The Definitive Eric Coates
Eric Coates conducts his own compositions
ERIC COATES
DISC 1
1.
The Merrymakers - Overtures (1923)
4:21
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra (3/11/1931)
Recorded at Abbey Road Studio One
From Meadow to Mayfair - Suite (1931)
2.
In The Country - Rustic Dance
3:12
3.
A Song By The Way - Romance
4:03
4.
Evening In Town - Valse
4:20
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra (3/11/1931)
Recorded at Abbey Road Studio One
5.
Summer Afternoon - Idyll (1931)
3:28
Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra (5/5/1934)
Recorded at Abbey Road Studio One
6.
Cinderella - Phantasy (1929)
12:46
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra (4/3/1935)
Recorded at Abbey Road Studio One
7.
By The Sleepy Lagoon - Valse Serenade (Extended Version) (1930)
4:36
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra (4/3/1935)
Recorded at Abbey Road Studio One
8.
The Jester At The Wedding: No.1 The Princess Arrives - March (1932)
3:00
Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra (5/5/1934)
Recorded at Abbey Road Studio One
9.
By The Tamarisk - Intermezzo (1927)
4:13
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra (1/5/1936)
10.
Saxo-Rhapsody (1936)
8:46
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra (15/1/1937)
Solo: Sigurd Rascher (Alto Saxophone)
Summer Days - Suite (1919)
11.
In A Country Lane
2:06
12.
On The Edge Of The Lake (isle Of The Waters)
2:19
Orchestra: Light Symphony Orchestra (15/1/1937)
Springtime - Suite (1937)
14.
Fresh Morning - Pastorale
4:01
15.
Noonday Song - Romance
4:17
16.
Dance In The Twilight - Valse
4:02
Orchestra: Light Symphony Orchestra (24/9/1937)
17.
For Your Delights - Serenade (1937)
4:00
Orchestra: Light Symphony Orchestra (24/9/1937)
18.
Footlights - Concert Valse (1939)
4:17
Recorded at Abbey Road Studio One
19.
Last Love - Romance (1939)
3:54
Orchestra: Light Symphony Orchestra (31/1/1940)
Recorded at Abbey Road Studio One
20.
The Seven Seas - March (1937)
3:14
(Later re-titled 'South Wales & West')
Orchestra: Light Symphony Orchestra (31/1/1940)
21.
I Sing To You (A Souvenir) (1940)
3:17
Orchestra: Light Symphony Orchestra (31/1/1940)
Recorded at Abbey Road Studio One
22.
Calling All Workers - March (1940)
2:59
Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra (27/8/1940)
23.
Fanfare Number 1 (1943)
0:18
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra (1/2/1944)
24.
Salute the Soldier - March (1944)
3:22
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra (1/2/1944)
25.
Fanfare Number 2 (1943)
0:26
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra (1/2/1944)
26.
The Eighth Army March (1942)
2:37
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra (1/2/1944)
Tracks 23-26 recorded at Abbey Road Studio One
The Four Centuries - Suite (1941)
27.
Prelude & Hornpipe - 17th Century
4:21
28.
Pavane & Tambourin - 18th Century
4:46
29.
Valse - 19th Century
4:41
30.
Rhythm - 20th Century
4:16
Orchestra: National Symphony Orchestra (10/11/1944)
Recorded at Kingsway Hall, London
The Three Elizabeths - Suite (1944)
31.
Halcyon Days - Elizabeth Tudor
6:35
32.
Springtime In Angus - Elizabeth Of Glamis, The Queen Mother
6:37
33.
Youth Of Britain (March) - The Princess Elizabeth
4:34
Orchestra: National Symphony Orchestra (14/11/1944)
Recorded at Kingsway Hall, London
34.
Dancing Nights - Concert Valse (1931)
6:48
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra 3/10/1945
Recorded at Kingsway Hall, London
35.
London Calling - March (1941)
2:55
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Recorded at Abbey Road Studio One
36.
London Bridge - March (1934)
4:05
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra 19/7/1946
Recorded at Abbey Road Studio One and released only in the USA
37.
London Suite - Knightsbridge March (Abridged Version) (1932)
2:56
Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra 2/7/1948
Recorded at Kingsway Hall, London and released only in the USA
38.
A Song Of Loyalty (orchestral version) (1935)
3:19
Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra 2/7/1948
39.
By The Sleepy Lagoon - Valse Serenade (1930)
3:15
Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra 2/7/1948
40.
