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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
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