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Ives, Copland: Piano Sonatas / Easley Blackwood

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Details

Composer
IVES COPLAND
Artist
Easley Blackwood
Format
CD
Label
Cedille
Released
Jan 01, 1991
Catalog #
CDR 005
UPC
735131900522

About

Few pianists have had the courage to tackle Ives' "Concord" Sonata in public. Easley Blackwood made it his signature piece. Blackwood earned high praise for his concert performances of Ives' "Concord" Sonata, a set of transcendentalist meditations named for Emerson, Hawthorne, the Alcott family and Thoreau, all of whom lived in Concord, Mass. Critic Max Harrison of The London Times declared Blackwood's performance of the piece "the finest account I have ever heard."

Chicago Symphony Orchestra flutist Richard Graef, a Blackwood colleague in the Grammy Award-winning Chicago Pro Musica chamber music ensemble, performs in the sonata's "Thoreau" movement.

Copland's Piano Sonata, long overshadowed by his populist works, represents his most profound and personal thoughts. A surprisingly lively middle movement explores fast rhythms in irregular, rapidly changing meters. "I never would have thought of those rhythms if I had not been familiar with jazz," Copland remarked.

Tracklist 7 tracks

  1. 1 I. Emerson 16:04
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Emerson
    Duration
    16:04
    Composer
    Charles Ives
    Performer
    Easley Blackwood
  2. 2 II. Hawthorne 11:08
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Hawthorne
    Duration
    11:08
    Composer
    Charles Ives
    Performer
    Easley Blackwood
  3. 3 III. The Alcotts 06:04
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. The Alcotts
    Duration
    06:04
    Composer
    Charles Ives
    Performer
    Easley Blackwood
  4. 4 IV. Thoreau 11:16
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Thoreau
    Duration
    11:16
    Composer
    Charles Ives
    Performer
    Easley Blackwood
  5. 5 I. Molto moderato 08:25
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Molto moderato
    Duration
    08:25
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Performer
    Easley Blackwood
  6. 6 II. Vivace 04:42
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Vivace
    Duration
    04:42
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Performer
    Easley Blackwood
  7. 7 III. Andante sostenuto 08:04
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Andante sostenuto
    Duration
    08:04
    Composer
    Aaron Copland
    Performer
    Easley Blackwood