these performances of the coronation anthems. They are perfection.

polyphony at its best, but the timbre of the singers is so angelic that it sets this rendition above all others!

I love the smiles on the singers as they break into the Amen from Messiah

I am so pleased that an american choir and band can produce such an idiomatic and beautiful production of this great Anthem.Many thanks from a Scottish fan.Maybe you could come to the Edinburgh Festival.

I must say that having heard "The Messiah" hundreds of times in recorded form in my 49 years, NOTHING compares to attending a LIVE performance. December of last year (2016) I was treated to one of the most thrilling performances of my lifetime...Trinity Wall Street's 'Messiah'. I get the goosebumps and raised hairs just listening to this! Thanks for the upload!

A beautiful and spirited performance. It is a pleasure to hear such beautiful voices accompanied by such great musicians. What a great performance!!!

Händel is such FUN to perform! And what a stunning, excellent performance here! The ultimate compliment I can pay to these groups here (orchestra and choir) is that they can easily be matched against the best of the European ensembles now around! Few other American or Canadian ensembles are THIS good! :-)

O my Goodness! May God be Praised!

Sung with such and control! Absolutely beautiful! The male soloists are just incredible!

This is as perfect as it can get. 01:23, the guy's voice is gold.

As a former parish church and then cathedral chorister I pride myself on knowing when I encounter beautiful renditions. I found one here. Truly, truly supurb.

So beautiful!💐I'm thankful to our American friends that they can produce such wonderful Baroque-music!🤺🇦🇺🇺🇸🇬🇧🌹

For me, the high point of this piece comes from 7:20 - 7:27: the harmonies Handel gives to the word "pleasure." Enchanting. He can be subtle when he is not hallelujah-ing.

My sincere thanks to our brothers and sisters 'across the pond' for these truly superb renditions.

This is a positively delightful performance of this Handel work. It shimmers with the rhythmic vitality characteristic of Handel. The use of original instrumentation is a delightful addition, as is the vocal instrumentation, which utilizes countertenors on the alto line. Bravo to the conductor, the singers, and the orchestra for performing this Coronation Anthem in a manner befitting any king.

As, just a friend of Thomas Cooley's; I thoroughly enjoyed your beautiful rendition.

Wonderful singing and playing under the excellent Mr Quigley .

Vivian Crawford- Jamaica: What energy! To God be the glory.Thank you.

Patrick brings out the regal loveliness of this inspiring anthem! Quigley, Handel and Seraphic Fire--a fabulous joining!

Gorgeous. Not often heard these days, a great shame as it is certainly worthy of concert performance.

A en pleurer!I weep.La plus belle version sur KZfaq, à mon avis, de cette oeuvre.

Lovely and not heard often enough, thank you.

From France, c'est excellent... world class like The Sixteen!! cette Amérique là me rassure !!!!!

+This performance is a Holiday Treat. Thanks for posting!!!

Amazing. Special thanks to the great Reginald, I love his voice.

A really fine performance which I enjoyed very much. Well done for the immaculate enunciation of the words - as important in native English as it is in Italian or German, or any other language; one always dreads hearing that the chorus’s ‘hard is indiding’, but this was just perfect. Thanks to all involved.

Ye Gods.. Y'all are SANGING and making a truly joyful noise in one of my fave anthems and giving Handel the glory...come THROUGH!!!

God bless you guys..powerful

Ohh my Goodness! This is beautiful music.

I love how the countertenors go into chest voice on middle C at 2:10! (or c# at baroque pitch) It's effective in that passage. As a CT myself I sometimes have to make a tough choice about where to place middle C.

What a gorgeous performance. Everyone is on point!

Superb performance. And they're clearly enjoying themselves. What a treat - and so apropos that it was performed at Trinity Wall Street. King George II commissioned the coronation anthems from Handel, and George II also donated the property upon which Trinity Wall Street sits to the congregation from Crown Estate land in southern Manhattan. Hanoverian synergy.

Heaven on earth! Absolutely stunning performance.

This performance surpasses all others I have heard. Just wonderful.The singers, the players, the RECORDING are beyond compare.

Bravissimo! For me, the best version on KZfaq!

What ! empty seats in that sanctuary !!! For that brilliant performance,,,,,,,,, shame.

OMG this is a one stunning performance!

Gorgeous and seamless transition into "Amen." This performance stirred my soul.

