Frederick Fennell, The Cleveland Symphonic Winds - Stars & Stripes: Fanfares, Marches & Wind Band Spectaculars / Telarc Audio CD 1984 / CD-80099

UPC 089408009921

Product Details:

• Label: Telarc
• Format: CD, Album
• Country: US
• Released: 1984
• Genre: Classical, Brass & Military
• Style: Marches, Modern

Overview:

Stars & Stripes offers a thrilling showcase of brass, winds, and military music, brilliantly conducted by Frederick Fennell and performed by The Cleveland Symphonic Winds. The album brings together iconic marches, rousing fanfares, and stirring patriotic works, perfectly capturing the energy and grandeur of the wind band genre.

Highlights include the timeless The Stars and Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa, as well as other fanfares and marches such as Samuel Barber’s Commando March and Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Sea Songs. The album also features a selection of celebrated works like Julius Fučík’s Florentiner and the exuberant Barnum & Bailey’s Favorite by Karl L. King.

Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Folk Song Suite and Percy Grainger’s Lincolnshire Posy add a sophisticated touch to the collection, with their rich textures and intricate arrangements. Together, these pieces demonstrate the versatility and excitement of the wind band, making this album a must-have for fans of brass, military, and marching music.

Track Listing:

Three Fanfares (Composed by Leo Arnaud)

1. Olympic Theme – 0:57
2. La Chasse – 0:58
3. Olympiad – 1:23

Commando March (Composed by Samuel Barber)

1. Commando March – 3:20

Belgian Paratroopers (Composed by Pierre Leemans)

1. Belgian Paratroopers – 3:24

Florentiner, Op. 214 (Composed by Julius Fučík)

1. Florentiner, Op. 214 – 5:53

Barnum & Bailey’s Favorite (Composed by Karl L. King)

1. Barnum & Bailey’s Favorite – 2:27

Anchors Aweigh (Composed by Capt. Alfred Miles, Charles Zimmermann)

1. Anchors Aweigh – 2:59

Radetzky March (Composed by Johann Strauss Sr.)

1. Radetzky March – 2:20

Sea Songs (Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams)

1. Sea Songs – 4:01

The Stars and Stripes Forever (Composed by John Philip Sousa)

1. The Stars and Stripes Forever – 3:46

Folk Song Suite (Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams)

1. March: Seventeen Come Sunday – 3:19
2. Intermezzo: My Bonny Boy – 3:43
3. March: Folk Songs From Somerset – 3:32

Lincolnshire Posy (Composed by Percy Grainger)

1. Lisbon Bay – 1:22
2. Horkstow Grange – 2:43
3. Rufford Park Poachers – 3:37
4. The Brisk Young Sailor – 1:30
5. Lord Melbourne – 3:00
6. The Lost Lady Found – 2:12
7. Shepherd’s Hey – 1:59

Key Credits:

• Conductor: Frederick Fennell
• Performer: The Cleveland Symphonic Winds
• Engineer: Jack Renner
• Producer: Robert Woods
• Recording Label: Telarc