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EMI American Classics - Charles Ives / Marni Nixon, John McCabe, Ingo Metzmacher, Ensemble Modern, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Charles Ives: The Greatest Man; At the River; Ann Street; A Christmas Carol; Swimmers; West London; Soliloquy; Evening; Charlie Rutlage; The Side-show; The Cage; A Farewell to Land; General William B...
Performers: Herford, Henry; McCabe, John [Composer, Piano]; Nixon, Marni
Conductors: Metzmacher, Ingo
Ensemble: Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

Charles Ives (1874–1954) never saw music as a full-time career and, in 1907, formed what was to become the very successful insurance agency Ives &...continue...

Ives: Symphony no 2, etc / Bernstein, Schuller, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-08-30

Works: Charles Ives: Symphony no 2, for orchestra, S. 2 (K. 1A2); Contemplations (2); Central Park in the Dark, for orchestra, S. 34 (K. 1C27); Tone Roads no 1, for chamber orchestra, S. 49i (K. 1C34/1); Fr...
Performers: Vacchiano, William
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Ozawa, Seiji; Peress, Maurice; Schuller, Gunther
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic; Orchestra

"The Gunther Schuller-led miniatures are played by an all-star ensemble selected by the conductor. The performances tend towards the virtuoso showpiece rather than the Ivesian...continue...

Ives - An American Journey / Tilson Thomas, San Francisco SO

1 CD / RCA Records / 2002-02-05

Works: Charles Ives: From the Steeples and Mountains for Brass and Bells; The Things our Fathers Loved; The Pond (Remembrance), for orchestra (and optional voice), S. 40 (K. 1C26); Memories; Charlie Rutlage...
Performers: Fischthal, Glenn; Hampson, Thomas; Thomas, Michael Tilson
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: San Francisco Girls Chorus; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

"This RCA disc of orchestral, vocal and choral items provides a fascinating tangential addendum... The vocal items are shared between the excellent San Francisco choirs...continue...

Ives - When the Moon / Narucki, Sylvan, Bernas, et al

1 CD / Decca Import / 2001-05-08

Works: Charles Ives: Set no 1, for theater orchestra (6), S. 10 (K. 1C31); Set no 2, for theater orchestra (3), S. 11 (K. 1C32); Set no 3, for theater orchestra (3), S. 12 (K. 1C35); A Set of Pieces (3), fo...
Performers: Feinberg, Alan [Piano]; Narucki, Susan; Sylvan, Sanford
Conductors: Bernas, Richard
Ensemble: Music Projects, London

"The idea behind this disc is to relate Ives's "Sets for Orchestra" to songs that relate to individual movements... In some cases, the songs came...continue...