La Marseillaise

On this CD:

1. La Marseillais des Mille Premiere Sonnerie
Composed by Guy Reibel

Conducted by Guy Reibel

2. La Marseillais des Mille Marche des Mousquetaires Marche Triomphale (after Lully, arr by F. Loup)
Composed by Guy Reibel
Performed by Musique Principale des Troupes de Marine
Conducted by Guy Reibel, Jean-Jacques Mann

3. La Marseillais des Mille Première Variation
Composed by Guy Reibel

Conducted by Guy Reibel

4. La Marseillais des Mille Marche de la Région Maritime Méditerranéenne (Guigou, AndréGuigou, André
Composed by Guy Reibel
Performed by Musique des Equipages de la Flotte de Toulon
Conducted by Guy Reibel, Jean-Jacques Mann

5. La Marseillais des Mille Deuxième Sonnerie
Composed by Guy Reibel

Conducted by Guy Reibel

6. La Marseillais des Mille Desert Storm (after Souplet, André)
Composed by Guy Reibel
Performed by Musique du Cinq cent et unieme (501e) regiment de Chars de combat
Conducted by Guy Reibel, Jean-Jacques Mann

7. La Marseillais des Mille Troisième Sonnerie
Composed by Guy Reibel
Performed by Musique du Cinq cent et unieme (501e) regiment de Chars de combat
Conducted by Guy Reibel

8. La Marseillais des Mille Trompettes Triomphales (after Souplet, André)
Composed by Guy Reibel
Performed by Musique du Cinq cent et unieme (501e) regiment de Chars de combat
Conducted by Guy Reibel, Jean-Jacques Mann

9. La Marseillais des Mille Deuxième Variation
Composed by Guy Reibel

Conducted by Guy Reibel

10. La Marseillais des Mille Shaa ( after Devogel, Jacques)
Composed by Guy Reibel
Performed by Musique de la region aerienne Nord-est de Villacoublay
Conducted by Guy Reibel, Jean-Jacques Mann

11. La Marseillais des Mille Quatrième Sonnerie(after Gumplowicz, Philippe)
Composed by Guy Reibel

Conducted by Guy Reibel

12. La Marseillais des Mille Sacri di Giove Augei
Composed by Guy Reibel

Conducted by Guy Reibel

13. La Marseillais des Mille Marche des Tirailleurs (after Menechetti)
Composed by Guy Reibel
Performed by Musique du Cinquieme (5e) Regiment d'Infanterie
Conducted by Guy Reibel, Jean-Jacques Mann

14. La Marseillais des Mille Troisième Variation
Composed by Guy Reibel

Conducted by Guy Reibel, Jean-Jacques Mann

15. La Marseillais des Mille Race D'Aiglons
Composed by Guy Reibel
Performed by Musique de L'Air
Conducted by Guy Reibel, Jean-Jacques Mann

16. La Marseillais des Mille Cinquième Sonnerie
Composed by Guy Reibel

Conducted by Guy Reibel

17. La Marseillais des Mille Canzione (after Gabrielli, Giovanni)
Composed by Guy Reibel

Conducted by Guy Reibel

18. La Marseillais des Mille Sixième Sonnerie
Composed by Guy Reibel

Conducted by Guy Reibel

19. La Marseillais des Mille Feux D'harmoniques
Composed by Guy Reibel
Performed by Musique du Cinq cent et unieme (501e) regiment de Chars de combat
Conducted by Guy Reibel, Jean-Jacques Mann

20. La Marseillais des Mille Quatroème Variation
Composed by Guy Reibel

Conducted by Guy Reibel

21. La Marseillais des Mille Marche Triomphale (after Lully, arr by F. Loup)
Composed by Guy Reibel
Performed by Republican Guard Band
Conducted by Guy Reibel, Jean-Jacques Mann

22. La Marseillais des Mille La Marseillaise en Hommage à Hector Berlioz
Composed by Guy Reibel

Conducted by Guy Reibel

Tracks:

