Hail to the Chief

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
John McCutcheon has been a fixture on the American folk music scene for over three decades. Beginning his apprenticeship to the masters of Appalachian music in the early 1970's he quickly emerged as a prodigious multi-instrumentalist. He is often credited as being one of the most influencial and gifted hammer dulcimer players in North America. His twenty six albums have been greeted with universal critical and popular acclaim. Covering ever gamut of the folk music world he has released recordings featuring traditional American music, instrumental explorations of the hammer dulcimer, topical material, children's music and his massive catalogue of original songs. His songs have been recorded by artists throughout the world and his classic ballad, "Christmas in the Trenches" has been called "the greatest anti-war song ever written." A five-time Grammy nominee, he is a prolific recording artist and songwriter, a favorite in concert halls throughout the world, a noted writer of articles for various publication, a devoted political activist and the current president of American Federation of Musicians, Local 1000.

Album Description
After years of being recognized as one of the most wickedly funny and intelligent political satirists, five-time Grammy nominee John McCutcheon has released an album of his topical material. On this collection of 13 songs McCutcheon skewers Operation TIPS, Pat Robertson & Jerry Falwell, the Kansas School Board, concealed weapons laws and, of course, the linguistic acrobatics of our current Chief Executive. This is no Weird Al take on the days news...but a gifted writer who is an equally gifted social commentator. His storytelling has frequently been compared to Garrison Keillor and Will Rogers and he lives up to every bit of this hype on this collection.

Hail to the Chief, Music, John McCutcheon, Political satire; fun, upbeat and stirring topics in folk
100 Favorite Patriotic Songs
Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
  • not to great
  • Not so bad, 100 tunes for 4$
  • You get what you pay for.
  • Now I know why there were no song samples to listen to ...
 100 Favorite Patriotic Songs

Manufacturer: Bci / Eclipse Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000A1HT8
Release Date: 2003-08-12

Tracks:

  1. America the Beautiful
  2. All Quiet on the Potomac Tonight
  3. Ballad of the Green Berets
  4. On Top of Old Smokey
  5. Coyote Warrior
  6. Semper Fidelis
  7. Breeze from Alabama
  8. Onward Christian Soldiers
  9. Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
  10. Patriot
  11. Sweet Betsy from Pike
  12. Marines' Hymn
  13. America Is
  14. When Johnny Comes Marchin' Home
  15. Happy the Soldier
  16. American Trilogy
  17. Home Sweet Home
  18. Washington Post March
  19. Enraptured I Gaze
  20. Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair
  21. Yellow Rose of Texas
  22. Over There
  23. Simple Gifts
  24. Liberty Bell
  25. Star Spangled Banner

Tracks:

  1. God Bless the USA
  2. Yankee Doodle Dandy
  3. Katy Cruel
  4. I Vow to Thee My Country
  5. King Cotton
  6. Beautiful Dreamer
  7. America
  8. American Patrol
  9. Mine Eyes Have Seen the Beauty
  10. Mohican Dream
  11. Red, White and Blue
  12. Some Folks
  13. Liberty Song
  14. Pomp and Circumstance
  15. Hail to the Chief
  16. Bennington Rifles
  17. Peace on the Battlefield
  18. I've Been Working on the Railroad
  19. Under the Double Eagle
  20. Red River Valley
  21. My Country 'Tis of Thee
  22. Camptown Races
  23. Wild Blue Yonder
  24. Hands Across the Sea
  25. Fanfare for the Common Man

Tracks:

  1. Stars and Stripes Forever
  2. Living in America
  3. Home on the Range
  4. Old Colony Times
  5. Clementine
  6. Invincible Eagle
  7. Ring Ring de Banjo
  8. Yankee Doodle
  9. Largo from "The New World"
  10. To a Wild Rose
  11. Hail Columbia
  12. Alexander's Ragtime Band
  13. Gettysburg
  14. Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
  15. Capitan
  16. Prairie Daughter
  17. Little Brown Jug
  18. Marching Through Georgia
  19. Entertainer
  20. Steamboat Around the Bend
  21. Revolutionary Tea
  22. Cassions Keep Rollin' Along
  23. Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier
  24. Amazing Grace
  25. Grand Old Flag

Tracks:

