Various Artists - Charles Ives - SYMPHONY NO. 3 'THE CAMP MEETING' (CD)

This is a fine selection of Ives's works. The Third Symphony has wonderful folk sounds and hymns to latch on to, while the raucous "Country Band" is a warm-yet-all-too-true invocation of the mediocre town bands that play badly but with great oomph. "Central Park in the Dark" is alternatingly spooky and impressionistic, the latter as sounds from outside the Park creep in. "Washington's Birthday" is the CD's most dissonant piece--hardly fun--in the middle of which Ives gives us some square-dance rhythms and the sound of a Jew's harp. "The Unanswered Question" is justly famous, a conglomeration of sounds and instrumental groups, which, in its four and a half minutes, says a great deal. These performances are all excellent, and for those who want a sort of Ives sampler, this bargain CD is ideal. --Robert Levine

General

Label:	Naxos
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2003
Originally released:	February 2003
Contributors:	Charles Ives • Northern Sinfonia • James Sinclair
Dimensions:	141 x 156 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:
Running time:	51 minutes
Categories:	Music > Classical & Classical Crossover
LSN:	XQJ-HN7-AT1-2
Barcode:	0636943908723

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Disk 1

1	'Old Folks Gatherin'.
2	'Children's Day'.
3	'Communion'.
4	Washington's Birthday
5	The Unanswered Question (Version No. 2)
6	Central Park In The Dark
7	'Country Band' March
8	Overture and March '1776'

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