Great Classical Marches

1. Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, Op.39/1
Composed by Edward Elgar
Conducted by Herbert Kegel

2. Slavonic March, for orchestra, Op. 31
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Adam Fischer

3. Damnation de Faust, La, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ("légende dramatique") H. 111 (Op. 24) Marche Hongroise (Rákoczy-Marche)
Composed by Hector Berlioz
Performed by Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Adam Fischer

4. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72 March
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Budapest Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Tamas Pal

5. Borussia for band "Tempo di marcia trionfale"
Composed by Gaspare Spontini
Performed by Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
6. Coronation March, for 2 orchestras
Composed by Giacomo Meyerbeer
Performed by Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
7. Pas de guerriers, evolution d'infanterie et cavalerie, for orchestra
Composed by Gaspare Spontini
Performed by Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
8. Bombardon March for orchestra, Op 107 (themes from the opera, "Das Goldene Kreuz")
Composed by Ignaz J. Heinrich & Brull Saro
Performed by Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
9. Rákóczi-Marsch, for orchestra, S. 117 (LW G29)
Composed by Franz Liszt
Performed by Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Gyula Nemeth

10. Joyeuse marche (Marche française), for orchestra or piano 4-hands
Composed by Emmanuel Chabrier
Performed by Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra
11. Festmarsch nach Motiven von E.H. zu S.C.G., for orchestra, S. 116 (LW G23)
Composed by Franz Liszt
Performed by Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Gyula Nemeth

Tracks:

Symphony No. 8 In B Minor 'Unfinished': Allegro moderato
Marche Militaire, Op. 51, No.1
Ave Maria
Serenade
Erlkonig
Rosamunde Overture
Impromptu In E-Flat Major, Op. 90, No. 2
Death And The Maiden String Quartet In D Minor: IV Presto
Moment Musical In F Minor Op. 94, No3
Trout Quintet For Piano & Strings In A Major: III Scherzo Presto
Symphony No. 9 In C Major 'The Great': I Andante - Allegro ma non troppo

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Left Out Cal!!?!?!?!?!?!?!
School Spirit
Good Selections, Well Played
Iowa STATE?
Yawn

41 Great College Victory Songs
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Vanguard Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000EBN
Release Date: 1996-08-27

Tracks:

Across The Field
Illinois Loyalty
Minnesota Rouser
Indiana, Our Indiana
Iowa Flight Song
On, Wisconsin
Go, U Northwestern
MSU Fight Song
Hail Purdue
The Victors
Mr. Touchdown, U.S.A.
On Brave Old Army Team
Down The Field
Princeton Cannon Song
Notre Dome Victory March
Rambling Wreck From Georgia Tech
Anchors Aweigh
Colossus Of Columbia
Stars And Strinpes Forever

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You've Got To Be A Football Hero
Eyes of Texas
Sing U.C.L.A.
Bow Down To Washington
Down, Down The Field
Washington And Lee Swing
Roll On Tulane
Nittany Lion
Far Above Cayuga's Waters
Roar, Lion, Roar
Pride Of The Illini
76 Trombones
Navy Blue And Gold
Fight On, U.S.C.
Fight On Pennsylvania
Fight, Tiger
Duke Blue And White
Harvardiana
Dear Old Nebraska U.
Varsity
Maine Stein Song
The Star spagled Banner

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Let's get right to the crux of the matter: Can the University of Michigan band really do justice to school songs from Big 10 rivals such as the University of Illinois, Northwestern, and the University of Iowa? The answer is mixed. The University of Wisconsin warhorse "On, Wisconsin" is played with verve and given a nifty arrangement, but the brassy Wolverine partisans don't really put their heart into cross-state rival Michigan State University's "MSU Fight Song." Road tripping from UCLA to the University of Maine, the UM band tackles staples ("Notre Dame Victory March," "Eyes of Texas," "Anchors Away," the stirring "Varsity") and sleepers ("Down, Down the Field," "Fight On, Pennsylvania"). Only someone who, as was once said of Michigan alumnus Gerald Ford, "played too many games without a helmet," would listen to 41 Great College Football Victory Songs in one sitting, but for those who need to feel a little school fight, fight, fight, here's all the collegiate spirit one needs. --Steven Stolder

