“Wholeheartedly recommended” by Gramophone, this re-issued 1985 recording is fine entertainment. Rawsthrone’s skill at playing in large venues is put to excellent use in a roster of popular pieces ranging from the Grand March from Verdi’s Aida, to Clarke’s Trumpet Voluntary to Schubert’s Marche Militaire, Sullivan’s The Lost Chord, Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever, Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries and more. |