  1. God Bless America
  2. National Emblem
  3. Soldier, Soldier Won't You Marry Me
  4. Anchors Away
  5. Oh, Susannah
  6. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
  7. Toast
  8. Dixie
  9. St. Louis Blues
  10. Appalachian Spring
  11. Bonnie Blue Flag
  12. Old Hundreth
  13. Swanee River
  14. Battle Cry of Freedom
  15. U. S Field Artillery
  16. Sidewalks of New York
  17. Chester
  18. Auld Lang Syne
  19. Kingdom Come
  20. My Old Kentucky Home
  21. Hail to the Spirit of Liberty
  22. Battle Hymn of the Republic
  23. Shenandoah
  24. Abraham's Daughter
  25. This Land Is Your Land

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars not to great.......2007-04-04

We were disappointed with this CD, but for the price I guess we can't expect much. I didn't care for the new style presentation of the songs. I like a more traditional rendering.

3 out of 5 stars Not so bad, 100 tunes for 4$.......2005-06-22

I red the comments of two other people who have bought this 4 CD BOX SET and it is not really so bad. I will even add that there are some excellent tunes. However, I must agree with the fact that few tunes seem to have been recorded 40 or 50 years ago, mainly when you hear the scratches of an old turntable but it is just 2 or 3 tunes. Furthermore, if you do not know American music, it is a good BOX SET to buy if you consider that you received 4 CD for 4$ including 100 tunes. On these 4 CD, I have heard some orchestration that I have never heard before and I consider that they are different but interesting. Any way, after hearing these 100 tunes, you will say to yourself that you like this tune, this other tune, this other tune and so on and you will be able to buy a more expensive CD with the tunes that you like. However, I have bought many CDs in the last few weeks and as you know, there are always some tunes that you like and some tunes that you do not like on every CD that you will buy. So, don't buy it at 25$ but at 4 or 5$ dollars, it is a very good choice for 100 tunes.

1 out of 5 stars You get what you pay for........2004-07-04

You get what you pay for. The singers put their own spin on the singing of each song. If you didn't hear the words you would not recognize some of them. Even some of the music sounds like a bad recording of music played on a turntable. Definitely not worth the price.

1 out of 5 stars Now I know why there were no song samples to listen to ..........2004-07-04

I wish this review had been here when I was thinking of purchasing it. I guess you get what you pay for. If you are thinking of buying this, you are better off recording your own CDs (or at least buying one that you can listen to a sampling of the songs). This album includes songs that were mere recordings of the songs playing on an old record player. It's almost so unbelievable that it is funny.
AMERICA'S BUGLE CALLS
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Masterpiece
  • Clear and simple
 AMERICA'S BUGLE CALLS

Manufacturer: Documentary
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005OA52
Release Date: 1996-01-01

Tracks:

  1. Reveille/Morning Colors Sequence
  2. First Call
  3. Attention
  4. To the Colors
  5. Carry On
  6. Assembly
  7. First Sergeant's Call
  8. Adjutants Call
  9. Mass Call
  10. Pay Call
  11. Officer's Call
  12. Semper Fi
  13. Roast Beef of Old England
  14. Marines Hymn
  15. Anchors Aweigh
  16. Army Song
  17. Semper Paratus
  18. Air Force Song/Evening Colors Sequence
  19. First Call
  20. Attention
  21. Retreat
  22. Carry On
  23. Tattoo
  24. Call to Quarters
  25. Taps [Single Bugler Version]
  26. To Arms
  27. General Quarters
  28. General Muster
  29. To Horse
  30. Fligh Quarters
  31. Man Torpedo Defense Battery
  32. Main Battery Fire Control Exercise
  33. Call Away All Boats
  34. Fix Bayonets
  35. Commence Firing
  36. Charge! [Version One]
  37. Charge! [Version Two]
  38. Cease Firing
  39. Abandon Ship
  40. Light Smoking Lamp
  41. Out Smoking Lamp
  42. Company Left March
  43. Company Right March
  44. Liberty Call
  45. Church Call
  46. Recall
  47. Mail Call
  48. Police Call
  49. Sick Call
  50. Stable Call
  51. Band Call
  52. Movie Call
  53. Surgeon's Party
  54. Hail to the Chief - Matthew Farquhar, The Flourishes
  55. General's March - Matthew Farquhar, The Flourishes
  56. Flag Officer's March
  57. Secure
  58. Taps [Two Bugler Version]

Album Description

Music: Instrumental only

The famous bugle calls from America's Armed Services including Reveille and Taps.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Masterpiece.......2007-06-20

Clear and crisp and played with vigor and heart. Mass call is of course Mess Call that someone spelled wrong. What worked for me is that I review four or five calls each night before bed. I hum them first and then listen to the call on the CD. The next day, I work out on the bugle until lip fatigue sets in.

