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28 of 28 found the following review helpful:
Old LP Re-Issue on CD Aug 20, 2004
By Roger Kennedy
This is a collection of old LP recordings that were originally released on the Oylimpic Label some years ago. It has floated around since and has now come out on CD. The CD lists the German Air Force Band, but this group only plays in half of the selections listed. The other half is from another old Olympic Label recording with the Hoch Und Deutschmiester band of Austria.
Its too bad the producers were not a bit more honest about who is performing on this CD. The recording quality here has not been improved much from the original LP recordings.
The same poor linear notes are used with no info. about the
band(s) or music. Just some general ramblings about how military music may have developed in Germany. Its pretty general stuff.
While I have complained about the poor production qaulity the style of playing is still quite good. The recording sounds like it was made back in the 1960s or 70s when German bands sounded different than today. The best selection is the Zapfenstrich medley of marches and hymns used by the old Prussian army as an evening Tattoo piece and a salute to the colors. The music is not listed, but it includes Beethoven's "Zafenstreich March", as well as the old "Kurfursten march", which is included seperately later on the CD as well. This special medlely includes drum and fife florishes unique for the occasion in the old German army and concludes with a stirring version of "Deutschland Uber Alles". This selection is alone worth getting the CD for.
The other music played by the Hoch Und Deutschmiester Band is very good Austian martial selections, although these recordings have been re-issued and improved in their sound quality on another label. Overall you get a decent potporri of German and Austrian marches played by two different bands on this CD for a low price. The sound quality is poor, but not unbearable. This is basically a low budget production. You get what you pay for with this price. Enjoy
17 of 18 found the following review helpful:
 German Marches Jan 21, 2000
This recording includes an excellent selection of German martial airs, including some very old and traditional ones. Especially good are Der Grosser Zapfenstreich, ( the salute to the colors) and the Kaiserjager Marsch (The Kaiser March)which is a combination of several marches. There are no ideological marches in this as it is recorded by the modern German Air Force Band. I highly recommend "German Military Marches."
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
An Historical overview of the March in Germany Aug 11, 1999
This album has the better selection of music of the two Luftwaffenmusikkorps 3 CDs, but the quality of the recording is less than it could have been. The quality of the sound is slightly distorted, and less than perfectly clear. This is still a good album, and has an absolutly stirring performance of the Grosser Zapfenstreich. I recommend the album, but regret the lack of clarity in the recording of the album.
12 of 14 found the following review helpful:
Great! Mar 07, 2002
By North Korean 1
Beware of the other CD with this title. THIS is
the good CD, the other is not. This has many great
marches on it including some they used a bit in Nazi
Germany (the Nazis wrote few songs, they used stock).
Overall, FANTASTIC. You will not be disapointed, I
just wish that a march or two was longer.
8 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 German Military Marches - Air Force Band - Table of Contents Jan 14, 2000
A good but not outstanding selection with each piece well executed. The English translations of the march titles are frequently not only incorrect or incomplete but also misleading. Some examples: Fehrbellin is an important element of the corresponding march title. Yorck was a Prussian general making a political decision that initiated the defeat of Napoleon. His military unit cannot be termed a York army. The term "mounted calvary" is not only a spelling error but also demonstrates ignorance of German history. etc.,etc., etc.
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