Composer: Eric Coates
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Adrian Leaper
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8555178
Release: 2021
Size: 289 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. The Merrymakers – A Miniature Overture
London Suite
02. I. Covent Garden
03. II. Westminster
04. III. Knightsbridge – In Town Tonight
05. Cinderella
06. The Selfish Giant
London Again Suite
07. I. Oxford Street
08. II. Langham Place
09. III. Mayfair
10. Calling All Workers
11. Dam Busters March
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.