Composer of the Week

Eric Coates (1886-1957) Donald Macleod salutes a composer with a unique ability to match a national mood with music. 3/5. Eric Coates Goes to Town As he moves into several addresses in and around London, thanks to his wife's hobby as an early property developer, Eric Coates falls in love with the city. London (London Everyday) Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) Adrian Leaper (conductor) London Bridge March Royal Artillery Band Maj Geoffrey Kingston (conductor) London Again Suite London Symphony Orchestra Charles Mackerras (conductor) Saxo-Rhapsody Jack Brymer (saxophone) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Charles Groves (conductor) The Seven Seas BBC Concert Orchestra John Wilson (conductor).