Berlioz: Faust

On this CD:

1. Damnation de Faust, La, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ("légende dramatique") H. 111 (Op. 24)
Composed by Hector Berlioz
Performed by Hans Hotter, Alois Pernerstorfer, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Frans Vroons
Conducted by Wilhelm Furtwangler

Berlioz: Faust, Music, Hans Hotter, Hector Berlioz, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Alois Pernerstorfer, Frans Vroons, Choral, Classical, Classical Music, Opera / Operetta / Oratorio, Opera/Operetta, Secular Music for More One Soloist, Chorus and Instr
Stars & Stripes Forever and the Greatest Marches
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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Stars & Stripes Forever and the Greatest Marches

Manufacturer: RCA
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ASIN: B000003F5U
Release Date: 1991-09-06

Tracks:

  1. Aida: Grand March
  2. Babes In Toyland: March Of The Toys
  3. Semper Fidelis
  4. Suite No. 1, Op. 43: Marche miniature
  5. Yankee Doodle
  6. Up The Street
  7. The Damnation of Faust: Rakoczy March
  8. Caucasian Sketches: Procession Of The Sardar
  9. Sambre et Meuse
  10. The Ruins Of Athens: Turkish March
  11. Colonel Bogey
  12. Dixie
  13. American Salute: When Johnny Comes Marching Home
  14. Strike Up The Band
  15. Radetzsky March
  16. Pomp And Circumstance March No. 1
  17. Algerian Suite: French Military March
  18. Mlada: Procession Of The Nobles
  19. Valdres March
  20. National Emblem March
  21. The Stars And Stripes Forever

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Album matches content hype.......2007-05-31

I intially bought this album for a few selections I had heard from Classical 102.1 (KDFC-FM). I was pleasantly surprised that the entire album has a very satisfying collection of the greatest marches. I am very pleased with this album, and would recommend it for anyone who likes a broad range of famous marches.

5 out of 5 stars Fun.......2007-01-21

This CD would make a great gift for anyone who enjoys marches. Some of the marches are popular, others are not. All are well-performed and can be enjoyed - LOUDLY!

5 out of 5 stars invigorating!.......2006-12-05

Great recordings of stirring music. I like to play it loud while my kids and I clean house. It makes it go by fast.

5 out of 5 stars Totally awesome!.......2005-03-27

My father was a Marine in the ETC, he told me stories about how they went floor to floor checking for bad guys humming this music. I think it is great music to listen to, I really like track 3, it says so much in the title alone. I hope everybody like this music as much as I do!
Fiedler's Favorite Marches
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Excellent, but one missing...
  • Simply a Fun Set of Marches
  • Great Marching Music
  • Great
Fiedler's Favorite Marches

Manufacturer: RCA
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003F2V
Release Date: 1990-11-20

Tracks:

  1. Aida: Grand March
  2. Babes In Toyland: March Of The Toys
  3. Semper Fidelis
  4. Suite No. 1, Op. 43: Marche Miniature
  5. Yankee Doodle
  6. Up The Street
  7. The Damnation Of Faust: Rakoczy March
  8. Caucasian Sketches: Procession Of The Sardar
  9. Sambe Et Meuse
  10. The Ruins Of Athens: Turkish March
  11. Colonel Bogey
  12. Dixie
  13. American Salute
  14. Strike Up the Band
  15. Radetzsky March
  16. Pomp And Circumstance March No. 1
  17. Algerian Suite: French Military March
  18. Mlada: Procession Of The Nobles
  19. Valdres March
  20. National Emblem March
  21. The Stars And Stripes Forever

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellent, but one missing..........2007-03-07

These are fabulous marches played with huge amounts of zest, but one of Fiedler's best RCA marches - the Zacatecas March - was left out!!! Why??? There would have been plenty of room, and it seems to be available on a Japanese release - why not this one?

Otherwise, no hesitation at all.

4 out of 5 stars Simply a Fun Set of Marches.......2003-10-18

In the 5th grade, I tried out for Little League. My desire to play baseball was not rooted in any love for the sport. I thought my father wanted me to play a sport. I was so great at the tryouts; he said some memorable words to me. "Tim, I think you ought to stick with playing the clarinet." I am sure he was trying to spare me humiliation on the athletic field. Little did he know he was starting my love affair with music, a far greater gift.

