A good way to get into Mahler for people who like Ives are the sixth and seventh symphonies, where Mahler is sort of deconstructing symphonic form and...
Anne, Interesting that you point to M's 6th and 7th. For me, these were (are!) some of Mahler's most impenetrable music. ;-) Generally, I find his middle...
I don't think Ives took part in any of the polemics between the rival orgs: the Varèse-Cowell (ICG and later PAC) vs. the Copland- Gruenberg LofC. Both orgs...
The Ligeti Project I: Melodien / Chamber Concerto / Piano Concerto / Mysteries of the Macabre - Schönberg Ensemble / ASKO Ensemble / Reinbert de Leeuw ...
... sixth and seventh symphonies, where Mahler is sort of deconstructing symphonic form and creating a vivid, adventurous sound world. {big snip} Two good...
Brilliant stuff, Bob ! You should write this up ! It's wonderful. Mosty of what I've picked up has been from Stuart Feder, which I can't quote from as I...
It's a big year for Ligeti, I think his 80th birthday, and there are performances and workshops all round London this month, some of which he himself will be...
Frankie, I haven't heard the Linn recording, so I can't comment on it. The only recording that I'm familiar with is from the "100th Anniversary" LP set that...
... are lots of wild things in Wooldridge's book, so it would be nice to compare the two versions ! ... Anne, the Faber & Faber (London, 1975) imprint of...
Bob Zelder: ... I started with Feder a while back, but I quickly tired of it. There's lots about Charlie and dad-guilt, Parker as inadequate dad- substitute,...
Do persist with Feder, as it does have insights. It's not a superficial book. Think abourt the community Ives grew up in : all those pressures to conform,...
... Not a problem. It happens often enough. :-) Interestingly, "Like a Sick Eagle" is always associated with Harmony's 1909 hospitalization, despite Ives...
http://www.athensguide.com/elginmarbles/photos/index.html the Elgin (Parthenon) marbles Keats is mourning the death of Greek civilization in this poem? I...
SBK87967 IVES String Quartets, Three Places in New England, Variations on America Juilliard String Quartet, Philadelphia Orchestra/ Eugene Ormandy Sony...
The film "Dissonance Like A Man" makes a point of the song "Like a Sick Eagle" coinciding with Harmony's hospitalization. It is about the most sorrowful song...
I saw the film on PBS several years ago. A description and one possible seller are below. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/CharlesIvesAGoodDissonanceLikeaMan- ...
Frankie, Yes, these are excellent choices IMHO, esp the Sony and Apex discs. The Juilliard version of the SQs is still probably my favorite--especially in the...
Looks like there is a new Ives CD going to be released soon (October 21) on Naxos - Symphony No. 1/ Emerson Concerto with James Sinclair/ National Symphony...
All three are ordered. I'll let you know. Frankie ... From: "Scott Mortensen" <Scottkmort@...> To: <charlesives@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, October...
... (October 21) on Naxos - Symphony No. 1/ Emerson Concerto with James Sinclair/ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland with Alan Feinberg on piano. Anybody...
Bob wrote: Alan Feinberg has been performing the Emerson Concerto quite frequently, with different orchestras, to generally good reviews. (He's no slouch; he's...
Great interview. Here is more taken directly from the Naxos site on this new recording. Charles Ives (1874-1954) Emerson Concerto . Symphony No. 1 The First...
... Cto, go to: http://www.paristransatlantic.com/magazine/interviews/feinberg. html ... stuff! :-) ... That's a great interview, Scott. I've got it...
Frankie, thanks for posting Jan Swafford's booklet notes from the Naxos site. Is there more there? (Well, I can go check it out myself.) What I'm interested in...
iTunes Windows is here and its sensational. I've /hated/ every "big" Windows player until now. I've actually been using Black Omega which brings new meaning...
I had written, inter alia, that: "The second-movement connection to the "New World" took me aback all those years ago. While there's no record that Ives was a...
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