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![[NEW]](../new2.gif) Strictly Sousa
Reference Recordings
RR-94, 2001
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America's rise in patriotism
following the September 11th attacks is well known, and if any music deserves to be an
anthem to this vast sentiment, it is the work of John Philip Sousa, "America's March
Master," as this collection is subtitled. Every Sousa march that you can think of is
here, including a few like "El Capitan" and "The Picadore" that you
may not know were by Sousa but you have heard, and often. The playing and
arrangements are stirring, with the Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin conducting,
creating some real heavy metal. The HDCD sound is very open and hugely powerful,
many of the marches ending in a bang that only Telarc's 1812 Overture recordings
match in terms of sheer dynamic range. Like a pot of black coffee to your flag-waving
soul, Strictly Sousa is a collection that I, as an American in late 2001, wouldn't
do without, and one for which we audiophiles can once again thank Reference Recordings....Marc Mickelson |
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