BBC Symphony Orchestra - Orchestral Music, Vol. 3 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

John Wilson's third volume of the music of Eric Coates combines some of the composer's larger-scale works with miniatures and two marches. The Cinderella Phantasy frames the well-known fairy-tale from Cinderella's perspective, glossing over the more brutal elements of the original, with some notably descriptive writing for the dream sequences, the ball and of course the happy ending. The Three Men is to some extent autobiographical, as Coates explores his love of his native Nottinghamshire countryside, his love for London and his love of the sea. The Three Elizabeths is a suite of portraits of three great figures in English History - Queen Elizabeth I; Elizabeth of Glamis (then the Queen Consort, now remembered as the Queen Mother), and Princess Elizabeth (who of course became Queen Elizabeth II). Lost Love is a wistful Romance written in 1939, while the much later Sweet Seventeen is a beautiful waltz, inspired by Eric and his wife Phyliss' love of dancing. In fact, the title refers to his first date with Phyllis, at the Blenheim Restaurant, the day before her seventeenth birthday. Two marches complete the programme - the Television March was commissioned by the BBC (just three weeks before the date of broadcast!) for the resumption of television broadcasting in 1946. The Dam Busters March was used as the main title for Michael Anderson's 1955 film and is arguably the composer's most widely known work. Album Tracks 1. Television March 2. Three Men~I. The Man from the Country 3. Three Men~II. The Man about Town 4. Three Men~III. The Man from the Sea 5. Cinderella, a phatasy~Cinderella, alone by the fire, dreaming 6. Cinderella, a phatasy~Her Fairy Godmother calls her softly and she gradually wakes 7. Cinderella, a phatasy~Cinderella dresses for the ball ... She feels reassured 8. Cinderella, a phatasy~Cinderella arrives at the Palace ... He asks Cin

Featuring 4 works receiving their world premiere recording, Signum Classics are proud to annouce the new album 'Dorothy Howell Orchestral Works' conducted by Rebecca Miller with the BBC Concert Orchestra. Until now these works have rarely been performed, and the majority of works are unpublished and only exist in manuscript form. InchI hope this album can help to revive Dorothy's music, to help her live on, to finally have the recognition she deserved and never received, and to secure this music's rightful place in the centre of the classical music repertoireInch - Rebecca Miller Album Tracks 1. Humoresque 3. Three Divertissements~I 6. Lamia

Details 1. Symphony No. 3~Drammatico - Molto allegro energico - [Poco meno mosso] - Poco meno mosso - Un poco più mosso - Meno mosso - Tempo I - Più mosso - Più mosso Poco meno mosso - Tempo I - Meno mosso - Poco più mosso - Meno mosso - Più mosso - Vivo 2. Symphony No. 3~Andante - Un poco più mosso - Tempo I 3. Symphony No. 3~III. Vivace - [ ] - Tempo I 4. Symphony No. 3~Finale. Moderato - Poco meno mosso - Allegro con passione - Poco meno mosso - Poco meno mosso - Poco meno mosso - Poco sostenuto - Presto 5. Symphony No. 4~Appassionato - Allegro inquieto - Meno mosso - Più mosso - Poco meno mosso - Meno mosso - [Più mosso] - [Più mosso] - (Più mosso) - Più mosso, energico 6. Symphony No. 4~Adagio - Poco più mosso - Tempo I 7. Symphony No. 4~Scherzo. Vivace - [ ] - Tempo I - 8. Symphony No. 4~Adagio mesto - Allegro furioso - Poco più mosso - Meno mosso 9. Overture for Orchestra