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From: rrizzo@bbncca.ARPA (Ron Rizzo)
Newsgroups: net.music.classical
Subject: Best recordings of Charles Ives
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Date: Fri, 21-Jun-85 12:00:15 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 21 12:00:15 1985
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I want to begin a small record collection of major works by Charles
Ives (orchestral pieces, the "Concord" piano sonata, some chamber works,
songs) and would like to know what are considered the best, or at least
very good, recordings available.  I realize that not many pieces of Ives
have been recorded, & that not many alternate performances of a given
piece exist.  So, information on any recordings, regardless of quality,
not usually listed say in Schwann's catalog would also be useful.

I'm particularly interested in fine performances of early pieces for
small ensembles (like, eg, "Calcium Light Night") & of the orchestral
suites (that include, eg, "The Hoosatonic at Stockbridge", "Central
Park in the Dark", "The Unanswered Question").

						Regards,
						Ron Rizzo