Strike Up the Band

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Bandstand Showcase
2▶CD: The World's Greatest Marches
3▼CD: The Bands Play Golden Opera Favourites
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1None Shall Sleep
performer:
The Hammond Sauce Works Brass Band
arranger:
Ronald Hanmer (British composer, conductor, and arranger)
instrumental recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:04
2Dance of the Hours
performer:
Worcestershire & Sherwood Foresters Regiment
arranger:
Guy Bennett
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto III, scena 2. Danza delle ore
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto III. Cà d'Oro
Amilcare Ponchielli5:54
3Flower Duet from Lakmé
performer:
Leyland Band (Brass band based in Lancashire in the UK.)
arranger:
Philip Sparke (British composer and musician)
instrumental recording of:
Lakmé: Flower Duet (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer)
arrangement of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs » … « Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika)
Léo Delibes3:58
4One Fine Day
performer:
Black Dyke Band
arranger:
Gordon Langford (English composer, arranger and pianist)
instrumental recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini3:56
5March of the Toreadors
performer:
The Band of the Irish Guards
arranger:
Michael Lane (director of music of the Irish Guards)
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 2: IV. Chanson du toréador
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 14 Couplets « Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre » … « Toréador, en garde ! » (Escamillo, Mercédès, Frasquita, Carmen, Moralès, Zuniga, Lillas Pastia, chœur d’hommes) (“Chanson du toréador”)
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 2
Georges Bizet2:23
6The Anvil Chorus
vocals:
Morriston Orpheus Choir
performer:
The Gus Band
arranger:
Edrich Siebert
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil Chorus”)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi2:56
7Grand March from Tannhäuser
performer:
Crossley's Carpet Works Band
recording of:
Excerpt from Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug II, Scene IV. Festmarsch (Grand March)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug II, Scene IV. "Freudig begrüssen wir die edle Halle" (Einzug der Gäste)
Richard Wagner4:42
8Polovtsian Dances
performer:
Desford Colliery Band (British brass band)
recording of:
Polovtsian Dances (for brass band, Snell)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer)
arranger:
Howard Snell (trumpeter, arranger, bandleader, conductor, composer, teacher)
arrangement of:
Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor, completed after Borodin's death, ca. 1890)
Alexander Borodin8:23
9Pearl Fishers Duet
performer:
William Davis Construction Group Band
arranger:
Keith Wilkinson (brass conductor)
instrumental recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08)
librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon
part of:
ABC Classic 100 (2001) (number: 7)
part of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I
Georges Bizet3:40
10Rusalka's Song to the Moon (O Silver Moon)
instruments:
Black Dyke Band
arranger:
Gordon Langford (English composer, arranger and pianist)
instrumental recording of:
Rusalka, op. 114: Song to the Moon (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer)
arrangement of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání. “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” (Rusalka) (Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: Act 1. "Song to the Moon", Song to the Moon)
Antonín Dvořák5:13
11The Marriage of Figaro Overture
performer:
Band of HM Royal Marines (The Band of His/Her Majesty’s Royal Marines)
arranger:
William James Duthoit
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Overture (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
arrangement of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:52
12Largo al factotum
performer:
Black Dyke Band
arranger:
Gordon Langford (English composer, arranger and pianist)
instrumental recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
arrangement of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro)
Gioachino Rossini4:48
13Flower Song from Carmen
performer:
Desford Colliery Band (British brass band)
arranger:
Bram Gay
instrumental recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La Fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) (in 1875) and Henri Meilhac (in 1875)
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet3:24
14O My Beloved Father
performer:
Black Dyke Band
arranger:
Gordon Langford (English composer, arranger and pianist)
instrumental recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. (UK division)
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini2:26
15Coronation March from Le Prophete
performer:
Band of the Royal Military School of Music (Kneller Hall)
arranger:
Norman Brown (UK brass band music arranger)
recording of:
Le Prophète: Acte IV No. 24 Marche du sacre (La Marche du couronnement)
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer) (until 1849-04-16)
part of:
Le Prophète: Acte IV
Giacomo Meyerbeer4:22
16Grand March from Aïda
performer:
Hammond Sauce Works Band (brass band) and Reg Vardy Band
arranger:
Frank Wright (Jazz saxophonist)
instrumental recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi6:27
4▶CD: Relaxing Melodies
5▶CD: Pride and Splendour
6▶CD: The Bands Play the Favourite Light Classics