Roberta Alexander Tan Crone Charles Ives - Charles Ives Songs (26 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Roberta Alexander, Tan Crone, Charles Ives
Charles Ives: Songs
Genres: Pop, Classical

Track Listings (26) - Disc #1
1. Songs My Mother Taught Me, song for voice and piano, S. 361 (K. 6B21c)
2. Slow March, song for voice & piano, S. 349 (K. 6B10)
3. Dreams, song for voice & piano, S. 238 (K. 6B25b)
4. Memories, song for voice & piano, S. 297 (K. 6B26a)
5. Berceuse, song for voice & piano, S. 220 (K. 6B41d)
6. Romanzo (di Central Park), song for voice & piano, S. 336 (K. 6B36)
7. Slugging a Vampire, song for voice & piano, S. 350 (K. 6B40c)
8. Spring Song, song for voice & piano, S. 363 (K. 6B43)
9. The Cage, song for voice & piano, S. 221 (K. 6B42)
10. Autumn, song for voice & piano, S. 217 (K. 6B45)
11. The Things Our Fathers Loved, song for voice & piano, S. 372 (K. 6B58)
12. Tom Sails Away, song for voice & piano, S. 378 (K. 6B59)
13. Down East, song for voice & piano, S. 236 (K. 6B60b)
14. Serenity, song for voice & piano, S. 347 (K. 6B60d)
15. Maple Leaves, for voice & piano, S. 295 (K. 6B61e)
16. Like a Sick Eagle, song for voice & piano, S. 288 (K. 6B45a)
17. On the Counter, song for voice & piano, S. 320 (K. 6B61d)
18. The See'r, song for voice & piano, S. 344 (K. 6B49a)
19. Evening, song for voice & piano, S. 244 (K. 6B69a)
20. Immortality, song for voice & piano, S. 273 (K. 6B67a)
21. The Housatonic at Stockbridge, song for voice & piano, S. 266 (K. 6B64d)
22. The Greatest Man, for voice & piano, S. 259 (K. 6B69)
23. Two Little Flowers, song for voice & piano, S. 379 (K. 6B68)
24. The Side Show, song for voice & piano, S. 348 (K. 6B66)
25. 1, 2, 3, song for voice & piano, S. 321 (K. 6B66a)
26. Charlie Rutlage, song for voice & piano, S. 226 (K. 6B61a)

CD Details

All Artists: Roberta Alexander, Tan Crone, Charles Ives, None
Title: Charles Ives: Songs
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Et'Cetera
Original Release Date: 3/22/2004
Release Date: 3/22/2004
Genres: Pop, Classical
Styles: Vocal Pop, Opera & Classical Vocal, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 750582116322

CD Reviews

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D. Wijngaarden | Nijmegen, The Netherlands | 12/02/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Ives' songs comprise some of the most beautiful music ever written. I've never heard any other recordings but it's hard to imagine any could be better than this collaboration between Roberta Alexander and Tan Crone. Alexander matches a powerful voice with great emotional range - from the romantic "Songs My Mother Taught Me" to the spright "Memories" and from the forceful "Slugging A Vampire" to the lonely "Spring Song" - and has the diction to make these very American songs sound completely natural. The piano score is more than just accompaniment - it's beautiful in it's own right and Tan Crone adds depth to all the songs. Despite some seemingly atonal harmonies these songs are by no means "emotionally distant"; in fact, Ives really tried to match words and music to enhance each other. Sometimes funny, sometimes sad, but they all strike a chord.There is a second set of songs on the same label (called "Ives: Songs, Volume 2") which I can also highly recommend."