Music by Franco Cesarini
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The Royal Netherlands Army Band 'Johan Willem Friso' / The Band of the Belgian Airforce / The Midwest Winds / Antwerp Winds / The Luxembourg Military Band / Peter's Compact Wind Band / Militärkapelle Niederösterreich / Polizeimusik Wien / Franco Cesarini / Peter Kleine Schaars / Michael Sweeney / Tijmen Botma / Juri Briat / Lieutenant Colonel Jean-Claude Braun / Matty Cilissen / Colonel Adolf (Adi) Obendrauf / Herbert Klinger
Vibes
Festival Series 71 CD 1: Glorioso - Witch Dance - Vivat Colorum! - Secrets of the Savoy - Legend of the Bell - Song of Gratitude - Centennial Celebration - Lord of the Lake - Hymn for a Hero -...CD (Compact Disc)
T8086
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The Royal Netherlands Army Band 'Johan Willem Friso' / The Band of the Belgian Airforce / Stadtmusikkapelle Wilten-Innsbruck / Antwerp Winds / The Luxembourg Military Band / KOBE COLLEGE Wind Orchestra / Militärkapelle Niederösterreich / Franco Cesarini / Tijmen Botma / Satoshi Yagisawa / Juri Briat / Lieutenant Colonel Jean-Claude Braun / Matty Cilissen / Rainmund Walder / Colonel Adolf (Adi) Obendrauf
Medelpadia
Festival Series 70 CD 1: Majesty - The Eagle's Quest - Medelpadia - Steps - Evening Rise - Color Concordia - General Sherman - Banana Island - Go with the Flow - Bloom (The Gift of Spring) - Sax...CD (Compact Disc)
T8087
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Bright Dawn Overture
Bright Dawn Overture was commissioned to Franco Cesarini by the Swiss Band Association as part of a project for the renewal and expansion of the artistic repertoire. “There was never a night or a...Concert Band
EFC015CBHA
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Classic Meets Contemporary
CD 1 (Classic) - Classical Music arranged for Concert Bnad by Franco Cesarini: Festmusik der Stadt Wien (R.Strauss) - L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2 (G.Bizet) - Nimrod (E.Elgar) - Galop (A.Ponchielli) -...CD (Compact Disc)
T8088
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Urban Landscapes
Symphony No. 3
Suite Sicilana, Op. 57b - Passacaglia and Fugue in C-minor BWV 582 - Sinfonietta No. 3 "Zwölfmalgreien Sketches", Op. 56 - Symphony No. 3 "Urban Landscapes", op. 55CD (Compact Disc)
T8095
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60 Warm-Up Chorales for Concert Band
During his experience as a band conductor and teacher of wind orchestra conducting at university, Franco Cesarini has dealt with the topic of warm-ups very frequently. Throughout these long years of...Concert Band, Ensemble (Woodwinds), Ensemble (Brass), Mixed Ensemble (Woodwinds/Brass)
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Pulse
A Bluegrass Overture - Donar - Fiori - Up in the Sky - Equestrian Symphonette - Pulse - Energico - BlackoutCD (Compact Disc)
T8123
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Einstein
Festival Prelude 'Ad Excel' - Gloriosa - The White Thrill - Einstein - Scent of Spring - Call of the Aboriginals - Red Mountain - Fantasia HelveticaCD (Compact Disc)
T8124
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The Royal Netherlands Army Band 'Johan Willem Friso' / Antwerp Winds / The Luxembourg Military Band / Bert Appermont / Tijmen Botma / Juri Briat / Erik van de Kolk / Lieutenant Colonel Jean-Claude Braun
Wonders of Nature
Festival Series 62 CD 1: Festival Prelude 'Ad Excel' - Purcellian Fantasia - The White Thrill - Dreamcatcher - Wonders of Nature - Dionysos - Fantasia Helvetica - Equestrian...CD (Compact Disc)
T8130
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The Royal Netherlands Army Band 'Johan Willem Friso' / The Midwest Winds / Antwerp Winds / The Voltige Orchestra / Michael Sweeney / Tijmen Botma / Thierry Deleruyelle / Juri Briat
Winds on Fire
Festival Series 60 CD 1: Festival Bells - Highdays and Holidays - A Vision of the First Light - Concertino for Clarinet - White Winged Flight - A Knight's Tale - Tchaikovsky Highlights -...CD (Compact Disc)
T8146
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The Royal Netherlands Army Band 'Johan Willem Friso' / Das Musikkorps der Bundeswehr / Antwerp Winds / Landesjugendblasorchester Oberösterreich / Bert Appermont / Tijmen Botma / Christoph Scheibling / Juri Briat / Erik van de Kolk
Terra Mystica
Theme from Star Trek - Colorado - Between Two Worlds -Terra Mystica - Neckarmarsch - The Glenmasan Manuscript - The Curse of the Mermaid - The Rise of the Blackjack - Simply Red On Tour - SuperstitionCD (Compact Disc)
T8148
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The Royal Netherlands Army Band 'Johan Willem Friso' / The Midwest Winds / Antwerp Winds / Michael Sweeney / Tijmen Botma / Juri Briat / Erik van de Kolk
The Last Giant
Festival Series 59 CD 1: Intrada Eroica - Cantastoria - Colorado - A Glorious Summer Day - Morning Star Variations - The Last Giant - The Torch of Liberty - And Still, the Spirit - Pisa - The...CD (Compact Disc)
T8149
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Colorado
The main theme of this overture is based on an old Indian song from the Arapaho tribe. The name Colorado comes from the Spanish word meaning ‘coloured’. This term was originally used to...Concert Band
M2068.16
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Symphony No. 1 - The Archangels
The Swiss composer Franco Cesarini has waited a long time to write his first symphony and after years of considering and drafting, this Archangels Symphony, Symphony nr. 1 is a vast composition...Concert Band
M2069.16
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Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Franz Liszt’s 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies are characterised by melancholy, great expressiveness and wonderful gypsy rhythms. No.2 is the best known of all, mainly thanks to the use of various passages...Concert Band
M2013.14
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Arizona
