Liberty Belle & the [Import]

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Full title - Liberty Belle & the Black Diamond Express. Japanese remastered reissue of 1986 album includes a bonus disc with 13 tracks, 'The Life At Hand', 'Don’t Let Him Come Back', 'Apology Accepted', 'I Work In A Health Spa', 'Bow Down' (Demo), 'Casa

Liberty Belle & the,Go-Betweens,Rock/Pop

Average customer rating: A Legendary Singer. Lorraine Hunt Lieberson's Bach: The mind of God revealed!! Glorious singing to treasure for decades Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson (1954-2006), supreme Handelian The Stellar Hunt Lieberson

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson: Handel Arias Manufacturer: Avie ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Bach: Cantatas BWV 82 and 199 Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs Music of Peter Lieberson: Rilke Songs, The Six Realms, Horn Concerto Lorraine Hunt - Handel Arias Bach - Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook (highlights) / Hunt-Liberson, McGegan ASIN: B00022LZW8 Release Date: 2004-08-10

Tracks:

1. Ah! Whither Should We Fly...
2. ...As With Rosy Steps The Morn
3. O Bright Example Of All Goodness!...
4. ...Bane Of Virtue, Nurse Of Passions
5. The Clouds Begin To Veil The Hemisphere...
6. ...Defend Her Heav'n!
7. Lord, To Thee Each Night And Day
8. She's Gone, Disdaining Liberty And Life...
9. ...New Scenes Of Joy
10. Cantata
11. Cantata
12. Cantata
13. Cantata
14. Cantata
15. Cantata
16. Cantata
17. Cantata
18. Se Bramate D'amar, Chi Vi Sdegna
19. Frondi Tenere E Belle...
20. ...Ombra Mai Fu

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If you think you've heard Handel's "Ombra mai fu" (known as his "Largo") so often, and in so many different arrangements, and sung by so many different voices, that you can no longer be moved or surprised by it, think again. This CD of Handel arias, mostly from his Theodora or the cantata La Lucrezia, ends with "Ombra mai fu," and as sung by Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, it is so tender, so beautiful, so impeccably shaded, that you'll think you're hearing it for the first time. But that's only four of this disc's 67 minutes---a follow-up to Hunt Lieberson's extraordinarily successful CD of Bach cantatas. There's not a dull or disinterested moment to be heard anywhere. As the violated Lucrezia, Hunt Lieberson alternately rages against the man who raped her and turns her grief inward; the former is terrifying in its intensity, the latter makes us almost feel as if we're eavesdropping. The five arias for Irene, Theodora's friend, confidante, and the upholder of Christian beliefs are all magical prayers or statements of faith, and from Hunt Lieberson, they become real, with each word honestly conveyed and colored. The voice itself is unfailingly beautiful---warm, lush, never forced, agile when necessary---and her breath control is stunning. She is backed ideally by Harry Bicket and The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and the string soloists in the ensemble---the viola da gamba player, lutenist, etc.---are as gifted as she is. If you want proof that Handel was a great dramatist with a special gift for communicating emotion, all while listening to sublime sounds, this CD is a must. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

A Legendary Singer........2007-03-07

I simply don't have the heart to review Mrs. Lieberson's works.
If we call Ms. Bartoli a 'great' singer, then the description of 'legendary' more aptly depicts Mrs. Lieberson.
If ever a truly good artist lived, Mrs. Lieberson is one such.
The only singer that could be recalled singing in such style is Teresa Berganza; but still, they are different.
This is one of my favourite interpretators of Haendel. Having been 'treated' by those coloraturas of arias of Haendel's period by Ms. Bartoli and others, I find the singing of Lorraine Hunt Lieberson a great relief - at last, this is what Haendel would want it to be. And I equally enjoy the singing of soprano arias by Mrs. Lieberson - the timbre is warmer, but still with all the shimmer - so different from the dark mushy tones of other celebrated 'lyrical soprano' around.
Don't want to say more. Mrs. Lieberson's leaving last year is too heavy a news for me.