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Left Out Cal!!?!?!?!?!?!?!.......2006-10-09

Considering the fact that the University of California - Berkeley boasts the largest repetoire {sp?} of school songs of ANY university in the country makes the fact that this compilation has not included ANY of them problematic at the very least. Big C (or Sons of Westwood to you theiving baby bears out there) - Fight for California - Sons of California - Stanford Jonah - Golden Bear - Make Way for the Bear - Roll On - Cal Band March - California Triumph - Palms of Victory - California Indian Song - California Marching Song - One More River - All Hail - Hail to California - California, We're For You --

Take your pick - they are all fantastic - and I think I forgot a few...

To leave out Cal is either shoddy work or bad temperment.

Go Bears - Beat the Cougars!

School Spirit.......2006-08-15

Used this CD at a "Show your School Spirit" event. Everyone loved it.

Good Selections, Well Played.......2006-03-16

This collection of college songs is large and includes more songs than other such collections. The songs are all well played and consistent with the style required for college fight songs.

Iowa STATE?.......2004-12-03

Any album that lists the "Iowa Fight Song" followed by (Iowa State) can't be any good. It's the University of Iowa Fight Song, not Iowa State University. And from the preview I heard, they didn't do it justice anyway.

Yawn.......2004-01-10

If you are looking for the fiery songs we all hear on Saturdays throughout the fall, keep looking. The song selection also dates this album. Many of today's power houses are excluded in favor of those who saw their days of glory before my lifetime. It is also insulting to see the Iowa Fight Song credited to Iowa State.

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Great Sound!
A pleasant surprise from the Army Band.
Altissimo! Finally Has a Winner!
Foward March! America's Great Marches
Forward March!

Forward March! Great American Marches
US Army Band
Manufacturer: Altissimo Records
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ASIN: B00081925K
Release Date: 2005-05-03

Tracks:

The Rifle Regiment
The Boys of the Old Brigade
The Invincible Eagle
Commando March
Daughters of Texas
The Chimes of Liberty
Joyce's 71st N.Y. Regiment March
National Emblem
Washington Grays
Bravura
The Purple Carnival
National Spirit March
The Virginians
Washington Post March
AmericansWe
Barnum and Bailey's Favorite
The Stars and Stripes Forever

Customer Reviews:

Great Sound!.......2007-05-19

The sound quality is the best I've ever heard on a march CD -- bright and crisp -- no muffled cymbals here, but also no overly-brassy brass. I'm not too keen on some of the selections (The Virginians, Barnum and Bailey's), but others (like Americans We) are truly beautiful. Create your own playlist and go out for a walk to this music -- just great!

A pleasant surprise from the Army Band........2005-08-15

The Forward March CD is a great collection of marches. I have listened to the CD three times in the last few weeks and my students have replayed the CD over and over at the band room. A worthwhile addition to your library.

Altissimo! Finally Has a Winner!.......2005-08-02

Finally a CD from Altissimo! of decent length with a solid march program. Instead of the usual patriotic dribble that we normally get on this label at last we have some real marches!Many of the selections are well known, but there are a few gems here. The performances are first-rate as to be expected by this premier band. For a change it looks like Altissimo! put together a winner from the extensive library of the bands' recorded music. Most likely none of the pieces played here are current recordings, but are taken from the bands own library which is what Altissimo! does with all of their products. In other words this is not an original recording. Still, the material is good and worthwhile. The program notes are better than usual as well. Altissimo! is slowly getting more professional in their products. Its been a gradual process indeed!

Foward March! America's Great Marches.......2005-05-08

FORWARD MARCH!IS A NATIONAL TREASURE!

THE 17 GREATEST AMERICAN MARCHES? THEY ARE RECREATED ON THIS NEW CD BY THE U.S. ARMY BAND, "PERSHING'S OWN".