Arizona is written in a typical three-part overture form. The composition is not strictly descriptive as such, but rather conveys moods and emotions, inspired by impressions of the American desert...Concert Band
M1980.14
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Luftwaffenmusikkorps Münster / The Royal Netherlands Army Band 'Johan Willem Friso' / Das Musikkorps der Bundeswehr / Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy / Symphonic Winds Tirol / Sächsische Bläserphilharmonie / Franco Cesarini / Thomas Doss / Georges Moreau / Christoph Scheibling / Jan Cober / Ivan Meylemans / Timor Oliver Chadik / Johnny Ekkelboom / Hans Leeders
Masterpieces from Europe
CD 1: Fanfare for a New Horizon - The Adventures of Baron Münchhausen - Moving Heaven and Earth - The Story of Anne Frank - Goddess of Jeju Island - Flame and Glory - Bulgarian Dances (Part...CD (Compact Disc)
T8166
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The Artistry of Franco Cesarini
An American in Paris - Bulgarian Dances (Part II) Op. 43 - Old Russian Romances Op. 44 - Puss in Boots Op. 45CD (Compact Disc)
T8203
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Viva Verdi
All works transcribed by Franco Cesarini.Nabucco - Ernani - Il Trovatore (Coro dei Gitani) - Il Trovatore (Coro degli Armigeri) - I Vespri Siciliani - Aroldo - Un Ballo in Maschera - La...
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T8215
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An American in Paris
In this symphonic poem, George Gershwin portrays a day in the life of an American tourist in Paris. The music accompanies him along the Champs Elysées and through the Latin Quarter, where he...Concert Band
M1803.12
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Il Giudizio Universale
Camillo De Nardis’ Il giudizio universale (The Universal Judgement) was awarded first prize at the Competition for Band Composition held in Naples. This composition was inspired by...Concert Band
M1791.11
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Il Barbiere di Siviglia
The Barber of Seville is based on the first of Beaumarchais‘ (1732- 1799) two sequential plays, the Marriage of Figaro being the second, although unusually the overture does not contain any themes...Concert Band
M1789.10
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Belcanto
Tancredi (Overture) - Omaggio a Bellini (Overture) - Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Overture) - Sinfonia per Banda (Overture) - La Gazza Ladra (Overture) - The Universal Judgement (Symphonic Poem)CD (Compact Disc)
T8279
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Tancredi
Tancredi, composed in 1813, is rarely performed in today’s opera houses, however its overture, or Sinfonia, as it was called at the time, is well-liked and has received regular performances over the...Concert Band
M1732.10
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Images of a City
"Images of a City" is written by Franco Cesarini. The intent of this composition is not so much to describe in music the "look" of a city; the composer wants to create "emotional" rather than...Concert Band
M1638.09
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A Triumphant Fanfare
A Triumphant Fanfare ist – wie der Name schon sagt – eine triumphale, majestätische Fanfare. In dieser neuen Komposition von Franco Cesarini dürfen die die Blechbläser brillieren, die Holzbläser mit...Concert Band
M1618.09
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Renaissance Suite
Als Basis für seine viersätzige Renaissance Suite verwendete Franco Cesarini vier Stücke unbekannter Komponisten aus der Renaissance, nutzte zugleich die Farben des modernen Blasorchesters und ließ...Concert Band
M1548.08
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The Idol Of The Flies
The book The Idol of the Flies by Jane Rice (1913-2005) is a classic of horror literature. It is the story of a child who, in an incredible series of cruel actions, persecutes those around him. The...Concert Band
M1486.08
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The Idol of the Flies
Joyful Fanfare - Bulgarian Dances Op.35 - Picolla Suite Italiana Op. 32 - The Idol of the Flies Op. 13 - Cossack Folck Dances Op. 31 - Caucasian Sketches Op. 36 - Jubilee Fanfare - MGB MarchCD (Compact Disc)
T8383
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Caucasian Sketches
With Caucasian Sketches Franco Cesarini completes the series of pieces based on dances in the Caucasian style which started with his Cossack Folk Dances. The charming, melancholy dances and songs...Concert Band
M1287.07
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A Joyful Fanfare
This joyous fanfare offers many members of the band the opportunity to shine. The opening subject is passed from the clarinets to the saxophones and then to the oboes before being taken up by the...Concert Band
M1487.07
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Bulgarian Dances
Bulgarian Dances is a free rhapsody, divided into four distinct movements based on famous Bulgarian folk songs. These songs have a very old tradition and stem from both the antique world of Byzantium...Concert Band
M1286.06
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Piccola Suite Italiana
With this new suite for concert band Franco Cesarini draws on the rich repertoire of folk songs from the Friuli Venezia Giulia region of northern Italy. Between the 16th and 17th Century this rural...Concert Band
M1186.05
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Mountain Majesty
For someone like Franco Cesarini, who was born and raised in a land where every horizon is dominated by the majestic Alps, mountains are in one’s heart and soul every moment of life. The true spirit...Concert Band
M1187.05
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Huckleberry Finn Suite
"All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."(Ernest Hemingway)
Even if not everybody agrees with Ernest Hemingway's...
