Customer Reviews

Fiedler's Favorite Marches

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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.

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.

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

I'd been wanting a collection of marches for many years. When I was a kid, one of the very few tv shows I was allowed to watch was Arthur and the Boston Pops. This is a perfect collection of marches - great to wake up to!

This is a good collection of popular marches, and the word "march" is fortunately extended to include more than military marches. Most performances are top-notch. I bought this for the French Military March (from Algerian Suite) and Procession of the Sardar (from Caucasian Sketches), and was pleasantly surprised at the other tracks. I was especially surprised by de Sambre et Meuse, which I knew by another name, Le Regiment.

Marches are supposed to be big and brassy, not melodic and dance-like in rhythm. I also didn't hear enough differentiation between the styles of the composers. Berlioz and Verdi were the same as Strauss and Sousa. The overall selection was good, but this isn't the kind of crashing-cymbals, lots of drum and woodwinds march I was looking for. If you're looking for a nice smooth string ensemble, I'd recommend it. Nice background music for your Fourth of July dinner party.

Marches are of a wide variety, very well done. A really exciting and motivation collection of world famous marches.

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.

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.

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.