Ives: Complete Sets for Chamber Orchestra / Sinclair, Orchestra New England

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Naxos
Release Date
June 9, 2023
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Charles Ives
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Orchestra Of New England
    • PERFORMER
      James Sinclair
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 09, 2023
    • UPC
      636943991725
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8559917
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Set No. 1 for Chamber Orchestra: I. Scherzo: The See'r (ed. J. Sinclair)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    2. Set No. 1 for Chamber Orchestra: II. A Lecture (Tolerance) (ed. J. Sinclair)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    3. Set No. 1 for Chamber Orchestra: III. The Ruined River (The New River) (ed. J. Sinclair)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    4. Set No. 1 for Chamber Orchestra: IV. Like a Sick Eagle (ed. J. Sinclair)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    5. Set No. 1 for Chamber Orchestra: V. Calcium Light Night (ed. K. Singleton)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    6. Set No. 1 for Chamber Orchestra: VI. Allegretto sombreoso (Incantation) (ed. J. Sinclair)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    7. Set No. 2 for Chamber Orchestra: I. Largo: The Indians (ed. J. Sinclair)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    8. Set No. 2 for Chamber Orchestra: II. "Gyp the Blood" or Hearst!? Which is Worst?! (ed. K. Singleton)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    9. Set No. 2 for Chamber Orchestra: III. Andante: The Last Reader (ed. J. Sinclair)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    10. Set No. 3 for Chamber Orchestra: I. Adagio sostenuto: At Sea (ed. J. Sinclair)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    11. Set No. 3 for Chamber Orchestra: II. Luck and Work (ed. J. Sinclair)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    12. Set No. 3 for Chamber Orchestra: III. Premonitions (ed. J. Sinclair)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    13. Set No. 4 for Chamber Orchestra, "Three Poets and Human Nature": I. Robert Browning (Paracelsus) (realized by J. Sinclair)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    14. Set No. 4 for Chamber Orchestra, "Three Poets and Human Nature": II. Walt Whitman (realized by J. Sinclair)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    15. Set No. 4 for Chamber Orchestra, "Three Poets and Human Nature": III. Matthew Arnold (West London) (realized by J. Sinclair)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    16. Set No. 5 for Chamber Orchestra, "The Other Side of Pioneering, or Side Lights on American Enterprise": I. The New River (realized by J. Sinclair)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    17. Set No. 5 for Chamber Orchestra, "The Other Side of Pioneering, or Side Lights on American Enterprise": II. The Indians (realized by J. Sinclair)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    18. Set No. 5 for Chamber Orchestra, "The Other Side of Pioneering, or Side Lights on American Enterprise": III. Charlie Rutlage (realized by K. Singleton)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    19. Set No. 5 for Chamber Orchestra, "The Other Side of Pioneering, or Side Lights on American Enterprise": IV. Ann Street (realized by J. Sinclair)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    20. Set No. 6 for Chamber Orchestra, "From the Side Hill": I. Mists (realized by K. Singleton)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    21. Set No. 6 for Chamber Orchestra, "From the Side Hill": II. The Rainbow (realized by J. Sinclair)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    22. Set No. 6 for Chamber Orchestra, "From the Side Hill": III. Afterglow (realized by D.G. Porter)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    23. Set No. 6 for Chamber Orchestra, "From the Side Hill": IV. Evening (realized by K. Singleton)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    24. Set No. 7 for Chamber Orchestra, "Water Colors": I. At Sea (realized by J. Sinclair)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    25. Set No. 7 for Chamber Orchestra, "Water Colors": II. Swimmers (realized by J. Sinclair)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    26. Set No. 7 for Chamber Orchestra, "Water Colors": III. The Pond (Remembrance) (realized by K. Singleton)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    27. Set No. 7 for Chamber Orchestra, "Water Colors": IV. Full Fathom Five (A Sea Dirge) (realized by J. Sinclair)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    28. Set No. 8 for Chamber Orchestra, "Songs without Voices": I. The New River (realized by J. Sinclair)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    29. Set No. 8 for Chamber Orchestra, "Songs without Voices": II. The Indians (realized by J. Sinclair)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    30. Set No. 8 for Chamber Orchestra, "Songs without Voices": III. Ann Street (realized by J. Sinclair)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    31. Set No. 9 of 3 Pieces for Chamber Orchestra: I. Andante con moto: The Last Reader (realized by J. Sinclair)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    32. Set No. 9 of 3 Pieces for Chamber Orchestra: II. Scherzo: The See'r (realized by J. Sinclair)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    33. Set No. 9 of 3 Pieces for Chamber Orchestra: III. Largo to Presto: The Unanswered Question (ed. J. Sinclair)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    34. Set No. 10 of 3 Pieces for Chamber Orchestra: I. Largo molto: Like a Sick Eagle (realized by J. Sinclair)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    35. Set No. 10 of 3 Pieces for Chamber Orchestra: II. Allegro - Andante: Luck and Work (realized by J. Sinclair)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    36. Set No. 10 of 3 Pieces for Chamber Orchestra: III. Adagio: The Indians (realized by J. Sinclair)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    37. I. In the Cage

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    38. II. In the Inn (Potpourri)

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair

    39. III. In the Night

      Composer: Charles Ives

      Ensemble: Orchestra New England

      Conductor: James Sinclair


Ives’ Sets for Chamber Orchestra are largely based on his songs, and display a panoply of style and technique. Set 9 includes The Unanswered Question in its original form, and this recording contains world premiere recordings of new realisations and editions, as well as being the first recording of the complete edition of the Sets. The three Orchestral Sets conducted by James Sinclair can be heard on 8.559370.

REVIEW:

The Sets for Chamber Orchestra by Charles Ives (1874–1954) are, in a sense, songs without words, based on songs whose texts are printed in the booklet. Although some sets do not have descriptive titles as others do (Three Poets and human Nature, From the Side Hill, Water Colors) most parts of the sets do have a name that describes their character. Set 9 includes The Unanswered Question in its original form.

For this recording, James Sinclair, Kenneth Singleton, and David Porter have thoroughly revised the scores and weeded out errors.

The interpretations are refined, clearly structured, and expressive. Unlike other conductors, Sinclair does not play to the fullest the aggressiveness of the compositions, but strives for a fine portrayal of the grotesque, the ironic, and the nostalgic.

-- Pizzicato (Norbert Tischer)