The Star Spangled Banner
George M. Cohan Medley: Yankee Doodle Dandy/Harrigan/Mary's A Grand Old Name/You're A Grand Old Flag
American Salute
The Washington Post
El Capitan
Armed Forces Medley: The Army Goes Rolling Along/Anchors Aweigh/Semper paratus/The U.S. Air Force...
God Bless America
Colonel Bogey
National Emblem March
Americans We
Manhattan Beach
Deep In The Heart Of Texas
The Yellow Rose Of Texas
Hoe-Down From 'Rodeo'
Shaker Melody from Appalachian Spring

Tracks:

Fanfare For The Common Man
Overture To 'Strike Up The Band'
America The Beautiful
76 Trombones
Victory At Sea Suite
America From 'West Side Story'
Liberty Bell
Variations On 'America'
The Stars And Stripes Forever

Customer Reviews:

worth money.......2007-05-24

this cd set is definately worth the money spent. i haven't heard some of the music before but was willing to give it a try.

Great Patriotic Music.......2007-02-21

Beautiful music perfect for feeling patriotic. Received CD promptly and in great condition.

A good choice of tunes with good quality.......2005-06-30

If you like military tunes and marches, this 2-CD is a good choice. The orchestration is good, it is well played and the quality of recording is good. If you like this kind of music, it is a good choice to buy.

Brilliant!!!.......2003-08-11

I have the CD at home and the songs sound fabulous. I've heard the Houston Symphony's version of the Star Spangled Banner many times on TV as this anthem has been used at sign-off (when this was happening). It's as powerful a version you'll hear. Probably the finest patriotic music CD you can find out there.

Best Patriotic Music I've Found.......2001-09-20

Loved the CD! I am buying it to use with a Musical Freestyle Ride for a Quadrille. A horse oriented endeaver. The music will be perfect to bring positive patriotism to fairs and fund raisers for NYC.

Berlioz: La Marseillaise - Love Scene from Roméo & Juliet - The Damnation of Faust, Three Excerpts, etc... / McNair, Leech, Zinman

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All This Music Is Better Served Elsewhere
The production of a music genius
Wake up music
A middle of the pack offering--nothing magic, nothing tragic

Berlioz: La Marseillaise - Love Scene from Roméo & Juliet - The Damnation of Faust, Three Excerpts, etc... / McNair, Leech, Zinman
Hector Berlioz , Baltimore Symphony Orchestra & Chorus , Sylvia McNair , Richard Leech , and David Zinman
Manufacturer: Telarc
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ASIN: B000003CUS
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Benvenuto Cellini: Overture
Love Scene
Minuet Of The Will-O'-The-Wisps
Dance Of The Sylphs
Rakoczy March
Le Corsaire Overture
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La Marseillaise

Customer Reviews:

All This Music Is Better Served Elsewhere.......2006-05-04

On paper at least, this seems like an attractive sampler. And it is, as far as the music is concerned. These bits and pieces are some of the most inspired music from Berlioz's long masterworks for voices and orchestra such as Damnation de Faust, Romeo et Juliette, Les Troyens, and Benvenuto Cellini. In sterling performances, they're really enlivening music. Here, for a variety of reasons, they don't make the impact they usually do. First of all, Zinman, whom I usually admire, doesn't seem to warm up to the music. Maybe it's not his cup of tea--more of a Beethoven-and-contemporary music man, based on the stuff I've heard that he does really well. Also, as recorded here, the Baltimore Symphony doesn't seem to have the heft for Berlioz's dazzling orchestral display. Next to, say, the Montreal Symphony, which has done a lot of this music very successfully on disc, the Baltimore is lacking.

Then, as I suggest, a large part of the problem is the recording. Telarc's legendary recording technique don't seem to translate well to the Meyerhoff Hall, at least not in this recording; there's even some distortion in thickly scored passages. Argo/Decca got the measure of the hall better in their later and far more successful recordings from Baltimore.

So I say, shop around. You'll do far better with Dutoit, Davis, Nagano, Plasson, Nelson, et al.

The production of a music genius.......2005-08-06

Really really terrific!
I prefer to do not say more... terrific!

