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Kate Molleson delves into the life and music of the 鈥淵ankee Maverick鈥�, Charles Ives.

Charles Ives is considered a leading American composer of the early 20th century. Known for many musical innovations, his was a unique voice, a pioneer who combined elements of Western and American music traditions. He鈥檚 also been called a Yankee Maverick and much of his creative life was spent in obscurity. Marking the 150th anniversary since his birth, Kate Molleson shines the spotlight on the life and music of Charles Ives. This journey begins in Danbury where Ives grew up, going on to study at Yale, then working in Insurance in New York, and coming to a close in the mid twentieth century. In those final decades, and largely due to ill health, Ives had stopped composing. Ironically, it was at this point when his creative endeavours had ceased, that his music started to generate much interest.

Music Featured:

Memories (excerpt)
Four Ragtime Dances for Theatre Orchestra, No 1 (Allegro moderato)
String Quartet No 1 鈥楩rom the Salvation Army鈥� (excerpt)
Variations on 鈥楢merica鈥�
Psalm 67, God Be Merciful Unto Us
Symphony No 1 (excerpt)
March No 6, with 鈥淗ere鈥檚 to Good Old Yale鈥�
The Circus Band
Adeste Fideles
Feldeinsamkeit
Mists
Symphony No 2 (excerpt)
Central Park in the Dark
The Children鈥檚 Hour
The Unanswered Question
General William Booth Enters into Heaven
Tom Sails Away (Three Songs of War)
Orchestral Set No 1 鈥楾hree Places in New England鈥� (Putnam鈥檚 Camp)
Sonata for Violin and Piano No 3 (Adagio - Cantabile)
Symphony No 4 (excerpt)
At the River
Serenity
Piano Sonata No 2: Concord, Mass., 1840-60 (Thoreau)
A Symphony. New England Holidays (excerpt)
Two Little Flowers
Romanzo di Central Park
Violin Sonata No 2
A Christmas Carol
Three Quarter Tone Pieces (Allegro)
Symphony No 4 (Allegretto)
Sunrise
Piano Sonata No 2: Concord, Mass., 1840-60 (The Alcotts)
Symphony No 3 鈥楾he Camp Meeting鈥�

Presented by Kate Molleson
Produced by Luke Whitlock for 麻豆官网首页入口 Audio Wales & West

For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Charles Ives (1874-1954) /programmes/m0023nw8

And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we鈥檝e featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z