Gott, Kaiser, Vaterland: Military and Patriotic Music of Imperial Germany in Archival Recordings, 1903-1915 [CD, Compilation, Mono, Original recording remastered, Restored]

Obermusikmeister Fritz Brase (Conductor), Obermusikmeister Adolf Becker (Conductor), Obermusikmeister Mikolai Przywarski (Conductor), Obermusikmeister Robert Kuehle (Conductor), Kapellmeister Bruno Seidler-Winkler (Conductor), Musikkorps des Kaiser-Alexander Garde-Grenadier Regiments Nr. 1 (Orchestra), Musikkorps des Kaiser-Franz Garde-Grenadier Regiments Nr. 2 (Orchestra), Musikkorps des Koenigin-Augusta Garde-Grenadier Regiments Nr. 4 (Orchestra), Musikkorps des Garde-Pionier Korps (Orchestra), Trompeterkorps des Koenigs-Ulanen Regiments (1. Hannoversches) Nr. 13 (Orchestra), Browier-Hamann-Nebe Quartett (Performer), Chor des Garde-Pionier-Korps (Performer), Koeniglich Hofopernsaenger Paul Knaepfer (Performer), Various Male Choruses (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Browier-Hamann-Nebe Quartett, Chor des Garde-Pionier-Korps, Koeniglich Hofopernsaenger Paul Knaepfer, Various Male Choruses
• Orchestra: Musikkorps des Kaiser-Alexander Garde-Grenadier Regiments Nr. 1, Musikkorps des Kaiser-Franz Garde-Grenadier Regiments Nr. 2, Musikkorps des Koenigin-Augusta Garde-Grenadier Regiments Nr. 4, Musikkorps des Garde-Pionier Korps, Trompeterkorps des Koenigs-Ulanen Regiments (1. Hannoversches) Nr. 13
• Conductor: Obermusikmeister Fritz Brase, Obermusikmeister Adolf Becker, Obermusikmeister Mikolai Przywarski, Obermusikmeister Robert Kuehle, Kapellmeister Bruno Seidler-Winkler
• Audio CD (September 21, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: CD, Compilation, Mono, Original recording remastered, Restored
• Label: Brandenburg Historica
• Run Time: 70.26 minutes
• ASIN: B000EON6GM
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #54,415 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Neujahrsreveille im Berliner Lustgarten (Golde-Trad.)

2. Heil Dir im Siegerkranz - Hymne (Carey-Schumacher)

3. Der Kaiser lebe hoch! - Marschlied (Press)

4. Reichsadler-Marsch (Nieslony)

5. Hohenzollern-Marsch (Unknown)

6. Hipp, Hipp, Hurra - Marschlied (Kunoth)

7. Kaiser Parole - Marsch (Teike)

8. Kaiser Fanfaren-Marsch (Liebisch)

9. Unter Deutscher Kaiserkrone - Marsch (Wilke)

10. Ich bin ein Deutscher... - Marschlied (Golde-Thiersch)

11. Marsch der Hannoverschen Garde du Corps 1866 (Anon.)

12. Grosse Parade auf dem Tempelhofer Feld - Potpourri

13. Preussens Gloria AM II, 240 - Marsch (Piefke)

14. Parademarsch der 2. Garde-Infanterie Division (Trad.)

15. Auf des Adlers Schwingen - Marschlied (Gnauck)

16. Hurra unser Kronprinz! - Marsch (Ruckenschuh)

17. Prinz Eitel Friedrich-Marsch (Blankenburg)

18. Kaiser Friedrich-Marsch (Friedemann)

19. O Strassburg, O Strassburg - Marschlied (Trad.)

20. Unter deutschem Schutze - Marsch (Blankenburg)

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Editorial Reviews

BCR, Baltimore, December, 2005

I was steeling myself for a scratchy and imperfect recording, but wow! What a treat!

Product Description

This TWENTY-FIVE-TRACK CD-Compilation presents the marches, anthems and "Vaterlandslieder" that animated the German Empire of the Hohenzollern Emperors from 1871 to 1918, with PERIOD performances by the bands of the élite guard regiments of the Prussian Army, German soldiers' choruses and leading classical artists of the Wilhelmian era. The ancient recordings assembled in this compilation date from 1903 to 1915 and have been painstakingly restored and reengineered to maximize the surprising degree of fidelity already inherent to them WITHOUT altering their "imperial" ambience in ANY way whatsoever. This album presents the sounds of the ACTUAL military bandsmen and vocalists of Kaiser Wilhelm II's Germany and also features many long-forgotten treasures of German military music, all presented EXACTLY as recorded in the German Empire of NINETY- TO ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO. As an added bonus the CD is accompanied by a lavish, twenty-page illustrated booklet that features a detailed discussion of German military bands, German martial music and the development of the German Empire after 1871.

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gott Mit Uns!, May 20, 2006

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This review is from: Gott, Kaiser, Vaterland: Military and Patriotic Music of Imperial Germany in Archival Recordings, 1903-1915 (Audio CD)

This fascinating CD makes available the sounds of German military music from a century ago. Its indeed refreshing to have historical German martial music that is not Nazi era for a change! These recordings pre-date that period signifiantly, and thanks to the superb enhancement process involved they sound almost as good if not better. There is a lot of fascinating material here, all well researched and documented. The extensive booklet provides one of the most thorough backgrounds of German military music available in English. The selection of music provide a nice balance between well known and less well known material. We have a classic "Prussia's Glory" played by one of the Guards bands, as well as some lesser known compositions by famous composers like Blackenburg and Tieke. While "Alte Kameraden" would have been a stnadard to include here, I am just as glad the temptation was resisted. My only quibble is that the hymn "Heil Dir Im Siegerkranz" is presented in different versions three times! I think twice would have been enough. Missing is a good version of the official "Presentier Marsch" AM1 which was a standard at most reviews of the period. Perhaps there was not a version available for this collection. This is hardly a compliant for what is a fascinating collection. At last we can hear the German military band in its heyday. The folks at Brandenberg Historica are romantics at heart, and one can't help thinking they miss the old days of the Kaiser! Lets hope they can put together a volume two someday.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gott, Kaiser, Vaterland raises the bar !, March 4, 2006

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E. J. Richardson (New York State) - See all my reviews
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Modern reissues of vintage 78 rpm military band recordings have been around a quite while. Some are good and many not. With Gott, Kaiser, Vaterland, the folks at Brandenburg Historica have definitely raised the bar on this genre. It's an A+ product in all respects, technically & creative. The menu of the 25 recordings offered is a thoughtful & balanced mix of many well known marches of the era and other not so well known, all superbly produced. The pages of accompanying photographs commentary and notes on Imperial Germany, its martial music and the chosen recordings add much more to what is already an outstanding CD. Any discerning listener is ready to play this one again and again and await a volume 2.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Historical CD, February 25, 2006

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John C. Leopold "JL" (colorado springs, co United States) - See all my reviews
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Collectors of historical recordings of military music should rejoice at this release. I completely agree with the comments made on the previous review. There is simply nothing like this available for us collectors excepts perhaps for the cd they Brandenburg Historica sell of marches from Saxony. The marches are taken from recordings from the early part of the 19th century so make allowance for the sound, though some of the recordings have almost modern sound. I look forward to future releases. Thank you, BH!