FOR 130 YEARS THESE 17 NATIONAL MARCHES HAVE "INSPIRED US, MARCHED TROOPS INTO FORMATION, CELEBRATED OUR NATIONAL PRIDE", AND ENTERTAINED US IN CONCERT. NOW FORWARD MARCH! SHOWCASES AMERICA'S GREATEST PATRIOTIC MARCHES-EACH MARCH WRITTEN WITH PRIDE BY AN AMERICAN AND PERFORMED FLAWLESSLY IN EVERY SENSE BY THE U.S. ARMY BAND UNDER LEADER AND COMMANDER COLONEL GARY F. LAMB.

COL LAMB HAS INCLUDED THE MARCHES THAT I THINK WOULD MAKE ANYONE'S "A LIST", SUCH AS OUR NATIONAL MARCH, SOUSA'S "STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER" AND THE ESSENTIAL "WASHINGTON POST". BUT SINCE A CONSTANT 120 BEATS PER MINUTE "MARCH TEMPO" CAN BECOME MONOTONOUS(IF YOU'RE NOT MARCHING!), COL LAMB HAS INCLUDED THE COMPLEX (AND DIFFICULT!) "COMMANDO MARCH" BY SAMUEL BARBER(WHOSE MUSIC WAS USED IN THE MOVIE PLATOON) AND THE VERY SLIGHTLY SLOWER PACED "WASHINGTON GRAYS" , THE OLDEST MARCH IN THIS COLLECTION(1861) TO CHANGE THE PACE-LITERALLY. "WASHINGTON GRAYS", LIKE "COMMANDO MARCH" IS A CONCERT MARCH. IT HAS MANY CONTRASTS IN MOOD AND DYNAMICS, WHICH COL LAMB AND THE BAND DEMONSTRATE SUBERBLY, USING ANY OPPORTUNITY THE MUSIC PRESENTS FOR CREATING CONTRAST AND INTEREST --VERY IMPORTANT WHEN THE CD CONTAINS ONLY ONE GENRE! EACH MARCH IS TREATED WITH THE SAME CARE AND IN SOME PASSAGES ALMOST REVERENCE. VIRTUOSITY IS EFFORTLESS---THE HARD SOUNDS EASY! EXAMPLES ARE THE FAMOUS PICCOLOS IN "STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER" , AND THE BARITONE/FRENCH HORNS(HEROIC INSTRUMENTS!) AS THEY ENJOY THE HIGH TESTOSTERONE OPENING FANFARE OF "THE VIRGINIANS" (THE LATTER MARCH IS THE YOUNGEST IN THE GROUP(1992), BUT IT CLEARLY DESERVES MEMBERSHIP.)

"THE CHIMES OF LIBERTY", "NATIONAL EMBLEM", AND "AMERICANS WE", WERE CLEARLY COMPOSED WITH NATIONAL PRIDE ---AND ON THIS CD THE PREMIER MUSICAL ORGANIZATION OF THE U.S. ARMY PERFORMS THEM WITH PARTICULAR PRIDE .

THESE "GREAT 17" MARCHES, OUR NATIONAL MUSICAL TREASURES, ARE HONORED ONCE MORE, AND INSPIRE US ONCE MORE THANKS TO THE SKILL AND DEVOTION OF THE U.S. ARMY BAND AND IT'S LEADER COLONEL LAMB. WELL DONE SOLDIERS!
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND FORWARD MARCH!
RON BOWERS

Forward March! .......2005-05-04

FORWARD MARCH! is an enjoyable and stimulating album which provides an unusual mix of traditional marches and not often heard compositions.

The United States Army Band is magnificent in its superb technical presentation of the broad spectrum of music contained on the CD and that unquestionably makes it worth acquiring.

Altissimo! Recordings once again educates listeners, as it did in HAIL TO THE CHIEF, by exposing them to pieces which have historical as well as musical significance. It carefully points out those works which are parade marches versus concert marches --- describing the Washington Grays as the "forerunner" of the latter.

