From the Steeples and the Mountains [Import]

Charles Ives (Composer), Samuel Barber (Composer), Roy Harris (Composer), Virgil Thomson (Composer), Henry Cowell (Composer), Philip Glass (Composer), Carl Ruggles (Composer), Elliott Carter (Composer), Christopher Larkin (Conductor), London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble
• Conductor: Christopher Larkin
• Composer: Charles Ives, Samuel Barber, Roy Harris, Virgil Thomson, Henry Cowell, et al.
• Audio CD (August 10, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Hyperion UK
• ASIN: B00000JPZ6
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #212,489 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #96 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > Composers > Ives, Charles

Customer Reviews

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6 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Some stunning lesser known american pieces, July 29, 2001

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Robert A. Schultz (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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The standouts are the Harris organ and brass piece, available nowhere else that I know of. Organic development of motifs to a massive climax. The two Ives pieces are also firstrate. "From the steeples to the mountains" lives up to Ives' description: And then the rocks began to shout. "Let there be light" sounds as though it could have led to his parting ways with the church he was organist for in the early 1900s.

The other pieces are pretty minor. The Carl Ruggles piece is interesting.

3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great American Music, April 17, 2003

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Thomas P. Fletcher (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: From the Steeples and the Mountains (Audio CD)

I originally purchased this for the Ruggles, but I'm very pleased to have recordings the other composers. Wonderful cd.