Charles Ives: Symphony No. 2 / The Gong on the Hook & Ladder, or Firemen's Parade on Main Street / Tone Roads No. 1 / Hymn: Largo Cantabile, for String Orchestra / Hallowe'en / Central Park in the Dark / The Unanswered Question
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 1990-07-24
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Soundtracks:
- Symphony No. 2, for orchestra, S. 2 (K. 1A2): Andante moderato
- Symphony No. 2, for orchestra, S. 2 (K. 1A2): Allegro
- Symphony No. 2, for orchestra, S. 2 (K. 1A2): Adagio cantabile
- Symphony No. 2, for orchestra, S. 2 (K. 1A2): Lento maestoso
- Symphony No. 2, for orchestra, S. 2 (K. 1A2): Allegro molto vivace
- The Gong on the Hook & Ladder or Firemen's Parade on Main Street for orchestra, S. 38 (K. 1C30): Allegro moderato
- Tone Roads No. 1, for chamber orchestra, S. 49i (K. 1C34/1): Allegro
- A Set of 3 Short Pieces, for string quartet, double bass & piano, S. 84 (K. 2B16): Hymn: Largo Cantabile for String Orchestra
- Hallowe'en, for string quartet, piano & optional drum, S. 71 (K. 2B13): Allegretto to Presto
- Central Park in the Dark, for orchestra, S. 34 (K. 1C27): Molto Adagio
- The Unanswered Question (I & II), for trumpet, winds & string orchestra, S. 50 (K. 1C25): Largo molto sempre
Music reviews of Charles Ives: Symphony No. 2 / The Gong on the Hook & Ladder, or Firemen's Parade on Main Street / Tone Roads No. 1 / Hymn: Largo Cantabile, for String Orchestra / Hallowe'en / Central Park in the Dark / The Unanswered Question
Music Review: An Answer to the Unanswered Question
Rating: 5 Stars
Often faced with the question from friends who are just beginning a classical music collection and want to try the 'American school' - the question being which of the many Ives recordings is a solid groundwork for understanding and appreciating Ives' importance - this is the recording I recommend. Despite the now gratefully multiple recordings of all of the works on this CD (especially the Symphony No. 2), this collection surveys Charles Ives well.
Leonard Bernstein was a champion for Ives performances both in this country and abroad. This recording shows why. His approach to Ives' work is not only diligent in his preparation of the orchestra, but it also programs a spectrum that allows each of the works to enhance the others. Here the Symphony No. 2 begins the survey, finding within the work the humor and nostalgia that abounds. And as if to recapitulate Ives' thoughts, Bernstein follows with the quirky 'The Gong on the Hook & Ladder or Firemen's Parade on Main Street', the 'Tone Roads No. 1, for chamber orchestra', a perfectly infectious 'A Set of 3 Short Pieces, for string quartet, double bass & piano',
Hallowe'en, for string quartet, piano & optional drum, the luminous 'Central Park in the Dark', and of course ends with the now American iconic 'The Unanswered Question (I & II).'
This recording may be dated in sound, but the performances remain definitive. And as for a fine introduction to both the well-known side of Ives as well as the slightly esoteric aspect of the genius' music, this well curated selection fits the bill. Highly Recommended. Grady Harp, March 06
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