The documentation which accompanies the CD provides a brief but tantalizing sense of who or what prompted the composition. Consequently, a far better appreciation for each selection is the result. The overall effect is a noteworthy collection of thoroughly enjoyable music for all to hear!

FORWARD MARCH! is a must for those who enjoy the uplifting of spirit which the march as a style of music provides!

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A Great Value!!
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ASIN: B000001GLC
Release Date: 1995-02-14

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Hoeh-und Deutschmeister-Marsch
Vindobona Marsch
Hohenfreidberger Marsch
Erzherzog-Albrecht-Marsch
Tiroler Holzhacker-Baub'n
Preussens Gloria
Cogurber Marsch

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Karntner Liedermarsch
Die Bosniaken kommen
Fridericus Rex - Grenadiermarsch
Alte Kameraden
Der Zigeunerbaron: Einzugsmarsch
Nibelungen Marsch
Radetzky March
Wellington's Victory, Op. 91
March for Winds in D major WoO 24
March with Trio in C major WoO 20
March Slave, op.31
March egyptienne, op.335
March perse op.289
Napoleon March, op.156

Customer Reviews:

genial.......2004-12-10

Este CD doble es una maravilla, la famosisima Berliner Philahrmoniker que en este caso se reduce a algo asi como seccion de vientos de la berliner philharmoniker nos deleita con un conjunto increible de marchas de todos los tipos y para todos los gustos, solo se unen en la genial interpretacion.
La orquesta se reune en forma completa para entregarnos excepcionales versiones de la Marcha Eslava de Tchaikovsky y la Marcha de la Victoria de Wellington de Beethoven que incluye grabacion de artilleria (increible y fantastica).
La marcha Radetzki es genial, asi como alguna pequeñeses de Beethoven, marchas compuestas por emperadores y otros extraños compositores que hacen de este CD un deleite para los amantes de estas sincopadas obras musicales. Disfruten un CD genial.

A Great Value!!.......2003-11-22

Here is a collection of mostly German march music that is well worth the price! The performances are crisp and clean. One selection I was very surprised to find in this collection is the "Nibelungen Marsch" by Gottfried Sonntag. As the title implies,this march is based on Wagnerian themes. While this march was written decades before Hitler came to power in 1933, it became closely associated with the Nazi Party and it was always played in the Kongresshalle during the massing of the banners at the Nuremburg Rallies. As a result, the "Nibelungen Marsch" was banned from any sort of live or recorded performance after 1945 by the Allies. It must be remembered that this is NOT a Nazi march. It was, like many other marches, adapted by the Nazis for their own purposes. I'm glad to see that it is played here as the fine piece of classical music that it is. Again, this collection of marches is among the best and shouldn't be passed by!

A Unique Concept.......2002-09-30

Rather than an album of marches by a band or orchestra, this is a compilation, recorded between the late '60's and early '80's, of popular marches by the wind players of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, and classical marches by the full orchestra, brilliantly performed under the baton of maestro Herbert von Karajan (two numbers conducted by Hans Priem-Bergrath).
A comparison may be made with another album, "Prussia's Glory", by two British military bands, since the two have about a half dozen marches in common. The playing on this CD seems to me to be a bit lighter and more melodic, in other words, a little less "military", which makes sense, given the nature of the two groups. Which is "better", on the other hand, depends on the listener (I slightly prefer this group). And this disc wins on sheer quantity, being two CD's for the price of one, and does have more variety - classical pieces and a few non-German marches, but the other has much more complete liner notes, with information on each composer and selection. Of course, if you really like one, perhaps you would also want the other.
It would have been helpful if English translations were provided for each piece - most are in German, with the last several in French, to understand the meaning of each title, such as "Old Comrades" in addition to "Alte Kameraden", or "The Glory of Prussia" added to "Preussens Gloria".
A highly recommended collection of German and Eastern European marches, masterfully performed.

Examination by a German enthusiast.......2000-08-28

This is purely the best March tape I have ever bought. Not only does it offer 38 songs which is at least 18 more than most good CDs, it has extremely high quality sound recording and listing of the songs. I would strongly recommend this to anyone who likes Marches and more so to any fellow German!

