Coates: The Three Elizabeths Suite, conducted by Eric Coates (1944)

Eric Coates: The Three Elizabeths Suite (1944) National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Eric Coates Recorded November 15, 1944, in Kingsway Hall, London, on English Decca 78rpm matrices AR 8859 through AR 8862. Issued in January, 1945, as English Decca K 1109, 10 (and in automatic sequence as AK 1109, 10). In the USA the records were imported and sold with a USmade album, EDA8, which is pictured at the beginning of this video. The Three Elizabeths Suite honors three royal personnages named Elizabeth: Queen Elizabeth I; Queen Elizabeth, the wife of King George VI (later to become the Queen Mother); and Princess Elizabeth (later to become Queen Elizabeth II). The three movements are: 1. Elizabeth Tudor Halycon Days 2. Elizabeth of Glamis Spring in Forfarshire (at 6:40) 3. Princess Elizabeth The Youth of Britain March (at 13:18) To download a higherquality audio file of this recording, please visit my blog, The Shellackophile where this and many other vintage recordings may be downloaded.