Wake up music.......2001-03-18

This is a good CD but not a great one. Mr. Zinman gives a decent rendition of some of the French "classics" and the Baltimore symphony is up to the task. In the defense of Mr. Zinman one must recognize that there is probably no real good way to play Berlioz. But the real value of this CD is to introduce one to Berlioz who still today does not rate as high as one would like; not to mention its status of "only one opus composer" that the Symphonie Fantastique seems to give him sometimes. The inclusion of Berlioz transcription of the Marseillaise is a curious touch. Berlioz tried to dignify what was after all a soldiers motivational anthem to go and kill into a more respectable piece suitable for a serious country. Nice try. However it is still an interesting and hyperactive piece and if we must listen to it on occasion we might as well do it here. In sum, here we have a nice mix that can be played as background music when we need to be energized.

A middle of the pack offering--nothing magic, nothing tragic.......2001-02-17

If you've heard Toscanini's snappy Rakozcy March, then the lumbering version on this disc will just leave you frustrated. The Marseillaise here is pretty turgid, too. Not much else leaves even that much of a lasting impression. Okay if you can get it budget-priced.

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Mrs Henderson Presents
Absolutely infectious!!!
A Creation and Recreation of Nostalgia
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Upbeat and Fun!

Mrs. Henderson Presents

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ASIN: B000CC3SDC
Release Date: 2006-01-03

Tracks:

Overture
Bored with Widowhood
Letting in the Sunshine
Revuedeville
Persuading Tommy
Sweet Inspiration
Vivian Van Damm
Goody Goody
After the Ball
Shilling for the Hour
Joyride
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Blitz: Bombing/The Grecian Frieze/Defiance
Babies of the Blitz
Blue Nightfall
Girl in the Fan
All the Things You Are
Elegy
Sails of the Windmill
Girl in the Little Green Hat

Customer Reviews:

Mrs Henderson Presents.......2007-05-16

A very enjoyable and at times funny movie. Judi Dench gives one of her best perfomances with excellent support from the other cast members. This is a movie one could watch several times and never tire of it. AAA+++

Absolutely infectious!!!.......2007-03-28

From start to finish, MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS is the finest collection of solid standards and George Fenton's own recreated time-period evocations,fully fleshed and skillfully performed and recorded.The talents of singer Will Young will not go unnoticed, especially in his heartbreaking rendition of ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE.Your toes will be tapping,your lips will be smiling and you will be glad that this soundtrack and wonderful film are yours!You will be transported to WW2 England and you will be humming these tunes day and night.

A Creation and Recreation of Nostalgia.......2006-04-23

George Fenton has put together a musical score for the completely delightful MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS that is a combination of original music deeply influenced by the time of the film (London during WW II) and some of the best 'old favorite songs' from that time. In the film the music is always present, whether in the performances on the Windmill Theater stage or in the lyricism of the acting by Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins and crew.

Fenton includes such terrific oldies as Johnny Mercer's 'Goody Goody', Charles Harris' 'After the Ball', Noel Gay's 'Letting in the Sunshine', Frank Loesser's 'Blue Nightfall', and Jerome Kern's 'All the things you are'. He segues these pieces with his own fine orchestrations and the result is a score that not only enhances the mood of the film, but one that stands alone as a recording. The various performers include Camille O'Sullivan, Charlene Ford, Ciaran Connolly, Elise Audeyev, Frances Garvey, Frank Lawson, Joseph McMurray, Kate Power, Matthew Hart, Melody Squire, Rachel Lawrence, Sir Thomas Allen!, Sophie Brown, The O'Brien Sisters, Vanessa Barmby, Vicki Davids, and Victoria Hay.

This is a recording to conjure up memories not only of a successful film but also of a time when music conveyed a lot of emotion during times of stress. Highly recommended. Grady Harp, April 06

Mrs. Henderson Presents.......2006-03-24

Met ALL my expectations, having seen/loved the film - especially the orchestration, arrangements, and vocals. Sound quality superb.
I've played this CD for others - of all age groups - all agree it's a defininte winner.

