Compact Discoveries 16: Hats Off to Coates
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
Length: 58:00
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Producer/presenter Fred Flaxman brings you the music of English composer Eric Coates, including movements from "The London Suite," "The London Again Suite," and "The Three Bears Fantasy." The program also includes the "Forsyte Saga" theme from "The Three Elizabeths Suite" and "By the Sleepy Lagoon," the theme song of the BBC's "Desert Island Discs." Complete script with playlist available here and at www.compactdiscoveries.com.
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Piece Description
Producer/presenter Fred Flaxman brings you the music of English composer Eric Coates, including movements from "The London Suite," "The London Again Suite," and "The Three Bears Fantasy." The program also includes the "Forsyte Saga" theme from "The Three Elizabeths Suite" and "By the Sleepy Lagoon," the theme song of the BBC's "Desert Island Discs." Complete script with playlist available here and at www.compactdiscoveries.com.
Broadcast History
This program was previously distributed nationally by the WFMT Radio Network. This is the first time that it has been available through PRX, the Public Radio Exchange. The audio has been improved for the PRX version.
Transcript
The script is available as a file attachment here and at www.compactdiscoveries.com.
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Musical Works
The playlist is available within the script as a file attachment.
Additional Files
- script and playlist for program (16hatsofftocoates.html)
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Leonard Knight
Posted on November 02, 2008 at 01:46 AM | Permalink
Review of Compact Discoveries 16: Hats Off to Coates
A cheerful selection of Eric Coates' lively music ably introduced with informative comments by our host Fred Flaxman. Easy and happy listening as is usual with this composer's music.