Perhaps because I was in the school band, I gravitated toward marches, and this collection of marches conducted by Arthur Fielder was one of the first recordings I purchased (6th or 7th grade I believe). At the time (the mid 1970's) it was only available on LP. As soon as the CD was available, I purchased it for nostalgic reasons. This collection had many popular marches such as the Grand March from Aida, Stars and Stripes Forever, Pomp and Circumstance, as well as some lesser known marches. This was one of the collections that piqued my interest in orchestral music. Though the marches could probably best be termed "light classical," it was an introduction to more serious music. Many years later I used this same recording when I taught as background music during art or spelling lessons. Again, it served as an introduction to more serious music.

This is not a complicated set; it is simply a little jewel that is a joy to listen to and a fun addition to a music collection.

5 out of 5 stars Great Marching Music.......2000-11-14

Even though I am a Yankee I still love "Dixie." This is great music for pre-school children and those just entering school. I think it helps build character. I like this album.

5 out of 5 stars Great.......1999-05-23

I have had this tape for years and it just got torn, so I have to replace it immediately because my granddaughter, age 3, also loves it.
Anna Netrebko: Opera Arias
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Anna Netrebko: Opera Arias
  • First DGG album--very promising
  • Remarkable!
  • Beautiful voice, beautiful girl
  • Fresh soprano blood
Anna Netrebko: Opera Arias
Anna Netrebko , Elina Garanca , Gianandrea Noseda , Wiener Philharmoniker , and Hector Berlioz
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
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ASIN: B00008MLSH
Release Date: 2003-09-09

Tracks:

  1. Idomeneo: Recitativo ed Aria "Quando avran fine omai" - Mozart
  2. Don Giovanni: Recitativo accompagnato e Rondo "Crudele!" - Mozart
  3. Benvenuto Cellini: Cavatine "Entre l'amour et le devoir" - Berlioz
  4. La Sonnambula: Recitativo e Cavatina "Care compagne, et voi, ternei amici" - Bellini
  5. Manon: Air du Cours-la-Reine "Suis-je gentille ainsi?" - Massenet
  6. Lucia di Lammermoor: Scena e Cavatina "Ancor non giunse!" - Donizet
  7. Faust: Ricitatif "Les grands seigneurs ont seuls des airs..." - Gounod
  8. Rusalka: "Mesicku na nebli hlubokem" - Dvorak
  9. La Boheme: "Quando me'n vo' (Musette's Waltz)" - Puccini

Amazon.com

Here, a year after her sensational Metropolitan debut as Prokofiev's Natasha from War and Peace, comes the debut solo recital album of 30-something soprano Anna Netrebko. She hails from southern Russia, and her emergence from the life of a conservatory student has a touch of the Cinderella tale—the bit, that is, about being discovered by Gergiev mopping floors for the Kirov as a part-time job and making her way into the Kirov's ranks. Later she became a favorite at San Francisco Opera, trying on for size a swath of comic and dramatic roles. Opera Arias parades Netrebko's way through a spectrum of vocal styles and characters. This mesmerizing lyric soprano engages--at times thrillingly grips--the listener with an imagination far greater than the disc's title (couldn't someone have dreamt up a less ridiculously bland handle?), but most significantly leaves an impression that the enterprise here isn't merely about singing. Netrebko's Ilia and Donna Anna are flesh-and-blood characters in real situations, as Mozart wanted them to be. The results are a bit more uneven with her bel canto heroines, where the required balance between Netrebko's emotional identification, so obviously a forte, and the musical phrasing thereof is a delicate one. Her shading of Lucia's mood swings, vocal and emotional, isn't consistently compelling. On the other hand, Netrebko uncovers gemlike facets not just in Gounod's "Jewel Song" but particularly in her stunning, passionately realized and beautifully phrased Manon (even if her trills disappoint). A shame that samples of her Russian repertory are missing here, though Netrebko's "Song to the Moon" from Dvorak's Rusalka concentrates and sets a mood with enviable mastery. Netrebko's musical intelligence and theatrical savvy seem destined to ensure her a magnificent career, so it's no surprise that many fans are already clamoring for more than the tease of an aria collection. --Thomas May

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Anna Netrebko: Opera Arias.......2007-03-29

Her voice takes my breath away, I fell in love with her.
I highly reccomend it.

