Charles Ives & the American Tradition: Folk Inspirations at Norfolk Music Shed

Ives, like the other composers on this program, used the folk music of his local region in his compositions. You’ll hear Ives’ use of the hymn in his fourth violin sonata, Boccherini’s use of Spanish folk songs, Bartók’s use of Hungarian folk tunes, and Brahms’s use of Romani music.

LUIGI BOCCHERINI    Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid
BÉLA BARTÓK    Contrasts
CHARLES IVES   Violin Sonata No. 4,“Children’s Day at the Camp Meeting”
JOHANNES BRAHMS   Piano Quartet No. 1 in g minor, Op. 25

David Shifrin   clarinet
Mark Steinberg   violin
Melvin Chen   piano
and  Norfolk Fellows

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