When The Moon: Songs • Sets For Orchestra
Charles Ives, Susan Narucki, Sanford Sylvan, Alan Feinberg, Music Projects/London, Richard Bernas
- Label
- Decca
- Catalog number
- 289 466 841-2
- Released
- 2000
- Country
- US
- Format
- Album · Club Edition
- Barcode
- D140385
What’s on it
When The Moon: Songs • Sets For Orchestra has 16 tracks. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.
- Orchestral Works
- 1I __ Scherzo: The See'r
- 7I __ Largo: The Indians
- 10I __ Adagio Sostenuto: At Sea
- 13I __ In The Cage
16I __ The New River
- Text By
- Charles Ives
- Choir
- London Voices
- Realization
- Henry Cowell, Nicolas Slonimsky
- 19I __ Mists
- 22The Pond [40]
- 23The Pond / Remembrance
- Vocal Versions
24I __ The See'r [344]
- Text By
- Charles Ives
- Soprano Vocals
- Susan Narucki
29I __ The Indians [283]
- Text By
- Charles Sprague
- Soprano Vocals
- Susan Narucki
32I __ At Sea [213]
- Text By
- Robert Underwood Johnson
- Baritone Vocals
- Sanford Sylvan
35III __ Charlie Rutlage [226]
- Text By
- D. J. O'Malley
- Baritone Vocals
- Sanford Sylvan
36I __ Mists (II) [301]
- Text By
- Harmony Twichell Ives
- Soprano Vocals
- Susan Narucki
39III __ Remembrance [332]
- Text By
- Charles Ives
- Baritone Vocals
- Sanford Sylvan
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Where it came from
Released by Decca in 2000, this compilation project offers a curated look at the vocal and orchestral works of American modernist Charles Ives. The album was produced to highlight the experimental breadth of Ives’s output, bridging the gap between his intimate art songs and more expansive, complex orchestral arrangements. By bringing together performers like Susan Narucki and Sanford Sylvan under the direction of Richard Bernas, the project sought to capture the idiosyncratic, layered harmonic language that defines Ives’s legacy in twentieth-century music.
The design and curation of the set reflect a scholarly yet accessible approach to Ives’s challenging catalog. Richard Bernas and the Music Projects/London aimed to clarify the composer's dense textures, ensuring that the interplay between the soloist and the orchestral ensemble remained distinct. Upon its release, the recording was well-regarded by critics for its interpretive sensitivity and technical precision, serving as a vital entry point for listeners seeking to understand the synthesis of American vernacular tradition and rigorous avant-garde composition.
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