DM at 7.30pm - 8.30pm: Part of the Light Fantastic season: 'Catherine Bott and John Wilson explore the supreme musical craftsmanship of Eric Coates with the help of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra focusing on one of his popular marches, and from 1935, The Three Men Suite.'
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It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world. -
Oh well, I suppose I'll give him another go.
Roadworks and tube strikes can't stop up the traffic in Piccadilly Circus, but his music always could!
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To me his music brings back my yoof! Every blessed radio programme was introduced by his music.....but he was good, compared to a lot of light music composers IMHO.Comment
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I like the more substantial pieces like the Enchanted garden (which actually got me into classical music!) and Cinderella. I even like these pieces today!
But not so keen on the smaller pieces, although still listenable of course!
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Eric Coates played the viola, I think, in the Queen's Hall Orchestra under Sir Henry Wood and he was a master craftsman of orchestration as well as possessing an inexhaustable stream of melody. If asked to nominate my favourite Coates piece I'd go for The Three Elizabeths Suite. The ending of the first movement was used as the theme tune to BBC TV's famous adaptation of The Forsyte Saga. The second movement has an unforgettable oboe melody that will haunt you for ever while the third is one of his rousing marches."The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard HaitinkComment
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Yes, Petrushka, I adore that gorgeous second movement from The Three Elizabeths - such a beautiful evocation of Scotland.Originally posted by Petrushka View PostComment
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