Even so, this is a deeply emotional reading under the composer's baton. It is the finest recording I know of this work. Sergei Prokofiev wrote a number of marches for Military band. These were all written in an effort to satisfy the demands of Socialist Realism. It is a rousing good piece that includes some Russian folk influences yet maintains a clear connection with the composer's normal style.
Performances are all first rate.
For the three Rimsky works you'll do no better than these three performances. The Prokofiev has a pizzazz that is missing from the older Melodiya issue. The only trombonist who equals Carlson in the Concerto is Christian Lindberg, who has recorded it twice for BIS, once with orchestra and once with wind band. The Temple University group is a crack ensemble, one of the best in the country. Arthur Chodoroff is an able leader.