Eric Coates: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4 BBC Philharmonic & John Wilson

• Eric Coates (1886 - 1957): Music Everywhere (Rediffusion March):
• 1 Coates: Music Everywhere (Rediffusion March) 03:14
• Footlights (Concert Valse):
• 2 Coates: Footlights (Concert Valse) 05:39
• I Sing to You (Souvenir):
• 3 Coates: I Sing to You (Souvenir) 03:41
• The Three Bears (Phantasy):
• 4 Coates: The Three Bears (Phantasy): I. WHO'S BEEN SITTING IN MY CHAIR?' 00:10
• 5 Coates: The Three Bears (Phantasy): II. Goldilocks gets out of bed and dresses 00:22
• 6 Coates: The Three Bears (Phantasy): III. Clock strikes five 00:57
• 7 Coates: The Three Bears (Phantasy): IV. Goldilocks knocks at the Bears' door 00:55
• 8 Coates: The Three Bears (Phantasy): V. Goldilocks falls asleep in the small Bear's Bed 00:48
• 9 Coates: The Three Bears (Phantasy): VI. Enter the Three Bears 00:45
• 10 Coates: The Three Bears (Phantasy): VII. The Three Bears rush upstairs 00:13
• 11 Coates: The Three Bears (Phantasy): VIII. She runs away, followed by the Three Bears 01:11
• 12 Coates: The Three Bears (Phantasy): IX. The Three Bears make the best of it and return home, in the best of humour 01:02
• 13 Coates: The Three Bears (Phantasy): X. Goldilocks continues on her way home 02:04
• 14 Coates: The Three Bears (Phantasy): XI. As for the Three Bears – They put up a notice: 'BEWARE! THREE HUNGRY BEARS LIVE HERE!' 01:05
• From Meadow to Mayfair (Suite for Orchestra):
• 15 Coates: From Meadow to Mayfair (Suite for Orchestra): I. In the Country (Rustic Dance) 03:13
• 16 Coates: From Meadow to Mayfair (Suite for Orchestra): II. A Song by the Way (Romance) 04:08
• 17 Coates: From Meadow to Mayfair (Suite for Orchestra): III. Evening in Town (Waltz) 04:45
• Under the Stars:
• 18 Coates: Under the Stars 04:08
• Four Centuries Suite:
• 19 Coates: Four Centuries Suite: I. Prelude and Hornpipe 06:15
• 20 Coates: Four Centuries Suite: II. Pavane and Tambourin 05:51
• 21 Coates: Four Centuries Suite: III. Valse 04:47
• 22 Coates: Four Centuries Suite: IV. Rhythm 06:13
• Total Runtime 01:01:26

Info for Eric Coates: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4

John Wilson’s fourth volume devoted to music by Eric Coates opens with Music Everywhere, a rousing march that was commissioned by Britain’s first independent TV and radio service, Rediffusion, for use as its signature tune. The concert waltz Footlights is a life-affirming evocation of the glamour of the inter-war West End, created just weeks before the start of the Second World War. In wartime, as it turned out, the demand for refreshing, morale-boosting music would be higher than ever. Coates’s ‘Souvenir’ I Sing to You was premièred on 14 March 1940 – the week in which wartime meat rationing was introduced in the UK. Composed for his young son Austin, The Three Bears Phantasy transports the Goldilocks fairytale firmly into the 1920s. From Meadow to Mayfair reflects Coates’s own journey from rural Nottinghamshire to life in London. Under the Stars, composed in 1928, marks the first inclusion by Coates of an alto saxophone in his orchestration. The Four Centuries Suite is one of Coates’s most substantial compositions – not only in length, but also in the size of the orchestra. Its four movements evoke the musical styles of the seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. Dedicated to his wife, Phyllis, the work is also a celebration of the couple’s lifelong love of dancing.

“… The Three Bears fantasy is a particular winner, also the Four Centuries suite. But every track is performed with the necessary blend of flair, finesse and, most importantly, love.” (Geoff Brown, The Times)

“…Once again this is a winner of a disc, Wilson effortlessly demonstrating that he continues to be the best conductor of Coates’ music around.” (Jonathan Woolf, MusicWeb International.com)

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