Charles Ives: The Three Orchestral Sets (2008)

Naxos' Charles Ives: The Three Orchestral Sets contains the three large orchestral works Ives designated as "sets," as distinct from the 10 suites of pieces Ives collected as "sets" for chamber or theater orchestra, or his four numbered symphonies. This release heralds the first complete rendering on record of the Orchestral Set No. 3, a late work that Ives worked on primarily between 1919 and 1926, although, as in the case of the Universe Symphony, occasional additions to the score were made into the 1950s. In 1919-1926, ... Read More

Naxos' Charles Ives: The Three Orchestral Sets contains the three large orchestral works Ives designated as "sets," as distinct from the 10 suites of pieces Ives collected as "sets" for chamber or theater orchestra, or his four numbered symphonies. This release heralds the first complete rendering on record of the Orchestral Set No. 3, a late work that Ives worked on primarily between 1919 and 1926, although, as in the case of the Universe Symphony, occasional additions to the score were made into the 1950s. In 1919-1926, however, Ives was incredibly busy with other projects: the compilation of 114 Songs and the first publication of the Concord Sonata, not to mention the creation of numerous other ambitious compositions, including The Celestial Railroad, Four Transcriptions from "Emerson, and the Three Pieces for Quarter-Tone Piano. That Ives found the time and energy to pursue all of this creative work in addition to holding down his full-time job as an insurance executive in the wake of a... Read Less