Bernstein gave the premiere in 1951 some 40 years after the works composition. Michael tilson thomas and the san francisco symphony add an evocative. Charles ives composer washingtons birthday, 1st movement from the symphony holidays for orchestra 1909 music sales classical. At the same time he was exposed to a variety of very american musical influences, later reflected in his. Charles ives 1874 1954 the american composer charles ives learned a great deal from his bandmaster father, not least a love of the music of bach. Although the work was composed during ives 20s, it was half a century before it premiered, in a 1951 new york philharmonic. Leonard bernstein on charles ives symphony n 2 sub. Charles ives, leonard bernstein, new york philharmonic ives. A hundred years ago, charles ives composed a portrait of a year in new england. He is widely regarded as one of the first american classical composers of international significance. Holidays symphony music made from memories what is most striking is the contrast between the homely program attached to the piece and the incredibly complex means for achieving it. Ralph van raat plays the piano part of ives symphony no. Leonard bernstein explains some of chales ives background before performing his second symphony in munich heading the bavarian radio.
Find upcoming concerts, watch performances, and learn more about the music. Like ives other compositions which honor the european and american inheritances, the second symphony never makes verbatim quotation of. The city of birmingham symphony orchestras ives series runs this spring. A concord symphony dennis russell davies on allmusic 2007 composer henry brant began his orchestration of. The original a conductors note to the second movement of a fourth symphony by charles e. Ives was distributed as an insert to the following issue vol. Welcome to top classical music, the most comprehensive channel specializing in classical music. This website uses cookies to provide you with the best browsing experience. Charles edward ives october 20, 1874 may 19, 1954 was an american composer of classical music.
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