Upbeat and Fun!.......2006-03-22

Love this CD for the nostalgia! My favorite track is "All the Things You Are" by J.Kern and O.Hammerstein. This year's Oscar telecast produced a montage of film clips to this track including the last scene from "Mrs. Henderson Presents" and it was so emotion granting as is the song. Many of the other songs are from a time period right before WWII, but they are just fun and upbeat -- it was the depression, people needed to be uplifted with such such songs as "Letting in the Sunshine" and "Goody Goody." Judi Dench was asked by someone in the bleachers at the Oscars how it felt to be nominated this year for Mrs. Henderson, and she answered back, "just listen to the soundtrack darling!" How great is that???!!!!

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The Voice of France

Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000075A80
Release Date: 2002-11-12

Tracks:

La Marseillaise (French National Anthem) - Placido Domingo
Dome Epais Le Jasmin (Flower Duet) - Joan Sutherland
L'amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle - Regina Resnik
C'est Toi...Au Fond Du Temple Saint - Gregory Cross
Belle Noit, O Nuit D'amour - Joan Sutherland
Apres Un Reve - Renee Fleming
L'invitation Au Voyage - Gerard Souzay
Cantique De Jean Racine, Op.11 - Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge
Rachel, Quand De Seigneur - Leopold Simoneau
O Vin, Dissipe La Tristesse - Sherrill Milnes
Je Suis Titania - Beverly Sills
Ah, Ou Va La Jeune Indoue - Joan Sutherland
Les Filles De Cadix - Angela Gheorghiu
Mon Coeur S'ouvre A Ta Voix - Marilyn Home
Alerte! Alerte!...Anges Pur - Nuccia Focile

Tracks:

Frere Jacques - Rita Streich
Air De Letter: Mon Chet Amant - Regine Crespin
Marthe Dieu Soit Loue...Deposons Les Armes (Soldiers' Chorus) - Robert Massard
In Paradisum - L Union Chorale de La Tour De Peliz
Villanelle - Regine Crespin
Je Veux Vivre - Joan Sutherland
Chanson A Boire - Gerard Souzay
L'Enigme Eternelle - Suzanne Danco
Sur Le Pont D'Avignon - Hilde Guden
Phidyle - Gerard Souzay
Les Gars Qui Vont A La Fete - Gerard Souzay
Notre Amour - Sylvia McNair
Beau Soir - Elly Ameling
C'est L'extase Langoureuse - Sylvia McNair
Puisqu'on Ne Peut Flechir Ces jalouses Gardiennes-Vainement Ma Bien-Aimee - Alfredo Kraus
Il Est Doux, Il Est Bon - Angela Gheorghiu
Hotel - Gilles Cachemaille
Petite Dinde, Ah! Quel Outrage - Maggie Teyte
Bailero - Kiri Te Kanawa
Brezairola - Kiri Te Kanawa
Malurous Qu'o Uno Fenno - Kiri Te Kanawa

Great Marches - Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic

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Not even Lenny can get an orchestra to play Sousa well!
Great Marches
Not the best but a good one
Can I get my money back
Indeed a Great Album

Great Marches - Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic

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ASIN: B0000029XV
Release Date: 1997-10-28

Tracks:

Semper Fidelis
The Thunderer
The Washington Post
Hands Across the Sea
Radetsky March
Under the Double Eagle
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Anchors Aweigh
The Stars And Stripes Forever
The British Grenadiers
Rule Britannia
La Marseillaise
The National Emblem
La Damnation De Faust, Op. 24: Hungarian March
Carmen Suite No. 1: March Of The Toreadors
Le Prophete: Coronation March
The Love for Three Oranges, Op.33a: March
Athalie, Op. 74: War March Of The Priests
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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.

