Joanna MacGregor - Charles Ives: Piano Sonata No.1;
Samuel Barber: Piano Sonata, Op.26; Excursions, Op.20 (1991)
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Genre: Classical | Label: Collins Classics | # 11072 | Time: 01:08:03
Samuel Barber: Piano Sonata, Op.26; Excursions, Op.20 (1991)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 202 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 163 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Collins Classics | # 11072 | Time: 01:08:03
Older Ives enthusiasts may recall the First Piano Sonata in performances by William Masselos who played the work for the first time in 1954, the year the composer died. Odd, but familiar in Ives, for such a masterpiece to have to wait 45 years to be heard! Masselos made two recordings (nla) which established the character of this richly inventive work. The one by Noel Lee (on a Nonesuch LP—only available in the USA) made in the late 1960s is almost as impressive. Joanna MacGregor's recording is now a landmark since there is effectively no competition in the British catalogue: DJF found little to recommend in John Jensen's performance on Music and Arts (9/90) so it is best to compare MacGregor, who is certainly busy in the recording studios these days, with these earlier Americans.