Marches

Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Frederick the Great [Frederick II] (Composer), Franz von Suppe (Composer), Wilhelm Lindemann (Composer), Graf Cuno Moltke (Composer), Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Joseph Franz Wagner (Composer), Karl Muhlberger (Composer), Julius Fucik (Composer), Anonymous (Composer), Johann Gottfried Piefke (Composer), Johann Schrammel (Composer), German Anonymous (Composer), Richard Henrion (Composer), Dominik Ertl (Composer), Vladimir Komkaz (Composer), Anton Seifert (Composer), E. Wagner (Composer), Ferdinand Radeck (Composer), Carl Teike (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Frederick the Great [Frederick II], Franz von Suppe, Wilhelm Lindemann, Graf Cuno Moltke, et al.
• Audio CD (February 14, 1995)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Deutsche Grammophon
• ASIN: B000001GLC
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #138,023 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Hoch und Deutschemeister Marsch

2. Vindolbona Marsch

3. Hohenfriedberger Marsch

4. Erzherzog Albrecht Marsch

5. Tiroler Holzhacker Buab'n

6. Preussens Gloria

7. Coburger Marsch

Disc: 2

1. Kärntner Liedermarsch, for band

2. Die Bosniaken kommen

3. Friederieus Rex-Grenadiermarsch

4. Old Comrades (Alte Kameraden), march for band (or orchestra)

5. Einzugs-Marsch (Entrance March), for orchestra (also known as "Occupati

6. Nibelungen March

7. Radetzky-Marsch, for orchestra, Op. 228

8. Wellington's Victory, for orchestra, Op. 91

9. March for wind ensemble in D major, WoO 24

10. March for wind ensemble in C major, WoO 20

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Value!!, November 22, 2003

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S. Wenzel "History & Music Buff" (Northridge, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Marches (Audio CD)

Here is a collection of mostly German march music that is well worth the price! The performances are crisp and clean. One selection I was very surprised to find in this collection is the "Nibelungen Marsch" by Gottfried Sonntag. As the title implies,this march is based on Wagnerian themes. While this march was written decades before Hitler came to power in 1933, it became closely associated with the Nazi Party and it was always played in the Kongresshalle during the massing of the banners at the Nuremburg Rallies. As a result, the "Nibelungen Marsch" was banned from any sort of live or recorded performance after 1945 by the Allies. It must be remembered that this is NOT a Nazi march. It was, like many other marches, adapted by the Nazis for their own purposes. I'm glad to see that it is played here as the fine piece of classical music that it is. Again, this collection of marches is among the best and shouldn't be passed by!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Examination by a German enthusiast, August 28, 2000

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Bismarck (Fountain Valley, California, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Marches (Audio CD)

This is purely the best March tape I have ever bought. Not only does it offer 38 songs which is at least 18 more than most good CDs, it has extremely high quality sound recording and listing of the songs. I would strongly recommend this to anyone who likes Marches and more so to any fellow German!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Unique Concept, September 29, 2002

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Daniel E. Turkington (Danville, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Marches (Audio CD)

Rather than an album of marches by a band or orchestra, this is a compilation, recorded between the late '60's and early '80's, of popular marches by the wind players of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, and classical marches by the full orchestra, brilliantly performed under the baton of maestro Herbert von Karajan (two numbers conducted by Hans Priem-Bergrath).
A comparison may be made with another album, "Prussia's Glory", by two British military bands, since the two have about a half dozen marches in common. The playing on this CD seems to me to be a bit lighter and more melodic, in other words, a little less "military", which makes sense, given the nature of the two groups. Which is "better", on the other hand, depends on the listener (I slightly prefer this group). And this disc wins on sheer quantity, being two CD's for the price of one, and does have more variety - classical pieces and a few non-German marches, but the other has much more complete liner notes, with information on each composer and selection. Of course, if you really like one, perhaps you would also want the other.
It would have been helpful if English translations were provided for each piece - most are in German, with the last several in French, to understand the meaning of each title, such as "Old Comrades" in addition to "Alte Kameraden", or "The Glory of Prussia" added to "Preussens Gloria".
A highly recommended collection of German and Eastern European marches, masterfully performed.