{"product_id":"ben-band-reel-overtures-music-cd","title":"Ben Band Reel - Overtures Music CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe tunes included in these Overtures almost invariably include \"Yankee Doodle\" and a large helping of Scottish and Irish tunes, presumably appealing especially to those coming from those countries. Other tunes used include the \"Marseillaise\", William Shield's \"The Ploughboy\", \"Oh dear, what can the matter be\", and, most surprising of all, the opening tutti from Mozart's Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor. The results are clearly of considerable historical interest even if musically to describe them even as second rate might seem an exaggeration of their qualities. However unless you insist on nothing but the best, as did a relation of mine whose entire reading of fiction consisted of \"Ulysses\" and \"War and Peace\", there is much to enjoy here. This is due more than a little to the sprightly performances and clear recording but I think is primarily due to the very appealing self-confidence and ingenuous swagger of the music itself. Despite the political messages that their music is apparently intended to send, the three composers represented here were all British in origin - Reinagle from Scotland and Carr and Hewitt from England. These Overtures have much in common with the music of such composers as Michael Kelly, Charles Dibdin and Steven Storace. Hewitt is best known for a wonderfully naïve Sonata describing the Battle of Trenton, and the works by him on this disc are little more advanced musically. However like all the rest they have charm and curiosity value in abundance. Maybe it is overstating the case to describe them as \"American Classics\" but this is certainly a disc that I find almost always generates a contented smile in this listener at least.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedley Overture In D Minor-Major (Orchestration Reconstructed By B. Van Boer)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFederal Overture (Orchestration Reconstructed By B. Van Boer)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Medley Overture In C Major (Orchestration Reconstructed By B. Van Boer)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Federal Overture (Orchestration Reconstructed By B. Van Boer)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiscellaneous Overture In D Major (Orchestration Reconstructed By B. Van Boer): I. Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiscellaneous Overture In D Major (Orchestration Reconstructed By B. Van Boer): Ii. Andante - Allegro - Presto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOccasional Overture In D Major (Orchestration Reconstructed By B. Van Boer): I. Moderato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOccasional Overture In D Major (Orchestration Reconstructed By B. Van Boer): Ii. Andante - Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverture In G Major (Orchestration Reconstructed By B. Van Boer): I. Allegro di Molto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverture In G Major (Orchestration Reconstructed By B. Van Boer): Ii. Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis Christmas Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBohemian Grove\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCome Out From Within\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnmovable Mover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeel Alive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLonely Ship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep On Drivin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnce In A Lifetime\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 636943965429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Naxos American\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.29.11\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e CD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rock Band Merch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59585950613585,"sku":"213617","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/5023\/8545\/files\/1813535.jpg?v=1780195634","url":"https:\/\/apocalypsevinyl.com\/products\/ben-band-reel-overtures-music-cd","provider":"Apocalypse Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}