Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, the first inspector of Russia's naval bands, conducted the Admiralty Band in 1878 and composed works specifically for charity concerts with a combined band.
Composition History
A Commission for Improvement of the Musical Branch in the Army and Navy, established by Nicholas II, aimed to publish an anthology of the best European and Russian marches.
Composition History
The planned anthology of marches was never completed because World War I broke out before the German printing firm, Carl Roder, could deliver the printed copies to Russia.
Recording & Production
This album features rare military marches and pieces performed by the Russian Army's military bands during various ceremonies.
Performer Biography
The Admiralty Band of the Leningrad Naval Base has a history dating back to Czar Peter I, who ordered choristers to study military band music three months before St. Petersburg's founding.
Historical Context
Military marches, in their modern form, developed in Western Europe during the Thirty Years' War (1618-48) and became essential to infantry and cavalry units.
Recording & Production
The military marches on this album serve as a monument to Baron Stackelberg's Commission, recorded from unique scores kept in the Russian Institute for the History of Arts.
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