4 out of 5 stars First DGG album--very promising.......2007-02-01

Anna Netrebko has rapidly become a first tier star in opera. This album, her first at DGG, illustrates why some rate her so highly; it also illustrates some of the questions that some have raised about her. All in all, though, a very nice CD.

A few selections illustrate:

Mozart, Idomeneo, "Quando avran fine omai." She displays a rich and clean voice. There is a very attractive quality to her voice manifest in this work.

Mozart, Don Giovanni, "Crudele? Ah no, mio bene!...Non mi dir." This is Donna Anna's poignant aria, given her circumstances. Netrebko displays rich tones. This is a well sung cut. "Non mi dir" shows off some agility in her voice.

Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor. "Ancor non giunse!. . .Regnava nel silenzio. . .Quando rapito in estasi" Something of a disappointment. Coloratura is not her forte (and see her "Sempre Libera" CD for further confirmation). She clearly shows off a rich and lush voice. I think that she displays some characterization here that is compelling. She hits high notes cleanly. But her ornamentation is indifferent, and she appears unable to trill. I know, some say that that is irrelevant. But compare Beverly Sills' version of this work, with almost too many trills extraordinarily well sung and her florid technique, and this version simply pales.

Bellini, La Sonnambula. "Care compagna. . .Come per me sereno." Again, Netrebko displays a rich voice. She displays an agile voice and the ability to hit the high notes. Her rendition of "come per sereno" is spirited.

Gounod, Faust. "The Jewel Song." Very smooth singing; animated singing. But the technique does not measure up to Anna Moffo's version--let alone Joan Sutherland's.

Puccini, La Boheme. "Musetta's Waltz." Yikes! What a version. Brava Netrebko. Her darker voice is very well suited to this. The characterization of Musetta seems on the mark. A wonderful cut.

All in all, this shows the promise of Netrebko. It also indicates where her strengths are and where she does not do so well (coloratura work). However, this is a very nice introduction to her work and her art.

5 out of 5 stars Remarkable!.......2006-11-02

Perhaps her voice is not as candid as some other sopranos, but her rendition of the score and interpretative expression make her and exquisite hearing pleasure. This recording shows a more matured artist capable of capturing the role dynamics and emotions.

Yes, her voice is not as lyric as you might expect, and some roles may sound a little big heavy (sometimes maybe bordering verismo), but definitively at stated before hearing her is a gloriuos pleasure, almost as good as looking at her.

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful voice, beautiful girl.......2005-11-22

When I heard Anna Netrebko singing Quando Men Vo I was stunned by a voice of stunning purity, great power and sheer beauty. The best Musetta I've heard! Her Song to the moon is stunning and I love her Bel Canto! Anna Netrebko has a very bright future ahead of her. Her Mozart is top class!

4 out of 5 stars Fresh soprano blood.......2005-09-07

Any budding soprano that doesn't choose the usual warhorses, and opens her debut album with an aria from Mozart's Idomeneo, and turns it into a tour de force, sparkling performance, is worth all the hype. And the best is yet to come- the second track, Non mir dir from Don Giovanni is even better. Not technically, far from it: the way she fudges that trill at the end is astounding, but this Anna is so alive, so achingly beautiful, that it remains one of my favourites among the many versions I have heard over the years. Netrebko has performed Donna Anna on stage - to a great acclaim- and that shows here.
The rest of the album offers energetic Berlioz, great bits of Lucia - a wonderful mezzo Elina Garanca joins Netrebko on this one- and La sonnambula sung in a way that makes Dionizetti and Bellini palatable for me... The runs are little messy sometimes, but give Netrebko the vocal challenges, the idiotic libretti and a sleeping gown and she can act the hell out of it, even in a studio recording. The spunky Manon makes her mark in the gavotte, the Faust is charming- and devoid of many written trills and such, but it's good clean fun and she is putting some life into that chirpy classic.
And then, the kinky Rusalka, lovely, strong and devoid of any of that cheese and swooning nonsense that many other singers have splattered on it. I love this opera and Mesicku aria is one of my big favourites, and I have heard countless renditions of it, from a near perfect Benackova to a very cool Karita Mattila to a horrible, slurring and scooping, bottom of the lake Fleming, and Netrebko really gets it right for me. When I was a kid reading all the stories about rusalki, this is how I imagined them- sad, erotic, and with some character. I can understand her Czech too, how often that happens! I guess only someone from our Slavic language pool would understand how well she controls that super rounded Russian oh's from overtaking what she is singing, and even though her diction is funny business overall, the voice more than makes up for it.
The closing Musetta's Waltz is just about perfect- once again, not too much, not too little, would make me see the tired old Boheme if it played around here and she was in it... Netrebko has some work to do on varying the colors of her lovely, dark voice, and kicking up the diction, but she is shaping to be major economic force in the opera world and from this debut CD it is clear why- the looks are backed by a high wattage talent, acting skills and plain good taste.
Passion - Most Famous Orchestral Spectaculars [20 CD Set]
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • A good gift for novice
Passion - Most Famous Orchestral Spectaculars [20 CD Set]

