It is interesting and a bit ironic that both the symphony #1 and the sq #1 have induced so much recent interest. I gathered that CEI himself had all but...
... the sq #1 have induced so much recent interest. I gathered that CEI himself had all but buried these works, considering them student labor under Parker...
Bob : "I've got copies of both "The Celestial Country" and "Hora novissima" coming my way. I've not heard either yet. Comparing them could prove interesting." ...
Is this critical edition for Symphony #1 actually a major fix for the work, or just routine corrections for a performance edition. In other words, is the...
Oops, I forgot about the 1910 runthrough of symphony #1 by the New York Symphony, the "Walter Mollycoddle God-Damrosch" affair. Swafford mentions some...
... the work, or just routine corrections for a performance edition. In other words, is the improvement you perceive in Sinclair's version possibly more about...
... You're of course thinking of the Nielsen 5th, with the "battle" between the snare drummer and the rest of the orchestra, with the drummer trying his best...
... Hey, I went for the cheap shot. (I opted for Super Saver on my Naxos First so it will be a day or two more before I get it!) Yes, I know what you mean....
... of the late 19th century village band, Irish tradition and the whole stem of what is called Jazz than from "traditional" serious music." We're on the same...
... I'm in a different field of the Arts so I frequently am missing a bit of language. When I have the language, I am operating under slightly different...
Bob: What is particularly american about a side-drum? Didn't Haydn feature the instrument in one of his symphonies? You might appreciate a story I call...
... Haydn feature the instrument in one of his symphonies?" Of course side drums -- both with and without snares -- go back well before Haydn. (The symphony he...
... Remember that I said that I have terminology from another art, not musicology. Also, I should have said "American" impressionist. Impressionism isn't an...
... I listened to just a few seconds of the Emerson. I'll leave that for this evening when I can focus on it and after the ill taste of the 1st is out of my...
... OK, I felt badly about this dissent. I'm a shy kinda guy, though with passive/aggressive tendencies! So, rather than spend the evening with the Emerson, I...
Anne, I've got a copy of the same version of the "Celestial Country" (Armstrong/St. Olaf Choir) and I'm working on a review for MusicWeb. Should be ready...
... with passive/aggressive tendencies! ... Christian, Disagreements make for interesting conversations! ;-) If we all agreeed about everything it would be...
... Scott (and Anne), I just received the Farberman/LSO (1973, was CRI, is now Citadel) CD of "The Celestial Country." Short version: I *love* it, and can't...
Bob wrote: So perhaps either of you can provide me with a link to the recording you've been listening to. *********** I think that the Armstrong / St. Olaf...
... (on the Linn label) is only available in the U.K. To order it, try www.mdt.co.uk." Thanks, Scott. It's a done deal. I even found the Gielen Mahler 1, ...
*This* NY Times article on a proposed merger has an eerie synchronicity to it: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/06/business/media/06CND-SO NY.html?hp I see only...
Scott Mortensen wrote re: THE CELESTIAL COUNTRY: "I think that these three (Farberman, Gregg Smith, and Armstrong) might be the only recordings of this work." ...
That disc is incredible. Another mind-blowing disc (2) with Aimard is Messiaen's "Vingt Regards" (on Teldec). Stunning stuff, brilliantly performed and...
Folks, I ordered Gould's Ives disc (on RCA) recently, after someone emailed me and told me that it was their favorite version. Last night, I finally got...
What year? ... From: Scott Mortensen To: charlesives@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 5:44 PM Subject: [charlesives] Ives' First Sym (again) ...
... 1966. From Sinclair's catalog: First recording: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, cond. by Morton Gould, 5 November 1966 (issued in 1966 by RCA Victor,...
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