5 out of 5 stars Clear and simple.......2006-08-04

Single bugle calls, clear and simple-recognizable to this Navy/Marine Corps veteran. Also some army stuff if you desire that sort of thing. Quite a lot of quality stuff.
Hail to the Chief
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Brilliant!
  • Hard-hitting songs with timely topics
  • Great Album
  • Best Folk Album in Decades
  • Righteous Anger and Genuine Emotion
 Hail to the Chief
John McCutcheon
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ASIN: B0000D170Z
Release Date: 2003-09-11

Tracks:

  1. Ashcroft's Army
  2. Monkeys
  3. Talking Tinky-Winky Blues
  4. Hail to the Chief
  5. I'm Packin'
  6. The List
  7. Take Back the Night
  8. Let's Keep It Straight
  9. John Rocker
  10. It's the Economy, Stupid
  11. Picture of Jesus
  12. Talking Pat & Jerry Blues
  13. I Am Here

Album Description

After years of being recognized as one of the most wickedly funny and intelligent political satirists, five-time Grammy nominee John McCutcheon has released an album of his topical material. On this collection of 13 songs McCutcheon skewers Operation TIPS, Pat Robertson & Jerry Falwell, the Kansas School Board, concealed weapons laws and, of course, the linguistic acrobatics of our current Chief Executive. This is no Weird Al take on the days news...but a gifted writer who is an equally gifted social commentator. His storytelling has frequently been compared to Garrison Keillor and Will Rogers and he lives up to every bit of this hype on this collection.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant!.......2007-04-14

John McCutcheon is quite simply a brilliant folk songwriter and performer.
He's equally at home with his own sharp-edged songs about current events, traditional Appalachian folk music, folk classics penned by masters including Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, or original songs that those legends would be proud to call their own.

More than any other contemporary folk performer, McCutcheon carries on that legacy which brings meaning to music.

In this collection, he has some songs that will make you laugh, others that will make you angry, and at least one that will bring a lump to your throat (especially if you're a baseball fan -- the rousing "I AM HERE" elegantly captures everything that makes us love baseball).

Not many musicians can make that claim!

5 out of 5 stars Hard-hitting songs with timely topics.......2007-01-25

John McCutcheon takes on social and political missteps and atrocities of the past few years in this collection. In a few years, John Ashcroft and John Rocker may be forgotten, but right now, they (and the other miscreants) are still good targets for satire and sarcasm.

5 out of 5 stars Great Album.......2005-03-21

I wouldn't go so far as to say that "any liberal worth his or her salt" should buy this album. I don't think that a progressive is defined by specifically what he or she believes, but rather his or her worldview of progress for the sake of all humankind and fair treatment towards all.

That said, this is a great record filled with some of my favorite McCutcheon tunes. Even a conservative who disagreed with every sentiment on the album could find excellent instrumentalism and superior musical craftsmanship, not to mention some good sarcastic jabs that anyone with a sense of humor would think are funny, whether or not they agreed with it.

5 out of 5 stars Best Folk Album in Decades.......2004-03-13

A friend put me on to this album and I was just blown away. I loved every single song-- they made me nod my head, laugh, and want to cry. Though the music was great, the cleverness and timeliness of the lyrics are what has made me listen to this album over and over again. McCutcheon says things I want to say about today's political climate, only he says them better. He's a modern day Jonathan Swift. I hope he puts out more like this one.

5 out of 5 stars Righteous Anger and Genuine Emotion.......2004-03-02

I was thrilled to see that an album of "short shelf life", aka topical-political, songs were finally available, as I have been a fan of McCutcheon's since first hearing "Christmas in the Trenches" many years ago. The emotion ~ and yes, anger ~ in some of these songs took me by surprise at first, as most of his other recordings have been somewhat more gentle. However, the anger is righteous (and well-placed in my opinion) on the subjects of LGBT rights, racism, religion and of course politics. Any liberal worth his or her salt will appreciate McCutcheon's heartfelt renderings.

