This album was recorded in Sprague Hall at Yale University, New Haven, USA, from May to June 2005.
Compositional Technique
Charles Ives frequently reworked his songs throughout his career, sometimes substituting texts or revising the music itself.
Composer Biography
Charles Ives (1874-1954), the composer, wrote almost 200 songs, with the genre playing a central part in his output.
Composer's Artistic Vision
For Charles Ives, the songs represent the heart of his creative thinking, even though his wider reputation now rests on his orchestral, chamber, and piano music.
Compositional Technique
The expressive variety in Charles Ives's songs is vast, evolving from Austro-German Lieder and English parlour-song traditions to pieces with anarchic humor or profound vision.
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