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Sousa: Marches.(Sound Recording Review)
Sousa: Marches. Lt. Col G.A.C. Hoskins, Band of HM Royal Marines. EMI 7243 5 85535-2 (2-disc set).
The remarkable thing about this two-disc set is that it contains forty-three Sousa marches. That's about one-third of the March King's total output and includes all the marches that Lt. Col. Hoskins recorded for three separate CDs between 1983 and 1985.
The main reason that so many of the marches can be accommodated on the two discs would appear to be the brisk pace with which Hoskins and his players dispatch the works. You can call them bracing or exciting or stimulating, but there's no doubt some listeners will find them speedy. These are marches, after all; just how fast would a column of soldiers have to be stepping to keep up with the music? Of course, they're concert marches, so the practicality of their tempo is beside the point. Still, they lose a bit of their charm when they are all taken at so fast a clip.
Nevertheless, they're decently recorded, they're offered at a low price (about $12.00), and they provide all of Sousa's most popular pieces plus a number of less popular ones, covering ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Sousa: Marches.(Sound Recording Review)