White Tales

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Album Description
Fist single from Dutch alternative act's forthcoming album 'Private Suit'. Tracks 'White Tales' and 'Unsound'. 2000 release. Paper sleeve.

White Tales, Music, Bettie Serveert, 5"CD Singles
Tales of Wonder
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Awesome Christian Rock
  • Their best recording
  • Taught me Christian music isn't all hymns & sleepy tunes
 Tales of Wonder
White Heart
Manufacturer: Starsong
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000008NNE
Release Date: 1993-03-29

Tracks:

  1. Raging of the Moon
  2. His Heart Was Always in It
  3. Unchain
  4. Say the Word
  5. Who Owns You
  6. Where the Thunder Roars
  7. Silhouette
  8. Vendetta
  9. Gabriela
  10. Light a Candle

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Awesome Christian Rock.......2005-05-06

There can't be too many bigger White Heart fans out there than I am. I will qualify that to mean that I'm a lover of all of their material in the Rick Florian era. Being very familiar with all of that era's material, I would rate 'Tales' as the best of White Heart's albums. Of my eleven favorite White Heart songs, four come from 'Tales'. Although I believe that their message isn't as strong as it was in 'Powerhouse', the quality of the music, each individual song as well as the whole album, is superior here. If you like power drums, then this is your CD!!! The four brightest stars on this album are:
1) Silhouette. This song has such a unique sound to it, really different from White Hearts usual rock songs and ballads. This is my 3rd favorite of all their songs. Spine tingling....I can't get enough of this song!
2) Who Owns You. White Heart has never rocked better than on this song. Very strong lyrics, guitars, drums. Rock lovers will find this as an instant favorite!
3) Unchain. One of White Heart's most beautiful songs. So wonderfully sung and very radio friendly. This song would appeal to any music lover.
4) His Heart Was Always In It. One of my very first favorites! Very powerful rock and roll with a fantastic message. You'll love the drumming here too! This song has to be included among the very top Christian rock songs ever.
This album has no weak tracks. Other highlights not mentioned above: Vendetta, Raging of the Moon, Say the Word and Light a Candle. All of those would be the top song or two on any other album. If you buy any White Heart CD, or want to start with one, this is what you should get!

5 out of 5 stars Their best recording.......2004-10-12

When this cd came out over a decade ago, White Heart was just another struggling CCM band. They had their hits from previous cds ("Seventy Times Seven", "Fly Eagle Fly", "Bye Bye Babylon" and too many others to mention), but they had yet to have a "perfect" cd. Tales of Wonder fixed that forever. This was ground-breaking and record-setting. For the first time ever, every song on a cd was released as a single--and all charted in the top 10! This saw the first incarnation of the band with Jon Knox as the drummer (formerly of Adam Again) and these guys took it to a whole new level! "Raging of the Moon" started it off with a rocking bang and it never let up. "Gabriella" will haunt you with it's deep lyrics (and it must have worked, because Mark Gershmel met his "Gabriella" while touring for this cd with Rachel Rachel in their keyboardist Brynn Beltraine). One thing that always grabbed me about White Heart was the fact that they traded lead singing duties between Rick Florian and Mark. Both men had strong vocals, but both had weaknesses. Mark could sing a slower, more emotional song while Rick could rock the house with the harder ones. These guys made magic together, and it's a shame to see them gone. Thankfully, they were able to pull off this beauty before it was all over. They made 3 other cds after this one, but nothing could match the brilliance of this one. Highly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars Taught me Christian music isn't all hymns & sleepy tunes.......2003-07-23

I first heard this album when I was a freshman in High School, and it was then that I learned of Christian Rock. This album not only touched me (especially "Gabriella"), but it introduced me to a new world. The music touched me and entertained me. I highly reccomend trying this CD.
Sousa Original / United States Marine Band
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Enjoyed very much despite muted scratchy sound on last track
  • Great Band and Greater Music
  • A Moderate Sampling of Sousa
  • Start of a great series for Sousa admirers
  • Sousa Played as only the Marines can do
 Sousa Original / United States Marine Band