The delicious humor of the title track is well worth the purchase of the album alone, and "Tinky Winky Blues" left me howling as well. As a nostalgic baseball fan, the stunningly beautiful final track "I Am Here" left me weeping. John McCutcheon brings a full spectrum of emotion to this recording, and shares it generously with the rest of us.
America
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Stand Up And Salute The Flag
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  • Middle of the road.
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ASIN: B000056OE4
Release Date: 2001-01-09

Tracks:

  1. The Star Bangled Banner
  2. The Yankee Doodle Boy
  3. This Is My Country
  4. You're The Grand Old Flag
  5. The Washington Post
  6. The Caissons Song (U.S. Field Artillery March)
  7. God Bless America
  8. Colonel Bogey
  9. America
  10. The Marine Hymn
  11. Hail, Columbia
  12. Yankee Doodle
  13. Battle Cry Of Freedom
  14. Columbia, The Gem Of The Ocean
  15. Battle Hymn Of The Republic
  16. Kingdom Coming
  17. Anchors Aweigh
  18. America The Beautiful
  19. The Star Bangled Banner
  20. Hail To The Chief
  21. The Stars And Stripes Forever

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Stand Up And Salute The Flag.......2001-12-27

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5 out of 5 stars Ed McMahon Was Right!.......2001-11-11

After I heard the music from this CD at the Ed McMahon Show in Branson, Missouri, I bought it. This has to be the best recording of patriotic music I've ever heard. The singers are Metropolitan Opera material and the band clearly employs many of the best bandsmen in the U.S. Armed Services.

3 out of 5 stars Middle of the road........2001-11-04

The American National Military Band is great. The singing is awful. It would have been much better to have remove the singing and just have an instrumental CD. This is a 5 star CD with 5 star music but the singer drops it to 3 stars. Would have been 1 star if there weren't a few well done instrumental songs in it.
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Sensory Reliving of a Lost Time.......2007-04-03

I bought this originally because I play trumpet and saw Vizzutti's name on the list of artists. Of course, he's excellent, but what's really special here is that you can close your eyes and be back in the town park in small town America of the 2nd half of the 19th century when every town had a band while they waited for TV to be invented. I have a photo of my ancestors posing with the Mount Pleasant Mills (PA) band in the early 20th century and feel I'm there when I hear this music.

5 out of 5 stars Makes me smile........2004-09-03

This is a 2 Disc set of charming 19th Century American music of the "everyday" variety: polkas, quadrilles, waltzes...tunes like "Pop Goes the Weasel" played sweetly and without a hint of irony. If you're looking for sophisticated concert music, look elsewhere. This is the music Americans were playing and hearing in park bands, "social orchestras", etc. Highlights include stunning performances by trumpet virtuoso Alan Vizutti on E-flat cornet. Also notable are the vocal quartet recreations of the spiritual songs and abolitionist anthems of the Hutchinson Family Singers. This collection is like a lively little piece of American history on disc, elegantly performed by all invloved. The 27-page booklet is crammed with interesting information.
Hail to the Chief
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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 Hail to the Chief

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  2. The Star Spangled Banner (Historic Arrangement)
  3. Inaugural Address Excerpt Franklin D. Roosevelt
  4. March "Franklin D. Roosevelt"
  5. Auld Lang Syne
  6. Thomas Jefferson March
  7. The Blue Danube Waltz
  8. The President's March (Hail Columbia)
  9. Inaugural Address Excerpt Harry Truman
  10. The Sleeping Beauty Waltz
  11. Easter Monday on the White House Lawn
  12. Hungarian Dance #3
  13. The Pride of the Wolverines
  14. The Maple Leaf Rag (Historic 1906 Recording)
  15. Inaugural Address Excerpt Dwight Eisenhower
  16. Listen to the Mockingbird
  17. The Marseillaise
  18. Solemn March
  19. Presidential Polonaise
  20. The March from the Nutcracker Suite
  21. Inaugural Address Excerpt John F. Kennedy
  22. Guadalcanal March from Victory at Sea
  23. Hail to the Spirit of Liberty
  24. Eternal Father (The Navy Hymn)
  25. A Message from President Ronald Reagan
  26. Hail to the Chief

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Hail To the Thief!.......2005-08-06

Despite the fact that most of our presidents are not worth remembering in music; this is none the less an interesting CD. Altissimo! has done its usualy bit of culling through the Marine Band library to dig out enough appropriate pieces to put together on one CD. No original recordings here! We should be glad that its a full length selection of over 60 mins for a change, instead of the old 45 min. cheats in the past! Still, the different sound qualities of the various tracks is distracting at times.

