FLAC tracks | Classical | 01:10:34 | 287 MbEric Coates studied at the Royal Academy of Music under Frederick Corder (composition) and Lionel Tertis (viola), and played in string quartets and theatre pit bands before joining symphony orchestras conducted by Thomas Beecham and Henry Wood.

His experience as a player added to the rigorous training which Coates had received at the academy and contributed to his skill as a composer.

Tracklist:01. The Merrymakers – A Miniature Overture (1922-23) (04:32)02. Suite from ‘The Jester at the Wedding’. 1. March (1932) (03:42)03. Suite from ‘The Jester at the Wedding’. 2. Minuet (1932) (04:00)04. Suite from ‘The Jester at the Wedding’. 3. Humoresque (1932) (03:05)05. Suite from ‘The Jester at the Wedding’. 4. Valse (1932) (4:20)06. Suite from ‘The Jester at the Wedding’. 5. Caprice (1932) (04:44)07. Suite from ‘The Jester at the Wedding’. 6. Finale (1932) (04:41)08. Dancing Nights (1931) (07:20)09. Ballad, Op. 2, for string orchestra (1904) (05:52)10. Two Symphonic Rhapsodies. I. I Pitch My Lonely Caravan (1933) (04:38)11. Two Symphonic Rhapsodies. II. Bird Songs at Eventide (1933) (04:56)12. By the Sleepy Lagoon (1930) (03:57)13. London Suite. 1. Covent Garden. Tarantelle (1932) (4:43)14. London Suite. 2. Westminster. Meditation (1932) (05:05)15. London Suite. 3. Knightsbridge. March (1932) (04:18)