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British and American Band Classics
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Track Listing
- William Byrd Suite, for band: The Earle of Oxford's Marche
- William Byrd Suite, for band: Pavana
- William Byrd Suite, for band: John come kisse me now
- William Byrd Suite, for band: The Mayden's Song
- William Byrd Suite, for band: Wolsey's Wilde
- William Byrd Suite, for band: The Bells
- Crown Imperial, coronation march for orchestra
- Hammersmith, prelude & scherzo for military band (also version for orchestra), Op. 52, H. 178
- Symphonic Songs for band: Serenade
- Symphonic Songs for band: Spiritual
- Symphonic Songs for band: Celebration
- Fanfare and Allegro for band
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #36267 in Music
- Brand: Philips
- Released on: 1990-10-19
- Number of discs: 1
- Dimensions: .23 pounds
Customer Reviews
The Gold Standard for Symphonic Band Music
This is the second of the two gold standard recordings of symphonic band music, the first being the prior Mercury recording of Fennel conducting the Eastman Winds performing the Holst overture and Vaughan Williams' Folksong Suite. The arrangement, the conductor, the performance, the interpretation are all perfect; one can only wonder what a current all digital master would sound like. Close call whether the vinyl through a tube power amp gives cleaner bass, but by all means get this CD for an indelible recording of unforgettable music.
Hold On To Your Socks!
I waited sixteen years for this recording to become available again, after first hearing it on the radio, and it was well worth the wait. The sound on this release, as well as on the others in this Mercury series of vintage recordings, is amazingly spacious and dynamic. This disc's rousing version of the Crown Imperial Coronation March is THE definitive recorded performance of that work. Complete with a stirring, regal melody, startling cannon blast, majestic organ, chimes, cymbals, shattering gong crashes, and thunderous drums, it will literally blow your socks off!
Classics played in High School Band
How many of you remember High School Band? We played William Byrd Suite for district and state contest. When I heard this recording, I cried, what can I say. I will surely pick up other band classics performed by the Eastman Wind Ensemble. The Mercury CDs are about as good as you can get from the original recordings.
