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Ives: Concord Sonata; Songs

Charles Ives (Composer), Pierre-Laurent Aimard (Performer), Susan Graham (Performer) Format: Audio CD

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Ives' Second Sonata is one of the toughest, but it holds no fears for Aimard, a noted interpreter of Messiaen, Ligetti, and other moderns who require virtuoso technique and idiomatic expertise. Each of its four movements is titled for New England luminaries: Emerson, Hawthorne, the Alcotts, and Thoreau. The longest, "Emerson," is knotty and energetic, bristling with a minefield of cluster chords. "Hawthorne" is a genial scherzo exhibiting a wider palette, while "The Alcotts" is a lyrical paean to domestic tranquility. "Thoreau" embraces the mysteries of nature, played with intensity by Aimard. There's an abundance of power in his playing, but also ravishing effects like the startling diminuendo in "Thoreau" and the array of marches, hymns, and parlor songs Ives threw into the mix. His terrific "Concord" Sonata is matched by the survey of Ives' inventive songs, 17 of them superbly sung by Susan Graham with Aimard superb as her piano partner. Graham captures every nuance of a mind-boggling variety of idioms, from nostalgia, tenderness, and hilarious miniatures like "Ann Street" and the sendup of opera in "Memories – A," among many other highlights. This one's a must for Ivesians, fans of musical eccentricity, modern music enthusiasts, and anyone in search of musical surprises, which abound on almost every track. --Dan Davis

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1 30	"The things our fathers loved" by Susan Graham "The things our fathers loved" by Susan Graham	2:03	Listen Now $0.99
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3 30	From The Swimmers by Susan Graham From The Swimmers by Susan Graham	1:39	Listen Now $0.99
4 30	Memories, A - Very Pleasant, B - Rather Sad by Susan Graham Memories, A - Very Pleasant, B - Rather Sad by Susan Graham	2:27	Listen Now $0.99
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8 30	"Songs my mother taught me" by Susan Graham "Songs my mother taught me" by Susan Graham	3:26	Listen Now $0.99
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18 30	Ives : Piano Sonata No.2, 'Concord Mass., 1840-60' : I Emerson by Pierre-Laurent Aimard Ives : Piano Sonata No.2, 'Concord Mass., 1840-60' : I Emerson by Pierre-Laurent Aimard	17:17	Listen Now $0.99
19 30	Ives : Piano Sonata No.2, 'Concord Mass., 1840-60' : II Hawthorne by Pierre-Laurent Aimard Ives : Piano Sonata No.2, 'Concord Mass., 1840-60' : II Hawthorne by Pierre-Laurent Aimard	12:29	Listen Now $0.99
20 30	Piano Sonata No.2, 'Concord Mass., 1840-60' : III The Alcotts by Pierre-Laurent Aimard Piano Sonata No.2, 'Concord Mass., 1840-60' : III The Alcotts by Pierre-Laurent Aimard	6:21	Listen Now $0.99
21 30	Ives : Piano Sonata No.2, 'Concord Mass., 1840-60' : IV Thoreau by Pierre-Laurent Aimard Ives : Piano Sonata No.2, 'Concord Mass., 1840-60' : IV Thoreau by Pierre-Laurent Aimard	12:07	Listen Now $0.99

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Performer: Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Susan Graham
Composer: Charles Ives
Audio CD (May 11, 2004)
SPARS Code: DDD
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Teldec Classics
ASIN: B0001HZ6MO
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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The is my favorite recording oif the Concord Soinata.

ByLaurence Goldsteinon June 14, 2016

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The is my favorite recording oif the Concord Soinata.

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Charles Ives is no New England conservative

ByMark Williamson February 15, 2014

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The songs are pleasant, many very fresh to the modern ear. The piano composition reminds me at times of Bartok, and I am impressed.

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A European modernist embraces Ives

BySanta Fe ListenerHALL OF FAMEon January 7, 2007

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Chalres Ives was 46 when he published his "Concord" Sonata, and as the liner notes tell us, its sprawling shape and diverse styles are the result of gathering a lot of music previously composed (none of it for solo piano) and needing a single dwelling. Ives always had his own ideas about how music is held together or flies apart. He wasn't afraid to have it fly apart, and often his notion of coherence was so private, rooted in personal memories, that an outside listener can't be expected to penetrate the associations.