Manufacturer: Altissimo Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000IK8P
Release Date: 1996-04-23

Tracks:

  1. Semper Fidelis
  2. Presidential Polonaise
  3. Mahattan Beach March
  4. Comrades Of The Legion March
  5. Saber And Spurs March
  6. Gridiron Club March, The
  7. King Cotton March
  8. Easter Monday On The White House Lawn
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  10. Invincible Eagle March, The
  11. Excerpts From Mars And Venus March
  12. Washington Post March (1890), The
  13. Washington Post March (1988), The

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Enjoyed very much despite muted scratchy sound on last track.......2007-02-07

I gave this to my father. He was thrilled by the collection of songs. He said the last track was a little scratchy and lower volume but that the sound quality of all of the other tracks was great.

5 out of 5 stars Great Band and Greater Music.......2006-03-18

Having taught music for 41 years, I do appreciate the quality of a good band, good music and a good recording. This series is all three! My only complaint is that the CD's are not long enough. I would like to have them last much longer. Enjoyed them very much!

3 out of 5 stars A Moderate Sampling of Sousa.......2003-12-04

Actually one of the better CDs of the limited Altissimo! line of products. At least we have the Marine band playing Sousa, as it should be, but many of the selections are what we have heard already on countless CDs of Sousa. A few of the selections here are different and worthwhile. The problems we encounter are a mixture of recording styles taken from different internal tracks from the Marine Band Library. These recordings were never intended for commercial use. Hence the un-even sound at times. Also the brief durration of the CD indicates as well that it was never intended for public use. Finally, lack of any worthwhile liner notes tops off a rather un-professional job overall.

5 out of 5 stars Start of a great series for Sousa admirers.......2002-09-07

The President's Own play these like no other ensemble. I don't know what the current occupant of the White House thinks about them, but this wind ensemble is a national treasure in my book. This whole series is highly recommended. They play with more energy than the fine musicians of the Detroit Concert Band who sound a little bored on the complete Walking Frog set. They are a much finer ensemble, playing with greater precision and balance than Kieth Brion's British players on Naxos. The only weakness is in the documentation. There is none. We are not even told who the excellent conductor is. But that doesn't prevent one from enjoying the inspiring performances. Highly recommended!

5 out of 5 stars Sousa Played as only the Marines can do.......2001-11-01

This release by Altissimo! is a great collection of Sousa Recordings played by the band that Sousa made great. There are tons of Sousa recordings out there, but none feature the US Marine band. Sousa marches don't sound the same until you have heard them played by the Marines. Sousa wrote many of these marches while bandmaster of the Marines, thus the reason why the renditions of these works are so excellent here. The band playes with a real drive and energy, the likes of which few can compare. While not a large selection of marches, this CD is only volume one of a four volume set of Sousa's music featuring the US Marine band. (...) Now more than ever, with our nation in crisis, we need the inspired music of our great service bands.
Strictly Sousa
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Symphonic Sousa!
  • Superb Sousa - Strictly Speaking
  • More Than Spectacular!!
 Strictly Sousa

Manufacturer: Reference Recordings
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ASIN: B00005JI2X
Release Date: 2001-06-05

Tracks:

  1. Solid Men To The Front!
  2. The Black Horse Troop
  3. Hands Across The Sea
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  17. The Thunderer
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Symphonic Sousa!.......2007-05-12

This recording is unique. I've heard lots of march recordings, and the Dallas Wind Symphony takes a different approach. This is real music. Sousa was a great composer and this recording gets him out of the oom-pah crash-crash rut. There's subtlety here, variations, detail, and the recording itself shows it all with great dynamic range. It's as if Beethoven met Sousa in Dallas.

