Charles Ives / Aaron Copland: Piano Works

On this CD:

1. Sonata No. 1, for piano, S. 87 (K. 3A1)
Composed by Charles Ives


2. Piano Sonata
Composed by Aaron Copland

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Album Description
Charles Ives, Sonata No. 1 Aaron Copland, Sonata JDT 3097

Charles Ives Sonata No. 1 (1902-1910) I. Adagio con moto IIa. First Verse: Allegro moderato IIb. Second Verse: 'In the Inn' Allegro III. Largo-allegro-largo IV. Allegro-presto V. Andante maestoso

Aaron Copland Sonata (1939-1941) I. Molto moderato II. Vivace III. Andante sostenuto

James Nalley Piano

Charles Ives / Aaron Copland: Piano Works

Charles Ives / Aaron Copland: Piano Works, Music, Aaron Copland, Charles Ives, 20th/21st Century Sonata/Sonatina for Keyboard, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Keyboard, Two of the most important composers in twentieth-century American are represented with stunning artistry as each of their sonatas makes an unmistakable individual compositional statement, carried through by this brilliant pianist.

Average customer rating: William Gregory: "On The Turntable" American Record Guide ¡Wow! Buy it, you'll love it... excellent performance and superb sound!

Charles Ives / Aaron Copland: Piano Works Ives , Copland , and Nalley Manufacturer: Eroica Classical ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00006L4Z6 Release Date: 2002-09-07

Tracks:

1. I. Adagio con moto
2. IIa. First Verse: Allegro moderato
3. IIb. Second Verse: 'In the Inn' Allegro
4. III. Largo-allegro-largo
5. IV. Allegro-presto
6. V. Andante maestoso
7. I. Molto moderato
8. II. Vivace
9. III. Andante sostenuto

Album Description

Charles Ives Sonata No. 1 (1902-1910) I. Adagio con moto IIa. First Verse: Allegro moderato IIb. Second Verse: 'In the Inn' Allegro III. Largo-allegro-largo IV. Allegro-presto V. Andante maestoso

Aaron Copland Sonata (1939-1941) I. Molto moderato II. Vivace III. Andante sostenuto

James Nalley Piano

Customer Reviews:

William Gregory: "On The Turntable".......2003-02-22

James Nally has conceived this great Modern American Sonata album, and it resounds with aplomb, idyllic youth and passion. The Copland and Ives Sonatas compliment one another like bookends, laying out a sonic wilderness that serves to remind us of our rich contribution to the cannon of contemporary music. The diversity found in the collage-like composition of Ive's Sonata is fragmented and trance inducing. Due in large part to Lou Harrison's considerable editing, Ives found his voice; a voice that pre-dated today's ideas of sampling. Ives extrapolated folk music, classical forms and gospel music to create a distinct voice that crossed boundaries. In this piano Sonata in particular we find Ives, borrowing from ragtime, hymns such as "What a friend we have in Jesus" and "Bringing in the Sheaves" and Liszt. While Copland's Sonata seems to be in juxtaposition to the Ives piece, it's simple to find the shared vision of the folk idiom and tribute to Americana. Mr. Nalley intelligently and vividly portrays these masterful pieces by setting the tone for each movement with precision and rapture. His playing is a concise explosion of mind, body and sound that is at times reminiscent of Pierre Laurent Aimard. This is a truly magnificent set of performances. William Gregory: "On the Turntable."

