Folks, I've just now got around to making some updates to my CEI site--after not touching it for nearly a year. (Time flies when you've got FOUR kids; my life...
... Couldn't agree with you more about MTT's 4th. Easily the best recorded version, IMHO. Have you ever heard this work live? If not, you won't believe your...
... sounds ... David, can you ... have to wait ... the ... create ... Jim does plan to do the Sets next, including two movements from the 3rd O. Set (Scott--do...
Scott, I dont recall if this review is a new addition, so pleae bear with me. First, didn't anyone else notice that "Allegretto sombreoso" has to solo...
... I'm not sure if it was available in stores or not. Jim sent me a copy. I seem to recall that he said it was available at the Yale bookstore. (Not exactly...
... I hadn't noticed. But I'm not looking at a score, not enough of an expert to catch that sort of thing. I really like the Orpheus Third Sym and "Unanswered...
Folks, I've added a brief essay to my site titled "Perfectly Sensible Pandemonium." I may have posted the gist of it here on this discussion board before, so ...
... http://www.musicweb-international.com/Ives/13_Essays.htm Interesting stuff, thanks for sharing. I don't think Ives was into chaos, rather he was into ...
I finally got around to listening to Piston's Second on the MTT/BSO disc with Ives, Ruggles, and Piston. I have to admit that I was very pleasantly surprised...
... Nice work, Scott. I like your thoughts about CEI and I agree with a lot of your feelings regarding his music. ... Yes, I think that this a very vaild point...
Absolutely agree with you. Already more than 10 years ago I bought a Deutsche Grammophon disk with Ruggles Sun-Treader, W. Schuman's violin concerto and...
The relationship between Ives and religious is indeed very interesting. One the one hand, Ives comes from a strong Christian tradition (since he grew up in a...
Scott, I just took a look at your great site. I just wanted to make one comment. Regarding your notes on recordings of the First Piano Sonata, you mention...
... My answer would be that Ives had no particular expectations about how many threads a listener decipher. IOW, some would get many, others wouldn't. I guess...
... The MHS Web Site is at: http://www.musicalheritage.com/cgi-bin/mhs Am I missing something, or must one must become a Member in order to see what is...
Anybody familiar with Ned Rorem's 4th string quartet? I just listened to this for the first time in a LOOOOOONG time and I loved what I heard this time around....
I'm in the mood to pick up a few (or more) Naxos American Classics on-line. I'm thinking of the following: Rorem - Three Symphonies Piston - Incredible...
Dear Frankie, Sounds like you might like Antheil's Ballet Mechanique which 80 years later still sounds up to date ! This is to me one of the seminal American...
Daniel, Thanks for the "heads-up" on the Masselos First Sonata. I didn't know about that one! ;-) As Gene noted, it looks like you've got to be a member to...
... Just got off the phone with MHS and my earlier conclusion was correct, i.e. one must be a member before being allowed access to their catalog. No further ...
I just sent off a long note to Scott regarding the Ives First on MHS: This is the information: The catalogue number is 522732F and the 2-cd album is entitled...
Frank, I don't know of a recording but thought you, and others, might like to hear Variations on America from a recent Pipe Dreams broadcast (pipedreams.org)....
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