National Anthems of the World: Swarovski Orchestra

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Large collection for the price, but not perfect
excellent selection & quality sound

National Anthems of the World: Swarovski Orchestra

Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00029J1XQ
Release Date: 2004-07-27

Tracks:

Algeria
Arab Emirates
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Egypt
Barbados
Belgium
Bolivia
Brazil
Germany
Bulgaria
Denmark
Ecuador
England
Estland
Europe
Finland
France
Georgia
Greece
Iraq
Iran
Ireland
Iceland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Cameroon
Canada
Colombia
Cuba
Latvia
Luxembourg

Tracks:

Lithuania
Malta
Morocco
Mexico
Mozambique
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
New Zealand
The Netherlands
Norway
Oman
Austria
Peru
The Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Sweden
Switzerland
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
South Africa
Syria
Thailand
Czech Republic
Tunisia
Turkey
Hungary
Uruquay
United States
Venezuela
Vietnam
Zimbabwe

Customer Reviews:

Large collection for the price, but not perfect.......2006-07-30

As with these sorts of all-inclusive collections, there are issues to be had with 'National Anthems of the World' as performed by the Swarovski Orchestra. Primary--to me--is that these performances and arrangements come off as being rather sterile and bland, though it's perhaps not surprising since I doubt very much that most of the nationalities of the nations represented here have citizens actually in the Swarovski Orchestra. There's little of the passion that a national band or orchestra would have in playing their own nation's anthem, much like listening to a generic studio band play play a collection of college fight songs (and there ARE CDs of those out for sale as well).

That said, this 2-disc CD set does offer a wide spectrum of national anthems, though it does a far better job of covering European nations more so than any other region. For instance, Central America is poorly represented in this collection as is Africa which, aside from Cameroon, the heart of that continent is conspicuously ill-depicted. But the biggest omission is China; neither the mainland or Taiwanese anthems are included in this set. Considering that The People's Republic of China is the most populous nation on earth, as well as a global political and economic force to be reckoned with, even in 1996 (this CD set dates from 2004, but at least one online database list the contents from the mid-1990s), this is a glaring oversight in my opinion.

The final gripe deals with the included documentation. Each of these anthems DO have titles to them, none of which the producers of this collection ever bother to mention and provide. One has to go to Wikipedia or some other resource to look up the actual name of the anthems included here. This is information that is relatively cheap to research and out of courtesy to the consumer should've been provided for this set, especially since this collection has been around in some form for over a decade already.

For the money, it's a fairly good buy for those who want a collection of national anthems. But the producers could've done a better job of compiling the contents of this collection, and what music there is would've certainly benefitted from a bit more impassioned play.

excellent selection & quality sound.......2005-08-27

Swarovski Orchestra did an excellent job in this compilation. I work in Foreign Service & I use this CD to play US anthem & the host country anthem during events. Unlike other compilations which shorten the pieces, this offers full-length pieces saving me from embarrassment.

Pierre Cochereau: L'Improvisateur Extraordinaire

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Pierre Cochereau: L'Improvisateur Extraordinaire

Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
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ASIN: B00005A7MH
Release Date: 2001-04-24

Tracks:

La Marsellaise (Rouget De Lisle)
Sortie Improvisee Sur 'La Marsellaise'
Vars Sur 'Adeste Fideles'
Sym Improvisee: Adagio (In Memoriam)
Sym Improvisee: Scherzo
Sym Improvisee: Adagio
Sym Improvisee: Final
Alleluia De Paques
Scherzo Symphonique

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique Op14; Rouget de Lisle: La Marseillaise

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About what you'd expect
A Command Performance

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique Op14; Rouget de Lisle: La Marseillaise

Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
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ASIN: B000000SRG
Release Date: 1996-04-09

Tracks:

Hymne des Marseillais (La Marseillaise)
Symphonie Fantastique, Op.14: Reveries - Passions
Symphonie Fantastique, Op.14: Un bal
Symphonie Fantastique, Op.14: Scene aux champs
Symphonie Fantastique, Op.14: Marche au supplice
Symphonie Fantastique, Op.14: Songe d'une nuit du Sabbat

Customer Reviews:

About what you'd expect.......2000-07-31

I can't wax enthusastic about this exquisite china-shop version of the twisted sister of all Romantic symphonies. The fillers are fun. Big deal.

If you have to have Barenboim, at least take his Orchestre de Paris version that through all the scrape and scruff we get something resembling idiomatic performance and musician involvement and pride. I'll take the Chicago porcelain, though, to whatever that dinginess is that Barenboim got in Berlin: a neo-Freudian bathos and heave brings pictures of Rosellini's "La Nausea."

