Wikipedia:Featured sound candidates/Radetzky March

Radetzky March[edit]

Johann Strauss I's magnum opus, "Radetzky March", performed by the United States Marine Corps Band

Johann Strauss I's magnum opus, "Radetzky March", was dedicated to the Austrian Field Marshal Joseph Radetzky von Radetz. Here it is performed by the United States Marine Corps Band. It adds significantly to the following articles:

Nominate and support. TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 01:43, 16 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good performance and quality. —James ^{(Talk • Contribs)} • 9:15pm • 11:15, 17 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
~~Oppose~~ Support—This nomination, the description page, and the file name, ignore that fact that it is not the original. It is an arrangement. The full orchestral score is linked to from the article. When these aspects are fixed, I'll listen to the recording. Tony (talk) 03:32, 20 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- I was unaware how different a band arrangement the March was scored for than this performance. I have cleaned up the description page.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 04:10, 20 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  - OK, nice, and I've further edited the Commons descr. page; hope that's ok with you. I'm willing to support this because it's a superb performance, as usual from these people, and because as long as it's marked as an arrangement wherever used, it's not toooo far from the original in mood and feel, even if the backbone strings are gone. If a good performance of the original turns up, I think this should be defrocked in favour of it. Tony (talk) 09:19, 20 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    - Did you mean support or support? Also, do you think this arrangment is by Strauss?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 11:12, 20 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
      - Oh, well that's different. How can we confirm that it's by Strauss, I wonder? If it is, the fact needs to be included in the caption wherever the file is used in articles, and on the SDP. Tony (talk) 11:51, 20 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
        I doubt that he did that exact arrangement. That is just the combination of instruments put together to perform an album by the band. That ensemble was not selected for this piece and this piece was probably arranged for that ensemble. I would have no problem surrendering to a more proper ensemble.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 12:00, 20 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Support definitely among the best sounds on Wikipedia —innotata 13:33, 27 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 13:58, 29 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]