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Charles Ives: Second String Quartet Hovhaness:
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composed by Charles E. Ives, 1874-1954; produced by Samuel Barclay Charters, 1929-2015 (Folkways Records, 1967), 40 mins

Charles Ives is one of the most important American classical composers of international distinction, but it wasn’t always so: he was frustrated by indifferent audiences and ambivalent critics throughout his career. Composer Alan Hovhaness, a rough contemporary of Ives, also faced harsh criticism while trying to...

composed by Charles E. Ives, 1874-1954; produced by Samuel Barclay Charters, 1929-2015 (Folkways Records, 1967), 40 mins
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Music of the Renaissance and Baroque for Brass Quintet
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(Folkways Records, 1967), 44 mins

The predecessor of the modern brass quintet had its heyday in the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras, phasing out with the advent of the violin and wind instruments. This 1967 recording, performed on modern instruments, captures the spirit and style of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century performance without th...

(Folkways Records, 1967), 44 mins
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