4 out of 5 stars Superb Sousa - Strictly Speaking.......2007-02-16

Absolutely love this CD! A great collection of my favorite marches and it is well done by this orchestra. My only issue with it is that I was expecting better sound dynamics. The whole CD seems quiet to me. When I used to play marches in the school band I was used to the thunderous, booming crescendos! Eh, I just turn it up louder! Also, my 8-month old son loves this CD. He perks right up and claps when I put it on.

5 out of 5 stars More Than Spectacular!!.......2001-07-24

When I purchased this CD, I did not know what to expect (this is the first CD I purchased with only marches on it). But, I knew if it was from Reference Recordings, the sound would be spectacular! Spectacular marches from a spectacular bandmaster from a spectacular recording label equals something much more than spectacular, to say nothing of the spectacular performances of the Dallas Wind Symphony! To describe this HDCD as a toe-tapper is setting the bar far too low. Listening to just a few of these marches can change a gloomy day to sunny - and I mean it! These marches are impeccably played with such verve and gusto that you are transported right to Main Street USA. And all this marching emotion is captured as faithfully as possible by the "Professor" Keith O. Johnson of Reference Recordings.

If this CD does not get your heart pumping, better call 911!

A GREAT CD not to be missed!
100 World's Best Loved Melodies
Average customer rating: 1 out of 5 stars
  • Peculiar Amazon indexing
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Manufacturer: Madacy Records
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Release Date: 2005-07-05

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  4. Waltz of the Snowflakes
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  6. Spanish Dance
  7. I Dream of Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair
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  12. Dance of the Clown [From "A Midsummer Night's" Dream]
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  14. Dance of the Swans [From "Swan Lake"]
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  16. Tritsch Tratsch Polka
  17. Hungarian Dance
  18. Dance of the Priestesses
  19. Overture from "William Tell"
  20. Toreador Song [From "Carmen"]
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  23. Ride of the Valkyries
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  26. Water Music - The Hornpipe
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  30. Prde L& Arlenne
  31. Preer Gynt Suite No. 1 Anitra's Dance
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  35. Ave Maria
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  37. Neapolitan Song
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  4. Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
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  7. Memories Are Made of This
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  25. Young at Heart

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Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Peculiar Amazon indexing.......2007-06-08

A search for Deep Purple's "Smoke on [in] the water," brought up this title. I rate it only #1 because I could not locate the "Smoke on the Water" listing. Amazon seems to be having an indexing problem.
Hail to the Chief
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Hail To the Thief!
  • Hail to the Chief
  • Another Great Altissimo! Release
  • Hail to the Chief
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ASIN: B0006SSP6C
Release Date: 2005-01-11

Tracks:

  1. President Garfield's Inaugural March
  2. The Star Spangled Banner (Historic Arrangement)
  3. Inaugural Address Excerpt Franklin D. Roosevelt
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  5. Auld Lang Syne
  6. Thomas Jefferson March
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  9. Inaugural Address Excerpt Harry Truman
  10. The Sleeping Beauty Waltz
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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Hail To the Thief!.......2005-08-06

Despite the fact that most of our presidents are not worth remembering in music; this is none the less an interesting CD. Altissimo! has done its usualy bit of culling through the Marine Band library to dig out enough appropriate pieces to put together on one CD. No original recordings here! We should be glad that its a full length selection of over 60 mins for a change, instead of the old 45 min. cheats in the past! Still, the different sound qualities of the various tracks is distracting at times.

Most labels when they combine different recordings together usually list the recording date and who conducted the band at that time. Altissimo! has not graduated to that level of professionalism in their products yet. Hence we just get The US Marine Band, not when it was recorded and who might be directing it!

Fortunately, the quality of the Marine Band is so good that it does not matter what Altissimo! does in putting together a CD. That said, the music provides an interesting chronology of ceremonial music played at the White House over the years. The linear notes are an improvment over the past, when little or nothing was provided. All and all, not bad from what we have come to expect from Altissimo!

