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July 31, 2006

More updates to the "Survey of Recordings" pages:

January 23, 2006

More updates to the "Survey of Recordings" pages:

I have also updated the News page.

January 19 , 2006

I've updated the following "Survey of Recording" pages with new reviews:

May 4, 2005

A few more updates:

May 2, 2005

I've updated the following "Survey of Recording" pages:

I also have updated the News page.

June 1, 2004

The following "Survey of Recordings" pages have been updated:

November 12, 2003

I've now completed commentary for all major Ives works! Check out my most recent thoughts, dedicated to Ives' Choral works.

You may also want to take a look at the following updated "Survey of Recordings" pages:

I updated the News and Performances pages again. The big news is the Charles Ives Focus! Festival hosted by the Juilliard School, NYC in January 2004.

Last but not least: another reminder about our Charles Ives online discussion group. If you're interested in chatting with others who are interested in Ives' music, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/charlesives.

October 27, 2003

I updated the News and Performances pages.

I completed the survey of recordings page for the String Quartets. (In a nutshell, the Juilliard and Concord SQs take top honors.)

September 1, 2003

I added the following links to the web site:

The Performance calendar and Ives News page has been updated again.

I added notes about the String Quartet No. 1, From the Salvation Army and String Quartet No. 2. I also updated the information on the Songs page.

I wrote a capsule review of Ingo Metzmacher's Robert Browning Overture recording, which appears to be no longer in available. (My assessment? It goes right to the top of the heap.)

I also wrote down my impressions of the jazz quartet called Sideshow and their recording of jazz adaptations of Ives' songs. (My assessment? Fascinating idea. Not a fascinating record.)

August 28, 2003

Today's updates:

  • Join an online chat about Ives and his music! I've started a Yahoo discussion group. Check it out:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/charlesives/ (To join the conversation, you'll have to register as a Yahoo user.)

  • The Ives News page has been updated. Check out my capsule review of the new recording of Ives' Third Symphony and other works, performed by James Sinclair and the Northern Sinfonia (Naxos).

  • The Performance calendar has been updated.

February 4, 2003

Today's updates:

  • The Ives News page has been updated. Check out the new recordings and other CEI news.

  • Many of the Survey of Recordings pages have been updated. For example, see the First Piano Sonata page.

  • The Performance calendar has been updated. Of special note: The New York Philharmonic Ives "mini-festival" in May 2004.

  • I added a link to the Charles Ives Society web site on my home page.
 


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