Poster Charles Ives, ca. 1889
Charles Ives, ca. 1889
E. Starr Sanford, public domain
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The young Charles Ives

As a church organist, the young Charles Ives didn't really want to play the same hymns in the same old way. He played around some edgy harmonies and overlapping tunes, much to the shock of the congregation. The pastor had an opinion too. On today's show, hear about Charles Ives and his creative liberties, and hear the Escher String Quartet perform Ives's Quartet No. 1 'From the Salvation Army' at a concert at Lincoln Center.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Frank Martin: Fox Trot
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, conductor
European American Music
Teldec 90852

Mathew Locke: Selections from The Tempest
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Richard Egarr, conductor
SPCO, Ordway Concert Hall, Saint Paul, MN

Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Kate Lamberton from Hanover, PA

Charles Ives: Quartet No. 1 for Strings: From the Salvation Army
Escher String Quartet
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY

Hour 2

Maurice Ravel: String Quartet in F major Movement 4 Vif et agite
Ebene String Quartet
Debussy, Faure, Ravel - String Quartets Music
Virgin 519045

Maurice Ravel: Alborada del gracioso for two marimbas
Joe Petrasek & Michael Stubbart, marimbas
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra-Pre-Concert Chamber Music Series, Symphony Hall, Atlanta, GA

Ulysses S. Kay: Suite from The Quiet One
Metropolitan Philharmonic Orchestra; Kevin Scott, conductor
Kay: Works for Chamber Orchestra
Albany Records NA

John Mackey: The Frozen Cathedral
United States Marine Band; Maj. Michelle A. Rakers, conductor
United States Marine Band, Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall, Alexandria, VA

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