Manufacturer: Delta
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ASIN: B00012QLTQ
Release Date: 2003-12-09

Album Description

Music can be both calming and relaxing, or invigorating and passionate...this phenomenal 20-CD set is definitely the latter. This amazing collection brings together for the first time the most passionate music of all time, from Ravel's Bolero, Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, Wagner's Magic Fire Music to Ravel's La Valse, Orff 's Carmina Burana and Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. This is a must have collection for every passionate music lover.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A good gift for novice.......2007-05-12

This was a good gift for somebody learning about Classical music in Japan.
Fiedler Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A must have CD
  • Arthur at his best.
  • Fiedler's Finest
  • what a collaboration of musical excellence, oh what style!
Fiedler Greatest Hits

Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003F5O
Release Date: 1991-09-06

Tracks:

  1. 'Gayane' Ballet Suite: Sabre Dance
  2. Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1
  3. The Flight Of The Bumblebee
  4. Light Cavalry Overture
  5. The Merry Wives Of Windsor: Overture
  6. Jalousie
  7. 'Mlada': Procession Of The Nobles
  8. Serenade For Strings: Waltz
  9. William Tell Overture
  10. 'L'Arlesienne'-Suite No. 2: Farandole
  11. The Syncopated Clock
  12. 'Prince Igor': Polovetsian Dances
  13. 'The Damnation Of Faust': Rakoczy March
  14. The Stars And Stripes Forever

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A must have CD.......2007-01-14

For anyone who likes Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops, this CD is a must have.

4 out of 5 stars Arthur at his best........2002-03-20

Arthur Fiedler made listening to classical music fun. Try a listen to 'Pomp and Circumstance', one of my favourite pieces of classical music. 'William Tell Overture' shines as does most of the material on this album. Well recorded for it's day. Fiedler is missed.

5 out of 5 stars Fiedler's Finest.......2002-02-16

I had the opportunity of playing in an orchestra under Maestro Fiedler. He was a tough, no nonsense conductor who expected crisp, lyrical, and expressive. His musical interpretations of everything from Sabre Dance to Syncopated Clock; from Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 to his love for the Beatles, sets him as the ruler supreme in pop music. I only hope RCA will continue to reissue his LPs so a new generation knows the man and his music. Bravo!

5 out of 5 stars what a collaboration of musical excellence, oh what style!.......1999-06-08

I bought this CD a little over a year ago and it is still among my favorites. "Polvetsian Dances" is excellent no matter what your interests. The full version of "Pomp and Circumstance" as well as "The William Tell Overature" are wonderful; The "Procession of the Nobles" is victorious and galliant; the lyrical complexity of "Farandole" is haunting. This is a brilliant compilation of musical excellence.
The Very Best of Régine Crespin
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Sensuality Personified!
The Very Best of Régine Crespin

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B0006VYEJQ
Release Date: 2005-04-26

Tracks:

  1. Ils S'Eloignent Enfin...Sombre Foret
  2. D'Amour L'Ardente Flamme
  3. Les Grecs Ont Disparu...Malheureux Roi!
  4. Nous Avons Vu Finir...Chers Tyriens
  5. Je Vais Mourir...Adieu, Fiere Cite
  6. Ah! Salome! Dans Ce Palais...Il Est Doux, Il Est Bon
  7. Je Souffre
  8. Mes Cheres Filles, J'Ai Encore A Vous Dire
  9. Soir
  10. Le Secret
  11. Apres Un Reve
  12. Clair De Lune
  13. Lo Fiolaire
  14. Lou Coucut
  15. Coeur En Peril
  16. Berceuse Creole

Tracks:

