Just watched the first part of this engaging series that brings together the music of a given age with the idea of monarchy of that age.
I didn't know that Henry V composed music and that he had a choir and a group of musicians follow him on campaign and the special performance of Handel's Hallelujah Chorus in Westminster Abbey was truly moving.
On the whole well worth setting Sky to record the series!
Next week he moves onto Purcell (I wonder if he'll mention the oft forgotten John Garth and William Boyce?)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p018rf83
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