[Magdalen] Things our Fathers Loved.

[Jay Weigel]

My first husband was a fan of Charles Ives, which is enough to make me
decidedly NOT one. I do like his "little Star of Bethlehem", however.

On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 1:35 PM, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:

> From: Cantor03--- via Magdalen y 4th  sequence from his New England
> Symphony:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8S1aGY80Us
>
> Around the 4th of July holiday (Independence Day, USA) I dust off my
> recording
> of Charles Ives (arguably the greatest USA "classical" composer) songs
> sung
> ever so well be the late Jan DeGaetani.  One Ives song, in particular,
>
> Two other Ives takes on July 4 are worthwhile:
>
> The July 4th segment of Ives Holiday Symphony'
>
> It evokes the sound of competing nearby Independence Day Parades along
> with fireworks.
>
> (The entire symphony is work a listen).
>
> The other Ives piece is "Variations on America" originally for organ but
> transcribed for both band and orchestra. Here's E Power Biggs take on it:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UZq09F9RR4
>
> (Which I've often thought a bit slow).
>
> Our U.K. friends might consider it "Variations on God Save the Queen" <g>.
>
> Cheers,
> Jim Guthrie
>