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson's Bach: The mind of God revealed!!.......2007-01-06

These deeply felt performances of two of Bach's most moving cantatas show this transcendent singer's combination of emotional honesty and profound musicality, all combined to reveal the very mind of God through divine redemption from suffering. The disc is to be treasured even more in light of the Ms. Lieberson's recent untimely death from cancer. I'm an agnostic, but this music makes me envious of those who can believe. Roy in Pope Valley, California

Glorious singing to treasure for decades.......2006-07-11

By any measure, America's Lorraine Hunt Lieberson is at least the equal of Italy's premier diva, mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli, although she does not have the same superstar status. It is difficult to recall past mezzos with clearer enunciation of English text, (as favoured in nine excerpts from Theodora), the richness of voice, displayed in full-throated fortissimo and sharply contrasted pianissimo of utmost delicacy, evokes fondest memories of the tragically doomed Kathleen Ferrier. Masterfully chosen to display every facet of Hunt Lieberson's consumate command of Handel's dauntingly difficult music, the disc's repertoire - recitatives and linkig arias from the operas Theodora and Serse, and the cantana La Lucrezia - is stunning. An unsung mezzo who makes the senses tingle!

Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson (1954-2006), supreme Handelian.......2006-07-06

I have never heard a voice purer of tone, more flexible in phrasing, and so gorgeously produced in a homogeneous column of sound such as this artist in Handel's repertoire. It is very tastefully sung (unlike a certain person whose name begins with R and ends with enaaay Fleming) and so dramatically touching that one could not help but feel that this repertoire finally has found its instrument. And how sad it is to know that this instrument has passed away two days ago. Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson died two days ago in her home in Santa Fe, New Mexico of breast cancer. It is such a huge loss to the opera world, as she is an artist who is still experiencing the prime of her career. The voice is just so beautiful, the tone so pure, that I lament that we can no longer hear any great roles from this artist. She will be missed.

The Stellar Hunt Lieberson.......2006-03-19

Simply put, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson is one of the very best classical singers alive. She combines vocal elegance and purity with an emotional delivery that raises her above the crowd of technically proficient singers who just don't possess her depth of musical understanding or emotional commitment. Hunt Lieberson is a true artist who resists easy classfication except to say she is perfect in what she does.

Average customer rating: Sousa By the Royal Marines Still Among the Best How Sousa Should Sound

Sousa: Marches; Band of HR Royal Marines; Lt. Col. G.A.C. Hoskins John Phillip Sousa , Lt. Col. G. A. C. Hoskins , and Band of HR Royal Marines Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music $7.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Fennell Conducts Sousa The United States Marine Band Performs Sousa Marches Sousa's Greatest Hits Sousa Original II / United States Marine Band Stars & Stripes Forever and the Greatest Marches ASIN: B0000CE7FX Release Date: 2004-06-01

Tracks:

1. King Cotton
2. The Gladiator
3. Semper Fidelis
4. The Belle Of Chicago
5. The Invincible Eagle
6. Manhattan Beach
7. The Liberty Bell
8. El Capitan
9. The Washington Post
10. The Crusader
11. The Black Horse Troop
12. The Fairest Of The Fair
13. The High School Cadets
14. The Stars And Stripes Forever
15. The Pride Of The Wolverines
16. Hail To The Spirit Of Liberty
17. From Maine To Oregon
18. The Diplomat
19. Powhatan's Daughter
20. Kansas Wildcats
21. Sound Off
22. The Thunderer

Tracks:

1. Hands Across The Sea
2. The Royal Welch Fusiliers
3. The Legionnaires
4. Daughters Of Texas
5. The Gallant Seventh
6. Golden Jubilee
7. Solid Men To The Front
8. Marquette University
9. The Beau Ideal
10. The Rifle Regiment
11. The Northern Pines
12. Nobles Of The Mystic Shrine
13. New York Hippodrome
14. The Gridiron Club
15. The Charlatan
16. The Lambs
17. The National Game
18. On The Campus
19. La Flor De Sevilla
20. Jack Tar
21. The Glory Of The Yankee Navy

Customer Reviews:

Sousa By the Royal Marines.......2007-03-31

This is a great CD re-issue of the Band of the Royal Marines School of Music under Graham Hoskins. This band did a three LP series on Sousa marches some years ago that was better than most on this very well covered topic. Sousa march recordings will always come and go, but some like this stand out more than others. For one, there is nothing like the panache of a Royal Marines band. Their sound is a time honored development that gets passed from one generation to the next. Even as the number of RM bands continues to change and downsize, there are now about four bands left in the service, their sound quality continues to be superb.

