Ives Piano Sonata Concord, Mass. , 1840 60
Composer: Charles Edward Ives (20 October 1874 19 May 1954) Work Title: Piano Sonata Concord, Mass. , 184060 Performers: Alexei Lubimov (piano), Laurent Verney (viola), Sophie Cherrier (flute) 0:00 I. Emerson (after Ralph Waldo Emerson) 16:23 II. Hawthorne (after Nathaniel Hawthorne) 29:21 III. The Alcotts (after Bronson Alcott and Louisa May Alcott) 35:29 IV. Thoreau (after Henry David Thoreau) The Piano Sonata Concord, Mass. , 184060 (commonly known as the Concord Sonata) is a piano sonata by Charles Ives. It is one of the composer s bestknown and most highly regarded pieces. A typical performance of the piece lasts around 45 minutes. Some material in the Concord Sonata dates back as far as 1904, but Ives did not begin substantial work on it until around 1911 and largely completed the sonata by 1915. The Concord Sonata was first published in 1919 with a second, revised, edition appearing in 1947. It is this version which is usually performed today. In 2012, a reprint of t
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