Coronation Music for Charles II

Title:	Coronation Music for Charles II
Release Date:	2/10/2015
Label:	Accent Records
Product Type:	CD
Catalog #:	24300
UPC:	4015023243002
Item #:	1462329X

The coronation of Charles II was a glorious celebration of the restoration of the monarchy following a coup d'ètat, civil war and an eleven-year government of the Commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell. Although contemporary statements concerning the music that was played are imprecise, Wim Becu and the ensemble Oltremontano have created this fascinating reconstruction of the ceremony, which portrays the King's arrival, his coronation in Westminster Abbey, the ensuing royal banquet and the royal masques that followed.