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Coates: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 / Wilson, BBC Philharmonic
Chandos

Coates: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 / Wilson, BBC Philharmonic

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Composer
COATES, ERIC
Artist
Wilson
Format
CD
Label
Chandos
Released
Oct 04, 2019
Catalog #
CHAN 20036
UPC
095115203620

About

John Wilson’s first album in a series of recordings of the orchestral works of Eric Coates, using his own definitive editions of the scores. includes the suites The Jester at the Wedding and London, and the miniature overture The Merrymakers. Infectiously idiomatic playing from the BBC Philharmonic! Eric Coates was born on August 27th, 1886, at Hucknall. Coates showed an interest in music at an early age, studying first the violin and then the viola with George Ellenberger, a pupil of Joachim, and harmony with Dr Ralph Horner in Nottingham. At the age of twenty he arrived in London determined to make a career in music despite some family misgivings. He won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music where he studied viola with Lionel Tertis and composition with Frederick Corder. Eventually, in 1919, when neuritis in his left hand made playing the viola more and more difficult, Eric Coates turned exclusively to composition. Eric Coates' work is in the tradition of polished melodic light music started by Sir Arthur Sullivan and continued by Edward German.

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REVIEWS:

Wilson is relishing every second of the music. The BBC Phil is in great nick, and Stephen Rinker’s engineering brings sound of clarity and fidelity, every detail, dynamic, and subtlety captured perfectly.

– ClassicalSource.com

Volume 1 implies we are to get more like this and they can’t come soon enough. Eric Coates is surprisingly undervalued, even with the resurgence of interest in light music. There are some very familiar pieces here – The Merrymakers, By a Sleepy Lagoon, London Suite – alongside the ballet The Jester at the Wedding and two symphonic rhapsodies. All engaging and here splendidly played by the BBC Phil under one of the real champions of light music, John Wilson.

– Lark Reviews

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 1 The Merrymakers 04:32
    Track
    1
    Title
    The Merrymakers
    Duration
    04:32
    Composer
    Eric Coates
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  2. 2 I. The Princess arrives: March 03:42
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. The Princess arrives: March
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Eric Coates
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  3. 3 II. The Dance of the Pages: Minuet 04:00
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. The Dance of the Pages: Minuet
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Eric Coates
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  4. 4 III. The Jester: Humoreque 03:05
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. The Jester: Humoreque
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Eric Coates
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  5. 5 IV. The Dance of the Orange Blossoms: Valse 04:20
    Track
    5
    Title
    IV. The Dance of the Orange Blossoms: Valse
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Eric Coates
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  6. 6 V. The Princess: Caprice 04:44
    Track
    6
    Title
    V. The Princess: Caprice
    Duration
    04:44
    Composer
    Eric Coates
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  7. 7 VI. The Princess and the Jester 04:41
    Track
    7
    Title
    VI. The Princess and the Jester
    Duration
    04:41
    Composer
    Eric Coates
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  8. 8 Dancing Nights 07:20
    Track
    8
    Title
    Dancing Nights
    Duration
    07:20
    Composer
    Eric Coates
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  9. 9 Ballad 05:52
    Track
    9
    Title
    Ballad
    Duration
    05:52
    Composer
    Eric Coates
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  10. 10 No. 1. I Pitch my Lonely Caravan at Night 04:38
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 1. I Pitch my Lonely Caravan at Night
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    Eric Coates
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  11. 11 No. 2. Birdsongs at Eventide / I Heard you Singing 04:56
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 2. Birdsongs at Eventide / I Heard you Singing
    Duration
    04:56
    Composer
    Eric Coates
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  12. 12 By The Sleepy Lagoon 03:57
    Track
    12
    Title
    By The Sleepy Lagoon
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Eric Coates
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  13. 13 I. Covent Garden: Tarantelle 04:43
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Covent Garden: Tarantelle
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Eric Coates
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  14. 14 II. Westminster: Meditation 05:05
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Westminster: Meditation
    Duration
    05:05
    Composer
    Eric Coates
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Wilson
  15. 15 III. Knightsbridge: March 04:18
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Knightsbridge: March
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Eric Coates
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Wilson