Gems of Concert Band: Legacy of Leonard B Smith

Detroit Concert Band (Artist), Lb Smith (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 24, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 5
• Label: Walking Frog
• ASIN: B0001DMVB2
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #850,795 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #96 in Music > Classical > Ballets & Dances > Ecossaises

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75: Act 3. Introduction

2. Suite algérienne, for orchestra in C major, Op. 60: Marche Militaire Francaise

3. España, rhapsody for orchestra, also arranged for 2 pianos

4. Shepherd's Hey!, folk song for military band (BFMS 21)

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Americans We for band

2. Chicago Tribune March, for band

3. Mainliner, march

4. Music Festival, march

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Sylvia, suite from the ballet: March and Procession of Bacchus

2. Samson et Dalila, opera in 3 acts, Op. 47: Bacchanale

3. Polka italienne, for piano, 4 hands in E flat minor/E flat major, TN ii/21

4. Slavonic Dance No. 3 for orchestra in A flat major, B. 83/3 (Op. 46/3)

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4

1. Carnival of Venice

2. Polka fantastic, for trombone solo & band

3. All Those Endearing Young Charms

4. The Three Solitaires, for band

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Disc: 5

1. Zampa, opera: Overture

2. La forza del destino, opera: Overture

3. Light Cavalry, overture to the operetta

4. Oberon, overture to the opera

See all 9 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD Very overpriced., August 16, 2010

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Daniel E Davis - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gems of Concert Band: Legacy of Leonard B Smith (Audio CD)

For anyone who likes traditional concert band music this is the GOLD STANDARD!!!
The late Leonard Smith was probably the greatest band director since SOUSA. The Detroit Concert Band was top notch musicians giving top notch performances. The selections are some of the most delightful concert band music to be found. This was originally a 19 LP set of albums recorded in the late 70s and early 80s. Leonard Smith had planed it to be a 36 lp set, but sadly the project was never completed. The GEMS 5 CD set is superbly remastered by Walking Frog Records, but sadly is a very incomplete set of the selections on the 19 LPs. The liner notes are also very skimpy and inadequate. Beware of the price. The list price from WalkingFrog is a very, very stiff $74.95 plus shipping. Very good CDs, well worth having but seriously overpriced!!! Even worse, some Amazon sellers are charging even higher prices, one greedy retailer even wants $99 for a used set. Buyer beware!!