When these recordings were made RM bands were still at their height in the British service and their quality was amazing. Most bands numbered over 60 in this period, and that is why many Americans may be surprsed at the volume of music produced here. This is not one of your small, though excellent regimental bands! Americans tend to think that British military band instrumentation is on the thin side. Not so here! Of course Sousa always sounds best with either the Allentown band or the US Marine band.

This CD is evidence of how popular Sousa has always been in the UK, and with RM bands in particular. The selection here on two CDs covers most of the standard Sousa fair, with a few different selections here and there. Unfortunatley there are none of Sousa's fine transcriptions for classical music, or selections from his operettas. This music is always wonderful to have in combination with the marches as it shows how much variety he was capable of in his compositions. For that kind of concert the reader is referred to the very fine collection of Sousa music being done under the Naxos label by the Band of the Royal Artillery.

Here you will find a solid collection of Sousa's great marches. Roughly a third of those 136 compositions are contained here. The Royal Marines give a sharpe and clear sound to these works which should certainly inspire. You will also get a very nice idea how RM bands sounded back in the 1980s. Graham Hoskins was a fine director of music, typical of the inhouse genius of the Royal Marines Band Service at that time. He took this band on a USA tour in 1985 with the Arygll & Sutherland Highlanders. Devotees of Sousa should enjoy these spirited versions of the march king's music as performed across the pond.

Still Among the Best.......2006-06-01

I bought two audio casettes with these marches back in the 1980's and wore them out. These performances are hard to beat for virtuosity, enthusiasm, and sparkle. The sound quality is outstanding. And there are some marches that are rarely, if at all, available.

How Sousa Should Sound.......2006-03-07

Great value 2 cd disc set cut in the early 1980's & remastered the sound of the Royal Marines Band is nothing short of terrific. Judging by the sound would not be surprised for this to be a combined double RM band. These 1st chair players give Sousa's great marches that extra kick that takes the "March Kings" music to that higher level. By the center quick march!!!!

Average customer rating: Amazing, ecclectic album Warning: This CD Is Addictive Well worth buying Good variety of American Choral Music Absolutely wonderful!!

Our American Journey Chanticleer Manufacturer: Teldec ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chanticleer | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music More Titles at Least 20% Off | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Chanticleer | ( C ) | Performers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Chanticleer: A Portrait How Sweet the Sound: Spirituals & Traditional Gospel Music Wondrous Love: A World Folk Song Collection Where the Sun Will Never Go Down Lost in the Stars ASIN: B00006K11A Release Date: 2002-11-12

Tracks:

1. Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
2. Credidi
3. Versa Est In Luctum
4. Jefferson - Chanticleer
5. David's Lamentation
6. Soar Away
7. Whispers
8. Voices Of Autumn
9. The Un-Covered Wagon
10. Fuggi, Fuggi, Dolor
11. Labbra Vermigile E Belle
12. Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair
13. Camptown Races
14. Love Walked In
15. Willow Weep For Me
16. Calling My Children Home
17. Wayfarin' Stranger
18. I'm A Pilgrim

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This is Chanticleer's 25th recording and also marks its 25th anniversary season. The title refers to the group's wide-ranging repertoire; this disc includes Mexican baroque, traditional American songs in various styles and music commissioned by Chanticleer itself. A program that tries to please everybody is bound to disappoint somebody; however, no one could be disappointed by the singing. The sound of these 12 unaccompanied male voices has an unearthly, celestial beauty and purity; their blend is perfect. Though the singers rarely use vibrato, their intonation is impeccable both together and in solos. Their expressive range and stylistic versatility are incredible: they can project tenderness, pleading, and bitter protest and are equally at home in plainchant, Latin hymns, blues, spirituals, shouts and crooning. Among the highlights are the three opening hymns, settings of two poems of Torquato Tasso by William Hawley, commissioned by Chanticleer, which combine 16th- and 20th-century styles, and the two final folksongs, the last with a stride-style piano accompaniment, making a rousing, exuberant ending. The booklet, in three languages, is well laid-out and informative. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

Amazing, ecclectic album.......2007-07-11

This CD is a great example of Chanticleer's phenomenal versatility, and it has something for everyone to appreciate. The Appalacian twang on the two Billings pieces is a bit much, but otherwise Chanticleer is in top form here and really shows what they are made of. As for the recording itself, something about the micing or acoustics in the recording process causes the countertenors to be just a tad too strong on a few tracks, but it's not a major problem.

