Episode 3
Donald Macleod explores Ives's particular brand of patriotism. Including From Hanover Square North and New England Holidays.
With Donald Macleod. Ives's brand of patriotism verged on the jingoistic, but his music tells a more nuanced story, as in the deeply moving From Hanover Square North, the composer's evocation of a moment of spontaneous popular grief at the news of the sinking of the liner Lusitania. Also in the programme, Ives's 'symphony', New England Holidays, which has been described as an American Four Seasons.
Tom Sails Away
Gerald Finley (baritone)
Julius Drake (piano)
From Hanover Square North, at the End of a Tragic Day, the Voice of the People Again Arose
Cincinnati Philharmonia Orchestra
CCM Chamber Choir
Gerhard Samuel (conductor)
A Symphony: New England Holidays
Fred Spector (Jew's Harp)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor).
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