4 out of 5 stars Hail to the Chief.......2005-02-02

Hail to the Chief is the latest of about twenty-seven CDs offered by "Altissimo!", which offer recordings of the USA's fine military service musical organizations. Until Altissimo!, these recording were very rare and just about impossible to find. Thanks to Altissimo! every one can appreciate and enjoy the fine music of these top-notch musical organizations.
The program in Hail to the Chief is a tribute to our presidents. It is a varied program that shows the depth of the music played by one of America's oldest, established in 1798, and finest musical organizations, the United States Marine Band. This CD contains twenty-one marches and other classical numbers from Sousa to Strauss to Tchaikovsky. Some of the music in the CD is rare and for this reason alone of interest to music history buffs. One of these selections is a recording of the "Star-Spangled Banner" using the earliest published arrangement (1814) of the anthem. Another is the "Solemn March" played at Lincoln's funeral. Also included a rarely recorded Sousa piece, "Easter Monday on the White House Lawn." There is also an historic 1906 recording of Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag."
The recording also contains excerpts from speeches made by five of our presidents four of which were from inaugural addresses. The program notes explain the musical selections and how each was of interest to the various presidents.
The only negative, and it is not with the CD itself, is that the program notes do not include recording dates, where recorded and who the conductor of the band was. I highly recommend this CD to all interested in the America's patriotic music as well as the serious collector of military music and those interested in the musical roots of our country.
George Barkman

5 out of 5 stars Another Great Altissimo! Release.......2005-01-13

Listening to the latest CD from Altissimo! brought pleasure to my ears. Whether you like listening to ballads, waltzes, Hungarian Dances, or marches you will find something on this CD that you will love to listen to. This wonderful compilation presents the listener with music favored by 23 of our United States Presidents, and includes bonus tracks of excerpts from four inaugural speeches.

5 out of 5 stars Hail to the Chief.......2005-01-11

Hail to the Chief is unique, educational and without question, absolutely wonderful!

I was initially puzzled by the selections but as I began to listen and read the short narrative that is offered I started to realize I was being taken on a very different trip through American history. Consequently, the impact of the program had a totally unexpected and fascinating effect.

I was not just mesmerized by the sounds I heard, the arrangements which were presented or the memorable utterances of some of our Chief Executives. I was completely entranced by the realization that these men and others who had held the office of President of the United States, had listened and reacted to the same music the CD offers. It gave me an insight into their humanity that text books cannot provide.

As an example, I hadn't known the original sheet music for the "Star Spangled Banner" was arranged differently from the way we listen to it today --- who know how many Americans heard it played that way?

I had never actually thought about the fact that Washington might have actually heard "Hail Columbia" played, just as I was hearing it.

I was a bit startled that Chester Arthur commanded Sousa to compose what became the "Presidential Polonaise" and tried to imagine how much pressure he, (Sousa), must have felt in doing the President's bidding. (By the way, after listening to that unquestionably superb composition of the "March King", I must admit despite its delightful sound, I'm very pleased that we no longer use that as the official march of the President and we have returned to "Hail to the Chief".)

I vividly recall watching the casket of President Kennedy being carried over the steps of the Capitol and listening to "The Navy Hymn" and the music recaptured that moment as if it was yesterday.

It wasn't solely the music I savored but it was also the historical images they engendered. Indeed, music affects all "ages"!

