Some recent CDs featuring wind bands from Central Europe:
1. "Alte Kameraden" Vol 1-4. 85 German Marches played by historic German military and civilian bands in recordings transferred from schellack 78rpm discs. Set of 4 CDs available from www.blasmusik-shop.de
2. Ernst Mosch and his Egerländer Musikanten. Live recordings from the final tour of this wonderful band in 1998. Double CD set. Ernst Mosch died on 15th May 1999. Available from www.blasmusik-shop.de
3. "50 Years of Militärmusik Tirol". Recordings from various periods in the history of this band featuring 17 compositions under conductors Siegfried Somma, Hans Eibl and Hannes Apfolterer. Available from www.blasmusik-shop.de
4. "Ins Land hinaus: eine traditionelle Marschparade" (Out into the Country: a Parade of Traditional Marches). [Militärmusik Salzburg/Ernst Herzog] Rundel MVSR 068. Contents: Einzug der Olympischen Meisterringer (Fucík); Neue Kameraden (Teike); Pode mlejnem (Kmoch); Ungarns Kinder (Emil Toft); Helenenmarsch (Friedrich Lübbert); Margaretenmarsch (Gounod/Piefke); Jaszkun-Indulo (Josef Müller); Leitmeritzer Schützenmarsch (Fucík); Muziky, muziky (Kmoch); Blasmusik macht Laune (Rundel); Mussinan-Marsch (Carl); Ins Land hinaus (Rundel); Waidmannsheil (Reckling); Egerländer Marsch (Kopetzly); Gipfelstürmer (Berchthaler); Schemua-Marsch (Blaton); Parademarsch der 18er Husaren (Alwin Müller); Andreas-Hofer-Marsch (Komzák); Admiral-Stosch-Marsch (Latanne). Available in UK from: Midland CD Club, 201 Callowbrook Lane, Rubery, Birmingham, B45 9TG. Telephone +44 (0) 121 244 4605 www.ukcd.net / Europe: www.rundel.de
5. "Das Beste aus Böhmen" (The Best from Bohemia). [Krajanka Band from Central Bohemia, conductor: Václav Hlavácek] Rundel MVSR 065-2. 16 items in folk style, mainly polkas with the odd waltz or two. Availability as per previous item.
If you click on the reference below, you will be able to see and hear an early postwar recording of the Czechoslovak Army Central Band (directed by legendary conductor Hynek Sluka) playing the classic Czech military march "Sláva miru" (Glorious Peace) by František Zita (1880-1946). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vkDVDVHWww