  1. Einsam In Truben Tagen
  2. Euch Luften, Die Mein Klagen
  3. Eine Waffe Lass Mich Dir Weisen...Der Manner Sippe
  4. Ich Sah Das Kind
  5. I. Der Engel
  6. II. Stehe Still!
  7. III. Im Treibhaus
  8. IV. Schmerzen
  9. V. Traume
  10. I. In Der Fremde
  11. II. Intermezzo
  12. III. Waldesgesprach
  13. Timor Di Me?...D'Amor Sull'Ali Rosee
  14. Ecco L'Orrido Campo...Ma Dall'Arido Stelo Divulsa
  15. Tu Che Le Vanita
  16. D'Art Et D'Amour

Album Description

Details TBA. EMI. 2005.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Sensuality Personified!.......2005-04-27

This is one of the best collections of Regine Crespin. Of course, her Berlioz/Ravel set with Ansermet is definitive, but the beauty and soft womanliness of her voice can be heard in all the selections on this disc. The engineers went for her vocal best and they created a fine collection aptly titled "The Best of..." One would be unduly captious to find Crespin "brittle" of tone here.

It is by now, very difficult to imagine anyone singing "Il est doux" with more apt expression of the line than La Crespin. Wagner's Wesendonk lieder is simply sublime from start to finish and the Faure takes on new meaning. That she is comical, melancholy, fun and happy by turns singles her out. This collection captures all her awesome talent. Underneath it all seems to be a very, if I may, sexual energy.

Crespin must be heard to be believed and the miracle lies in that even her softest tones are really enveloping, never thin. All tones are open and this is why there are enough colors in Regine Crespin's delicious voice to paint the world a thousand times, but it may also be why she infamous for being short and edgy on top but I remind, never here is she such. She is a relaxed singer in superb voice, comfortable in her own olive skin and makes the most out of every word those poets wrote.

The whole collection is unique in pace, style, and voice. It is Regine Crespin...in a nutshell fabulous!

Berlioz: La Marseillaise - Love Scene from Roméo & Juliet - The Damnation of Faust, Three Excerpts, etc... / McNair, Leech, Zinman
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • All This Music Is Better Served Elsewhere
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  • 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:

  1. Benvenuto Cellini: Overture
  2. Love Scene
  3. Minuet Of The Will-O'-The-Wisps
  4. Dance Of The Sylphs
  5. Rakoczy March
  6. Le Corsaire Overture
  7. Les Troyens: Trojan March
  8. Royal Hunt & Storm
  9. La Marseillaise

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars 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.

5 out of 5 stars The production of a music genius.......2005-08-06

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

4 out of 5 stars 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.

3 out of 5 stars 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.
Marches: Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • For Water Aerobics, a Top-Ten CD
  • Greatest March Sampling Out There!
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  • Blood Pumping Music
  • Blood Pumping Music
Marches: Greatest Hits

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000002AW0
Release Date: 1994-12-06

Tracks:

  1. Various: The Prince of Denmark's March
  2. Various: March from The Anna Magdalena Notebook
  3. Various: March from Cantata No. 207
  4. Various: See, the Conqu'ring Hero Comes March from Judus Maccabaeus
  5. Various: Turkish March from The Ruins of Athens, Op. 113, No. 4
  6. Various: Rakoczy March from The Damnation of Faust
  7. Various: Procession of the Nobles from Mlada Suite
  8. Various: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1
  9. Various: Grand March from Aida
  10. Various: The Washington Post March
  11. Various: National Emblem March
  12. Various: The Liberty Bell
  13. Various: Colonel Bogey March
  14. Various: Semper fidelis
  15. Various: British Grenadiers
  16. Various: King Cotton
  17. Various: Under the Double Eagle
  18. Various: The Thunderer
  19. Various: III. March from First Suite for Military Band in E-flat Major
  20. Various: March of the Toys from Babes in Toyland
  21. Various: El capitan
  22. Various: March from 1941
  23. Various: March from The Love for Three Oranges
  24. Various: The Raiders' March from Raiders of the Lost Ark
  25. Various: The Stars and Stripes Forever!

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars For Water Aerobics, a Top-Ten CD.......2005-07-30

I provide music for water aerobics classes. The class members are typically retirees, and like Classical music, yet until this CD the only Classical music with a beat distinctive and steady enough for water aerobics that I'd found was on the "Hooked on Classics" series. Thus, for water aerobics, this is a find.