The CD is a professional product that will hopefully be enjoyed by thousands for many years to come.
A Box of Sousa
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Box Of Brilliance
 A Box of Sousa

Manufacturer: Altissimo Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

All Works by SousaAll Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
MarchesMarches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
General ModernGeneral Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | International | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
OperettasOperettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
MarchesMarches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00005Y7U0
Release Date: 2001-10-16

Tracks:

  1. Semper Fidelis
  2. Presidential Polonaise
  3. Manhattan Beach March
  4. Comrades of the Legion March
  5. Saber and Spurs March
  6. Gridiron Club March
  7. King Cotton March
  8. Easter Monday on the White House Lawn
  9. Who's Who in Navy Blue March
  10. Invincible Eagle March
  11. Excerpts from Mars and Venus
  12. Washington Post March (1890)
  13. Washington Post March (1988)
  14. Stars and Stripes Forever [Live]
  15. Man Behind the Gun
  16. Selections from the Operetta, the Bride Elect
  17. Reine de la Mer
  18. Sound Off
  19. Royal Welch Fusiliers
  20. By the Light of the Polar Star
  21. Beneath the Southern Cross
  22. Mars and Venus
  23. Gallant Seventh
  24. Thunderer March [Historic 1896 Recording]
  25. Fairest of the Fair
  26. Hands Across the Sea
  27. Diplomat
  28. Rifle Regiment
  29. Occidental
  30. Riders for the Flag
  31. Hail to the Spirit of Liberty
  32. High School Cadets
  33. Boy Scouts of America
  34. Picador
  35. Directorate
  36. Black Horse Troop
  37. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
  38. Beau Ideal
  39. Belle of Chicago
  40. Corcoran Cadets
  41. National Game
  42. Loyal Legion
  43. Liberty Bell
  44. Liberty Bell [Historic 1894 Recording]
  45. Century of Progress
  46. Atlantic City Pageant
  47. Free Lance
  48. Glory of the Yankee Navy
  49. March of the Mitten Men
  50. Minnesota March
  51. Northern Pines
  52. Our Flirtations
  53. Pride of the Wolverines
  54. Solid Men to the Front
  55. White Rose
  56. Bullets and Bayonets
  57. In the Land of the Golden Fleece
  58. Pathfinder of Panama
  59. Liberty Loan
  60. Peaches and Cream
  61. National Fencibles [Historic 1890 Recording]

Album Description

Box Set of 4 CDs by The United States Marine Band.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Box Of Brilliance.......2004-01-13

Brilliant is a good word for this set of must have band classics, all of these songs are as american as apple pie. Its a must have for any true patriot or band lover. Sousa is the Motzart of the marchign band world and truly this capture so much more than any other collection.
Light Opera Gems
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Light Opera Gems

    Manufacturer: Opera D'oro
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    WaltzesWaltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by DonizettiAll Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by FlotowAll Works by Flotow | Flotow, Friedrich von | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by HerbertAll Works by Herbert | Herbert, Victor | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Lehár, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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    All Works by RossiniAll Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    Strauss Jr., JohannStrauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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    Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraVienna Philharmonic Orchestra | ( V ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    CompilationsCompilations | Classical | Styles | Music
    RomancesRomances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    Romantic (c.1820-1910)Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    FrenchFrench | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    GermanGerman | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    ItalianItalian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    OperettasOperettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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    4. 100 Best Opera Classics
    5. Beverly Sills: Made in America

    ASIN: B0000A1HNZ
    Release Date: 2003-07-01

    Tracks:

    1. Largo Al Factotum - Gino Bechi
    2. Udite, Udite O Rustici - Ezio Pinza
    3. Im Heimlichen Dammer - Maria Reining
    4. Mag Der Himmel Euch Vergeben - Helge Roswaenge
    5. Ach So Fromm - Richard Tauber
    6. The Last Rose Of Summer - Amelita Galli-Curci
    7. Non So Piu - Amelita Galli-Curci
    8. You Are My Heart's Delight - Lauritz Melchior
    9. Voices Of Spring - Ada Sari
    10. Drinking Song & Golden Days - Robert Merrill
    11. You And You - Robert Merrill
    12. I'll Follow My Secret Heart - Lily Pons
    13. The White Dove - Lawrence Tibbett
    14. Deep In My Heart - Lauritz Melchior
    15. Merry Widow Waltz - Helen Traubel
    16. Serenade - Lauritz Melchior
    17. Stout-Hearted Man - Helen Traubel
    18. Russian Song - Lawrence Tibbett
    19. Wanting You - Lawrence Tibbett
    20. Oh What A Beautiful Morning - Helen Traubel
    21. Una Voce Poco Fa - Luisa Tetrazzini

