Re: a really good Sousa CD


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Posted by Tom B. on March 11, 2002 at 11:52:57:

In Reply to: a really good Sousa CD posted by Richard on March 09, 2002 at 18:56:32:

I don't know how interested you would be, but the most accurate Sousa recording available is Crystal Records 3 CD set called "Sousa Marches Played by the Sousa Band: The Complete Commercial Recordings." This CD set is made from all commercial recordings done by the Sousa band from 1897-1930. Most pieces are conducted by Sousa himslef, but several are conducted by Arthur Pryor as well. They are not the best sounding recordings of Sousa because they originated from very old recordings. They are excellent reference recordings and really do show the way he wanted his music played. I should note that no Sousa music I know of seems to have been left out, but several pieces are included multiple times due to different dates or conductors.


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