Composer of the Week
Charles Ives, Episode 5
Including the invigorating Three Quarter-Tone Pieces for Two Pianos, the majestic Psalm 90 and the quirky Set for Theatre Orchestra as well as a group of late Ives songs. On the Antipodes Henry Herford (baritone) Ensemble Modern Ingo Metzmacher (conductor) Three Quarter-Tone Pieces for Two Pianos Alexei Lubimov, Pierre-Laurent Aimard (pianos) Psalm 90 Pamela Priestley-Smith (soprano) David Roy (tenor) Christopher Hughes (organ) Stephen Lees, Tony Lucas, Nicholas Ormrod, Nigel Shipway (bells) BBC Singers The One Way; A Sea Dirge; Yellow Leaves Dora Ohrenstein (soprano) Phillip Bush (piano) In the Mornin Mary Ann Hart (mezzo-soprano) Dennis Helmrich (piano) Set for Theatre Orchestra Ensemble Modern Ingo Metzmacher (conductor) Sunrise Martha Hart (mezzo-soprano) Charles Gray (violin) Mark S Johnson (piano).