Most labels when they combine different recordings together usually list the recording date and who conducted the band at that time. Altissimo! has not graduated to that level of professionalism in their products yet. Hence we just get The US Marine Band, not when it was recorded and who might be directing it!

Fortunately, the quality of the Marine Band is so good that it does not matter what Altissimo! does in putting together a CD. That said, the music provides an interesting chronology of ceremonial music played at the White House over the years. The linear notes are an improvment over the past, when little or nothing was provided. All and all, not bad from what we have come to expect from Altissimo!

4 out of 5 stars Hail to the Chief.......2005-02-02

Hail to the Chief is the latest of about twenty-seven CDs offered by "Altissimo!", which offer recordings of the USA's fine military service musical organizations. Until Altissimo!, these recording were very rare and just about impossible to find. Thanks to Altissimo! every one can appreciate and enjoy the fine music of these top-notch musical organizations.
The program in Hail to the Chief is a tribute to our presidents. It is a varied program that shows the depth of the music played by one of America's oldest, established in 1798, and finest musical organizations, the United States Marine Band. This CD contains twenty-one marches and other classical numbers from Sousa to Strauss to Tchaikovsky. Some of the music in the CD is rare and for this reason alone of interest to music history buffs. One of these selections is a recording of the "Star-Spangled Banner" using the earliest published arrangement (1814) of the anthem. Another is the "Solemn March" played at Lincoln's funeral. Also included a rarely recorded Sousa piece, "Easter Monday on the White House Lawn." There is also an historic 1906 recording of Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag."
The recording also contains excerpts from speeches made by five of our presidents four of which were from inaugural addresses. The program notes explain the musical selections and how each was of interest to the various presidents.
The only negative, and it is not with the CD itself, is that the program notes do not include recording dates, where recorded and who the conductor of the band was. I highly recommend this CD to all interested in the America's patriotic music as well as the serious collector of military music and those interested in the musical roots of our country.
George Barkman

5 out of 5 stars Another Great Altissimo! Release.......2005-01-13

Listening to the latest CD from Altissimo! brought pleasure to my ears. Whether you like listening to ballads, waltzes, Hungarian Dances, or marches you will find something on this CD that you will love to listen to. This wonderful compilation presents the listener with music favored by 23 of our United States Presidents, and includes bonus tracks of excerpts from four inaugural speeches.

5 out of 5 stars Hail to the Chief.......2005-01-11

Hail to the Chief is unique, educational and without question, absolutely wonderful!

I was initially puzzled by the selections but as I began to listen and read the short narrative that is offered I started to realize I was being taken on a very different trip through American history. Consequently, the impact of the program had a totally unexpected and fascinating effect.

I was not just mesmerized by the sounds I heard, the arrangements which were presented or the memorable utterances of some of our Chief Executives. I was completely entranced by the realization that these men and others who had held the office of President of the United States, had listened and reacted to the same music the CD offers. It gave me an insight into their humanity that text books cannot provide.

As an example, I hadn't known the original sheet music for the "Star Spangled Banner" was arranged differently from the way we listen to it today --- who know how many Americans heard it played that way?

I had never actually thought about the fact that Washington might have actually heard "Hail Columbia" played, just as I was hearing it.

I was a bit startled that Chester Arthur commanded Sousa to compose what became the "Presidential Polonaise" and tried to imagine how much pressure he, (Sousa), must have felt in doing the President's bidding. (By the way, after listening to that unquestionably superb composition of the "March King", I must admit despite its delightful sound, I'm very pleased that we no longer use that as the official march of the President and we have returned to "Hail to the Chief".)

I vividly recall watching the casket of President Kennedy being carried over the steps of the Capitol and listening to "The Navy Hymn" and the music recaptured that moment as if it was yesterday.

It wasn't solely the music I savored but it was also the historical images they engendered. Indeed, music affects all "ages"!

