Westminster Cathedral Choir
The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Most Precious Blood, informally known as Westminster Cathedral, is the largest Catholic church in England and Wales. It is dedicated to the Blood of Jesus Christ and is the seat of the Archbishop of Westminster.
The original site on which the cathedral stands in the City of Westminster was purchased by the Archdiocese of Westminster in 1885, with construction taking place from 1895 to 1903. Designed by John Francis Bentley in a 9th-century Christian neo-Byzantine style, and accordingly made almost entirely of brick, without steel reinforcements, Sir John Betjeman called it "a masterpiece in striped brick and stone" that shows "the good craftsman has no need of steel or concrete."
The cathedral received papal visits from Pope John Paul II on 28 May 1982 and from Pope Benedict XVI on 18 September 2010.
Handel: Esther
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Esther, HWV 50 / Scene 1: Ouverture..."Tis greater far to spare" - Handel: Esther -
Westminster Cathedral Choir
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Esther, HWV 50 / Scene 1: "Pluck root and branch from out the land" - Handel: Esther -
Westminster Cathedral Choir
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Esther, HWV 50 / Scene 1: "Shall we the God of Israel fear?" - Handel: Esther -
Westminster Cathedral Choir
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Esther, HWV 50 / Scene 2: "Tune your harps to cheerful strains" - Handel: Esther -
Westminster Cathedral Choir
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Esther, HWV 50 / Scene 2: "Shall we of servitude complain" - Handel: Esther -
Westminster Cathedral Choir
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Esther, HWV 50 / Scene 2: "Praise the Lord with cheerful noise" - Handel: Esther -
Westminster Cathedral Choir
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Esther, HWV 50 / Scene 2: "Sing songs of praise, bow down the knee" - Handel: Esther -
Westminster Cathedral Choir
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Esther, HWV 50 / Scene 3: "Ye sons of Israel mourn" - Handel: Esther -
Westminster Cathedral Choir
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Esther, HWV 50 / Scene 3: "O Jordan, Jordan, sacred tide" - Handel: Esther -
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Esther, HWV 50 / Scene 4: "Dread not, righteous Queen, the danger" - Handel: Esther -
Westminster Cathedral Choir
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Esther, HWV 50 / Scene 4: "Tears assist me, pity moving" - Handel: Esther -
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Esther, HWV 50 / Scene 4: "Save us, O Lord" - Handel: Esther -
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Esther, HWV 50 / Scene 5: "Who dares intrude into our presence" - Handel: Esther -
Westminster Cathedral Choir
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Esther, HWV 50 / Scene 5: "Who calls my parting soul from death?" - Handel: Esther -
Westminster Cathedral Choir
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Esther, HWV 50 / Scene 5: "O beauteous Queen"...Recit:"If I find favour" - Handel: Esther -
Westminster Cathedral Choir
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Esther, HWV 50 / Scene 5: "How can I stay when love invites" - Handel: Esther -
Westminster Cathedral Choir
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Esther, HWV 50 / Scene 5: "Virtue, truth and innocence" - Handel: Esther -
Westminster Cathedral Choir
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Esther, HWV 50 / Scene 5: "Jehovah, crown'd with glory bright" - Handel: Esther -
Westminster Cathedral Choir
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Esther, HWV 50 / Scene 6: "Turn not, O Queen, thy face away" - Handel: Esther -
Westminster Cathedral Choir
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Esther, HWV 50 / Scene 6: "Flatt'ring tongue, no more I hear thee!" - Handel: Esther -
Westminster Cathedral Choir
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Esther, HWV 50 / Scene 6: "How art thou fall'n from thy height!" - Handel: Esther -
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Esther, HWV 50 / Scene 6: "The Lord our enemy has slain" - Handel: Esther -
Westminster Cathedral Choir
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