    Tracks:

    1. Wer Uns Getraut - Jussi Bjorling
    2. The Blue Danube - Lily Pons
    3. Ich, Hab' Kein Geld, Bin Vogelfrei - Jussi Bjorling
    4. My Hero - Rosa Ponselle
    5. Kiss Me Again - Rosa Ponselle
    6. When You Walk In The Room - Robert Merrill
    7. Song Of The Vagabonds - Robert Merrill
    8. O Luce Di Quest'Anima - Toti Dal Monte
    9. Dans Le Service D'Autriche - Hyppolite Belhomme
    10. Tales From The Vienna Woods - Marcella Sembrich
    11. Per Viver Vicino - John McCormack
    12. Charmant Oiseau - Amelita Galli-Curci
    13. Cancion De La Espada - Miguel Fleta
    14. De Espana Vengo - Conchita Supervia
    15. Aimons, Il Faut Aimer - Hyppolite Belhomme
    16. Com'e Gentil - Chorus
    17. Quel Guardo Il Cavaliere - Amelita Galli-Curci
    18. Tornami A Dir Che M'Ami - Tito Schipa
    19. Im Mohrenland Gefangen War - Peter Anders
    20. Oh, Wie Will Ich Triumphieren - Wilhelm Hesch
    21. Modern Travel, An Opera Parody On Donizetti, Gounod, Verdi, Bizet & Dvorak - Lauritz Melchior
    Sousa, Vol. 4
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Awesome
    • Best Sousa recording out there
    • Mid-Line Sousa Quality
    		 Sousa, Vol. 4

    Manufacturer: Altissimo Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    All Works by SousaAll Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    MarchesMarches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    General ModernGeneral Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    MarchesMarches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
    ClassicalClassical | Indie Music | Stores | Music
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    1. Sousa 3
    2. Sousa Original II / United States Marine Band
    3. Sousa Original / United States Marine Band
    4. Fennell Conducts Sousa
    5. Sousa: Marches; Band of HR Royal Marines; Lt. Col. G.A.C. Hoskins

    ASIN: B00005TQ7F
    Release Date: 2001-10-16

    Tracks:

    1. Century Of Progress
    2. Atlantic City Pageant
    3. Free Lance
    4. Glory of The Yankee Navy
    5. March Of The Mitten Men
    6. Minnesota March
    7. Northern Pines
    8. Our Flirtations
    9. Pride Of The Wolverines
    10. Solid Men To The Front
    11. White Rose
    12. Bullets And Bayonets
    13. In The Land Of The Golden Fleece
    14. Pathfinder Of Panama
    15. Liberty Loan
    16. Peaches And Cream
    17. National Fencibles

    Album Description

    Sousa 4 is the fourth in a series of Altissimo! releases from The US Marine Band featuring the music of John Philip Sousa. The selections on this album, with the exception of "National Fencibles", were recorded live in 1999 and 2000 while the band was on tour. The historic "National Fencibles" recording was completed in 1890 using the acoustic cylinders invented by Thomas Edison.

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Awesome.......2007-03-31

    I originally purchased this CD for the track "White Rose March" because I absolutely love that song, but couldn't find it anywhere else. However, when I received the CD and began listening to it, I discovered a bunch of new Sousa songs that are awesome! I recommend this for any Sousa fan, but not if you're just getting into his music, because it doesn't have this most famous tunes (or greatest hits, if you will)--it contains more of the underplayed ones (like White Rose!) But definitely a good buy!

