Eric Coates: Orchesterwerke "The Symphonic Eric Coates" (CD)

Eric Coates (1886-1957)

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

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Cinderella; The Selfish Giant; The Three Bears; Miniature Suite; London; Joyous Youth; The Dam Busters

Artists:: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Gamba
Label:: Chandos
Year of recording ca.:: 2000
Item number:: 5154519
UPC/EAN:: 0095115986929
Release date:: 21.6.2002

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This is easily the best Eric Coates collection ever. It is a joy to hear his imaginatively coloured orchestration on a full-sized orchestra with an ample string-group splendidly served by these superb performances and Chandos' demonstration-worthy recording. The finest of the three Phantasies is The Three Bears, with its opening rhythmic phrase, 'Who's been sleeping in my bed?' and its later, utterly beguiling waltz theme. Cinderella boasts another richly romantic example, and two more, both deliciously lightweight, close the Joyous Youth Suite and the Miniature Suite, which shows the composer at his most elegant and graceful. More robust is the London Suite, with its vigorous, pacy evocation of the old Covent Garden Market, followed by a romantic portrayal of Westminster, complete with chimes. The Knightsbridge March finale was famous as a signature tune for the BBC. The programme ends, appropriately, with the Dam Busters. All orchestral musicians love playing Coates's music and that is conveyed by the orchestra throughout this wonderfully enjoyable CD. - Original Penguin Guide to Compact Discs review

Rezensionen

'A tonic of a programme - full of memorable meoldies, all stylishly played in splendid Chandos sound. Strongly recommended.' Fanfare

Disk 1 von 1 (CD)

1 Cinderella
2 The Selfish Giant
3 The Three Bears

Miniature Suite

4 1. Children's Dance: Allegretto grazioso
5 2. Intermezzo: Andante moderato
6 3. Scène du bal: Allegro molto di valse

London (Suite)

7 1. Covent Garden: Tarantelle. Allegro molto - Heavy - Presto
8 2. Westminster: Meditation. Andante - Poco più mosso - Tempo 1 - Poco meno mosso - Lento
9 3. Knightsbridge: March. Quick march time - Grandioso - Lento

Joyous Youth (Suite)

10 1. Introduction: Allegro - Andante espressivo - Tempo 1
11 2. Serenade: Allegretto - Broadly - Calando
12 3. Valse "Joyous Youth": Allegro - Giocoso - Tranquillo - Scherzando - Animato - Tempo 1 - Più mosso - Allegro molto