The CD is a professional product that will hopefully be enjoyed by thousands for many years to come.
Singers of Imperial Russia, Vol. 4
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    ASIN: B000000WMO
    Release Date: 1993-11-15

    Tracks:

    1. Queen of Spades/Act 3. What Is Our Life? - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
    2. Juive/Act 4. Rachel, Quand du Seigneur - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
    3. Segreto - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
    4. Donkey and the Nightingale - Fable - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
    5. Africana/Act 4. O Paradis - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
    6. Night ("Why Do I Love Thee, Night?"), Op. 6 No. 9 - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
    7. A: Celeste A (Act 1) - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
    8. Peurs de Perles/Act 1. Je Crois Entendre Encore - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
    9. Cavalleria Rusticana/O Lola, Tu Ch'hai di Latti (Siciliana) - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
    10. Leave Me! (Gypsy Song) - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
    11. Dubrovsky: O Give Me Oblivion - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
    12. Queen of Spades/Act 1. Forgive Me, Bright Celestial Vision - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
    13. Carmen/Act 4. C'est Toi? C'est Moi! - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov, Evgenija Ivanovna Zbrueva
    14. In the Wild North - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov, Vladimir Kastorsky, Maria Michailova
    15. She Was Yours - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
    16. Far off, Far Off - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
    17. Demon: On Desire's Soft Fleeting Wing - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
    18. Rusalka: Unwillingly to These Sad Shores, Prince's Cavatina (Act 1) - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
    19. Eugene Onegin: Whither, Whither (Act 2) - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
    20. Ruslan and Ljudmila/Act 1. There Is a Distant Country - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
    21. Princesse Lointaine: Love Is a Delightful Dream - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
    22. Little Slippers/Does the Maiden Hear? - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
    23. What Happiness! - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich

    Tracks:

    1. Faust: Ah! Je Ris de Me Voir Si Belle en Ce Miroir (Jewel Song) - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
    2. Traviata: Ah, Fors' Lui.../Follie, Follie...Sempre Libera (Pt. 2) - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
    3. Peurs de Perles: Comme Autrefois - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
    4. Dobrynja Nikitich: Zabava's Aria - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
    5. Romet Juliette: Je Veux Vivre Dans Ce R - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
    6. Perle du Brl: Charmant Oiseau - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
    7. Harold: Hush Thee, Dear One, Slumber Well (Adele's Cradle Song) - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
    8. Ruslan and Ljudmila: Ah, Thou My Fate - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
    9. Snade ("Sing, Smile, Slumber") - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
    10. Sadko: Sleep Went Along the River (Cradle Song) - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
    11. Life for the Tsar: It Is Not for That That I Grieve - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
    12. Peurs de Perles: Brahma, Grand Dieu - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
    13. Bolero ("O My Dear, Charming One") - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
    14. Snow Maiden/With Friends to Gather Berries - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
    15. Huguenots: O Beau Pays de la Touraine - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
    16. Mireille/O Lre Hirondell
    17. Fra Diavolo/Quel Bonheur! - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
    18. Golden Cockerel/Hail to Thee, Sun! - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
    19. Tsar's Bride/Act 4. Mad Scene. Look There, Above Your Head - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
    20. Barbiere Di Siviglia: Una Voce Poco Fa - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
    21. Serenata ("Vola, O Serenata") - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
    22. I Vespri Siciliani: MercDilette Amiche - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
    23. How Fair This Spot, Op. 21 No. 7 (Rachmaninov); the Rose and the ... - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova

    Tracks:

