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...
I¹ve wondered about that too. The resemblance of the opening of Beethoven¹s Hammerklavier Sonata to the second phrase of the recurring Concord Sonata theme...
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...
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...
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...
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 :...
charlesives@yahoogrou...
Oct 21, 2008 3:41 pm
2802
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
... 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 - -...
... 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...
... 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...
... 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...
... 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...
... 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...
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....
... 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...
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...
... 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 ...
... 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...
Dear Everyone (but especially Scott) - do you know how one can order the Ramadori "Concord" CD on the Symposion label? - I am getting nowhere searching for...
Hello On Internet Archives i have found an very interresting document . An interview of the Tenor Mordecai Bauman talking about Charles Ives with the famous...
Many thanks for this information, Patrick - it is fascinating to listen to and a good source of these important early recordings for those who don't have the...
I am very curious to read your review Tony. IMO i rank the Muraro's performance among the spontaneous lectures of the Concord, like Jay Gottlieb, Phillip Mead...