Charles Ives grew up as an organ prodigy and became a professional church musician from the age of fourteen.
Recording & Production
This album includes the world premiere recording of the complete Orchestral Set No. 3 by Charles Ives, which was newly resurrected from his uncompleted works.
Composition History
The Orchestral Set No. 3, conceived around 1919, was the only Set Charles Ives planned as a whole from the beginning, though he struggled to complete it due to health issues.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Charles Ives's father, George Ives, taught him that any combination of notes was acceptable if he knew what he was doing, liberating him from traditional harmonies.
Performer Biography
James Sinclair, the conductor on this recording, is a leading scholar of Charles Ives's music and has edited nineteen of Ives's works for publication.
Compositional Technique
Charles Ives created a personal genre called a 'Set,' which is a larger work made by combining independently-written smaller pieces with an ear for unity and contrast.
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