On your recommendation, Scott, I ordered this and it duly plopped through the mail-box the other day. I entirely agree with your comments, and particularly...
Hello Tony IMO the recording of the Concord by Gorisek is the worst version of this work. I don't understand why the pianist plays Thoreau longer than Emerson...
I just received and listened to "Psalm 90" by the Dale Warland Singers. In short, I absolutely love it. I have a copy of the Gregg Smith version and this one...
From: "Frank Camiola" <fcamiola@...> ... I meant to say it beats the pants of that one *SONICALLY*. I know that many of you would and do still prefer...
Hello, I just joined the group. I was wondering if I could find Ives's Memos for download, or at least a small part of it on the net, as I would like to study...
What composers (and pieces) in the orchestral world would be considered the earliest form of modern avant-garde music? I guess these pieces must be considered...
Hello and welcome to the group I have found this interesting page on the web <http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/ives_fathers_influence.html> but i think it's...
Ever since Frankie explained his source for an Ives quote byline he uses, I have been pouring over the Essays Before a Sonata, especially Emerson. While Ives...
... indication of nearness to a ... Not so specious for many of us in the arts. Seems perfectly normal to me. Many of us have spent entire careers rebelling...
Aristotle didn't have our sensory overload -- niether did Beethoven -- but Charlie saw it comin' -- ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
I just got a CD from someone who digitized the Ruggles set by Tilson- Thomas. I have no qualms about sharing this, since Sony will never be releasing it on CD....
... Well, you've got something to play them on... I don't. Best, Kirk Read my blog: Kirkville -- http://www.mcelhearn.com Musings, Opinion and Miscellanea, on...
... From: christopher Tunney To: Frank Camiola Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 7:29 PM Subject: Strainsky Quote "Consonance, says the dictionary, is the...
Interview with Carter discussing Ives being interviewed by Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead of all people (who apparently is a big fan) Lesh: It could be argued...
... Phil Lesh actually studied "contemporary" classical music with, among others, Luciano Berio, before joining the Dead. He didn't know how to play bass when...
does anyone remember what the number of the Ives house on Umpawuag Road in Redding CT -- I'll be in that neck of the woods in a few weeks and I want to drive...
Phil Lesh is also a philanthropist in the Ives tradition. His supported, through his Foundation, some of the seed money for the Lincoln Center Universe...
Don't know the number, Michael - and I was last there in 1974!!! - but it's fairly easy to find - as you go up the hill there's a long low dry stone wall on...
Thanks Tony - I'm depending on the fact that I grew up 10 miles away from there to keep the bad vibes away -- course, I could tell anyone that you sent me......
... Huh, I didn't know that... ... He wrote a memoir last year where he says a lot more than what he's said in interviews. Kirk Author of: How to Do Everything...
... That is wild. I had no idea, especially abouty Lesh being a composer/Ives fan/etc. The Dead listening to the Fourth? I have a newly found respect for that...
I have just started to explore Carter's music, and in short, I love his music. He is brilliant, a genius for sure. My question is why does he give a rat's ass...
All you need do is check in with the local post office. They gave us the exact address for the Ives home. But you may not be welcome to knock on the door for...
Thanks - I'm sure I wouldn't knock on the door -- wanna ride up with me? like a field trip... ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
(from The Ligeti Project I on Teldec) Not much more to say about this piece except it is the true definition of a masterpiece. Aimard concurs right in the...