In Memoriam of the Veterans of the South Atlantic War
code: TR050108

After more than two decades of these events we produce this disc as a heartfelt tribute through the music of the units from both nations, performed by selected bands, to all those who attended the conflict and specially to those who fall there. Our hope is that mutual respect among all, and a better reciprocal knowledge may help build paths of reconciliation.

This musical work was possible thanks to the kind cooperation of Bandleader Recordings (opus marked B) and Chevron Recordings (opus marked C) of the United Kingdom with Tradition (opus marked T) from the Argentina.

 Repertoire
01 - Grand march of the Royal Air Force
(3:59)
[B] York Bowen / Central Band of the Royal Air Force
02- Alas Argentinas
(3:31)
[T]
Mayor Armando Nalli / Orquesta de Concierto de la F. A. A.
03- Canción de la Marina
(3:06)
[T] Ernesto Drangosch / Banda Especial de la Armada Argentina
04- Heart of oak
(1:03)
[C]
William Boyce / Band of H. M. Royal Marines
05- A life on the ocean wave
(1:05)
[C] Henry de Russell / Band of H. M. Royal Marines
06- Canción del infante
(1:44)
[T] Mayor Domingo de Ruvo / Banda del Colegio Militar de la Nación
07- Men of Harlech
(1:06)
[B] Traditional / The Band of the Welsh Guards
08- The rising of the lark
(0:31)
[B] Elizabeth Grant / The Band of the Welsh Guards
09- Artillero adelante
(2:14)
[T] Capitán Germán Kern / Banda del Colegio Militar de la Nación
10- The Royal Artillery quick march
(1:56)
[B] Kenneth Alford / The Royal Artillery Band
11- The Royal Artillery slow march
(1:17)
[B]
Princess Louisa Victoria, Duchess of Kent / The R. A. Orchestra
12- Arriba jinetes
(2:23)
[T] Capitán Germán Kern / Banda del Colegio Militar de la Nación
13- Marcha de la Gendarmería Nacional Argentina
(5:08)
[T] Cte. Andrés L. Barrientos / Banda de Conciertos de la G. N. A.
14- Marche des parachutists Belges
(3:11)
[B] Pierre Leemans / Band of the Third Battalion, The P. R.
  15- Wings over the Navy – [ADD]
(1:44)
[B] J. Mercer/By permission, Prestige Elite Ltd. / B. Cotton & His Band
  16- Fuerza Aérea Argentina
(3:45)
  [T] Mayor Armando Nalli / Orquesta de Concierto de la F. A. A.
17- Canción del Ejército Argentino
(2:54)
  [T] Mayor Domingo de Ruvo / Banda del Colegio Militar de la Nación
  18- The ride of the valkyries
(1:08)
  [B] Richard Wagner / The Massed Bands of The Parachute Regiment
19- Pomp and circumstance
(1:43)
  [B] Sir Edward Elgar / The Massed Bands of The Parachute Regiment
  20- Saint Patrick’s day in the morning
(2:32)
  [T] Tradicional / Banda Especial de la Armada Argentina
  21- Hielan’s laddie
(1:05)
  [B] Traditional / The Band of The Scots Guards
  22- Garb of old gaul
(1:18)
  [B] General John Reid / The Band of The Scots Guards
  23- Marcha del chasqui de guerra
(2:52)
  [T] Mayor Domingo de Ruvo / Banda del Colegio Militar de la Nación
  24- Canción del ingeniero
(4:22)
  [T] Mayor Domingo de Ruvo / Banda del Colegio Militar de la Nación
  25- Sarie Marais
(1:36)
  [C] Traditional / Band of H. M. Royal Marines
  26- Toque de silencio
(0:40)
  [T] Tradicional / Banda del Colegio Militar de la Nación
    TT: 58:51

 

Islas Malvinas in the Argentine Republic and Falkland Islands in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, they form an archipelago located in the South Atlantic, between 51 and 53 degrees South and 57 and 61º46' West, some 500 km. away from the South American continent and slightly North of the Atlantic entrance to the Strait of Magellan. They extend on a raster measuring around 260 km. East to West and 160 km. North to South.

Formed by some 100 islands -many of them small and uninhabited- it has a total area of 12,000 square kilometers. The two largest ones, 6,350 sq.km. and 4,500 sq. km., separated by a branch of the sea running NE to SW, the Falkland Sound (Canal San Carlos), concentrate most of the population and productive activities.

The climate is sub-antarctic and oceanic and consequently, it is cold and humid, with constant winds.

Between April and June 1982 a war situation arouse between the Argentine Republic and the United Kingdom, which ended with the surrender of the Argentine forces.