film music

Karl King’s Greatest Hits / Various Artists

Karl King’s Greatest Hits includes the very best marches from the composer’s repertoire, including “Barnum and Bailey’s Favorite,” “The Big Cage” and “The Melody Shop,” all performed by the bands of The United States Military. This album is one of the few collections of Karl King’s marches, and may rank the best among them. (Altissimo)

Dimilitarized Zones – Marches

1CD# ALT04002

$16.99

Across the Pond – The Best European Marches [2 CDs]

Altissimo! is pleased to bring you this exclusive 2-CD collection of 50 quality marches written by European composers, representing nine countries (and Australia). Performed by U.S. Military Bands, the tracks themselves range from the most traditional of military marches, to more theatrical and concert marches including “Trumpet March,” “Under blågul fana,” “La Marcia su Roma,” “Marche Lorraine,” “Songs of Australia,” and much more! (Altissimo)

2CD# ALT04012

$19.99

Suppé: Overtures & Marches

Although the bulk of his operas and operettas have sunk into relative obscurity, his bright and colourful overtures have survived. Suppé was responsible for introducing many of Offenbach’s operettas to the Austrian capital. Also on this disc are the overtures to Poet and Peasant, perhaps Suppé’s most familiar, and Boccacciowhich is widely regarded as Suppé’s finest work for the stage, based very loosely on the life of Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375). (Chandos)

1SACD# CHSA 5110 $18.99

Old Czech Marches / Czech PO

This is a wonderful collection of marches from the Czech Republic, vibrantly performed by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Václav Neumann. Sixteen tracks include: “FlorentinerMarsch,” “Fanfare Sounds,” “Uncle Teddy,” “Under the Admirals Flag,” “Hercegovac,” “Entry of the Gladiators,” “ Jarab cek March.”

“Kolín March,” “Baj-laj-kaj March,” and more! (Supraphon)

1CD# SU3557-2 $12.99

Front & Center – Great American Marches / U.S. Air Force Band

Col. Lowell George leads the USAF Band in a rousing collection of march music. For lovers of marches, this will be a great addition to your collection! Tracks include “Cyrus the Great,”

“American Red Cross,” “The Little Bugler,” “Tribute to the Trombones,”

“Regimental Pride,” “Queen City,”

“Washington Greys,” “Coat of Arms,”

“Knights of the Road,” and more. 26 marches in all! (Klavier)

The 20th century compositions asssembled on this disc embody the reaction of the ensemble to the political misuse of music. The Unmilitarised Zones by HK Gruber are islands of peace in a chaotic sequence of the most varied march fragments that go from the Badenweiler March via Sousa’s Washington Post march to the Hungarian march of Berlioz. (Capriccio)

1CD# C5121

$14.99

Stars & Stripes Forever (Great Marches & Incidental Music)

The Stars and Stripes Forever opens this collection of Sousa’s music with characteristic swagger. All the favorite marches, such as The Liberty Bell, The Washington Post, King Cotton, and Semper Fidelis are mixed in an attractive and varier program with a lesser-known side of ‘The March King’s’ musical personality. Some of these tracks appear on disc for the first time in invigorating performances. (Nimbus)

1CD# NI5129 $18.99

Fiedler’s Favorite Marches / Boston Pops

Arthur Fiedler leads the Boston Pops in an ourstanding collection of Fiedler’s Favorite Marches. This is a wide variety of march music, including songs like “Strike Up the Band,” “Stars & Stripes Forever,” “Yankee Doodle,” “March of the Toys,” “American Salute (When Johnny Comes Marching Home),” “National Emblem March,” “Up the Street,” “Grand March,” “Colonel Bogey March,” and more! (Sony)

1CD# 607002RG $11.99

Famous Marches / Black Dyke Mills Band

Various types of march are featured on this CD. The military march gets a hearing through one of the best known of them all, “Colonel Bogey,” the only slightly-lesser known “The New Colonial,” and, for good measure, a brilliant arrangement for brass band by Gordon Langford of Under the Double Eagle. This is a wide range of marches guaranteed to bring delight to listeners of all musical tastes. (Chandos)

1CD# CHAN 6516 $11.99

A Sousa Celebration

The exhilarating conductor Kristjan Järvi exploits the style and panache of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in a festive program of works by the American John Philip Sousa, “The March King”. Including such famous pieces as “The Stars and Stripes Forever”, “Semper Fidelis”, and “The Liberty Bell”, this album is a celebration in its own right, enhanced by brightly colored sound captured in high-quality surround-sound.

(Chandos)

1CD# K11149

$16.99

1SACD# CHSA 5182 $19.99