Hi-Fi Fiedler [Hybrid SACD] [Original recording remastered]

Track Listings

1. Coq d'Or - Suite; King Dodon in His Palace

2. Coq d'Or - Suite; King Dodon on the Battlefield

3. Coq d'Or - Suite; King Dodon With the Queen of Shemakha

4. Coq d'Or - Suite; March

5. William Tell - Overture

6. Marche Slave

7. España

8. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

9. Rákóczy March

Customer Reviews:

Another Example of Fiedler's Magic and Musicianship.......2005-10-15

The woman who lives next to the house where I grew up has a scratched copy of the LP version of HI-FI FIEDLER. I know this because she lent it to me if I promised to be very careful. I was just developing an interest in classical music and she thought I would enjoy it. She was correct. I listened to it over and over again. I put it on my father's stereo, something I could only do when my parents were not home, took out a magic wand or some similar stick from my sister's toy chest, became Arthur Fielder and conducted the legendary Boston Pops Orchestra as the music emanated from the speakers. I thought I was alone in the house because I'd never want anyone to see this spectacle, but my younger brother was lurking behind me as I finished "conducting" the march from "Le Coq d'Or." I guess I decided the orchestra needed some extra practice and picked up the needle to play the march again. My brother startled me and the end result, I scratched the record and the needle kept getting stuck at the end of the march. When I returned the recording and asked my neighbor if she knew it had a small scratch, she nicely told me it did not and from that point on, anytime I listened to recordings from her collection, I listened to them at her house and she controlled the phonograph.

Obviously I purchased this recording for nostalgic reasons, but each time I listen to it, I gain a new appreciation for Fiedler. As a Bostonian, I always acknowledged him as a revered cultural icon, but he took music seriously, and his recordings offered listeners a taste of the variety of great music available. One could argue that larger symphony orchestras under the direction of conductors such as Solti and Karajan offer fuller sounding renditions of these works, but listeners can detect Fiedler's love and his belief in the importance of these works in his interpretations. I think that it can be argued that Fiedler's conducting of Tchaikovsky's "March Slave" is one of the best versions of this work available (he loved Tchaikovsky's music), his vigorous interpretation of the overture to "William Tell" is exciting, and he's largely responsible for the popularity of both Charbrier's "Espana" and the music from "Le Coq d'Or." Perhaps this is why this recording, as well as so many other Fiedler recordings, have been reissued and seem to stand the test of time. I listen to it to bring up memories, but I also share it with young people to introduce them to classical music.

Enjoy!

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Another Enjoyable Fielder Collection

Marches in Hi-Fi

Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003FAW
Release Date: 1993-05-11

Tracks:

Aida: Grand March
March Of The Toys
Semper Fidelis
Marche Miniature
Yanke Doodle
Up The Street
Raksczy March
March Of The Siamese Children
Procession Of The Sardar
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Strike Up The Band!
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Ala Marcia
March Of The Charioteers
The Stars And Stripes Forever

Customer Reviews:

Another Enjoyable Fielder Collection.......2004-08-13

MARCHES IN HI-FI is a re-release of a Fiedler "Living Stereo" recording. There are a variety of marches in the collection including classical marches, marches of John Philip Souza, and marches from big screen hits. Each piece is played to perfection by the Boston Pops Fiedler's legendary sound is evident throughout the album. Many of the titles are on the FIEDLER'S FAVORITE MARCHES collection, but this collection is worth the purchase for the tracks that are not in his other collection of marches. Some of the additional marches include "March of the Siamese Children' from THE KING AND I, "The March of the Charioteers" from BEN HUR, "Alla Marcia" from Sibeleus' KARELIA and "The War March of the Priests" of Mendelssohn.

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Hi-Fi Fiedler

Manufacturer: RCA
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ASIN: B000003FED
Release Date: 1993-03-09

Tracks:

Le Coq D'or Suite: King Dodon In His Palace
Le Coq D'or Suite: King Dodon On The Battlefield
Le Coq D'or Suite: King Dodon With The Queen Of Shemakha
Le Coq D'or Suite: March
William Tell: Overture
Marche Slave
Espana
Hungarian Rhapsody #2
Rakoczy March

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Marches In Hi-Fi

Manufacturer: Jmc / Xrcd
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002VEYRW
Release Date: 2004-09-21

Tracks:

Grand March (from Aida)
March of the Toys (from Babes in Toyland)
Semper Fidelis
March miniature (from Suite No.1, Op.43)
Yankee Doodle
Up the Street
Rakoczy March
76 Tombones (from The Music Man)
Procession of the Sardar (from Caucasian Sketches)
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Turkish March (from The Ruins of Athens)
Colenel Bogey
Dixie (Arranged by Frank Black)
American Salute
Strike Up the Band

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1. Coq d'Or - Suite; King Dodon in His Palace
2. Coq d'Or - Suite; King Dodon on the Battlefield
3. Coq d'Or - Suite; King Dodon With the Queen of Shemakha
4. Coq d'Or - Suite; March
5. William Tell - Overture
6. Marche Slave
7. España
8. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
9. Rákóczy March