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M1188.05
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Franco Cesarini: Live in Concert
Solemnitas - Mosaici Bizantini - Tom Sawyer Suite - Huckleberry Finn SuiteCD (Compact Disc)
T8453
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Cossack Folk Dances
The Cossacks played an integral part in Russia’s history which finally ended with the Soviet occupation in the 1920s. Franco Cesarini had the opportunity to attend performances by an ethnic...Concert Band
M1133.04
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Solemnitas
Each year on the last Monday in June, the German city of Burgdorf celebrates the holiday of youth, the so called ‘Solennitat’. It is the most important event occurring in the city and consists of...Concert Band
M0957.02
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Ceresio
The Ceresio, also called Lugano Lake, is located in the sub-alpine area between Lake Como and Lake Maggiore. Two-thirds of its surface is on Swiss territory, while the remaining one-third belongs to...Concert Band
M0877.02
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Blue Horizons
This three-part composition is about the ocean and its inhabitants. The first movement explores the black depths of the sea, where only animals can live, which are able to cope with the extreme...Concert Band
M0956.02
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Norma
Vincenzo Bellini, der im Alter von 34 Jahren zu jung aus einer gewaltigen Schaffensperiode gerissen wurde, komponierte in sechs Jahren ebenso viele Opern, darunter auch "Norma", einen seiner größten...Concert Band
M0878.02
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Blue Horizons
Ceresio - Greek Folk Song Suite Op. 25 - Solemnitas Op. 29 - Tom Sawyer Suite Op. 27 - Blue Horizons Op. 23bCD (Compact Disc)
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Tom Sawyer Suite
During his childhood The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was the favourite book of the composer Franco Cesarini. With his memories of the magic of joy, fear and freedom, Cesarini seeks to bring the figures...Concert Band
M0725.02
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Greek Folk Song Suite
Greek folk music is characterised by the sound of the ‘buzuki’ which is often used in combination with the clarinet, the mandolin, the violin and various types of tambourines. In Greek Folk Song...Concert Band
M0876.02
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Poema Alpestre
Composed and arranged by Franco CesariniAroldo - Antiche Danze ed Arie per Liuto - Le Cortège du Roi Renaud - Leviathan - Poema Alpestre
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Coro degli Armigeri
A technique much employed by Verdi is to alternate main scenes of a drama with others which allow the listener to relax temporarily. These moments are often entrusted to the choir (as in the case of...Concert Band
M0685.00
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Coro dei Gitani
Often, individual parts of operas become very successful, independent instrumental pieces. An outstanding example is the Anvil Chorus from Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Il Trovatore. Thanks to its...Concert Band
M0659.00
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I Vespri Siciliani (Ouverture)
In 1854, Verdi was in Paris to compose I vespri siciliani (1855), a commission from the Theatre of the Opera. The composer soon became intolerant to the requests of the French “Grand Opéra” as he...Concert Band
M0682.00
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Aida - Gran Finale Atto II
The triumphal march from Aida is probably one of the best known classical works of all times. This superb transcription by Franco Cesarini retains the exciting spirit of the original. As always his...Concert Band
M0658.00
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Verdi - Overtures and Ballet Music
Nabucco - Ernani (Preludio all' atto I) - Il Trovatore (Coro dei Gitano - Atto II) - Il Trovatore (Coro degli Armigeri - Atto III) - I Vespri Siciliani Ouverture - Aroldo - Un Ballo in Maschera - La...CD (Compact Disc)
T8610
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