[ Naxos American Classics / CD ]
Release Date: Monday 3 June 2013
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John Philip Sousa's swift rise to fame and greatness came at a time when band concerts were the most important aspect of musical life in the U.S. The works on this recording range from the early Revival March of 1876 and the stirring Right Forward March from Sousa's time as conductor of the U.S. Marine band, to the "up-to-date" 1920s fox-trot Peaches and Cream and the 1923 Leaves from My Notebook, dedicated to the Campfire Girls of America. Music from Sousa's operetta Chris and the Wonderful Lamp can be found alongside his medley of tunes from Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado, which includes many of the hit tunes from this operetta, while The Honored Dead was performed at President Ulysses S. Grant's funeral.
"The disc is not exactly over-packed but there is plenty of interest. The Sound Off March (1885) injects marching pace oompah but also a bitter battle skirl suited to US Marines...The Swedish band has the manner off to a tee" (MusicWeb)
Sound Off
Peaches & Cream
Transit of Venus
Marching Through Georgia
aidens Three - Suite
Mikado March
The Honored Dead
Marquette University March
Revival March
Chris and the Wonderful Lamp: Overture
Right Forward
Leaves From My Notebook
Right-Left