Charles Ives was a master of miniatures, and this program brings together a miscellanea of numerous shorter pieces that includes seven world premieres. Embracing ragtime before it became a craze at the end of the 19th century, Ives’ Four Ragtime Dances juxtapose the sacred and profane as part of his lifelong quest to find unity in all humanity. Chromâtimelôdtune is one of Ives’ most startling creations, appearing here alongside experiments, marches, arrangements and enticingly incomplete fragments that form a musical selection of remarkable variety.
Works:
•Charles Ives: 4 Ragtime Dances
•Charles Ives: Fugue in Four Keys on "The Shining Shore"
•Charles Ives: The Pond
•Charles Ives: The Rainbow
•Charles Ives: An Old Song Deranged
•Charles Ives: Skit for Danbury Fair
•Charles Ives: The Gong on the Hook and Ladder or Firemen's Parade on Main Street
•Charles Ives: Chromatimelodtune
•Charles Ives: Tone Roads Nr. 1 & 3
•Charles Ives: Set of Incomplete Works and Fragments
•Charles Ives: Marches Nr. 2 & 3
•Charles Ives: March "The Circus Band"
•Franz Schubert: Marche militaire D-Dur
•Franz Schubert: Impromptu Nr. 1
•Robert Schumann: Valse noble aus "Carnaval"