CHARLES IVES : The Celestial Country - The St Olaf Choir

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Charles Ives (1874-1954)

The Celestial Country - Silence Unaccompanied

The St Olaf Choir & Chamber Ensemble

conducted by Anton Armstrong

Martha Hart - mezzo-soprano
Dan Dressen - tenor
Michael Jorgenson - baritone
John Ferguson - organ
Mark S. Johnson - piano
Cynthia Stokes - alto-flute

String Quartet

Charles Gray - violin
Lucinda Marvin - violin
Annalee Wolf - viola
David Carter - 'cello

Tracks:

Introduction
Prelude, Trio & Chorus
Interlude
Aria for Baritone
Chorus a cappella
Interlude
Intermezzo for String Quartet
Interlude
Double chorus a cappella
Aria for Tenor
Introduction to Finale
Chorale & Finale
Adagio Sostentuto
Evening
Afterglow
The Collection
Duty/Vita/Duty
Carol
Sunrise
Hymn
Mists

Album Description

This recording presents two choral works of composer Charles Ives. The oratorio The Celestial Country (composed when Ives was a church organist in New Jersey, and first performed 1902) and Silence Acccompanied - a choral cycle compilation from songs and pieces for small chamber ensemble dating from (mostly) around 1920.

The presentation provides full background information and all the texts.

CHARLES IVES : The Celestial Country - The St Olaf Choir
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CHARLES IVES : The Celestial Country - The St Olaf Choir

Manufacturer: Linn Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007UZLXO
Release Date: 2005-02-17