Bird Songs At Eventide (arr. H.M. Higgs)
3:08
Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra 2/7/1948
41.
Television March (1946)
3:19
Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra 2/7/1948
42.
Wood Nymphs - Valsette (1917)
3:09
Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra 2/7/1948
Tracks 38-42 recorded Kingsway Hall, London and released only in the USA
43.
Covent Garden - Tarantelle
4:43
44.
Westminster - Meditation
4:29
45.
Knightsbridge - March
4:15
Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra 7/10/1948
London Again - Suite (1936)
46.
Oxford Street - March
3:31
47.
Langham Place - Elegy
5:04
Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra 9/10/1948
The Three Men - Suite (1935)
49.
The Man From The Country
4:09
50.
The Man About Town
4:37
51.
The Man From The Sea
4:22
Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra 16/7/1949
52.
The Jester At The Wedding: No.4 - Dance Of The Orange Blossoms (1932)
3:45
Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra 16/7/1949
53.
The Three bears - A Phantasy (1926)
9:14
Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra 16/7/1949
54.
Music Everywhere - Rediffusion March (1948)
2:57
Orchestra: Queen's Hall Light Orchestra 16/7/1949
Tracks 43 to 54 recorded at Kingsway Hall, London
55.
The Dam Busters - March (1954)
2:56
Orchestra: Concert Orchestra 1955
56.
Sound And Vision - The A.T.V. Television March (1955)
3:00
Orchestra: Concert Orchestra 1955
57.
High Flight - March (1957)
2:49
Orchestra: Eric Coates Orchestra 16/08/1957
58.
Impression of a Princess - Intermezzo (1956)
2:58
Orchestra: Eric Coates Orchestra 16/8/1957
59.
Wood Nymphs - Valsette (1917)
2:46
Orchestra: Eric Coates Orchestra 16/8/1957
60.
South Wales & West - Television March (1937)
2:47
(Original title 'Seven Seas - March')
Orchestra: Eric Coates Orchestra 16/8/1957
Tracks 57-60 recorded at Abbey Road Studio One
61.
Covent Garden - Tarantelle
4:41
62.
Westminster - Meditation
4:25
63.
Knightsbridge - March
4:12
Orchestra: Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra 29-30/9/1952
Recorded at Abbey Road Studio One
London Again - Suite (1936)
64.
Oxford Street - March
3:29
65.
Langham Place - Elegy
4:59
Orchestra: Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra 29-30/9/1985
Recorded at Abbey Road Studio One
The Three Elizabeths - Suite (1944)
67.
Halcyon Days - Elizabeth Tudor
7:23
68.
Springtime In Angus - Elizabeth Of Glamis, The Queen Mother
7:05
69.
Youth of Britain (March) - The Princess Elizabeth
4:41
Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra of London 03-04/02/1953
Recorded at Decca's West Hampstead Studios
The Four Centuries - Suite (1941)
70.
Prelude & Hornpipe - 17th Century
6:19
71.
Pavane & Tambourin - 18th Century
5:53
72.
Valse - 19th Century
4:38
73.
Rhythm - 20th Century
4:15
Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra of London 03-04/02/1953
Recorded at Decca's West Hampstead Studios
Summer Days - Suite (1919)
1.
In A Country Lane
2:43
2.
On The Edge Of The Lake (Isle Of The Waters)
3:26
Orchestra: New Queen's Hall Light Orchestra 24/8/1926
4.
Wood Nymphs - Valsette (1917)
3:01
Orchestra: New Queen's Hall Light Orchestra 24/8/1926
5.
With A Song In My Heart. Symphonic Rhapsody after Richard Rodgers (1930)
7:47
Orchestra: Court Symphony Orchestra 16/4/1930
6.
Bird Songs at Eventide
4:01
Orchestra: Jack Payne Band c. 10/3/1932
7.
I Pitch My Lonely Caravan At Night - Symphonic Rhapsody (1932)
4:11
Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra 7/3/1933
Solo: Arthur Firth - (baritone)
8.
I Heard You Singing & Bird Songs At Eventide - Symphonic Rhapsody (1932)
4:03
Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra 7/3/1933
9.
Covent Garden - Tarantelle
2:15
10.
Westminster - Meditation
1:53
11.
Knightsbridge - March
4:00
Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra 7/3/1933
12.
London Bridge - March (1934)
3:07
Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra 5/5/1934
13.
