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25 Classical Favorites

from: Vox (Classical)

Release Date January 23, 1996
Bought this product for my grandchild to introduce him to classical music. It was perfect. Thanks

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Sousa's Greatest Hits

by: John Philip Sousa, United States Marine Band

Release Date September 07, 1999
Sousa is the greatest march composer ever. I can listen to this one over and over again and still enjoy every march. Excellent CD.

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25 Thunderous Classics

from: Vox (Classical)

Release Date September 05, 2000
I love this cd. The majesty and power of the music is overwhelming.

If you like a strong, powerful melody, you'll like this cd

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God Bless America: The Ultimate Patriotic Album

from: Decca

Release Date June 11, 2002
This collection has all the standards, and a few "hard-to-find" ones. These are all well done. I used them recently during our church's senior adult program to honor our vets.

Enjoy.

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Forward March! Great American Marches

by: US Army Band

Release Date May 03, 2005
Forward March! Great American Marches
I bought this for my 'marching band'fan grandson along with Tune BuddiesTune Buddies - Getting to Know the Instruments
His mom says he loves them both!

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The Military Band: Salute to the Services

by: Francis Saltus Van Boskerek, Robert M. Crawford, John Stafford Smith, John Philip Sousa, American Traditional, Joseph Franz Wagner, Charles A. Zimmerman, Felix Slatkin

Release Date June 02, 1998
This cd captures all the energy and excitement of military marching bands that so excites us. As you listen; you can visualize the precision and force of the rows and rows of the marchers with their instruments.

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Sousa: Marches; Band of HR Royal Marines; Lt. Col. G.A.C. Hoskins

by: John Phillip Sousa, Lt. Col. G. A. C. Hoskins, Band of HR Royal Marines

Release Date June 01, 2004
I love Sousa marches but this recording while comprehensive and cheep lacks much to be desired in the musical rendension. It lacks the spark and musicality of Sousa.

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Stories Of Foster And Sousa

from: Vox (Classical)

Release Date April 16, 1995
This is a tremendous value considering the price and the number of tracks that you get. The renditions are not bad, but I have heard better Foster. There is a lot of narration, which makes this a great teaching tool to introduce Foster and Sousa. The narration is a bit more for Foster than Sousa. Some of the Foster songs seem to be cut a little short, giving you what is really more of a sampler than a rich collection of complete Foster songs. The Sousa marches seem to be a little longer and don't have quite as much narration. Even though both men were well known American composers, their type of music was quite different, so it's kind of an odd paring on this album. It's a pleasant listen, but not a "must have" item unless you don't have ... Read More:

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Fiedler's Favorite Marches

from: RCA

Release Date November 20, 1990
Marches are of a wide variety, very well done. A really exciting and motivation collection of world famous marches.

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Stars & Stripes Forever and the Greatest Marches

from: RCA

Release Date September 06, 1991
I love Fiedler and the Boston Pops. Used to watch him on PBS all the time. So I thought I was prepared for a symphonic version of the marches. For the most part they are pretty good. However, I was completely disappointed with the Colonel Bogey march. They did a take off of the Bridge on the River Kwai theme instead of doing a march. I hardly recognized the music. I think that the Colonel Bogey march was the number one march of any major Marine base that I was stationed at, and that many a Marine has marched to it. When a marching band is playing it, and you're marching to it - it has a life and quality all it's own. On this CD it came through as a juvenile troupe's garage session.