To me, the most extraordinary tracks are: The Un-Covered Wagon with it's surreal effects and incredible array of vocal techniques, Willow Weep For Me, Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair (Michael Lichtenauer's solo floats so effortlessly in a mixed vocal register, I have never heard anything like it!), and Whispers.

Warning: This CD Is Addictive.......2006-12-10

I purchased this CD after hearing this magnificent choral group sing "Calling My Children Home" in a recent concert. Written by Doyle Lawson (from the group "Quicksilver"), Charlie Waller and Robert Yates, the song is a standard bluegrass number I had known for years (Emmy Lou Harris for one has recorded it); but I had no idea it had found its way to San Francisco. Chanticleer has made this song their own. I cannot imagine anyone else's version coming close to theirs.

The group sings 17 other songs on this CD, most of them arranged by Joseph Jennings, Chanticleer's music director. Their version of William Billings' "David's Lamentation," a Sacred Harp work, will blow you away. Another favorite of mine is "Wayfaring' Stranger." There are also two Stephen Foster songs included, "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" and "Camptown Races" as well as Gershwin and other American composers.

There seems to be no kind of music that this group cannot sing better than most other groups. They remind us that there is no musical instrument more beautiful than the human voice.

This CD should be one for the time capsule.

Well worth buying.......2005-08-16

Chanticleer fans know what to expect in terms of vocal quality, and won't be disappointed. I agree with another reviewer that the Appalachian accent is a little over the top, but I thought the shape-note style was perfect: brilliant sound, but not that nasal.

I enjoyed the many styles of music in this CD, but since I tend to listen to CDs straight through as albums, I found it a little disconcerting to go so suddenly from one style to the next (e.g., Mexican Baroque to shape note).

That being said, everything is splendidly, sensitively performed. The renditions of "Whispers" and "The Un-Covered Wagon" are breathtaking. By all means, buy and enjoy this!

Good variety of American Choral Music.......2005-01-03

This album features a wonderful selection of "American" choral music. I'm not a big fan of the "stylized" singing of the shape-note pieces (with the nasal voices), but that is my only complaint. My favorite piece is Steven Stucky's "Whispers" which is an artfully crafted homage to Orlando Gibbons' "Drop, Drop, Slow Tears" and William Byrd's "Ave Verum Corpus." Joseph Jennings and Chanticleer effectively demonstrate that there is no "defining" American choral music and it is this rich panoply of variety which is so enchanting!

Absolutely wonderful!!.......2003-10-25

This album shows Chanticleer's great talent and it displays they're wonderful voices. I've seen them perform pieces from this album and they do it with such passion. It's wonderful. If you don't get this or any of their albums you truly are missing out!!

Average customer rating: Marches II

Marches, Vol. 2 Manufacturer: Denon Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Johann Strauss Sr. | Strauss Sr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Marches-1/British Regimental Marches of British Army, Vol. 1 Regimental Marches of the British Army, Vol. 2 German Military Marches Sousa's Greatest Hits ASIN: B0000034RY Release Date: 1993-08-30

Tracks:

1. American: Semper Fidelis
2. American: King Cotton
3. American: The Thunderer
4. American: El Capitan
5. American: The Washington Post
6. American: The Stars And Strips Forever
7. American: The Belle Of Chicago
8. American: The Liberty Bell
9. American: Blaze Away!
10. American: The Purple Pageant
11. American: National Emblem
12. European Continental: Radetzky March Op.228
13. European Continental: With Sword And Lance
14. European Continental: Graf Zeppellin-Marsch
15. European Continental: Under The Double Eagle
16. European Continental: Der Jager Aus Kurpfalz
17. European Continental: The Children Of The Regiment
18. European Continental: Le Reve Passe
19. European Continental: El Abanico, Paso-Doble Enspanol
20. European Continental: Amparito Roca, Paso-Boble Enspanole
21. European Continental: La Ritirata Italiana
22. European Continental: Ceremonial March From Aida
23. European Continental: The Slaves Chorus From Nabucco
24. European Continental: Le Regiment De Sambre-Et-Meuse, French national Defile March

Customer Reviews:

Marches II.......2004-01-17

i'm trying out for drum major, and part of the try outs is marching an L-pattern, the kind of pattern that you would do in a regular drum major competition. it shows your parade marching skills, your ability to stick to tempo, and your directing abilities. so for tryouts, i need to pick a march and this cd has so many to choose from, its awesome! and its also great if your a band director looking for a good march for your marching band to play, or if you just like listening to John Sousa, who rocks. yay for this cd!

