Herbert von Karajan a fost un dirijor austriac și una dintre cele mai importante figuri ale muzicii clasice din secolul al XX-lea. A condus Filarmonica din Berlin timp de trei decenii și jumătate, cu care a realizat numeroase înregistrări fundamentale.
Albumul Österreichische und Preussische Märche pe CD prezintă o colecție de marșuri din tradiția austriacă și prusacă. Ansamblul de suflători al Filarmonicii din Berlin, sub bagheta lui Karajan, interpretează lucrări de Beethoven (Marș pentru instrumente de suflat în Fa major WoO 18), Frederic al II-lea (Torgauer Marsch), Franz von Suppé (O du mein Osterreich), Johann Schrammel (Wien bleibt Wien) și alți compozitori. Înregistrările cuprind repertoriul clasic și romantic al muzicii militare și ceremoniale.
Melodii
Works on This Recording
1. March for Winds in F major, WoO 18 "für die böhmische Landwehr" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Period: Classical
Written: 1809; Vienna, Austria
Length: 2 Minutes 31 Secs.
2. Torgauer Marsch by Frederick the Great
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Period: Baroque
Length: 3 Minutes 8 Secs.
3. O du mein Osterreich by Franz von Suppé
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Length: 2 Minutes 9 Secs.
4. Unter dem Grillenbanner, march for band by Wilhelm Lindemann
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Period: Post-Romantic
Written: by 1942; Germany
Length: 2 Minutes 42 Secs.
5. Pariser Einzugsmarsch by Johann Heinrich Walch
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Length: 2 Minutes 6 Secs.
6. Mir sein die Kaiserjäger Marsch by Karl Mühlberger
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Period: Post-Romantic
Written: 1914; Austria
Length: 2 Minutes 29 Secs.
7. Königgrätzer Marsch by Johann Gottfried Piefke
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Length: 2 Minutes 25 Secs.
8. Wien bleibt Wien, march for band by Johann Schrammel
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Period: Romantic
Written: 1884; Austria
Length: 3 Minutes 2 Secs.
9. Kreuzritter-Fanfare, for military band by Richard Henrion
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Length: 2 Minutes 21 Secs.
10. Petersburg Marsch (Petersburg March) by Anonymous
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Period: Renaissance
Written: Russia
Length: 2 Minutes 22 Secs.
11. Fehrbelliner Reitermarsch, for band by Richard Henrion
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Length: 2 Minutes 27 Secs.
12. Hohenfriedberger Marsch by Frederick the Great
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Period: Baroque
Length: 1 Minutes 26 Secs.
13. Preussens Gloria by Johann Gottfried Piefke
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Period: Romantic
Written: 1871; Germany
Length: 1 Minutes 41 Secs.
14. Kärntner Liedermarsch, for band by Anton Seifert
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Length: 2 Minutes 33 Secs.
15. Die Bosniaken Kommen, for band by Eduard Wagnes
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Length: 2 Minutes 23 Secs.
16. Old Comrades (Alte Kameraden), march for band (or orchestra) by Carl Teike
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Period: Modern
Written: Germany
Length: 4 Minutes 28 Secs.
17. Der Zigeunerbaron: Einzugs-Marsch by Johann Strauss Jr.
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Period: Romantic
Written: 1885; Vienna, Austria
Length: 2 Minutes 56 Secs.
18. Nibelungen March by Gottfried Sonntag
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Period: 20th Century
Length: 3 Minutes 34 Secs.
19. Radetzky-Marsch, for orchestra, Op. 228 by Sr. Johann Strauss I
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Period: Romantic
Written: 1848; Austria
Length: 2 Minutes 50 Secs.
20. Florentiner-Marsch for orchestra, Op 214 by Julius Fucik
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Period: Modern
Written: circa 1913; Czechoslovakia
Length: 5 Minutes 24 Secs.
21. Die Regimentskinder Marsch (Children of the Regiment), Op. 169 by Julius Fucik
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Period: Modern
Length: 3 Minutes 16 Secs.
22. Tiroler Holzhacker Buab'n by Josef F. Wagner
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Period: Post-Romantic
Length: 3 Minutes 4 Secs.
23. Marsch der Finnländischen Reiterei by Anonymous
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Length: 3 Minutes 2 Secs.
24. Des großen Kurfürsten Reitermarsch (March of the Mounted Calvary) by Cuno Graf Moltke
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Length: 3 Minutes 3 Secs.
25. Fredericus Rex Grenadiermarsch by Ferdinand Radeck
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Length: 2 Minutes 42 Secs.
26. Unter dem Doppeladler by Josef F. Wagner
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Length: 3 Minutes 25 Secs.
27. Fanfaure und Marsche der Pappenheimer by Michael Haydn
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Period: Classical
Length: 1 Minutes 22 Secs.
28. Hoch- und Deutschmeister by Sebastian Ertl
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Length: 2 Minutes 29 Secs.
29. Vindobona, march for band by Karel Komzak II
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Period: Romantic
Written: circa 1885
Length: 2 Minutes 31 Secs.
30. Erzherzog Albrecht, march for orchestra, Op 136 by Karel Komzak II
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Period: Romantic
Length: 2 Minutes 44 Secs.
31. National-Marsch for orchestra in C major ("Josias Coburg"), MH 569 (P 67) by Michael Haydn
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble
Period: Classical
Written: circa 1795
Length: 3 Minutes 27 Secs.