Ives: Symphony No. 1

Charles E. Ives (Artist), American Symphony Orchestra (Artist), Leopold Stokowski (Artist), Philadelphia Orchestra (Artist), Eugene Ormandy (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 31, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000050HWJ
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #588,370 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Symphony No. 1, for orchestra in D minor, S. 1 (K. 1A1): No. 1, Allegro (from early sketch of Kz51a)

2. Symphony No. 1, for orchestra in D minor, S. 1 (K. 1A1): No. 2, Adagio molto

3. Symphony No. 1, for orchestra in D minor, S. 1 (K. 1A1): No. 3, Scherzo: Vivace

4. Symphony No. 1, for orchestra in D minor, S. 1 (K. 1A1): No. 4, Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean

5. Orchestral Set No. 1: Three Places in New England, for orchestra, S. 7 (K. 1A5): No. 1, 'The 'St. Gaudens' in Boston Common'

6. Orchestral Set No. 1: Three Places in New England, for orchestra, S. 7 (K. 1A5): No. 2, 'Putnam's Camp, Redding, Connecticut'

7. Orchestral Set No. 1: Three Places in New England, for orchestra, S. 7 (K. 1A5): No. 3, 'The Housatonic at Stockbridge'

8. Robert Browning Overture, for orchestra, S. 27 (K. 1B6)

Editorial Reviews

Leopold Stokowski conducts the American Symphony Orchestra in these 1960s performances of the great Charles Ives.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Ives Performance By Ormandy, April 7, 2001

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Michael B. Richman (Portland, Maine USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ives: Symphony No. 1 (Audio CD)

I have always been a huge fan of the Sony Essential Classics line, and the RCA High Performance disc of Ives Symphony No.2 performed by Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra has always been a personal favorite, so it should come at no surprise that I made this my title my choice when it came to the Ives' First Symphony. This is yet another in a long line of truly "essential" performances by Ormandy and Philadelphia on this budget-priced CD series -- terrific titles of Bruckner, Hindemith, Bizet, Mozart, Haydn, Rachmaninov, and now you can toss in Ives too. But as incredible as the recording of Symphony No. 1 is, the performances of "Three Places in New England" and the lengthy (for an overture anyway) "Robert Browning Overture" are equally stunning. It should be noted that Ormandy's mentor, Leopold Stokowski takes over the baton on the latter, albeit with the American Symphony Orchestra, and not his former employer, Philadelphia. This is another disc that is worthy of the name "Essential Classics."

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Nineteeth-Century Symphony by an American, March 28, 2009

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Van L. Sauve "kirvls" (Byers, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ives: Symphony No. 1 (Audio CD)

I've been living with the Ives First since the Chicago Symphony Version under Morton Gould, which, by the way, should be reissued. It's the best. The work is a treasure. It's feet are firmly planted in the 19th century, but it's on crest of the wave to the 20th. Ormandy's version is first rate, Jarvi's is very good and Sinclair's stinks. Sinclair takes the first movement repeat, but the tempo is lethargic. I know he could have gotten better speed out of the National Symphony of Ireland. Michael Tilson Thomas's is the best of those currently available. (I think it's still available.) The Ormandy version is cheap. It's an excellent introduction to a work that dramatically shows the way to the explosion of American Music that followes. Buy this. Your life will be improved.