Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon; Summer Days; London Suite

Hon. W. Brownlow (Performer), Eric [Composer] Coates (Composer), Eric Coates (Conductor), Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), New Queen's Hall Light Orchestra (Orchestra), Queen's Hall Light Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Hon. W. Brownlow
• Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra, New Queen's Hall Light Orchestra, Queen's Hall Light Orchestra
• Conductor: Eric Coates
• Composer: Eric [Composer] Coates
• Audio CD (August 21, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Naxos
• ASIN: B00005MAPN
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #432,061 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. By The Sleepy Lagoon

2. Summer Days-Ste: In A Country Lane - The New Queen's Hall Light Orch/Eric Coates

3. Summer Days-Ste: On The Edge Of The Lake - The New Queen's Hall Light Orch/Eric Coates

4. Summer Days-Ste: At The Dance - The New Queen's Hall Light Orch/Eric Coates

5. Wood Nymphs - Valsette - The Queen's Hall Light Orch/Eric Coates

6. The Jester At The Wedding: March

7. The Jester At The Wedding: Valse

8. Symphonic Rhap On 'I Pitch My Lonely Caravan' - Hon. W. Brownlow

9. Symphonic Rhap On 'I Heard You Singing' And 'Bird Songs At Eventide'

10. London Ste: Tarantelle 'Covent Garden'

11. London Ste: Meditation 'Westminister'

12. London Ste: March 'Knightsbridge'

13. Summer Afternoon - Idyll

14. Cinderella - A Phantasy

15. London Bridge - March

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Eric Coates Conducts His Own Music., October 4, 2001

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John Austin "[e-mail]" (Kangaroo Ground, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon; Summer Days; London Suite (Audio CD)

Eric Coates wrote light music that was very good music. A very experienced practitioner, he was highly regarded by his public, his publishers, his colleagues, and by record companies. He recorded his own works extensively, and inimitably.

Peter Dempsey, working from original 78s issued between 1926 and 1940, has produced and annotated this welcome addition to the Naxos catalogue devoted to Eric Coates conducting his own music. The orchestra, usually named "Symphony Orchestra" on the original labels and in this Naxos issue also, was frequently the London Philharmonic Orchestra - no less. This was the case with Tracks 2 - 5, 9 - 12, and 14.

You'll hear an hour of delightful music here, well transferred and presented.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ah, Nostalgia!, November 19, 2001

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This review is from: Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon; Summer Days; London Suite (Audio CD)

Although I'm sure there are those that would disagree with me, I consider this the Mecca of all Eric Coates CDs. To be able to hear the works not only written by the composer but conducted as well...What can I say? The fact that during the reengineering of the original recordings not all of the hisses, cracks and pops were removed only adds to the charm and enjoyment of these fabulous and historic recordings. Best on the disc: bands 10, 11 and 12, "London Suite," recorded in March of 1933.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Charming Coates Recordings, February 15, 2007

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Robert E. Nylund (Ft. Wayne, Indiana United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon; Summer Days; London Suite (Audio CD)

The best of British light classical music in the first half of the century, represented particularly by Eric Coates and Alfred Ketelbey, is a glimpse of a vanished era. Coates' music is largely forgotten in the U.S. today. Record-collectors, however, quickly discovered Coates' wonderful recordings via the numerous 78-rpm discs he made for Columbia and Decca/London, released in both the U.K. and the U.S. Fortunately, Naxos has digitally remastered some of the best of these delightful performances.

Coates was a gifted melodist and orchestrator. He was also a very competent conductor, as these recordings demonstrate. It is a real treat to hear him conducting his own music, some of which was recorded in stereo by Frederick Fennell for Mercury Records. These are truly light classical gems, much in the "pops" vein, and can be enjoyed both classical music lovers and those who prefer the lighter classics.