Tracklist

A	Ode For The Birthday Of Queen Anne	26:15
B	Anthem For The Foundling Hospital	29:00

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Decca Record Company Limited
• Copyright (c) – The Decca Record Company Limited

Credits

• Bass Vocals – David Thomas
• Bassoon – Hansjürg Lange, Jeremy Ward
• Cello – Anthony Pleeth, Richard Webb
• Choir – Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford*
• Composed By – George Frideric Handel*
• Contralto Vocals – Shirley Minty
• Countertenor Vocals – James Bowman
• Cover, Painting – P. Angeli*
• Directed By – Simon Preston
• Double Bass – Francis Baines
• Engineer [Sound Engineer] – John Dunkerley
• Executive-Producer – Raymond Ware
• Harpsichord – Christopher Hogwood
• Liner Notes – Donald Burrows
• Oboe – Clare Shanks, David Jones , Martin Stancliffe, Sophia Wilson
• Orchestra – The Academy Of Ancient Music
• Organ [Chamber Organ] – Colin Walsh
• Producer [Record Producer] – Peter Wadland
• Soprano Vocals – Emma Kirkby, Judith Nelson
• Tenor Vocals – Martyn Hill
• Timpani – David Corkhill
• Trumpet [Natural Trumpet] – Iaan Wilson, Michael Laird
• Viola – Duncan Druce, Katherine Hart, Trevor Jones
• Violin – Catherine Mackintosh, Christopher Hirons, Eleanor Sloan, Elizabeth Wilcock, Janet Trent, Joan Brickley, Julie Miller , June Baines, Monica Huggett, Nicola Cleminson, Roderick Skeaping, Simon Standage, Stuart Deeks

Notes

℗ & © 1978 The DECCA Record Company Limited, London. Made in England.
The album comes with a 4-page insert / leaflet the size of an LP which contains notes in English, French and German on the performed works, as well as song-texts and orchestra line-up.
The Academy of Ancient Music on authentic instruments.
The painting on the front cover: P. Angeli - Queen Anne and the Knights of the Garter, 1713 (National Portrait Gallery, London).
Back cover: The Chapel of the Foundling Hospital (by kind permission of the Thomas Coram Foundation for Children].

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
DSLO 541	Handel* - Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford*, The Academy Of Ancient Music	Handel* - Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford*, The Academy Of Ancient Music - Ode For The Birthday Of Queen Anne / Anthem For The Foundling Hospital ‎(LP)	L'Oiseau-Lyre	DSLO 541	UK	1978
DSLO 541	Handel* - Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford*, The Academy Of Ancient Music	Handel* - Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford*, The Academy Of Ancient Music - Ode For The Birthday Of Queen Anne / Anthem For The Foundling Hospital ‎(LP)	L'Oiseau-Lyre	DSLO 541	Netherlands	1978
6816.126	G.F. Händel* / Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford* • The Academy Of Ancient Music	G.F. Händel* / Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford* • The Academy Of Ancient Music - Anthem For The Foundling Hospital • Ode For The Birthday Of Queen Anne ‎(LP, Album, Ltd)	L'Oiseau-Lyre	6816.126	Netherlands	1979
421 654-2	Handel*, Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford*, The Academy Of Ancient Music, Simon Preston	Handel*, Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford*, The Academy Of Ancient Music, Simon Preston - Ode For The Birthday Of Queen Anne / Anthem For The Foundling Hospital ‎(CD, Album, RE)	L'Oiseau-Lyre	421 654-2	UK & Europe	1989