The Jester At The Wedding: No.1 - The Princess Arrives (March) (1932)
3:21
Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra 4/5/1935
14.
The Jester At The Wedding: No.4 The Dance Of The Orange Blossoms - VValse (1932)
3:03
Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra 5/5/1934
The Three Men - Suite (1935)
15.
The Man From The Country
3:55
16.
The Man About Town
4:20
17.
The Man From The Sea
4:37
Orchestra: Light Symphony Orchestra 30/1/1935
18.
Wood Nymphs - Valsette (1917)
3:18
Orchestra: Light Symphony Orchestra 30/1/1935
19.
Song Of Loyalty (The Prayer Within Our Hearts) (1935)
4:16
Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra 26/4/1935
Solo: Lance Fairfax - (baritone)
20.
Meadow To Mayfair Suite: No.2 - A Song By The Way (1931)
4:03
Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra 26/4/1935
London Again - Suite (1936)
21.
Oxford Street - March
3:12
22.
Langham Place - Elegy
4:20
Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra
24.
By The Sleepy Lagoon - Valse Serenade (Abridged Version) (1930)
3:20
Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra 27/8/1940
25.
The Three Bears - A Phantasy (1926)
8:52
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra 14/12/1945
26.
London Suite - Knightsbridge March (1932)
4:01
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra 19/7/1946
27.
Television March (1946)
3:20
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra 19/7/1946
28.
Valse From The Phantasy 'The Three Bears' (1949)
3:07
Orchestra: Queen's Hall Light Orchestra 16/7/1949
29.
The Merrymakers - Overture (1923)
4:06
Orchestra: New Queen's Hall Light Orchestra 23/3/1923
30.
Moresque Dance - Interlude (1921)
3:37
Orchestra: New Queen's Hall Light Orchestra 23/3/1923
Joyous Youth - Suite (1921)
Orchestra: Aeolian Orchestra March 1923
34.
Summer Days Suite : At The Dance (1919)
3:59
Orchestra: Aeolian Orchestra March 1923
35.
The Selfish Giant - A Phantasy (1925)
8:06
Orchestra: Jack Hylton's No.1 Band 19/2/1926
From The Countryside - Suite (1914)
36.
Early Morning - In The Meadows
1:36
37.
Afternoon - Among The Poppies
2:05
38.
Evening - At The Fair
3:18
Orchestra: Peerless Orchestra c. 1918
39.
Childrens' Dance
2:16
Orchestra: Light Symphony Orchestra 1931
Conductor: Clarence Raybould
Joyous Youth - Suite (1921)
Orchestra: Queen's Hall Light Orchestra 1942
Conductor: Charles Williams
45.
Moresque - Dance Interlude (1921)
2:45
Orchestra: Queen's Hall Light Orchestra 1944
Conductor: Charles Williams
Two Light Syncopated Pieces (1924-1925)
Orchestra: Queen's Hall Light Orchestra 1946
Conductor: Charles Williams
47.
Rose Of Samarkand
3:04
Orchestra: Jack Hylton Orchestra 1926
48.
The Selfish Giant - A Phantasy (1925)
8:08
Orchestra: New Concert Orchestra 1945
Conductor: Jack Leon
49.
Northwards - March
4:12
50.
Southwards - Valse
1:17
51.
Eastwards - Eastern Dance
2:47
52.
Westwards - Rhythm
4:01
Orchestra: New Light Symphony Orchestra 1934
Conductor: Joseph Lewis
53.
Mirage - Romance (1928)
2:43
Orchestra: Queen's Hall Light Orchestra 1942
Conductor: Charles Williams
54.
Under The Stars (1928)
3:07
Orchestra: Queen's Hall Light Orchestra 1946
Conductor: Charles Williams
55.
Lazy Night - Valse Romantique (1931)
2:47
Orchestra: Cedric Sharpe Sextet 1932
56.
Over To You - March (1941)
3:09
Orchestra: RAF Central Orchestra 1942
Conductor: Wing Commander O P O'Donnell MVO
57.
Holborn - March (1950)
3:20
Orchestra: Sidney Torch Orchestra 1950
58.
Sweet Seventeen - Concert Valse (1954)
2:44
Orchestra: Melodi Light Orchestra 1955
Conductor: Ole Jensen
59.
The Dam Busters - March (1954)
3:00
Orchestra: Central Band of the Royal Air Force 1955
Conductor: Wing Commander A E Sims OBE