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Want to stretch your ears? This disc is one of the best introductions to the world of microtonal music. The program consists of six works,
This is an exceptionally important recording. Charles Ives intended his Universe Symphony to be the pinnacle of his pioneering compositional efforts, and all the original
As with his previous Unknown Ives release on CRI (no longer in print), pianist Donald Berman offers a superbly curated and wide ranging recital interspersing
This very same program was presented during James Levine’s first season as music director of the Boston Symphony. No doubt it was a different experience
This recording has a lot going for it. Ives’ music permits such a wide latitude of interpretive options that it’s difficult to criticize any performance
Michael Tilson Thomas always is worth hearing when he conducts Ives, and this disc is no exception. He recorded Three Places in New England for
Slammin’! was the way a friend of mine described this performance of Mahler’s First Symphony, and that about sums it up. At a somewhat deeper
What a brilliant idea to juxtapose Pierre-Laurent Aimard’s recording of Charles Ives’ Concord Sonata with a wide-ranging selection from the composer’s 114 songs. To answer
This reissue, a compilation from two Collins Classics recordings from 1992 and 1994, contains some excellent performances–notably the Tippett Spirituals and the Poulenc Sept Répons–but
Charles Ives’ four violin sonatas count among the composer’s most focused and imaginative works in any genre. They contain enough craggy dissonances, mangled hymn tunes,
