E. Coates: British Light Music Classical Orchestral & Concertos Naxos

E. Coates: British Light Music

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NA 5178

E. Coates: British Light Music

Label Catalogue Number:
8.555178

Running Time: 01:10:43

Release Date: November 2021
Originally recorded in 2021

Genre:
Classical
Orchestral & Concertos

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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.

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Highly Recommended

“… Glorious works in good performances makes for a most attractive disc.”

Em Marshall-Luck – Spirited Magazine 2023 (Issue 23) – June 2023

“… these are spirited performances and the orchestra sounds as if it is having fun…”

Em Marshall-Luck – Spirited Magazine 2023 (Issue 23) – June 2023

“… This is good music by any standards, and the fact that Coates melodies embed themselves so strongly in the consciousness that you not only keep singing them long after you have heard them, but they change your whole perspective on the world and its problems. We have probably never needed Eric Coates’s unique brand of musical optimism as we do now, so I cannot recommend this jovial disc too highly.”

Marc Rochester – MusicWeb-International.com – 2 March 2022

“Attractively delivered enjoyable light music well deserves this reissue.”

Rob Maynard – MusicWeb-International.com – 14 February 2022

“… The orchestra brings just the right amount of fun and flair to these familiar works by one of Britain’s light music heroes. The London Suite is just the tip of an enjoyable iceberg.” ****

Michael Beek – BBC Music magazine (Brief Notes Section) – January 2022

“… Adrian Leaper gets everything out of the Slovak Symphony that Coates’ music needs to become pleasing and effective.” ****

Norbert Tischer – Pizzicato.lu – 7 December 2021

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