Track Listing

1. Hands Across the Sea, march for band
2. Le Père la Victoire, march for band
3. The Golden Ear
4. Old Comrades (Alte Kameraden), march for band (or orchestra)
5. March for military band in B flat major, Op. 99
6. Valdres March for band (or orchestra)
7. Inglesina (Little English Girl), symphonic march for band
8. London (London Every Day), suite for orchestra: No 3, Knightsbridge March
9. U. S. Field Artillery, march for band
10. The Thunderer, march for band
11. The Washington Post, march for band
12. King Cotton, march for band
13. El Capitan, march for band
14. The Stars and Stripes Forever, march for band
15. American Patrol, march for band
16. On the Mall
17. Lights Out
18. Barnum and Bailey's Favorite, march for orchestra (or band)
19. Colonel Bogey March, for band (or orchestra)
20. Billboard March, for band

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #30619 in Music
• Brand: Mercury
• Released on: 1994-02-15
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .23 pounds

Customer Reviews

Vintage march collection for connoisseurs
It seems like the heyday for recorded march collections was the early stereo era. The classic Mercury recordings by Fennell and the Eastman Wind Ensemble dating from that time no doubt contribute to that impression. In this collection, they demonstrate the seriousness with which they approach this repertoire by unearthing some lesser known (at least in the US) pieces to go along with the usual Sousa-esque fare. However, there is no sense that they scraped the bottom of the barrel: all of these marches are first rate. Even the less familiar marches will have you humming along in no time, so infectious are they. These performers bring their usual gutsy exuberance and the necessary polish, too. The sound is on the bold side so turn the volume down a bit for this one.

happy music
I could't offer a technical critique of this c.d,instead I'll attempt to describe the enjoyment it gave me.Imagine you're sitting in your car listening to the radio,not terribly enthusiastic about getting out to start work.You become aware there's a bright ,cheerful sounding tune being played-vaguely familiar,I find myself tapping out the beat and humming along-what's this called then?Then we get to the part I can identify-DAH-DAHdeDAHdeDAH-DAH-DAH-Oh,of course,it's the music they used in "The Hunters",oh the memories that brought back.That tune got me out of the car ,through the day's turmoil,and when I woke up the next morning at 3a.m.,it was still going throgh my head!Okay,log onto Amazon,click,click,all I've gotta do now is contain my impatience .The C.D. duly arrived,suffice it to say it exceeded all my expectations regarding quality and content and has become one of my favourites.