Celestial country. Introduction (0:39) ; Prelude, trio & chorus (6:40) ; Interlude (0:16) ; Aria for baritone (3:40) ; Chorus a cappella (6:47) ; Interlude (0:22) ; Intermezzo for string quartet (4:10) ; Interlude (0:27) ; Double chorus a cappella (3:41) ; Aria for tenor (3:47) ; Introduction to finale (0:21) ; Chorale & finale (5:54) -- Silence accompanied. Adagio Sostentuto (1:11) ; Evening (1:40) ; Afterglow (2:03) ; The collection (1:52) ; [Two slants.] Duty/Vita (2:37) ; [Christmas] Carol (3:42) ; Sunrise (5:40) ; Hymn (2:54) ; Mists (1:59).
Note
The 1st work is a cantata; "Silence accompanied" is a song cycle assembled in the spirit of Ives' other song cycles, for solo voice or chorus.
Author
Ives, Charles, 1874-1954, composer.
Title
The Celestial country / Charles Ives.
Publisher
[Glasgow, Scotland] : Linn Records, [2002]
Type of content
performed music
Type of medium
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
audio file
Performer
1st work: The St. Olaf Choir, Anton Armstrong, conductor ; with organ and string quartet. Song cycle: Martha Hart, mezzo-soprano ; Mark S. Johnson, piano ; Cynthia Stokes, alto flute ; Charles Gray, violin.
Event
Recorded Wooddale Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota 2002 April 16-19.