Coates: British Light Music

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
November 26, 2021
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Coates, Eric
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Leaper
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 26, 2021
    • UPC
      747313517824
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8555178
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. The Merrymakers

      Composer: Eric Coates

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    2. I. Covent Garden: Tarantelle

      Composer: Eric Coates

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    3. II. Westminster: Meditation

      Composer: Eric Coates

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    4. III. Knightsbridge: March

      Composer: Eric Coates

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    5. Cinderella

      Composer: Eric Coates

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    6. The Selfish Giant

      Composer: Eric Coates

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    7. I. Oxford Street

      Composer: Eric Coates

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    8. II. Langham Place

      Composer: Eric Coates

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    9. III. Mayfair

      Composer: Eric Coates

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    10. Calling All Workers

      Composer: Eric Coates

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper

    11. The Dambusters March

      Composer: Eric Coates

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper


With orchestral works at the core of his output, the supreme melodic gift that distinguishes the music of Eric Coates earned him a reputation as the ‘uncrowned king of light music’. It was the London Suite that made Coates a household name, with the Cockney exuberance of its third movement, Knightsbridge, capturing the nation’s imagination as a BBC theme tune, as did the rousing march Calling All Workers. Cinderella and The Selfish Giant were inspired by his son’s bedtime stories, the latter absorbing the jazzy dance rhythms of the day. The Dambusters March was one of Coates’ last pieces, and remains one of the most iconic movie themes ever written.