Average customer rating: Sousa 3 and all 4 CD collection One Of My Newest Favorites GOOD OLE SOUSA Not Great Sousa!

Sousa 3 Manufacturer: Altissimo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sousa Original II / United States Marine Band Sousa, Vol. 4 Sousa Original / United States Marine Band Fennell Conducts Sousa Sousa's Greatest Hits ASIN: B000031VRQ Release Date: 1999-09-07

Tracks:

1. Fairest of the Fair
2. Hands Across The Sea
3. Diplomat, The
4. Rifle Regiment, The
5. Occidental, The
6. Riders For The Flag
7. Hail To The Spirit Of Liberty
8. High School Cadets, The
9. Boy Scouts Of America
10. Picador, The
11. Directorate, The
12. Black Horse Troop, The
13. Nobles Of The Mystic Shrine, The
14. Beau Ideal, The
15. Belle Of Chicago, The
16. Corcoran Cadets, The
17. National Game, The
18. Loyal Legion, The
19. Liberty Bell, The (1988 Recording)
20. Liberty Bell, The (1894 Historical Recording)

Customer Reviews:

Sousa 3 and all 4 CD collection.......2006-03-04

If you are a very good listener of Sousa Marches I recommend to buy this 4 CD collection.

Spanish: Si eres amante de las Marchas de Sousa les recomiendo comprar esta coleccion de 4 CDS

One Of My Newest Favorites.......2004-07-14

I've just discovered the awesome marches of John Phillip Sousa in the past year. I have several very good Sousa compilations that feature his best known Marches like "Stars & Stripes Forever" and "King Cotton." What I enjoy about this compilation is that it contains a plethora of great Sousa Marches, most of which I never heard before.

I'm strictly a layperson when it comes to classical music, so if my take on Sousa sounds choppy & neanderthol, please pardon me!

This is the third Sousa CD I bought that is conducted by the United States Marine Band, and so far, I enjoy their take on John Phillip Sousa Marches heads above the rest. When a Sousa March moves me, it is because it is more than uplifting; it is sheer elation, a pure mood enhancer when waking up in the morning. "The President's Own" delivers this spirit better than any other source I have heard. The pace is brisk, but not rushed. I've heard other bands' versions of Sousa where the conductor seems to let the chief instruments overshadow others (the flute often seems to be one of the characters drowned out), where the instrumentals in The Marine Band sound so beautifully distributed that I often find myself listening to a March I've heard countless times, and suddenly hear a rhythm or melody from a wind instrument I had never noticed before.

If you have never heard many of John Phillips Sousa's Marches before, this is a good place to start. "Fairest Of the Fair" starts with such an optimistic and energetic pace that it is a hard act for the following tracks to follow. This was the first time I heard the March, and it has become one of my top five Sousa favorites. The next track delivers with "Hands Across the Sea." The persons who compiled this collection have a great ear for Marches as nothing disappointed me. Two tunes that especially grabbed me are "High School Cadets" and the exotic "The Picador."

John Phillip Sousa is one of the most enjoyable musical discoveries I have come across in years. Give this CD a shot, I think you will find it a fabulous listening experience!

GOOD OLE SOUSA.......2004-01-14

Indeed it is a must have classic of a truly great American Composer. Taken from the vaults of the amazing and historic Marine Band this is a classic for any true American Band Lover. The product is superb and well mixed, Bravo to its creators and bravo to those who bring this hard to find music to us in such excellent form.

Not Great Sousa!.......2003-11-07

Despite the fact that this is the Marine band playing Sousa I would not rcommend this product. The selection of Sousa marches is standard, the length of the CD is too short for the price, and the recording quality is poor. There are better Sousa albums elsewhere.

