Michael Tilson Thomas Conducts Ives (box 4 Cd)

La nuova uscita di Sony Classical presenta un altro interprete autorevole: Michael Tilson Thomas che dirige tre grandi orchestre nelle maggiori opere orchestrali e corali del suo connazionale Charles Ives su 4 CD. Le registrazioni con le orchestre Chicago Symphony e Amsterdam Concertgebouw risalgono al periodo 1981-1989; quelli con la San Francisco Symphony del 1999.

(1) CD Longplay
Symphony No. 1 in D Minor (35:43) Michael Tilson Thomas
1) I. Allegro (11:45) Michael Tilson Thomas
2) II. Adagio molto (sostenuto) (6:46) Michael Tilson Thomas
3) III. Scherzo. Vivace (4:29) Michael Tilson Thomas
4) IV. Allegro molto (12:43) Michael Tilson Thomas
5) In the Sweet By and By (1:51) Michael Tilson Thomas
6) Beulah Land (0:58) Michael Tilson Thomas
7) Ye Christian Heralds (1:09) Michael Tilson Thomas
8) Jesus, Lover of My Soul (1:49) Michael Tilson Thomas
9) Nearer, My God, to Thee (2:02) Michael Tilson Thomas
Symphony No. 4 (33:33) Michael Tilson Thomas
10) I. Prelude. Maestoso (3:50) Michael Tilson Thomas
11) II. Comedy. Allegretto (11:39) Michael Tilson Thomas
12) III. Fugue. Andante moderato con moto (7:34) Michael Tilson Thomas
13) IV. Finale. Largo (10:30) Michael Tilson Thomas
(2) CD Longplay Symphony No. 2 (37:38) Michael Tilson Thomas
1) I. Andante moderato - II. Allegro (16:59) Michael Tilson Thomas
2) III. Adagio cantabile (8:13) Michael Tilson Thomas
3) IV. Lento maestoso - V. Allegro molto vivace (12:26) Michael Tilson Thomas Symphony No. 3, "The Camp Meeting" (22:58) Michael Tilson Thomas
4) I. Old Folks Gatherin'. Andante maestoso (7:56) Michael Tilson Thomas
5) II. Children's Day. Allegro (6:42) Michael Tilson Thomas
6) III. Communion. Largo (8:20) Michael Tilson Thomas
Orchestral Set No. 2 (20:25) Michael Tilson Thomas
7) I. An Elegy to Our Forefathers (5:44) Michael Tilson Thomas
8) II. The Rockstrewn Hills Join in the People's Outdoor Meeting (4:46) Michael Tilson Thomas
9) III. From Hanover Square North, at the End of a Tragic Day, the Voice of the People Again Arose (9:55) Michael Tilson Thomas
(3) CD Longplay A Symphony - New England Holidays (41:26) Michael Tilson Thomas
1) I. George Washington's Birthday (10:27) Michael Tilson Thomas
2) II. Decoration Day (9:57) Michael Tilson Thomas
3) III. Fourth of July (6:05) Michael Tilson Thomas
4) IV. Thanksgiving and Forefathers' Day (14:57) Michael Tilson Thomas
5) The Unanswered Question (Revised Version) (7:13) Michael Tilson Thomas
6) Central Park in the Dark (7:26) Michael Tilson Thomas
7) The Unanswered Question (Original Version) (7:01) Michael Tilson Thomas
(4) CD Longplay
1) From the Steeples and the Mountains (4:13) Michael Tilson Thomas
2) The Things Our Fathers Loved (1:47) Thomas Hampson
3) The Pond (Remembrance) (1:42) Thomas Hampson
4) 114 Songs: No. 102, Memories (2:30) Thomas Hampson
5) Charlie Rutlage (2:38) Thomas Hampson, San Francisco Symphony
6) The Circus Band (3:02) Michael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony Orchestral Set No. 1 - 3 Places in New England (18:19) Michael Tilson Thomas
7) I. The St. Gaudens in Boston Common "Col. Shaw and His Colored Regiment" (8:51) Michael Tilson Thomas
8) II. Putnam's Camp, Redding, Connecticut (5:22) Michael Tilson Thomas
9) III. The Housatonic at Stockbridge (4:06) Michael Tilson Thomas
10) In Flanders Fields (2:41) Thomas Hampson, San Francisco Symphony
11) They are There! (2:52) Michael Tilson Thomas, Thomas Hampson
12) Tom Sails Away (2:48) Thomas Hampson
13) Symphony No. 4: III. Fugue (6:38) Michael Tilson Thomas
14) Psalm 100 (1:35) Michael Tilson Thomas
15) Serenity (2:00) Thomas Hampson, San Francisco Symphony
16) General William Booth Enters into Heaven (5:42) Michael Tilson Thomas, Thomas Hampson
17) The Unanswered Question (6:19) Michael Tilson Thomas