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Hail to the Chief | 
 enlarge | Creators: Johannes Brahms, John Bacchus Dykes, Alice Hawthorne, Scott Joplin, John Knowles Paine, Philip Phile, Richard Rodgers, Claude-joseph Rouget De Lisle, James Sanderson, Williams H. Santelmann, John Stafford Smith, John Philip Sousa, Spoken Word, Johann Ii Strauss, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Scottish Traditional, William H. Woodin
Label: Altissimo Records
Category: Music
List Price: $12.98
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 98907
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 225580
UPC: 754422558020
EAN: 0754422558020
ASIN: B0006SSP6C
Release Date: January 11, 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | President Garfield's Inaugural March | | • | The Star Spangled Banner (Historic Arrangement) | | • | Inaugural Address Excerpt Franklin D. Roosevelt | | • | March "Franklin D. Roosevelt" | | • | Auld Lang Syne | | • | Thomas Jefferson March | | • | The Blue Danube Waltz | | • | The President's March (Hail Columbia) | | • | Inaugural Address Excerpt Harry Truman | | • | The Sleeping Beauty Waltz | | • | Easter Monday on the White House Lawn | | • | Hungarian Dance #3 | | • | The Pride of the Wolverines | | • | The Maple Leaf Rag (Historic 1906 Recording) | | • | Inaugural Address Excerpt Dwight Eisenhower | | • | Listen to the Mockingbird | | • | The Marseillaise | | • | Solemn March | | • | Presidential Polonaise | | • | The March from the Nutcracker Suite | | • | Inaugural Address Excerpt John F. Kennedy | | • | Guadalcanal March from Victory at Sea | | • | Hail to the Spirit of Liberty | | • | Eternal Father (The Navy Hymn) | | • | A Message from President Ronald Reagan | | • | Hail to the Chief |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Hail To The Chief music May 9, 2008
Marquela V. Ramirez (El Monte, CA)
This CD was great, just what I needed.
It seems no matter what music I need, I think it is probably impossible for Amazon to have it, they always do have what I need.
Thank you,
Markie V. Ramirez
 Hail To the Thief! August 6, 2005
Roger Kennedy
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
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!
Hail to the Chief February 2, 2005
George Barkman (Breinigsville, PA United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
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
Another Great Altissimo! Release January 13, 2005
Lee Silvi (Ohio)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
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.
Hail to the Chief January 11, 2005
Yankee Colonel (Fredericksburg, Virginia United States)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
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.
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