My Goodness, Beautiful!

Everything Seraphic perform is wonderful. A great spirit lifter always

Wonderfully done. Especially the transition into the Amen.

So stupendous in every way. I'm moved to tears. THANK YOU !

Ringing Alto!!! Kudos

Superlative. Extraordinary. Magnificent performance of a masterpiece for all ages!

This Seraphic Fire group is pretty damned good! Their productions of works by Handel seem especially well crafted. That this is an American group able to stand with the more famous British groups who proudly and justifiably produce above average Baroque recordings makes this all the more noteworthy. Serious music collectors would do well indeed to seek out and add works by this group.

O man, this really took me ...

This is impeccably done. Did anybody else hear, though, that it sounds like somebody laughed into a trombone at 14:58?

Absolutely top rated performance of subline music, what could be better than that!

Merci, c'est excellent ! World class !

This is beautiful 🥰 I'm in love with the Amen Chorus.

beautiful performance with measured restraint, but joyful expression, indeed!

This is marvellous, the piece rocks straight into my inner most brain. Thanks a lot.

Wonderful performance. Something special there. Unusually for choral singing, the US accents come out clearly

Lylics : 4. My heart is inditing of a good matter; I speak of the things which I have made unto the king King's daughters were among thy honorable women Upon thy right hand did stand the Queen in vesture of gold, and the king shall have pleasure in thy beauty Kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and Queens thy nursing mothers (Psalms 45: 1,9,11 and Isaiah 49: 23) Amen~~~! Concluding with added 'Amen from 'Messiah' is creating a perfect and mysterious harmony!

Beautiful.

Wonderful, i love it.

The best of the four Coronation Anthems.

Utterly sublime❤️

Beautiful. Thanks.

Esecuzione eccezionale!

Heavenly!

My word!! Who are the two male soloists at the start- the counter tenor and the bass? Such round and fullness of voice. Excellent job guys- I’ve watched and listened to this recording so many times now. More please.

ESPLENDIDO!!!!! 🍁💥🍁

First Handel anthem I ever heard way back in the infancy of my early music journey, and this is the best of all the recordings of heard since then. Including The Sixteen's. Now to see if you've done the Purcell setting of the same text!

Brillantissime!

Grandiose, superbe, magnifique, somptueux! Et l'Amen du "Messie" est la plus belle partie de la plus belle des oeuvres ! Quand aurons-nous une oeuvre complète par votre admirable ensemble ? -- Grand, superb, beautiful, sumptuous! And the Amen of "The Messiah" is the most beautiful part of the most beautiful work! When will we have a complete work by your admirable ensemble?

Go Reggie!

Beautiful preformance

Gorgeous!!

This is perfection👌👌👌👌👌

Stunning, and I additionally enjoyed the constant knees-bend by the soloist on the far left (as seen).

Hallelujah!!!

c'est magnifique!!

With point and verve! Thank you!

Psalm 45 1. My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. 10. Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house; 12. And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour. Isaiah 49 23. And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. To God Alone Be All The Glory. Hallelujah. Oh Come LORD Jesus. AMEN.

Very good performance. ❤

Beautiful

very good and beautiful❤👏👏👏

That soprano's voice is so loud and harsh it almost blew my iPad speaker 😯

I love the addition of the 'Amen Chorus' at the end. I would be interested to know whether the Coronation anthems have been published with the Amen chorus at the end.Perhaps there is a special edition?

très belle prestation à vous!

The speed of the first song...

Exisida interpretació, elegant i subtil

WOW

Omo, their speed shaaaa!

Me ha gustado. 14:56 ¿Es una nota de la partitura? ¿El ruido de matasuegras? I enjoyed it. 14:56 Is it in the músic paper? That trumpet noise?

Heavenly harmonic, the cream of interpretation. I wonder, if the musicians at Handels time could interpret so artful and sensitive. Otherwise Handel wrote his music for now

I don't know what persuaded the conductor to have soloists which Handel did not write in.Nevertheless the result is effective and the two male soloists are wonderful.Please come to the UK-I have said this before! Otherwise I will be forced to come to Miami

It is actually good to watch but why was the AMEN from the last chorus in the oratorio added?

Why was the AMEN from messiah added?

Can anyone help with the title of the second rendition?

I like it, but is there a reason to head off into "Messiah" at the end?

who was the dirigent?