Ives: Symphony No. 3, "The Camp Meeting" & Symphony No. 4
The American composer Charles Ives was profoundly influenced by hymns – a connection that Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony and Chorus make explicit on their live recording of Ives's Third and Fourth Symphonies. Alongside the two symphonies are some of the American hymns that found their way into those scores. Both symphonies are highly complex works yet, as their use of hymns shows, also richly evocative.
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- Gläser • O for a Thousand Tongues to SingO for a Thousand Tongues to SingMichael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus2017, San Francisco, Davies Symphony Hall
- Converse • What a Friend We Have in JesusWhat a Friend We Have in JesusMichael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus2017, San Francisco, Davies Symphony Hall
- Mason • There Is a Fountain Filled with BloodThere Is a Fountain Filled with BloodMichael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus2017, San Francisco, Davies Symphony Hall
- Anonymous (Traditional) • Happy LandHappy LandMichael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus2017, San Francisco, Davies Symphony Hall
- Bradbury • Just As I AmJust As I AmMichael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus2017, San Francisco, Davies Symphony Hall
- Ives • Symphony No. 3 S 3 (1908-1910) “The Camp Meeting” • I. Old Folks Gatherin: Andante maestosoSymphony No. 3 S 3 (1908-1910)
I. Old Folks Gatherin: Andante maestosoMichael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony2017, San Francisco, Davies Symphony Hall - Ives • Symphony No. 3 S 3 (1908-1910) “The Camp Meeting” • II. Children's Day: Allegro moderatoSymphony No. 3 S 3 (1908-1910)
II. Children's Day: Allegro moderatoMichael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony2017, San Francisco, Davies Symphony Hall - Ives • Symphony No. 3 S 3 (1908-1910) “The Camp Meeting” • III. Communion: LargoSymphony No. 3 S 3 (1908-1910)
III. Communion: LargoMichael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony2017, San Francisco, Davies Symphony Hall - Webster • In the Sweet By-and-By • There's a land that is fairer than dayIn the Sweet By-and-By
There's a land that is fairer than dayMichael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus2017, San Francisco, Davies Symphony Hall - Sweney • Beulah Land • O Beulah landBeulah Land
O Beulah landMichael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus2017, San Francisco, Davies Symphony Hall - Zeuner • Ye Christian Heralds, Go Proclaim (Missionary Chant) • Ye Christian heralds, go proclaimYe Christian Heralds, Go Proclaim (Missionary Chant)
Ye Christian heralds, go proclaimMichael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus2017, San Francisco, Davies Symphony Hall - Marsh • Jesus, Lover Of My Soul “Martyn” • Jesus, lover of my soulJesus, Lover Of My Soul
Jesus, lover of my soulMichael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus2017, San Francisco, Davies Symphony Hall - Mason • From Greenland's Icy MountainsFrom Greenland's Icy MountainsMichael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus2017, San Francisco, Davies Symphony Hall
- Mason • Nearer, My God, to Thee “Bethany” • Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to TheeNearer, My God, to Thee
Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to TheeMichael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus2017, San Francisco, Davies Symphony Hall - Ives • Symphony No. 4 S 4 (1910-1925) • I. Prelude. MaestosoSymphony No. 4 S 4 (1910-1925)
I. Prelude. MaestosoPeter Dugan (Piano), Michael Tilson Thomas
San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus2017, San Francisco, Davies Symphony Hall - Ives • Symphony No. 4 S 4 (1910-1925) • II. Comedy. AllegrettoSymphony No. 4 S 4 (1910-1925)
II. Comedy. AllegrettoPeter Dugan (Piano), Michael Tilson Thomas
San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus2017, San Francisco, Davies Symphony Hall - Ives • Symphony No. 4 S 4 (1910-1925) • III. Fugue. Andante moderato con motoSymphony No. 4 S 4 (1910-1925)
III. Fugue. Andante moderato con motoPeter Dugan (Piano), Michael Tilson Thomas
San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus2017, San Francisco, Davies Symphony Hall - Ives • Symphony No. 4 S 4 (1910-1925) • IV. Finale. Very slowly – Largo maestosoSymphony No. 4 S 4 (1910-1925)
IV. Finale. Very slowly – Largo maestosoPeter Dugan (Piano), Michael Tilson Thomas
San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus2017, San Francisco, Davies Symphony Hall