Ives: A Song - For Anything: 31 Art Songs for Voice and Piano
7/28/2023, 31 Tracks, 1:10:27
Featuring
Gerald Finley
Julius Drake
Charles Ives
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Composer's Artistic Vision
Ives's text-setting ranges from simple ballads to complex philosophical discourses, often with dissonant piano parts or minimalist accompaniment, as the vocabulary of the late-Romantic Lied was insufficient for his artistic expression.
Composition History
Ives composed around 200 songs, far more than the 114 Songs he privately published in 1922, which included many new songs and adaptations from other genres.
Performer Biography
Gerald Finley, the baritone on this album, is a Canadian singer who has performed to critical acclaim at major opera and concert venues and has collaborated with leading conductors such as Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Sir Simon Rattle.
Performer Biography
Julius Drake, the pianist on this album, is a London-born artist who works with leading vocal and instrumental artists in recitals across Europe and America, and has made many recordings.
Composition History
Many of Ives's songs began as instrumental 'songs without words' because singers complained about the intervals and rhythm, and were later arranged for voice and piano.
Composer Biography
Charles Ives wrote songs throughout his entire creative life, from a funeral march for his family cat in 1887 to a setting of a Negro spiritual in 1930.
