Brass & Percussion [Hybrid SACD] [Hybrid SACD - DSD]

John Philip Sousa (Composer), Morton Gould (Composer), Edwin Franko Goldman (Composer), Edwin Eugene Bagley (Composer), Daniel Decatur Emmett (Composer), F.W. Meacham (Composer), American Traditional (Composer), Morton Gould (Conductor), Morton Gould Symphonic Band (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Morton Gould Symphonic Band
• Conductor: Morton Gould
• Composer: John Philip Sousa, Morton Gould, Edwin Franko Goldman, Edwin Eugene Bagley, Daniel Decatur Emmett, et al.
• Audio CD (January 25, 2005)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Hybrid SACD - DSD
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B0006PV5TO
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #177,552 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #50 in Music > Classical > Instruments > Percussion

Track Listings

1. The Stars and Stripes Forever, march for band

2. Parade (For Percussion)

3. On Parade (The Lion Tamer), march for band

4. Semper Fidelis, march for band

5. Jubilee, march for band

6. Fourth of July

7. Hands Across the Sea, march for band

8. Battle Hymn

9. National Emblem, march for orchestra (or band)

10. On the Mall

11. The Thunderer, march for band

12. American Youth March, for band

13. The Chimes of Liberty, for band

14. Happy Go Lucky

15. The Washington Post, march for band

16. Gladiator, march for band

17. El Capitan, march for band

18. U. S. Field Artillery, march for band

19. Dixie ("I Wish I Was in Dixie's Land"), song

20. The High School Cadets, march for band

See all 27 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In the "Top 5" of best band recordings ever. . ., January 26, 2007

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Larry D. Maupin (Nebraska) - See all my reviews
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I am a classical music person, and orchestra is my chosen medium; however, back in the 1960s I heard a recording of Morton Gould conducting his symphonic band, and was blown away by the precision, arrangements, and super sound of the LP version of this disk. Now it is out in RCA's new hybrid CD, re-mastered, and spectacular. The power of this band is superb; its members are obviously pick-up musicians of the highest caliber (I doubt if this band was together for an extended period). Of particular note is Gould's original piece "Jericho", a 12-minute depiction of the famous biblical battle. When the trumpets get cranked up to blow those walls down, you will hear one of the most spectacular feats of brass playing ever recorded, and you had better warn the neighbors before the window-rattling sound of the walls coming down blows the speakers off your stereo. Gould's other arrangements are also top-notch; the 2'43" "Dixie", for instance, is among the cleverest ever put to disc. If you dig band music, this sleeper of a CD will astound you!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars True american classics, February 17, 2007

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Stan W. (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

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I got this CD for all the Sousa on it. It is said to have 13 of sousa's greatest marches, but marches like National fencibles, Corcoran Cadets and Sound Off are hardly known at all. However, this CD is great. It also has Morton Gould compositions, and my favourite non-sousa composition- Goldman's Chimes of liberty. Two Goldman marches are new to me- Jubilee and Happy Go Lucky, and I like them a lot. One Sousa march is new to me- On Parade, which is one of Sousa's few circus marches. The problem about this CD is the fact that the recordings have parts taken out, so the pieces aren't as exciting, but the quality and dynamics are good, so I wholy recommend it anyway.

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Arrived fast and in good condition., December 12, 2008

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Ellwood J. Annaheim "Ellwood Annaheim" (Cheverly, MD) - See all my reviews
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It was great to find this recording. These Living Stereo recordings are getting harder and harder to find.