Average customer rating: A Box Of Brilliance

A Box of Sousa Manufacturer: Altissimo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005Y7U0 Release Date: 2001-10-16

Tracks:

1. Semper Fidelis
2. Presidential Polonaise
3. Manhattan Beach March
4. Comrades of the Legion March
5. Saber and Spurs March
6. Gridiron Club March
7. King Cotton March
8. Easter Monday on the White House Lawn
9. Who's Who in Navy Blue March
10. Invincible Eagle March
11. Excerpts from Mars and Venus
12. Washington Post March (1890)
13. Washington Post March (1988)
14. Stars and Stripes Forever [Live]
15. Man Behind the Gun
16. Selections from the Operetta, the Bride Elect
17. Reine de la Mer
18. Sound Off
19. Royal Welch Fusiliers
20. By the Light of the Polar Star
21. Beneath the Southern Cross
22. Mars and Venus
23. Gallant Seventh
24. Thunderer March [Historic 1896 Recording]
25. Fairest of the Fair
26. Hands Across the Sea
27. Diplomat
28. Rifle Regiment
29. Occidental
30. Riders for the Flag
31. Hail to the Spirit of Liberty
32. High School Cadets
33. Boy Scouts of America
34. Picador
35. Directorate
36. Black Horse Troop
37. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
38. Beau Ideal
39. Belle of Chicago
40. Corcoran Cadets
41. National Game
42. Loyal Legion
43. Liberty Bell
44. Liberty Bell [Historic 1894 Recording]
45. Century of Progress
46. Atlantic City Pageant
47. Free Lance
48. Glory of the Yankee Navy
49. March of the Mitten Men
50. Minnesota March
51. Northern Pines
52. Our Flirtations
53. Pride of the Wolverines
54. Solid Men to the Front
55. White Rose
56. Bullets and Bayonets
57. In the Land of the Golden Fleece
58. Pathfinder of Panama
59. Liberty Loan
60. Peaches and Cream
61. National Fencibles [Historic 1890 Recording]

Album Description

Box Set of 4 CDs by The United States Marine Band.

Customer Reviews:

A Box Of Brilliance.......2004-01-13

Brilliant is a good word for this set of must have band classics, all of these songs are as american as apple pie. Its a must have for any true patriot or band lover. Sousa is the Motzart of the marchign band world and truly this capture so much more than any other collection.

Average customer rating: I love this album

Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express The Go-Betweens Manufacturer: Jet Set Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Chamber Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Australia & New Zealand | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Tallulah 16 Lovers Lane Spring Hill Fair Before Hollywood Send Me a Lullaby ASIN: B00067Z23M Release Date: 2004-11-09

Tracks:

1. Spring Rain
2. Ghost and the Black Hat
3. Wrong Road
4. To Reach Me
5. Twin Layers of Lightening
6. In the Core of the Flame
7. Head Full of Steam
8. Bow Down
9. Palm Sunday (On Board the S.S. Within)
10. Apology Accepted
11. Spring Rain [Multimedia Track]
12. Head Full of Steam [Multimedia Track]

Tracks:

1. Life at Hand
2. Don't Let Him Come Back [New Version]
3. Apology Accepted [Radio Session]
4. I Work in a Health Spa
5. Bow Down [Early Version]
6. Casanova's Last Words
7. Head Full of Steam [Single Version]
8. Little Joe
9. Wrong Road [Early Version]
10. Reunion Dinner
11. I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door

Customer Reviews:

I love this album.......2005-01-21

This is my 5 star Go Betweens album....every song is a good one and several of them are great...anyone who loves the GOB's has their own favourite and you can debate which one, (and I have)...This is their fourth album and the guys had grown up here and were making songs that reflected and refined their personal experiences and not just their imaginary ones...Grant Mc Lennan and Robert Forster were uniquely two lead singers in the one band, and they both had unique voices...both were infallibly Romantic but Forster was the ironist, McLennan, even at his lightest, was always touched with melancholy...these guys were the genuine article and though they never got famous they were a remarkable band... Spring Rain is Robert Forster at his most jaunty, Twin Layers of Lightening at his most sophisticated, Bow Down his most romantic...McLennan's offerings The Wrong Road and Apology Accepted are splendid...I love this album...If you don't know the band, start with a Greatest Hits and if you get what The Go Betweens were up to, this is the album you must have.

Average customer rating: Sousa Authenticity

John Philip Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vols. 1-5 (Box Set) Manufacturer: Naxos American ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: John Philip Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 6 ASIN: B0002TNI8A Release Date: 2004-09-21

Album Description

This five CD box set to commemorate Sousa's sesquicentennial includes Volumes 1-5 in this ongoing American Classics series. Highlights include: Looking Upward Suite, King Cotton, The Fairest of the Fair, The National Game, The Glory of the Yankee Navy, The Atlantic City Pageant, Cubaland, Semper Fidelis and The Stars and Stripes Forever.

