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German Military Marches

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This is a collection of old LP recordings that were originally released on the Oylimpic Label some years ago. It has floated around since and has now come out on CD. The CD lists the German Air Force Band, but this group only plays in half of the selections listed. The other half is from another old Olympic Label recording with the Hoch Und Deutschmiester band of Austria.

Its too bad the producers were not a bit more honest about who is performing on this CD. The recording quality here has not been improved much from the original LP recordings.
The same poor linear notes are used with no info. about the
band(s) or music. Just some general ramblings about how military music may have developed in Germany. Its pretty general stuff.

While I have complained about the poor production qaulity the style of playing is still quite good. The recording sounds like it was made back in the 1960s or 70s when German bands sounded different than today. The best selection is the Zapfenstrich medley of marches and hymns used by the old Prussian army as an evening Tattoo piece and a salute to the colors. The music is not listed, but it includes Beethoven's "Zafenstreich March", as well as the old "Kurfursten march", which is included seperately later on the CD as well. This special medlely includes drum and fife florishes unique for the occasion in the old German army and concludes with a stirring version of "Deutschland Uber Alles". This selection is alone worth getting the CD for.

The other music played by the Hoch Und Deutschmiester Band is very good Austian martial selections, although these recordings have been re-issued and improved in their sound quality on another label. Overall you get a decent potporri of German and Austrian marches played by two different bands on this CD for a low price. The sound quality is poor, but not unbearable. This is basically a low budget production. You get what you pay for with this price. Enjoy

This recording includes an excellent selection of German martial airs, including some very old and traditional ones. Especially good are Der Grosser Zapfenstreich, ( the salute to the colors) and the Kaiserjager Marsch (The Kaiser March)which is a combination of several marches. There are no ideological marches in this as it is recorded by the modern German Air Force Band. I highly recommend "German Military Marches."

This album has the better selection of music of the two Luftwaffenmusikkorps 3 CDs, but the quality of the recording is less than it could have been. The quality of the sound is slightly distorted, and less than perfectly clear. This is still a good album, and has an absolutly stirring performance of the Grosser Zapfenstreich. I recommend the album, but regret the lack of clarity in the recording of the album.

Beware of the other CD with this title. THIS is
the good CD, the other is not. This has many great
marches on it including some they used a bit in Nazi
Germany (the Nazis wrote few songs, they used stock).
Overall, FANTASTIC. You will not be disapointed, I
just wish that a march or two was longer.

A good but not outstanding selection with each piece well executed. The English translations of the march titles are frequently not only incorrect or incomplete but also misleading. Some examples: Fehrbellin is an important element of the corresponding march title. Yorck was a Prussian general making a political decision that initiated the defeat of Napoleon. His military unit cannot be termed a York army. The term "mounted calvary" is not only a spelling error but also demonstrates ignorance of German history. etc.,etc., etc.

A good budget recording of twenty German military marches from Legacy International. As far as I know several of the marches on this recording are not easily available elsewhere. I was glad to find a CD of this recording which I had previously had on a LP vinyl record. Sadly the transfer to CD has not enhanced the sound quality. It sounds as it did on the vinyl record. There is a volume 2 of German Military Marches from Legacy International as well as an excellent recording of French military marches.

German Military MarchesThis is an excellent CD for anyone who enjoys marches!!All are well done!Another treat is the first selection=Grosser Zapfenstreich(Salute to the Colors) has at the end of it Das Deutschlandlied=The Germany Song=otherwise known as Deutschland,Deutschand uber alles!!!and what a great rendition!!In all my music collections this anthem is nowhere to be found!!Well here it is!The other selections are equally great!!Three special favorites=Yorkscher Marsch,Kaiserjager Marsch,and Bayerischer Difiermarsch!!

Good representation of melodies. It would have been more enjoyable if they had used a better recording device to capture the sound. I think that wax cylinders went out of favor back in the 1920's. (Very limited dynamic and acustic range) Presentation is slightly better than the "average" high school drum and bugle corps.

I was searching for songs like Panzerlied and bought this CD.
I guess I expected too much from this CD.

A thoroughly Deutsch collection!

Here we have a foot-stomping selection of some of the best military-marches of German origin. Most of these tunes are 19th century parade-ground music, with some newer additions as well. This takes you back to an era of spiked-topped helmets, polished brass, and cavalry sabers. Uhlans, Jaegers, and all manner of soldaten march off to battle or field-drill in strict Prussian order.

...If your neighbors are French, Polish, or Russian, ...they might get a bit nervous if you play this CD too loudly!