Fiedler's Favorite Marches

Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Victor Herbert (Composer), John Philip Sousa (Composer), Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), American Traditional (Composer), Robert G. Morse (Composer), Hector Berlioz (Composer), Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ippolitov-Ivanov (Composer), Robert Planquette (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Kenneth (F. J. Ricketts) Alford (Composer), Daniel Decatur Emmett (Composer), Morton Gould (Composer), George Gershwin (Composer), Johann I [Senior] Strauss (Composer), Edward Elgar (Composer), Camille Saint-Saens (Composer), Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Composer), Johannes Hanssen (Composer), Edwin Eugene Bagley (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Giuseppe Verdi, Victor Herbert, John Philip Sousa, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, American Traditional, et al.
• Audio CD (November 20, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000003F2V
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #82,674 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #44 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Romantic (c.1820-1910) > Forms & Genres > Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music
  • #89 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music > Incidental Music

Customer Reviews

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Simply a Fun Set of Marches, October 17, 2003

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Timothy Kearney (Haverhill, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fiedler's Favorite Marches (Audio CD)

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.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, October 29, 2010

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Shany - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fiedler's Favorite Marches (Audio CD)

I bought this CD for my father and he greatly enjoys it. He was looking for a collection of marches and this was the perfect find.
Highly recommended if you want cheerful, uplifting music.

4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable!, July 13, 2010

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Harlow Emerson (Wichita KS USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fiedler's Favorite Marches (Audio CD)

This is a CD worth having. It contains unique arrangements of many of the marches and it makes for enjoyable listening.