Choral, Ives, C (composer)
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Charles Ives: Complete Symphonies
RecommendedMarta Gardolińska (chorus conductor), Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Gustavo Dudamel
There are two chief reasons for Dudamel’s success as an Ives conductor with the LA Phil. One is their joint command of complex detail, conveyed in textures that seem to illuminate every thread... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2020
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Grammy Awards, 63rd Awards (2021), Winner - Best Orchestral Performance
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Grammy Awards, 63rd Awards (2021), Nominee - Best Engineered Classical Album
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Presto Editor's Choice, March 2021
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Orchestral
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Ives - Romanzo di Central Park
RecommendedGerald Finley (baritone) & Julius Drake (piano), Magnus Johnston (violin)
…outstandingly well sung and played, equally well recorded, and highly recommendable to all lovers of fine songs and fine singing. —
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Gramophone Awards, 2008, Finalist - Solo Vocal
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2008, Choral & Song Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Davis has thought long and hard about these…and his Melbourne orchestra responds with confidence and precision…fine performances of fascinating and often thrilling music —
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Special offer. Ives: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis
everyone should appreciate Davis’s subtle dynamic shadings, heartfelt phrasings, and the finale’s magical tapestry of universal harmony…you cannot fault the performance’s warmth or the haunting... —
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Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Copland & Ives
RecommendedSan Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas
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Building a Library, March 2014, Highly Recommended
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Eve finds her voice as Prohaska and Drake navigate Eden’s bright spots and murkier corners. A heady selection of songs to intoxicate the senses; vivid storytelling and musicality. —
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2020
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Song
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The result is musically satisfying and rather touching, and Johnston lends her warm, communicative mezzo to a range of idioms…The most intriguing parts of the disc are the new works; no fewer... —
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Ives: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4, Selected American Hymns
Peter Dugan (piano), San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Michael Tilson Thomas, Christian Reif
The results can be extraordinarily complex, but Thomas – Ives’s pre-eminent orchestral interpreter – navigates with smooth skill…the SFS Chorus give bright, if brief, renditions of significant... —
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The New York Times, Recordings of the Year 2019
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. Ives - Holidays Symphony: II, III & IV
Malmö Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, James Sinclair
The sheer churning power and range of [Ives's] musical voice constantly takes the breath away...The performances by James Sinclair and the Malmö orchestra are powerfully wrought; at budget price,... —
