CD CHARLES IVES: PIANO SONATA NO. 2 / THE ST. GAUDENS

Description

Celebrate the 150th anniversary of Charles Ives' birth with this exceptional CD, featuring pianist and Ives scholar Donald Berman presenting a new edition of the iconic "Concord Sonata." Berman, a student of John Kirkpatrick who premiered the sonata in 1939, discovered new notes and alterations in Ives' manuscripts, revealing the three-dimensional auditory experience the composer envisioned. The album opens with the elegiac "The St. Gaudens (Black March)," inspired by the Boston Common sculpture depicting the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, the first African American regiment in the Union Army. This recording offers profound insight into Ives' musical vision and is a must-have for classical music enthusiasts.