American Record Guide.......2003-01-08

The first impression of this release is the strong lyrical sense pianist Nalley brings to these thorny American works: the first sonata of Charles Ives with its atypical format of seven movements (two of which are grouped together), and Aaron Copland's only piano sonata with its three movements.
Ives worked on this sonata on and off from about 1902 to 1929. Because of Nalley's sympathetic ear for Ives the experimenter, his sound is full of beauty, even in what may first strike the ear as startling dissonances. His lyrical and harmonic senses guide the ear through a thicket of otherwise confusing harmonies and textures. And the result is a revelation.
While there are many passages full of clusters and unpredictable and irregular rhythms, expression and sound are enough to know what is going on, whether expansive and rhapsodic or foot-stomping dances. There are pockets of tonality, phrasing, and rhythmic gestures that keep the listener oriented. So for listeners who had just a few experiences with the more disorienting modern music of the last 50 years, or for those who skipped it but still went to movies in the meantime, this music will not seem so unmoored and forbidding as it was when first composed.
Ives makes considerable musical and technical demands on the pianist. One can tell he had a good sense of the piano and what tends to work on the instrument, what is idiomatic and natural to the hands in this setting. Like Brahms, Ives was probably a big man whose physique seemed to influence the technical demands he made to convey his musical ideas.
At first, there is a listener's satisfaction in recognizing and being able to name familiar melodies. But Ives's intention was to use familiar quotations, (such as 'Bringing in the Sheaves') that resonate with the American experience. Often this took the form of hymns from the Protestant tradition. The closer the listener's experience with this tradition, the deeper the resonance of the musical quotation.
Copland's voice is unmistakable. Dating from 1939, his Piano Sonata, where I is so reminiscent of his Variations of 1930, is impressive with its many clangorous and granitic sounds--so many gestures made up of wide intervals and leaps. The playful and charming II resembles the helter-skelter scherzo of Samuel Barber's sonata. It uses the interval of a major 6th both melodically and harmonically as the main building block. III's tone is majestic and reverential. Nalley tunes in to the introverted expression, creating a timeless, other-worldly quality. The clangorous clusters resemble pealing bells, with their loud overtones. And as the movement fades out, the "bells" resonate as if at a distance. Remarkably played. This recording is a real treasure! BARELA

¡Wow!.......2002-11-02

Buy it, you'll love it..........2002-10-10

excellent performance and superb sound!.......2002-09-19

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Tracks:

1. 5 Movements From Woodland Sketches, Op. 61: A Deserted Farm - Roger Shields
2. 5 Movements From Woodland Sketches, Op. 61: From Uncle Remus - Roger Shields
3. 5 Movements From Woodland Sketches, Op. 61: At An Old Trysting Place - Roger Shields
4. 5 Movements From Woodland Sketches, Op. 61: By A Meadow Brook - Roger Shields
5. 5 Movements From Woodland Sketches, Op. 61: Told At Sunset - Roger Shields
6. Two Movements From Roman Sketches, Op. 7: The White Peacock - Roger Shields
7. Two Movements From Roman Sketches, Op. 7: The Fountain Of The Acqua Paola - Roger Shields
8. Second Sonata 'Airplane': As Fast As Possible - Roger Shields
9. Second Sonata 'Airplane': Andante moderato - Roger Shields
10. Exultation - Roger Shields
11. Invention - Roger Shields
12. Aeolian Harp - Roger Shields
13. Advertisement - Roger Shields
14. Three Preludes: Allegro ben ritmato e deciso - Roger Shields
15. George Gershwin: Andante con moto e poco rubato - Roger Shields
16. George Gershwin: Allegro ben ritmato e deciso - Roger Shields
17. Harlem Rag - Roger Shields
18. Possum and Taaters - Roger Shields
19. Bohemia Rag - Roger Shields
20. The Entertainer - Roger Shields
21. Maple Leaf Rag - Roger Shields
22. Reflection Rag (Syncopated Musings) - Roger Shields

Tracks:

1. Pastime Rag No. 4 - Various Artists
2. Ragtime Oriole - Various Artists
3. Cataract Rag - Various Artists
4. Rialto Ripples - Various Artists
5. Pork And Beans - Various Artists
6. Castle House Rag - Various Artists
7. Troublesome Ivories - Various Artists
8. Impromptu - Various Artists
9. Piano Sonata No. 3 - Various Artists
10. Two Movements From Ten Etudes: Parallel Chords - Various Artists
11. Two Movements From Ten Etudes: Ragtime Bass - Various Artists
12. Nocturne, Op. 33 - Various Artists
13. Fuga, From The Piano Sonata Op. 26 - Various Artists
14. Passacaglia - Various Artists
15. Six Movements From 'New And Old' - Various Artists

Tracks:

1. Evocations, 4 Chants For Piano - Various Artists
2. The Anti-Abolitionist Riots - Various Artists
3. Some Southpaw Pitching - Various Artists
4. 'The Alcotts' From The Sonata No. 2 (Concord, Mass.) - Various Artists
5. Piano Sonata, Op. 1 - Various Artists
6. From My Diary - Various Artists
7. Three-Score Set - Various Artists
8. Piano Variations - Various Artists

Music Review:

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3. Chopin: Nocturnes [Import]
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6. Doráti: Chamber Music
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8. English Song Series - Gustav Holst - Song Cycles, Vedic Hymns; 12 Humbert Wolfe Settings
9. Exotic Lyricism: Eric Himy Plays Maurice Ravel
10. Field Mass / Double Cto / Les Fresques De Piero

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