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ASIN: B000002SBJ
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For Elise
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La Campanella, Etude No. 3: After Paganini
Reve D'amour
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Suite Bergamasque: Clair De Lune
Children's Corner: Golliwog's Cake-Walk
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Gymnopedie No. 1
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Dolly: Berceuse
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Carmina Burana & Great Classical Marches (Box Set)

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Carmina Burana...

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ASIN: B00000IGUO
Release Date: 2000-12-06

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Fortuna Imperatix Mundi: O Fortuna - Carl Orff
Fortuna Imperatix Mundi: Fortune plango vulnera - Carl Orff
I Primo Vere: Veris leta facies - Carl Orff
I Primo Vere: Omnia Sol temperat - Carl Orff
I Primo Vere: Ecce gratum - Carl Orff
I Primo Vere: Uf dem Anger - Dance - Carl Orff
I Primo Vere: Floret silva - Carl Orff
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I Primo Vere: Reie - Swaz hie gat umbe - Carl Orff
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II In Taberna: Olim lacus colueram - Carl Orff
II In Taberna: Ego sum abbas - Carl Orff
II In Taberna: In taberna quando sumus - Carl Orff
III Cour d'amours: Amor volat undique - Carl Orff
III Cour d'amours: Dies, nox et omnia - Carl Orff
III Cour d'amours: Stetit puella - Carl Orff
III Cour d'amours: Circa mea pectora - Carl Orff
III Cour d'amours: Si puer cum puellula - Carl Orff
III Cour d'amours: Veni, veni, venias - Carl Orff
III Cour d'amours: In trutina - Carl Orff
III Cour d'amours: Tempus est iocundum - Carl Orff
III Cour d'amours: Dulcissime - Carl Orff
III Cour d'amours: Ave formosissima - Carl Orff
III Cour d'amours: O Fortuna - Carl Orff

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Carmina Burana..........2006-12-21

It's a decent box set for the price. I'm glad that I finally found a version of Carmina Burana that sounds decent...Four stars...

Not Sousa: Great Marches Not by John Philip Sousa, Vol. 1

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Great performances-lacks quality recording
Nothing New Here!

Not Sousa: Great Marches Not by John Philip Sousa, Vol. 1
Kenneth J. Alford , Edwin Eugene Bagley , Charles S. Belsterling , William Paris Chambers , Henry Fillmore , Julius Fucik , Louis Ganne , Edwin Franko Goldman , Johannes Hanssen , Karl L. King , Pierre Leemans , Alex F. Lithgow , Johann I Strauss , Carl Teike , William Walton , and Performed by the United States Marine Band "President's Own"
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National Emblem - Edwin E. Bagley
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Great performances-lacks quality recording.......2007-07-18

It is The President's Own and the playing on this is superb. However the recordings were obviously done at many different times and lack a consistent sound quality. Most of these marches appear on some other recording I own, but I was stoked to find all of them on a Marine Corps Band CD. My excitement dwindled with the sonic quality. Oh well.

Nothing New Here!.......2006-11-26

Despite putting together a CD of non-Sousa marches (something very hard for Altissimo! to do) there is really nothing new and interesting here. Most of the marches taken from the Marine band Library are very popular works that are almost as well known in the USA as Sousa himself! Altissimo! managed to cull some stuff from the Marine Band library and threw them together onto a CD with a catchy cover! The reason why some tracks may sound different is because they are from different years under different directors. Most mature record labels tell you when recordings were taken, and who conducted. Not with Altissimo! The result is that you are not getting an accurate idea how the Marine Band sounds today. Many of these marches have been previously released from the Musical Heritage Society who have recorded the Marines numerous times over the years. Altissimo! probably gained the rights to some of these recordings and threw them in as is. The linear notes are an improvement from the past when they were non-existant! I love the Marine band, and getting them on a CD like this is better than nothing, but for the price and over all quality this is a second rate product.

