Happy Memorial Day to all of you American types! I have had my mandatory listen of 'Decoration Day'. Frankie [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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Gene Halaburt
genehala
May 31, 2004 11:13 pm
... I do not think the word "happy" is appropriate for this day, and for me, the much more appropriate work is "The Unanswered Question." -Gene...
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Frankie Camiola
jeffreyhammo...
May 31, 2004 11:51 pm
... Yeah, well, it represents something different to me. To each his own, I guess. Frankie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Anne Ozorio
mskahuna2002
Jun 1, 2004 10:59 am
New book out in July : "Baseball and the music of Charles Ives: a proving ground" Timothy A Johnson 216 pp." ...
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tony cole
coletony43
Jun 2, 2004 7:30 am
Well, let me come in here on the subject of recordings/performances of Psalm 90. I've gruntled on before (and probably will do so again) about the fact that...
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Scott Mortensen
scottkmort
Jun 2, 2004 1:49 pm
Just heard about this book. Interesting idea: the author, Michael Broyles, makes the case that being a "maverick"; is--ironically--a tradition in American...
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Scott Mortensen
scottkmort
Jun 2, 2004 2:28 pm
... of Psalm 90. I've gruntled on before (and probably will do so again) about the fact that really great works - and this is definitely one - can tolerate,...
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George
gmatusk
Jun 3, 2004 7:48 am
After getting out all my recordings (LPs & CDs) of "Decoration Day" and listening to them on May 31, I inevitably had to listen to the Thanksgiving movement --...
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Bob Zeidler
bobzeidler
Jun 3, 2004 1:13 pm
... Day" and listening to them on May 31, I inevitably had to listen to the Thanksgiving movement -- I am always astonished at the overwhelming impact of the...
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Michael Butera
aretub1978
Jun 4, 2004 11:11 pm
Scott, After reading your enthusiasm for this recording, I just had to have it, so I set out to win it on eBay and did -- I was the only bidder! The recording...
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Gene Halaburt
genehala
Jun 4, 2004 11:38 pm
The current New Yorker magazine has an article on Ives, by Alex Ross, entitled "Pandemonium," dealing mostly with the recent NY Philharmonic CI festival. -Gene...
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Scott Mortensen
scottkmort
Jun 5, 2004 4:45 am
... Michael, I'm glad that you like it too! ;-) It's a shame that it's out of print! Too bad that Sinclair didn't get a chance to record the Second for...
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Scott Mortensen
scottkmort
Jun 6, 2004 7:50 pm
I finally got around to making some updates to my Ives site. If you'd like to see what's new, go to: http://www.musicweb.uk.net/Ives/12_Whats_New.htm Pretty...
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biber_maniac@...
biber_maniac
Jun 8, 2004 5:24 am
Greetings to you, If your time is short, you may move on as I must emote at length on this subject. I was there..............no, not...
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Russ Jenkins
randolph420818
Jun 16, 2004 2:37 pm
Thank you for a very thoughtful report of the day. Russ biber_maniac@... wrote: Greetings to you, If your time is short, you may move on as I must emote...
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funnyvt194
Jun 19, 2004 4:53 am
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Gene Halaburt
genehala
Jun 19, 2004 12:47 pm
I'm puzzled by the fact that all of the five recordings I have of this work omit one or more of the stanzas towards the end of the work. Can anyone tell me...
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tony cole
coletony43
Jun 19, 2004 4:17 pm
Apparently Charlie took this poem down from a newpaper he was reading (as he did some other of his song texts such as "The White Gulls" and "The Greatest Man",...
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Scott Mortensen
scottkmort
Jun 19, 2004 5:05 pm
I've been listening to "Gen. Booth" too--on the classic Gregg Smith / Gregg Smith Singers recording, "Charles Ives: Music for Chorus" (Columbia MS 6921). This...
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Gene Halaburt
genehala
Jun 19, 2004 5:10 pm
Tony, Thanks much for that info. I subsequently also found this, at: http://webtext.library.yale.edu/xml2html/music/ci-s8g.htm ... -Gene...
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Gene Halaburt
genehala
Jun 21, 2004 4:27 am
Thanks to the efforts of Emily Ezust, her site The Lied and Art Song Texts Page http://www.lieder.net/ now has the words to CI's setting of "Song For Harvest ...
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George
gmatusk
Jun 21, 2004 11:13 am
On June 18 I attended a concert by some members of the Saint Louis Symphony. It was held at the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, which is divided up into...
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Scott Mortensen
scottkmort
Jun 21, 2004 2:46 pm
George, Thanks for the report on what sounds like a fantastic concert. I'll have to keep my ears open for anything from Robertson. Sounds like he's a very...
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Frankie Camiola
jeffreyhammo...
Jun 22, 2004 2:02 am
From: Scott Mortensen Didn't he do some Ives at the recent NYPO Ives fest also? Scott Yes, he conducted the concerts with Varese, Ives, Copland, and Debussy....
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George
gmatusk
Jun 23, 2004 6:37 am
Before accepting the position as conductor & artistic director of the St. Louis Symphony, Robertson was conducting in Lyon, France and before that he was...
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Gene Halaburt
genehala
Jun 23, 2004 1:41 pm
Just to get it off my chest.... I recently purchased two CDs from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, CI's four violin sonatas with Paul Zukofsky and Gilbert...
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funnyvt27
Jun 24, 2004 3:11 pm
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Scott Mortensen
scottkmort
Jun 24, 2004 4:29 pm
Folks, You've probably noticed that we've gotten two spam messages on the list in the last couple days. I deleted the "memberships" and banned them from...
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Scott Mortensen
scottkmort
Jun 28, 2004 9:30 pm
If you haven't already, please let me know ASAP if you'd like to participate in the CD tree for the "Music for Chorus" Columbia LP conducted by Gregg Smith. ...
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tony cole
coletony43
Jun 29, 2004 5:18 am
Thanks, Scott - still have my treasured original LP - Tony. ... From: Scott Mortensen To: charlesives@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 10:30 PM ...
