Yes, Col Legno, which has already given us 2 excellent CDs of Charley's music, is to release the Emerson Concerto coupled with the Concord - pianist in both is...
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barkleysbug60
Aug 24, 2008 5:17 pm
I guess I'm the only Italian in this group, so I have to write in English, thanks in advance for everybody's comprehension:-) So much to say about Charles...
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Paul
andrew78902001
Sep 10, 2008 9:45 pm
I'm a real fan of Ives's music, and I love to trade CD's, tapes, etc. of legendary conductors as well as pianists of the past, but there's one thing I'd like...
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Frank Camiola
jeffreyhammo...
Sep 16, 2008 2:23 am
Just got this one (Finley/Drake on Hyperion). Haven't had the time to give it a proper listen yet, but hopefully soon. I'm starting to delve into Ives songs,...
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barkleysbug60
Oct 14, 2008 9:28 am
Are we sure all the "borrowings" in Ives' composition are ACTUALLY borrowings? I mean, sometimes the "original tune" is barely recognizable (f.e. the "Dies...
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David See
dsee9559
Oct 14, 2008 3:10 pm
I¹ve wondered about that too. The resemblance of the opening of Beethoven¹s Hammerklavier Sonata to the second phrase of the recurring Concord Sonata theme...
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Afmmjr@...
afmmjr
Oct 16, 2008 10:34 pm
My thoughts run similarly; perhaps it has been overstated that Bach "uses" the creativity of others in order to develop his own original music. As a pioneer...
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Patrick Petit
patrpetit
Oct 20, 2008 12:41 pm
Hello Coming soon the 11, 11, 2008 a new recording of complete psalms of Ives by Stuttgart Vocal Ensemble conducted by Marcus Creed. Hanssler Classics. This...
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Douglas Jordon
douglas_jordon
Oct 20, 2008 12:59 pm
... Excerpts are too short (grumble). I'm getting the disc, tho, so they're nevertheless effective....
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barkleysbug60
Oct 21, 2008 12:47 pm
My knowledge of Ives' music was (and still is) lacking several important works: the First Piano Sonata, the String Quartet #2, many songs and the "Holidays...
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charlesives@yahoogrou...
Oct 21, 2008 3:41 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the charlesives group. File :...
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Tony Cole
coletony43
Oct 22, 2008 6:58 am
Short notice for this pianist's performance of Concord next Wednesday (29th) at 48 Gt Marlborough St, London - he's also giving same next month at Alborg,...
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Tony Cole
coletony43
Oct 22, 2008 7:42 am
Bonjour, Patrick - Hope you're keeping well - ? Thanks for this info - I still haven't been able to find out anymore about the promised Col Legno issue of the...
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Tony Cole
coletony43
Oct 26, 2008 11:28 am
What about this then!!?? - Majority, Slugging a Vampire and The Circus band - arranged by Douglas YOung and played by the Leicester Schools S.O. cond. by Peter...
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Tony Cole
coletony43
Nov 7, 2008 9:22 pm
A fascinating lp has come my way - Carl-Axel Dominique is a Swedish pianist whose 1979 live concert in Stockholm contains the swiftest/shortest Emerson and...
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barkleysbug60
Nov 8, 2008 10:43 am
Seems interesting... I'm a little dubious, though, about playing "Emerson" at high speed. Isn't there a risk of making it a complete mess? I think (like nearly...
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Tony Cole
coletony43
Nov 8, 2008 1:47 pm
Oh, I agree absolutely......a fast rushed account is just as bad as some of the awfully slow ones we all know about. However, Kontarsky has shown what a great...
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barkleysbug60
Nov 10, 2008 2:43 pm
I only heard 2 renditions of the Concord: Marc-André Hamelin, plus another one which I can't remember at the moment (maybe Kalisch), and my preference goes to...
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Patrick Petit
patrpetit
Nov 15, 2008 8:16 pm
Hello The french pianist Roger Muraro had recorded for Universal music a new recording of piano music of the XXth century " Regard sur le XXeme siècle" in two...
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Kirk McElhearn
kirkfrance
Nov 15, 2008 10:22 pm
... Just when I thought I didn't need any more recordings of the Concord... Kirk Author of: iPod & iTunes Garage http://www.mcelhearn.com/ipod.html - -...
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Kirk McElhearn
kirkfrance
Nov 15, 2008 10:25 pm
... Speaking of which, I just checked eMusic to see if there were any I don't know. I found this: Ives: Concord Sonata by Bojan Gorišek It's on a label called...
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Patrick Petit
patrpetit
Nov 15, 2008 11:14 pm
... Bojan Gorisek had recorded the complete piano music of Erik Satie. About this recording , it's the longuest version of Concord Sonata, and the Thoreau...
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Kirk McElhearn
kirkfrance
Nov 15, 2008 11:21 pm
... I'm listening to it now; it's strange. What's weirdest is the way he changes tempo so radically. If he played it all slowly, that would be one thing, but...
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Patrick Petit
patrpetit
Nov 16, 2008 12:20 am
... Here is an excerpt of the liner note of the cd written by Jonathan Elliott. « The Concord Sonata represents, in its four movements, a virtual synopsis of...
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Kirk McElhearn
kirkfrance
Nov 16, 2008 12:27 am
... Thanks for that. While I could deal with the first three movements, the Thoreau just fell apart because of the tempo... Kirk Author of: Take Control of...
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Tony Cole
coletony43
Nov 16, 2008 9:25 am
Well, Kirk - Mon ami Patrick will remember that he and I have agreed to differ a little in previous discussions in the group about Mr Gorisek's recording....
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Kirk McElhearn
kirkfrance
Nov 16, 2008 10:20 am
... Well, at least it's less onerous than with, say, Mahler, who wrote a lot of symphonies. An obsession with a single sonata (arguably the finest work of...
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Tony Cole
coletony43
Nov 16, 2008 11:23 am
Bon jour, Patrick - Do you have the details of Universal's Muraro CD? - I can get a bit of info on it but not yet enough to be certain of being able to order...
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Kirk McElhearn
kirkfrance
Nov 16, 2008 11:27 am
... Here's a French download site with a track list: http://www.virginmega.fr/musique/album/roger-muraro-regards-sur-le-xxe-siecle-104589772,page1.htm Kirk ...
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Patrick Petit
patrpetit
Nov 17, 2008 12:01 am
... CD? - I can get a bit of info on it but not yet enough to be certain of being able to order it.........Thanks, Tony. Bonjour Tony This recording will be...