Also contributing to this CD's popularity for water aerobics are that: (1) many of the songs are upbeat, and (2) "new stereo" recordings (in contrast to my recordings of Sousa marches that were played by Sousa himself; he died in the 1930s.)

In Summary, were you to buy just ten CDs for water aerobics classes, this would be one of them.

5 out of 5 stars Greatest March Sampling Out There!.......2004-04-05

Knowing very little about classical music, I bought several march compilations a few years back, in hopes that I could develop at least a fanboy level of appreciation. Of the compilations I picked up, this is the one that showed me the most diverse sampling of marches. If you want to become familiar with the march genre, this collection runs away with the blue ribbon, with no contendors close behind. The other compilations I came across focused strictly on the American military marches; they were all very good, but this compilation dishes up a diverse menu, from Ludwig Von Beethoven to John Williams.

This CD has a special place in my collection since it turned me on to John Philip Sousa, who has become one of my favorite composers ever. The Sousa selections on this CD are performed by The Incredible Columbia All-Star Band. I enjoyed these tunes immensely enough to buy some Sousa compilations, and found that while the All-Star Band's take on Sousa tunes is very good, I greatly prefer the releases by The United States Marine Band. The Sousa tunes on this CD are a bit rushed for my taste, while The United States Marine Band's delivery seems more pronounced and evenly paced.

My personal favorite track is Kenneth Alford's "Colonel Bogey" performed by John Williams and The Boston Pops Orchestra. They take Alford's memorable placid march, and shape it into a powerful storm-of-an-orchestral march. Absent are the keyboards prevalent in many renditions of Colonel Bogey, but beautifully replaced with a dynamic orchestra.

It's the variety of marches, however, that steal the show, especially if you are a novice like I am, and want to find out which era of marches is your cup of tea. You get a wide range, from Hector Berlioz's Racoczy March from "Damnation of Faust," to Edwin Bagley's "National Emblem March," to Victor Herbert's "March of the Toys," all the way up to the present day with John William's "The Raider's March" from "Raiders of the Lost Ark."

I am still getting my feet wet learning about marches, and this compilation has given me a great head start. No doubt I'll cringe one day if I read this clumsy description of Sousa and Alford tunes, but for the time being, I am having great fun discovering a whole new school of music. This CD is a great starting point if you want to become familiar with marches.

Just one other comment that will only further display my amateur level of classical music appreciation, but I've just got to say it: JOHN PHILIP SOUSA ROCKS!!! There are very few pieces that sound as happy and uplifting as a Sousa march. I proudly salute Mr. Sousa!

4 out of 5 stars For the Lover of Marches.......2002-05-16

This is the best march music CD I have in my collection. It covers a range from Beethoven's "Turkish March" (track 5 and my favorite of the CD) to Sousa. The weakness of the CD comes from the Incredible Columbia All-Star Band tracks. They do a few Sousa marches and the difference between them and the Boston Pops is very noticable. But that's just a minor complaint and certainly nothing to keep you from buying and enjoying this CD.

5 out of 5 stars Blood Pumping Music.......2001-01-30

This CD took me back many years. It has great music that will get your blood pumping. It is a great selection of music and should be in anyones CD collection!!

5 out of 5 stars Blood Pumping Music.......2001-01-30

This CD is a great CD. It includes some the worlds most famous marches with a great recording. I grew up in marching bands in East Texas and loved marches, and this CD gets my blood pumping and takes me back to the old days. If you love great music and marches, this is a sure buy!!!!
40 Famous Marches
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Solid Basic March Collection
  • Bold and brassy mixes well with the rest
  • 40 Famous Marches - a great collection!!
  • Classics on Parade
  • Too, too much Philip Jones Ensemble
40 Famous Marches

Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000040OX5
Release Date: 2000-02-08

Tracks:

