The Second Piano Sonata, Ives’s most expansive work for the instrument, was, according to the composer, “an attempt to present [one person’s] impression of the spirit of transcendentalism that is associated in the minds of many with Concord, Mass.,” of the mid 19th century. Gilbert Kalish performs the landmark work here; his intimate understanding of the piece led the Boston Globe to declare that he “quite simply owns this music.”
The Second Piano Sonata, Ives’s most expansive work for the instrument, was, according to the composer, “an attempt to present [one person’s] impression of the spirit of transcendentalism that is associated in the minds of many with Concord, Mass.,” of the mid 19th century. This album features a performance of this landmark work by pianist Gilbert Kalish, whose intimate understanding of the piece led the Boston Globe to declare that he “quite simply owns this music.”
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Engineering and musical supervision: Marc J. Aubort, Joanna Nickrenz
Recorded September 27-29, 1976, New York
Mastering: Robert C. Ludwig
Coordinator: Teresa Sterne
Cover art: Peter Cox
Design and art direction: Paula Bisacca
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MUSICIANS
Gilbert Kalish, piano
Samuel Baron, flute (4)
John Graham, viola (1)