Customer Reviews:

Sousa Authenticity.......2006-11-01

My review as stated separately for Volume V in this series goes for this boxed set even more emphatically!

Average customer rating: Nice Selection

On Wings of Lightning Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: John Philip Sousa: On Stage Sousa: At the Symphony, Vol. 2 John Philip Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 2 John Philip Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 4 Sousa: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 1 ASIN: B00000JYSS Release Date: 1999-08-31

Tracks:

1. March: The Gladiator
2. Tango: The Gliding Girl
3. March: The Federal
4. The Presidential Polonaise
5. The Irish Dragon: Circus Galop
6. Sandalphon Waltzes
7. March: The Belle Of Chicago
8. Silver Spray Schottische
9. Foxtrot: Peaches And Cream
10. Myrrha Gavotte
11. March: The Fairest Of The Fair
12. Caprice: The Coquette
13. Galop: On Wings Of Lightning
14. Three Quotations. Grand March: The King Of France
15. Three Quotations. Reverie: I, Too, Was Born In Arcadia
16. Three Quotations. Cakewalk: In Africa
17. March: Venus
18. March: Hail To The Spirit Of Liberty

Customer Reviews:

Nice Selection.......2004-11-28

This is a nice selection of Sousa music. While I much prefer a military band to play these works, this orchestra does a spirited job. Under Keith Brian the interpretations are inspired. There is also a lot of material not often played, including many overtures, dances, novelties, etc. Sousa should be remembered for far more besides his many excellent marches. His works spanned the entire globe of music, and he was a far more versatile composer than posterity has given him credit for. This excellent budget series by Naxos deserves a lot of credit for putting on these many fine CDs of of his works.

Average customer rating: A fantastic interpretation! Fine effort, but something's missing

Hands Across the Sea: Sousa Marches - The Band of the Grenadier Philip E. Hills , John Philip Sousa , Band of the Grenadier Guards , and Major Philip E. Hills Manufacturer: Teldec ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B000000SOQ Release Date: 1995-05-02

Tracks:

1. Hands Across The Sea
2. Imperial Edward March
3. The Thunderer
4. The Belle Of Chicago
5. The Invincible Eagle
6. The White Plume March
7. The Fairest Of The Fair
8. From Maine To Oregon March
9. The Gladiator March
10. The Dauntless Battalion
11. The Washington Post
12. The Lambs' March
13. Manhattan Beach
14. The Review
15. King Cotton
16. Power and Glory: March Of The Mitten Men
17. The High School Cadets
18. The Century Of Progress
19. Semper Fidelis
20. The Crusader
21. 'El Capitan' March
22. Daughters Of Texas
23. The Liberty Bell
24. Sabre And Spurs: March Of The American Cavalry
25. The Stars And Stripes Forever

Customer Reviews:

A fantastic interpretation!.......2001-10-29

This is definately one of the best recordings of Sousa's music available! It has a massive track listing of 25 works, ranging from the old standards like "The Thunderer" to some rarely played gems like "A Century of Progress".

As far as the musical interpretation goes, I'd say this is one of the best I've heard. The band is slightly heavier in woodwinds than brass, which is just how Sousa liked it. In his band, Sousa used nearly 20 clarinets but only 4 or 5 trumpets. Also, the tempos are taken slightly slower than many Americans are used to. But marches are intended for marching military units who like to proceed at a more comfortable clip than 140 beats per minute.

My only negative comment is that in a few points in the CD, the piccolo is a bit on the heavy side. But atleast he is always in tune!

Fine effort, but something's missing.......2000-10-25

This CD has a lot going for it. Here are Sousa's best marches all in one place, played by an excellent military brass band. That this band is as British as they come simply adds some curiosity value. The sound quality is crystal-clear. Overall, a fine effort.

However, something's missing. The tempi seem just a hair too slow at times, especially on Stars & Stripes Forever. Moreover, Stars & Stripes lacks a certain swagger that we've all come to expect. They don't miss by much, so this is a minor quibble with the performance.

Rock Music:

1. Logic Will Break Your Heart [Import]
2. London to Memphis
3. Loneliest Girl in the World [Import]
4. Lonesome No More [Import]
5. Music of Another Present Era [Original recording remastered] [Import]
6. ...No Freeway, No Plan, No Trees, No Ghosts
7. Nucleus [Original recording remastered] [Import]
8. On Top
9. Papillon [Import]
10. Passio Secundum Mattheum [Import]

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