Aimard goes a long way toward penetrating the privacy and quirkiness of Ives's idiom by drawing the sonata into the mainstream of European modernism, giving it the same clean, detailed, accurate, and impressionistic style that he might give to other individualists like Ligeti and Messiaen. (It's also nice to have the viola addition to the first movement and the flute in the fourth.) The "Concord" Sonata becomes a virtuosic event in his hands, no longer a purely "American" sport. (At 17 min., the first movement is almost 4 min. slower than on John Kirkpatrick's premiere recording.) I do find that listening to this vast work is better in concert, where its appearance is always a special occasion. But one has to be grateful for Aimard's quantum leap in execution compared to several earlier recordings.

Ives gathered his large output of 114 songs into a collection two years after the sonata. Susan Graham picks 15 of them, adding two more that followed after 1922. These songs ask for a vocal chameleon who can shift instantly from Victorian parlor style to patriotic exuberance, folk song, whimsy, rapt nostaliga, and more. No one to date has been able to encompass this enormous range of expression, but Susan Graham comes as close as any. I would rank her with Jan De Gaetani, Thomas Hampson, and William Sharp among the singers I know who excel in Ives, and above the too-classical, somewhat congested renditions by Marilyn Horne and Jennifer Lamore. Aimard's accompaniment may miss the Yankee flavor of the marches and patriotic snatches, but in its modernist way his style is as effective as in the sonata. Highly recommended for lovers of this music.

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It takes a Frenchman to capture an American masterpiece!

ByJeff Abellon May 18, 2004

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The "Concord Sonata" of Charles Ives has been described as "the greatest work written by an American." It's a big sprawling, glorious mess of a thing, inspired by the Transcendental writers Emerson, Hawthorne, Alcott and Thoreau. I first heard the ground-breaking version by John Kirkpatrick, and have long cherished the powerful account by Gilbert Kalish (recorded in the '70s). But hearing Pierre-Laurent Aimard play this piece makes me forget all about those earlier recordings. A specialist in Messian and Ligeti, Aimard plays Ives like one to the manner born. Forget any preconceived notions of what it means to be a "French pianist," and let this astonishing performance carry you away. The Alcotts movement has never felt so tender, and the Thoreau movement is likewise exquisitely balanced. Perhaps most enthralling is how he manages to give shape and sense to Emerson, and Hawthorne, the fiendishly hard scherzo, has never had a reading like this. I'd have been content with the sonata, but the disk also holds the gorgeous mezzo Susan Graham singing 17 Ives songs, with Aimard's brilliant accompaniments. A fabulous recording no serious American music collection should be without!

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Great Performances, but the Star of this CD is Charles Ives

ByGrady HarpHALL OF FAMETOP 500 REVIEWERVINE VOICEon August 9, 2005

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The uniquely atypical music of Charles Ives continues to mature and embed itself in the minds of larger and larger audiences every year. Practically every major orchestra in this country (and in Europe) now includes at least his symphonies in the standard repertoire. His music is probably as 'American' as any composed, so conjoined with literature and history and folksongs and all manner of Americana. This superb recording takes us one step further in appreciating Ives' gifts: his breathtaking Concord Sonata is coupled with one of the finest selections of his many songs and both sonata and songs are performed with consummate skill by pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard and mezzo soprano Susan Graham.

Aimard's approach to this big piano work is one of direct approach to the complexities of line and mood and in that approach he doesn't allow his own personality to blur Ives' message. Aimard can tackle the impossibly difficult passages and keep them transparent: he can also find the inner quiet beauty as well as any other pianist. The result is a Concord Sonata of majesty and honest simplicity.

Susan Graham has long included Ives' songs in her recitals and that experience shows in her approach to this varied selection. Graham is an immensely intelligent musician, one who can find the meaning of even a brief song in an instant. She is in fine vocal form here, and her collaboration with Aimard completes a presentation that will be difficult to match. This is a fine recording and an excellent entry point for music lovers who may have been wary of Ives' challenges. Relax and enjoy this recital. Grady Harp, August 05