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Athalie, Op. 74: War March Of The Priests
Aida: Grand March
Two Caucasian Sketches, Op.10: Procession Of The Sardar
Symphonic Metamorphosis: March
Pomp & Circumstance, Op. 39: Military March No. 1 In D Major, Allegro
Tannhauser: Fest March
Colonel Bogey

Customer Reviews:

Not even Lenny can get an orchestra to play Sousa well!.......2006-04-20

I'm sorry - but if you want to hear a march done well - it has to be with a band! Sousa and strings DO NOT MIX! There are some orchestral marches on this Cd and they're well done...but come on, Stars and Stripes sounds wrong with cellos instead of euphoniums!!!

I also have found that Lenny takes the Sousa marches way too quickly. It almost sounds like he was insulted to have to record a Cd of these lesser pieces of music - so he rushed through it to get it over with.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE if you want to hear marches: Buy a band recording (the SOUSA box set by the Marine Band). Trust me, you'll hear the difference.

Great Marches.......2005-10-02

This is an excellent CD for those who enjoy march music. One doesn't often find Sousa and opera marches on the same CD, but this has an excellent compilation of all the "great marches." Leonard Bernstein beats the orchestras into a peppy pace. It's a wonderful CD to accompany exercise routines and fast walking. Buy it!

Not the best but a good one.......2005-06-29

This CD is not the best one but it is an honest one. It contains the best-known marches that have been recorded between 1967 and 1976. The orchestration is good, the choice of marches is good too. I have heard better performances but it does not mean that this CD is not good. It is an honest CD and if it is the first CD of marches that you buy, it is a good choice. There are so many CD of marches that I have only one thing to say : listen different CD and choose the one that will please you. You buy a CD for you; not for the rest of the World.

Can I get my money back.......2004-02-10

Great selection of music but poor technical quality on the CD.
Sounds "muddy" compared to other CDs. Some of the tracks do appear on other CDs I own so I have basis for comparison.

Don't know if problem is in the "mike-ing" and mixing on original material or in the conversion to CD format.

I'd like to return this CD for refund

Indeed a Great Album.......2001-06-14

I agree that this is a fine album, containing the best-known marches, from the pure marches by Sousa to the operatic and theatrical marches by Verdi and such. This album is probably the only march CD you'll probably ever need. Otherwize, try the one with Arthur Fiedler. His album is pretty good too.

C.M. Ziehrer: Selected Dances & Marches, Vol. 3

Average customer rating:

If one has money, one is great.

C.M. Ziehrer: Selected Dances & Marches, Vol. 3

Manufacturer: Marco Polo
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005N8E1
Release Date: 2001-11-20

Tracks:

Freiherr von Schonfeld-Marsch, Op. 422
Auf hoher See, Walzer, Op. 66
Cavallerie, Polka francaise, Op. 454
Ein Blick nach Ihr!, Polka schnell, Op. 55
Gebirgskinder, Walzer, Op. 444
Auf! In's XX, Jahrhundert, Marsch, Op. 501
D'Kernman'ln, Original Steirische Tanze, Op. 58
Ballfieber, Polka francaise, Op. 406
Ich lach'! Walzer, Op. 554
Wenn man Geld hat, ist man fein!, Marsch Op. 539
O, diese Husaren, Walzer Op. 552
Wurf-Bouquet, Polka Mazurka, Op. 426
Ziehrereien, Walzer Op. 478

Customer Reviews:

If one has money, one is great........2002-02-19

The Marco Polo exploration of the music of Carl Michael Ziehrer continues. Volume 3 was recorded in 2000 by the same players as are heard in the other volumes, but the conductor this time was Christian Pollock, who had a hand in orchestrating one or two of the items. Several pieces receive their first ever recording.

Ziehrer, the slightly younger but chief rival of the Strauss brothers in Vienna, gave his dances and marches evocative and picturesque titles, just as they did. The piece I enjoyed most here is a march. Its title translates as "If one has money, one is great". Track 7 is a delightful set of Styrian dances.