Bavouzet Archive

IVES: Symphonies No. 3 & No.4; Orchestral Set No. 2 – Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, p., Sir Andrew Davis / Melbourne Sym. Orch. – Chandos

by Audiophile Audition | Apr 13, 2017 | Classical CD Reviews

A fine recording of some of the best of Charles Ives music. IVES: Symphonies, Vol. 3 = Symphony No. 3; Symphony No. 4; Orchestral Set No. 2 – Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, p., Sir Andrew Davis/ Melbourne Sym. Orch. – Chandos CHAN 5174 71:04 (3/17/17) ****: This is the third disc in a Chandos series featuring the orchestral music of American composer Charles Ives. Ives had a bit of a renaissance beginning in the late sixties after being championed by the Philadelphia Orchestra and Leonard Bernstein and the New Yorkers. Ives is still popular today, even without the Bernstein hoopla, and Chandos gives an excellent disc with Sir Andrew Davis and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and soloists. After a nicely done performance of the Orchestral Set no. 2 by Ives, there is a stirring version of the Symphony No. 3 “The Camp Meeting”. It’s my favorite of the Ives symphonies, so I was excited to hear this new recording. Ives wrote the symphony between 1901 and 1904 on weekends while he spent his days working in an insurance office. The work was not premiered until 1946, and it won the 1947 Pulitzer Prize. The music is based on hymns from the period, […]