As early as the 17th century in the days of Fleet Admiral Michiel de Ruyter, one of the initiators of the Netherlands Marine Corps, music has played an important role in the navy. Transforming from ships’ bands and ensembles into a land-based full-sized orchestra ashore, the Marine Band turned into the all-round musical ambassador of the Royal Netherlands Navy.
From military marching formation, intimate accompanying ensemble, extended big band and classic symphonic wind band to a stunning cover band; no music style is absent from the enormous repertoire. The Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy developed an appreciation for Russia and the music of her great composers. As part of the celebrations of 300 years Peter the Great and the jubilee of the city, concert tours to St. Petersburg were made in 1997 and 2003. In 2009 the branch of the Hermitage in Amsterdam was opened with a concert and attended by Queen Beatrix and President Medvedev.
Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy
Soloists of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Major Arjan Tien, Conductor
Tracklist
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Additional information
| Label | |
|---|---|
| SKU | 40818 |
| Qualities | DSD 512 fs, DSD 256 fs, DSD 128 fs, DSD 64 fs, DXD 24 Bit, FLAC 192 kHz, FLAC 96 kHz |
| Channels | 2ch Stereo, 5 Channel Surround Sound, 2ch Stereo & 5ch Surround |
| Artists | |
| Composers | Bortnyansky, Gliere, Khachaturian, Prokofiev, Rimsky Korsakov, Shostakovich, Stravinsky |
| Genres | |
| Cables | Van den Hul |
| Digital Converters | DSD Super Audio/Horus-256FS – Merging Technologies |
| Editing Software | Pyramix – Merging Technologies |
| Mastering Engineer | Jared Sacks |
| Mastering Room | Speakers: Grimm LS1 / Cables: Van den Hul |
| Microphones | Bruel & Kjaer 4006, Schoeps |
| Mixing Board | Rens Heijnis, custom design |
| Awards | |
| Conductors | |
| Instruments | |
| Original Recording Format | |
| Producer | Jared Sacks |
| Recording Engineer | Jared Sacks |
| Recording location | MCO, Studio 1, Hilversum, the Netherlands |
| Recording Type & Bit Rate | DSD 256 |
| Speakers | Audio Lab, Holland |
| Release Date | September 6, 2018 |
Press reviews
Luister
Luister 10 Award
editorial – eurowinds
(…) brillanten Interpretationen (…) Alles im allen kann und darf es daher nicht verwundern, dass hier einer der herausragendsten Tonträger mit originaler Bläsermuziek vorliegt.
Stereophile Record To Die For
This is a delight to the ear. (…)This is an album I can enjoy almost every day—especially when I’m able to turn up the volume.
Audiophile Mag Italy
Performance: This is a tremendous album (…) marvellously entertaining Russian music (…) in state-of-the-art sound. (…) the tempi always seem exactly right and the playing is wonderfully alive (…) there is a real sense of enjoyment.
Sound: (…) there is exceptional depth (…) Clarity and definition are exemplary, so even in climaxes you can hear every line, without any loss of weight (…) the overall impression is one of exceptional brilliance.
De Gelderlander
Marinierskapel levert kwaliteit van de bovenste plank (…) Tien laat zijn musici flexibel en alert spelen. Daarbij staat een energieke en toch ook weer lyrische uitstraling voorop.
Opus Klassiek
(…) De veelal felle klankkleuren, de scherp gestoken ritmische profilering en de opvallend geraffineerde variaties tussen soli (een goede vondst om daarvoor leden van het KCO uit te nodigen) en tutti zorgen voor de klankbetovering die alleen door een topensemble als dit kan worden gerealiseerd. Dan is er de schitterende opname die in niet geringe mate bijdraagt aan dit luxueuze klankfestijn. In dit genre is daarom onvoorwaardelijk sprake van een topproductie. (…)
Nederlands Dagblad
Roel Sikkema
(…) De Marinierskapel is een uitstekend spelend orkest dat zich op deze cd heeft
omringd met een aantal solisten van topklasse. Dat maakt het beluisteren van deze cd
tot een aangename belevenis.
Klassieke Zaken – Aangenaam Klassiek
Floris de Wever
(…) Het orkest weet een aantal fenomenale solisten heel mooi te begeleiden. (…) Dit is
blaasmuziek op het allerhoogste niveau (…)
BBC Music Magazine [5 stars]
Astonishing clarity of sound and texture thanks both to a crack ensemble and the superb recording. Brilliant, effervescent discoveries.
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