MARCHES IN HI-FI - ARTHUR FIEDLER-BOSTON POPS (XRCD24)

Arthur Fiedler knew the volume is not the key to the greatest marches- it's putting forth the melodies and capturing all the colors and intricate rhythms.  He gets all the flourishes and nuances just right on the 1962 recording.  There are certainly some rousers here but it's your ears, not your feet, that will be most pleased.     

1. Giuseppe Verdi: Grand March (from Aida) - 3:35
2. Victor Herbert: March of the Toys (from Babes in Toyland) - 3:49
3. John Philip Sousa: Semper Fidelis - 2:35
4. Piotr Llich Tchaikovsky: March miniature (from Suite No. 1, Op.43) - 1:58
5. Traditional: Yankee Doodle (Arranged by Morton Gould) - 2:32
6. Robert G. Morse: Up the Street - 2:09
7. Hector Berlioz: Rákóczy March (from the Damnation of Faust) - 4:13
8. Willson: 76 Trombones (from The Music Man) - 3:06
9. Ippolitov Ivanov: Procession of the Sardar (from Caucasian Sketches) - 3:45
10. Planquette: Sambre et Meuse - 3:57
11. Ludwig Van Beethoven: Turkish March (from The Ruins of Athens) - 1:37
12. Kenneth J. Alford: Colonel Bogey (featured in The Bridge on the River Kwai) - 3:06
13. Daniel Emmett: Dixie (Arranged by Frank Black) - 0:48
14. Morton Gould: American Salute (based on When Johnny Comes Marching Home) - 4:10
15. George Gershwin-Ira Gershwin: Strike up the Band (from Strike Up the Band) - 2:47