    1. Life for the Tsar/Act 3. Quartet. The Rose That Blooms - Andrej Labinsky, Maria Michailova, Galina Ivanovna Nikitina, Lev Sibirjakov
    2. Night (Folksong) - Lev Sibirjakov
    3. Boris Godunov/Act 1. In the Town of Kazan - Lev Sibirjakov
    4. Life for the Tsar: What About a Wedding? (Act 1) - Lev Sibirjakov
    5. Oh, If Mother Volga - Lev Sibirjakov
    6. Why Was I Born? (Convict's Song) - Lev Sibirjakov
    7. Askold's Tomb: In Olden Days Our Forefathers Lived - Lev Sibirjakov
    8. Sonnambula/Act 1. VI Ravviso, O Luoghi Ameni - Lev Sibirjakov
    9. Midnight Review - Lev Sibirjakov
    10. Demon/Prologue. Accurs World - Lev Sibirjakov
    11. Seafarers - Lev Sibirjakov, Eugene Witting
    12. Elegy ("When, My Soul") - Aleksandr Dormidontovich Aleksandrovich, Lev Sibirjakov
    13. lian Harps - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
    14. Merchant Kalashnikov/The Merchant's Aria - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
    15. Halka: Aria of Janusz - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
    16. Enchantress/Act 2. Aria. Ah, The Image of That Enchantress! - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
    17. Tear Trembles, Op. 6 No. 4 - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
    18. Queen of Spades: I Love You, Dear (Eletsky's Aria, Act 2) - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
    19. Louder Than the Song of the Lark, Op. 43 No. 1 - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
    20. Demon/Act 2. O'er the Airy Ocean - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
    21. Askold's Tomb: In Olden Days Our Forefathers Lived - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
    22. Song of Triumphant Love/Arioso. O Pure Creature - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
    23. Eugene Onegin: Should I Decide on Domesticity (Act 1) - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
    24. Demon/Act 2. Do Not Weep, Child - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
    25. Festival During the Plague/Hymn. When Powerful Winter, Like a Vigilant
    26. Captive in the Caucasus/Aria - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
    God Bless America
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Good choice of tunes and songs
    		 God Bless America
    Douglas Jimerson
    Manufacturer: Amerimusic
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00006RYCC
    Release Date: 2002-11-19

    Tracks:

    1. The Star Spangled Banner
    2. This Is My Country
    3. Yankee Doodle
    4. The Caissons Song (U.S. Field Artillery March)
    5. God Bless America
    6. Hail To The Chief
    7. America
    8. Columbia, The Gem Of The Ocean
    9. Battle Hymn Of The Republic
    10. Anchors Aweigh
    11. America The Beautiful
    12. The Stars And Stripes Forever

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Good choice of tunes and songs.......2005-09-11

    The voices of the Tenor Douglas Jimerson and the Soprano Sheryl Cohen are a good choice for these tunes. It is well sung and in harmony with the orchestra. It is a good CD at an affordable price.
    The Voice of America
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Good double CD at a good price
    		 The Voice of America

    Manufacturer: Decca U.S.
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00009N200
    Release Date: 2003-06-10

    Tracks:

    1. Star Spangled Banner - Eric Rogers Choir And Orchestra
    2. You're A Grand Old Flag - Carl Davis
    3. Columbia, The Gem Of The Ocean - Eric Rogers Choir And Orchestra
    4. Shenandoah - Jerold Ottley
    5. Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' - Oklahoma! - English Northern Philharmonia
    6. Yankee Doodle - Eric Rogers Choir And Orchestra
    7. The Battle Of New Orleans - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
    8. The Battle Hymn Of The Republic - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
    9. We're Tenting Tonight - Eric Rogers Choir And Orchestra
    10. When Johnny Comes Marching Home - Carl Davis
    11. I Hear An Army - John Browning
    12. Over There - Eric Rogers Choir And Orchestra
    13. God Bless America - Carl Davis
    14. Hail To The Chief - Eric Rogers Choir And Orchestra
    15. I Have A Dream - Simon Estes
    16. Lincoln Portrait - Zubin Mehta

    Tracks:

    1. America The Beautiful - Stanley Black
    2. Simple Gift - Joseph Silverstein
    3. Sourwood Mountain - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
    4. Song Of Democracy - Howard Hanson
    5. The Boatmen's Dance - Samuel Ramey
    6. Old Kentucky Home - Eric Rogers Choir And Orchestra
    7. No.1 As Imperceptibly As Grief - Andre Previn
    8. No.2 Will There Really Be A Morning - Andre Previn
    9. No.3 Good Morning Midnight - Andre Previn
    10. Old Folks At Home - Eric Rogers Choir And Orchestra
    11. The Call The Wind Maria - Paint Your Wagon - Bryn Terfel
    12. Oklahoma - Oklahoma! - Stanley Black
    13. New York, New York - On The Town - London Symphony Orchestra
    14. The Circus Band - Samuel Ramey
    15. America - West Side Story - Leonard Bernstein
    16. Charlie Rutlage - Samuel Ramey
    17. America (My Country 'Tis of Thee) - Eric Rogers Choir And Orchestra

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Good double CD at a good price.......2005-06-22

    2 CD for only 6$ plus shipping and handling is a good price. The quality and the choices of tunes are good and the quality of recording is good too. The orchestras, the singers and the choirs are good too. So, if the titles of tunes please you, it is a good 2-CD boxset to buy. If you are an American, I am sure that you know all these tunes. If you are not an American, you will say to yourself : "I think that I have heard this song somewhere."
    Hail to the Chief!
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • A collection of 19th-century American political music
    		 Hail to the Chief!