  1. Pomp And Circumstance March No. 1 In D Major - London PO; Solti, G.
  2. Karelia Suite: Alla marcia - Philharmonia Orchestra
  3. Jubel March - Vienna PO; Boskovsky, W.
  4. Funeral March Of A Marionette - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
  5. Tannhauser: Grand March - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble; Howarth, E.
  6. Rinaldo: March - English Chamber Orchestra
  7. Saul: Dead March - English CO; Bonynge, R.
  8. Aida: Grand March - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
  9. Radetzky March - Vienna PO; Boskovsky, W.
  10. Marche militaire - Wiener Philharmoniker
  11. Athalia: War March Of The Priests - Vienna PO; Dohnanyi, C.v.
  12. The Nutcracker: March - National Philharmonic Orchestra
  13. The Love For Three Oranges: March - London PO; Weller, W.
  14. Le Prophete: Coronation March - London Philharmonic Orchestra
  15. La Damnation de Faust: Hungarian March - Chicago SO; Solti, G.
  16. Persian March - Wiener Philharmoniker
  17. Aladdin Suite: Oriental Festive March - San Francisco SO; Blomstedt, H.
  18. The Ruins Of Athens: Turkish March - Carlo Curley
  19. The Occasional Oratorio: March - San Francisco SO; Blomstedt, H.
  20. Pomp And Circumstance March No. 4 In G Major - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Tracks:

  1. Crown Imperial (Coronation March) - London PO; Norrington, R.
  2. Music For The Funeral Of Queen Mary: Funeral March - Baroque Brass Of London
  3. Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary) - London PO; Norrington, R.
  4. March - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
  5. Marche triomphale - London PO; Norrington, R.
  6. Egyptian March - Wiener Philharmoniker
  7. Joyeuse March - Swiss Romande Orch; Ansermet, E.
  8. Napoleon March - Wiener Philharmoniker
  9. A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March - Montreal SO; Dutoit, C.
  10. Russian March - Wiener Philharmoniker
  11. Carmen, Suite No.2: Marche des contrebandiers - Montreal SO; Dutoit, C.
  12. The Tale Of Tsar Saltan: March - London Symphony Orchestra
  13. Mlada: Procession Of The Nobles - Kingsway Orch; Camarata, S.
  14. Spanish March - Wiener Philharmoniker
  15. Things To Come: March - National PO; Herrmann, B.
  16. Washington Post - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
  17. Entry Of The Gladiators - National PO; Herrmann, B.
  18. Colonel Bogey - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
  19. The Dam Busters - National PO; Herrmann, B.
  20. The Stars And Stripes Forever - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Solid Basic March Collection.......2006-08-07

Great solid basic collection, a real bargain with mostly outstanding performances. Having played several in bands and orchestras and sung one (the Rimsky Mlada), I have a good idea how they should go. As other other commentators say, there are better individual recordings, such as anything by Fennell and the Eastman band. The organ pieces just don't do this music justice, although a real cathedral organ can come close, but that's beyond these discs. The Nielsen Aladdin March is the new one for me. Berlioz by Solti is great! Buy it!

5 out of 5 stars Bold and brassy mixes well with the rest.......2004-08-14

I am impressed most by the variety in 40 Famous Marches on 2 CDs, a Double Decca release. The performers include Philharmonic Orchestras, a Brass Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, organ, Symphony, and for nine selections, the Wiener Philharmoniker. I am not sure if the word schmaltzy ought to be applied to any of this, but the Wiener Philharmoniker often exhibits a unique sound which is not quite the same as any of the other selections. The final five selections are all performed by the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble under Elgar Howarth in ADD/DDD format in 1983 and 1985. Two of those five are rousing marches by John Philip Sousa, another called `Entry of the Gladiators' is typical of songs played by live bands at circuses, and the remaining two are from movie soundtracks. `Colonel Bogey' is famous from the movie about British prisoners of war building a railroad bridge for the Japanese in World War Two, the Bridge over the River Kwai.

The major source of variety in these 40 selections is that many of them are taken from operas and even a ballet, Tchaikovsky's famous `The Nutcracker--March.' I originally found this collection when I was searching for `Funeral March of a Marionette' by Charles Gounod (1818-1893) which has a theme that is famous from its use by a television series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock. If you can't remember how that goes, you ought to buy this collection and listen for it early: it is selection 4 on the first CD. The main theme was fun to play and easy to learn in a book of piano lessons, but the rest is quite whimsical and worth listening to, and people who play organ with pedal notes might still be able to find music for playing the entire arrangement, difficult though it is for someone like me, who becomes confused when too many things are going on at the same time.

There was something on this CD that sounded weird, and I had to check to see what it was, and it was just someone playing the organ, but he was trying to play `The Ruins of Athens -- Turkish March' by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827).

Something by Handel