Go back to the thrilling, scintillating, and definitive Paray, Munch (all the versions have something remarkable), Argenta (pathologic), Markevitch (very twisted), Martinon (alternative cornet parts and double harps) or Monteux in San Francisco (not the unfortunate Vienna sessions). Unfortunately, I find all too often that those who rave about a production such as this CSO runthrough have never known the above were available or haven't listened to them in many, many years. If they would, they'd be bowled over by the richness of ideas and the undeniable drama.

And if you want a glossy, up-to-the minute sound fest with an involved and idiomatic performance of the old Fantastique, give an ear to Tilson-Thomas and the San Franciscans saluting Monteux and the great Berlioz performance tradition they've had running out there for over 50 years.

A Command Performance.......1999-05-15

This is definately a rare interpretation! The Chicago symphony has proven once again that they are dedicated to their pledge to break new ground in music performance. They do just that under the more than capable baton of Maestro Barenboim. Never before have I heard such a twisted rendition of an ultimately twisted piece. The precision of the winds astound me once again through their brilliance and clarity. The bold, and most definately beautiful tones of the brass, not only strike fear but command the attention of the listener.The strings combine with awesome resolve to give the feeling to the listener of absolute uniformity in musical intent and idea. I will indeed cherish my copy of this truly 'command performance'.

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Manufacturer: Madacy Records
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Release Date: 2000-06-20

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Some excellent tracks.

World Anthems

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National Anthems

ASIN: B000007QGU
Release Date: 1998-06-16

Tracks:

Olympic Theme
Spain: Marcha Real
Austrailia: Advance Australia Fair
Poland: Jeszcze Polska
Brazil: Patria Amada, Brasil!
Denmark: Kong Christian
Kenya: Ee Mungu Nguvu Ye Tu (Oh God Of All Creation)
Canada: O Canada!/Au Canada
Great Britain: God Save The Queen
China: Ch'i Lai! (Arise!)
Belgium: La Brabanconne
Finland/Estonia: Maamme Laulu (Our Land)
Hungary: Isten Aldd Meg A Magyart (God Bless The Hungarians)
Norway: Ja, Vi Elsker Dette Landet
Germany: Einigkeit Und Recht Und Freiheit
The Czech Republic: Kde Domov Muj? (Where Is My Home?)
United States: The Star Spangled Banner
Greece: Segnorees Apo Tin Kopsi (I Shall Always Recognize You)
The Netherlands: Wilhelmus Van Nassouwe
Japan: The Peaceful Reign
Israel: Hatikvah (The Hope)
Egypt: Walla Zaman 'Algund (Hail, Gallan Troops)
France: La Marseillaise 'Algund
Argentina: Sean Eternos Los Laurales
Sweden: Du Gamla, Du Fria
Mexico: Mexicanos Al Grito De Guerra
Austria: Land Der Berge
Lithuania: Lietuva
Italy: Inno Di Mameli

Customer Reviews:

Some excellent tracks........2000-08-12

With twenty-nine national anthems and John Williams' "Olympic Theme", this album offers a reasonable variety of anthems. (Curiously, there is nothing from the USSR/CIS/Russia!) The recording quality is excellent. The interpretation of the anthems seems to attempt to give an 'appropriate' national flavour to each one. This does not always seem to work. For example, China's "Ch'i Lai!" sounds more like incidental music than a national anthem. There is an interesting rendition of France's "La Marseillaise". While it lacks the 'big' sound usually associated with this anthem, it is distinctive - and is probably a quite good representation of how it might have sounded back in 1792. If, however, you prefer the 'big' sound this version will be a disappointment. Argentina's "Sean eternos los laurales", Canada's "O! Canada" and John Williams' "Olympic Theme" are excellent, but Belgium's "La Brabanconne/Het Belgisch Volkslied" is disappointing and dirge-like. The anthems are performed by a chamber orchestra and consequently have neither the 'big' sound of a full orchestra, nor the martial sound of a military band. The album takes a distinctive approach to the anthems. Whether this approach works is ultimately a matter of personal taste. If you enjoy the more intimate sound of a chamber orchestra, this album will probably be to your taste.

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