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Charles Ives: A Radical In a Suit and Tie
by Nic Jones
Rescued from the archives, A Radical In a Suit and Tie represents the premiere recordings of Charles Ives's best-known works from the mid-20th Century; composed approximately half a century before that, this music has lost little of its singular impact, which says much about Ives' musical vocabulary.
It's not difficult to see how this music influenced the likes of Frank Zappa and Van Dyke Parks; but on a profound level, the influence should not be overplayed, as it works to ...
read moreGenre Bending Jazz Vocalist & Composer Theo Bleckmann Earns 2010 Grammy Nomination for Winter & Winter Release "Twelve Songs by Charles Ives"
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Bleckmann & Kneebody make the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards Nominees List receiving Best Classical Crossover Album Nomination New York, NY -- Winter & Winter recording artist Theo Bleckmann and his critically acclaimed album, Twelve Songs By Charles Ives has earned a Grammy Nomination in the Best Classical Crossover Album category (Awarded to the Artist(s) and/or to the Conductor). Twelve Songs by Charles Ives pays homage to an exceptional composer from the United States who was denied the possibility of having ...
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