If the words “march music” put you in mind of brass bands or military parades, you may have a surprise coming, for composers have turned out some remarkable marches for orchestra, piano, organ and brass—and voices.
In this hour, music in 4/4 time by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Verdi, and Grainger, among others—including one that you’ve probably marched to, yourself (possibly more than once).
FEATURED RECORDINGS
| Title | Group/Artist | Catalog # | UPC |
| Songs of the Revolutionary War [for O’ Farrell’s March] | Yorktown Fifes and Drums | Altissimo 75442259812 | 754422598125 |
| Handel: Rinaldo | Aradia Ensemble, Kevin Mallon | Naxos 8.660165-67 | 730099616522 |
| Purcell: Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary | Oxford Camerata | Naxos 8.553129 | 0730099412926 |
| Music for Organ, Brass, & Percussion [for Clarke: Trumpet Tune] | Michael Murray & Empire Brass | Telarc CD-80218 | 089408021824 |
| Mozart: Haffner Serenade [for March K. 249] | Capella Istropolitana , Johannes Wildner | Naxos 8.550333 | |
| Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 | Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt | Teldec 2292-46452-2 | 022924645228 |
| Schubert: Piano Works for Four Hands, Vol. 2 [for Marche Militaire No. 1] | Jeno Jando, Zsuzsa Kollar | Naxos 8.553441 | 0730099444125 |
| Tchaikovsky: Complete Suites for Orchestra [for Marche Miniature] | New Philharmonia Orchestra, Antal Dorati | Philips 454 253-2 | 028945425320 |
| Opera Choruses [for Verdi Aida - Gloria All Egitto] | Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Lamberto Gardelli | EMI Classics 5 09032 2 | 5099950903221 |
| Elgar: [Enigma Variations, or Pomp and Circumstance | Scottish National Orchestra, Alexander Gibson | Chandos CHAN 6504 | 095115650424 |
| Grieg & Sibelius [for Grieg: Karelia Suite march] | Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner | Philips 412 727-2 | 028941272720 |
| Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1, etc, [for From the Love For Three Oranges] | Orchestre National de France, Loren Maazel | CBS Masterworks, MK 39557 | 07464395572 |
| Walton Symphony No. 1, etc, [for Crown Imperial] | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn | Telarc CD-80125 | 089408012525 |
| Grainger: Music for Pianos [for ‘The Widow’s Party’ March’] | Penelope Thwaites, Wayne Marshall, and John Lavender. | Chandos CHAN 9702 | 095115163825 |
| Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection [for Raiders of the Lost Ark | London Symphony Orchestra, John Williams | Concord 888072310001 | 888072310001 |