    Manufacturer: Sony
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    ASIN: B0000029QW
    Release Date: 1996-10-01

    Tracks:

    1. The President's March
    2. The Hunters of Kentucky
    3. King Andrew
    4. President Martin Van Buren's Grand March
    5. The American Boy
    6. General Harrison's Log Cabin March and Quick Step
    7. 'Tippecanoe, the Hero of North Bend, Six Patriotic Ballads': Tippecanoe and Tyler Too!
    8. President Harrison's Funeral March
    9. John Tyler's Lamentation
    10. President James K. Polk's Grand March and Quick Step
    11. 'The Books of the Manchester Cornet Band': General Taylor Storming Monterey
    12. Clay Gallopade
    13. General Taylor's Galop
    14. Fillmore Quick Step
    15. The Grave of the Slave
    16. Get Off the Track!
    17. The Fugitive's Song ('I'll Be Free! I'll Be Free!')
    18. General Pierce's Presidential Inauguration March and Quick Step
    19. Buchanan Polka
    20. Fillmore the Wise
    21. The White House Chair
    22. Buck's Private Confession Publicly Revealed
    23. Lincoln Grand March
    24. We Are Coming, Father Abraham
    25. Hail to the Chief
    26. President Lincoln's Funeral March
    27. Who Shall Rule This American Nation?
    28. The Veto Galop!
    29. General Grant's Quick Step
    30. Hurrah for Hayes and Honest Ways
    31. The American National Waltz
    32. A Hundred Years Hence

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A collection of 19th-century American political music.......2002-03-03

    You have heard the slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" and this CD collection of American political music from the 19th-century allows you to hear the song from the 1840 election. Other songs evidence strong feelings both for and against Andrew Jackson, "The Hunters of Kentucky" versus "King Andrew," as well as "John Tyler's Lamentation," "Filmore the Wise," "We Are Coming Father Abraham," and "Hurrah for Hayes and Honest Ways." Even more interesting are the songs about slavery and abolition ("The Grave of the Slave," "Get Off the Track," and "The Fugitive's Song"). Teachers of American history will certainly find tracks to use to supplement their textbooks. There are also instrumental tracks marches, grand marches, quick steps, gallops, a gallopade, a waltz and even a polka for various Presidential candidates. There are also dirges for William Henry Harrison and Abraham Lincoln.

    "The Platform Committee" singing these works consists of mezzo-soprano Linda Russell, tenors Patrick Romano, Frederick Urrey and Rudolph Palmer, and bass-baritone John Ostendorf. The Chestnut Brass Company plays period instruments, most of which were made during the mid-19th-century, although there are some reproductions. You will hear Keyed Bugles and Cornopeans that date before the Civil War. While most of the instrumental pieces heard in this collection were intended for bands, original orchestrations survive for only three of the pieces ("General Taylor Storming Monterey," "Hail to the Chief" and "The American National Waltz"). The rest of the instrumental works had to be rearranged in the style of the period from piano sheet music.

    Whether you are an aficionado of 19th-century band music or political history, you will find this a collection well worth hearing. Certainly teachers of American History will be able to use some of the songs to great advantage in the classroom. Note: This album was originally released in 1992 by Newport Classic as "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too: A Collection of American Political Marches, Songs, and Dirges."

    Music:

    1. HARP: A Time to Sing [Live]
    2. Hello Everybody! Playsongs and Rhymes from a Toddler's World
    3. Holiday Magic
    4. How The Leopard Got His Spots
    5. Hymns & Bible Songs
    6. If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope & Struggle
    7. inFINity
    8. Inside Out
    9. Irish Folk Tales for Children
    10. Jewish Holiday Songs for Children

    Music

    Music