    5 out of 5 stars Best Sousa recording out there.......2005-09-10

    This CD is not mid-range quality but the best buy out there. The performances are excellent and the recording quality very good; the band playing to a very appreciative audience.

    I've many CDs of Sousa, including the other 3 Sousa Originals and some top-class performances by the Eastman Wind Ensemble (directed by Frederick Fennell)on Mercury and the Royal Marines Band (conducted by GAC Hoskins)on the EMI label but Sousa 4 is my favorite. If looking to start a collection again I wouldn't buy the Sousa Original box set, preferring to get Sousa 4, the Fennell and Hoskins recordings for a comprehensive range of interpretations(the other 3 Originals are very good by any standard but I think the Fennell and Hoskins better).

    There's so many Sousa albums out there, many of them poor, that you can be picky, and Sousa 4 is the one to pick first.

    4 out of 5 stars Mid-Line Sousa Quality.......2004-03-04

    One of the slightly better Altissimo! titles on Sousa. Here we have a series of live recordings taken from Marine band tours. The sound quality is a bit off at times, but overall they sound good. For a change Altissimo! has provided a few liner notes, something they were too cheap to do before. The length of the CD is close to an hour, a bit better than the 45 min. quickies these guys usually put out. Still over-priced for what you git, but probably the best in the Sousa series from Altissimo! I think I would still go with the Naxos series on Sousa.
    John Philip Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vols. 1-5 (Box Set)
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Sousa Authenticity
    		 John Philip Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vols. 1-5 (Box Set)

    Manufacturer: Naxos American
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    All Works by SousaAll Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    MarchesMarches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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    1. John Philip Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 6

    ASIN: B0002TNI8A
    Release Date: 2004-09-21

    Album Description

    This five CD box set to commemorate Sousa's sesquicentennial includes Volumes 1-5 in this ongoing American Classics series. Highlights include: Looking Upward Suite, King Cotton, The Fairest of the Fair, The National Game, The Glory of the Yankee Navy, The Atlantic City Pageant, Cubaland, Semper Fidelis and The Stars and Stripes Forever.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Sousa Authenticity.......2006-11-01

    My review as stated separately for Volume V in this series goes for this boxed set even more emphatically!
    White Tales
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		White Tales
      Bettie Serveert
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
      Indie RockIndie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
      CDs $7 - $10CDs $7 - $10 | Alternative General | Alternative Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
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      Alternative RockAlternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music
      ASIN: B00004TLXQ
      Release Date: 2000-05-29

      Tracks:

      1. White Tales
      2. Unsound

      Album Description

      Fist single from Dutch alternative act's forthcoming album 'Private Suit'. Tracks 'White Tales' and 'Unsound'. 2000 release. Paper sleeve.

      Music:

      1. Who's Been Sleeping in My Brain?
      2. Who's Sorry Now? [Explicit Lyrics]
      3. A Surf 'n Swing Fret 'n String Christmas
      4. American Dreams
      5. Backwards and Forwards [EP] [Import] [Live]
      6. Be Yourself Tonight [Extra tracks] [Original recording remastered]
      7. Beauty's Confusion
      8. Birds Falling from the Sky
      9. Blanche from the heart
      10. bLEEd [Explicit Lyrics]

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      music

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      Dance With the Shadows//Shadoogie [Original recording remastered] [Import]

      Johannes Brahms: Symphonies Nos.3 & 4

      In Flanders Fields 15

      Let the Music Play: The Best of Shannon

      Hendrix With Ko [CD-single] [Enhanced]

      Meditation Music: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection [Original recording remastered]

      I Am the Cute One

      Handel - Messiah / Rodgers, D. Jones, Robson, Langridge, Terfel, Hickox

      Hymns from the Bayou

      Gilberto Santa Rosa [Box set]

      I Think I'm Paranoid, Pt. 2

      L'arca Di Noe: Live [Import]

      Good Bye [CD-single] [Import]

      Real Men Wear Black

      Ultimate Yanni