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John Philip Sousa, Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra
John Philip Sousa: On Stage
Genres: Special Interest, Classical

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. The Bride Elect, operetta in 3 acts: Waltzes
2. The Bride Elect, operetta in 3 acts: Tarantella: The Dancing Girl
3. People Who Live in Glass Houses, ballet for orchestra (from The Bride Elect): The Champagnes
4. People Who Live in Glass Houses, ballet for orchestra (from The Bride Elect): The Rhine Wines
5. People Who Live in Glass Houses, ballet for orchestra (from The Bride Elect): White Rock and Psyches
6. People Who Live in Glass Houses, ballet for orchestra (from The Bride Elect): The Whiskies-Scotch, Irsh, Bourbon and Rye
7. People Who Live in Glass Houses, ballet for orchestra (from The Bride Elect): Convention of the Cordials, Wines and Whiskies
8. The Bride Elect March, march for band
9. El Capitan, operetta: Selections
10. El Capitan, operetta: O Warrior Grim
11. El Capitan, operetta: Waltzes
12. El Capitan, operetta: March
13. Our Flirtation, incidental music and songs, for voice & orchestra: Overture
14. Our Flirtation, incidental music and songs, for voice & orchestra: March

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CD Details

All Artists: John Philip Sousa, Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra
Title: John Philip Sousa: On Stage
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 1
Label: Naxos American
Release Date: 10/27/1998
Genres: Special Interest, Classical
Styles: Marches, Opera & Classical Vocal
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 636943900826

Synopsis

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Just for fun, try playing this CD as a quiz for a musically knowledgeable friend. You can give one hint: the composer is well known. As the suite from the operetta The Bride Elect proceeds, you'll probably get guesses like Johann Strauss (during the opening waltz), Offenbach, or Victor Herbert. But when the concluding number, a march, arrives, the composer will be obvious. Sousa's operettas, if one judges from these orchestral selections, aren't highly original or even outstandingly tuneful. But they are good light entertainment, especially as played by this crack group of Slovak players under the direction of Sousa expert Keith Brion. Naxos's recording is as crisp and clear as the orchestral playing. Nice design, helpful program notes. --Leslie Gerber

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CD Reviews

Delightful

David Saemann | 04/14/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have all four of Keith Brion's recordings of Herbert and Sousa with the Razumovsky Symphony and they are a total delight. The playing is spiffy and spirited, and the sound engineering is quite impressive. As for the items on this CD, you may be surprised to find that Sousa writes delightful waltzes. The ballet, People Who Live in Glass Houses, is a splendid set of character pieces, with a great deal of wit. The Overture to Our Flirtations, premiered when Sousa was 26, is a fully fleshed out orchestral piece that deserves revival by our symphony orchestras. If all this rare Sousa sends you swimming, there is always the El Capitain March to help you find your bearings. It's done to a fare-thee-well, but so is everything on this spendid collection."