Since you are interested in Ives: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
CHARLES IVES
Ives: Emerson Concerto / Symphony No. 1 Alan Feinberg (Piano) / National Symphony Orchestra Of Ireland / James Sinclair [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 22/Sep/2007 ] "Alan Feinberg is an ideal exponent of Ives's truculent and tender realism. The National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland partners him well... a very strong recommendation" International Record Review |
QUINCY PORTER
Porter: String Quartets Nos. 1-4 Ives Quartet [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 15/Aug/2007 ] Quincy Porter was one of a diverse generation of American composers who played a significant role in shaping and directing American musical culture in the mid-twentieth century. |
CHARLES IVES
Ives: Orchestral Sets Nos. 1-3 Malmo Chamber Choir / Malmo Symphony Orchestra / James Sinclair [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2008 ] Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine October 2008 |
CHARLES IVES
Ives: Songs, Vol. 1 Sara Jakubiak (soprano) Patrick Carfizzi (bass) Mary Phillips (mezzo) Laura Garritson (piano) Biava Quartet [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] "All of this is immensely praiseworthy… for the many novelties which they include, and for the way in which they demonstrate the range and quality of Ives' songs." --Review by John Sheppard, MusicWeb International |
TANEYEV
Complete String Quartets Volume 2 - Nos. 2 and 4 Carpe Diem String Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2011 ] The Carpe Diem String Quartet's first volume of Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev's string quartets (Nos. 1 & 3 - 8570437) gained critical accolades both for the revival of this important repertoire and for the ensemble's sensitive and assured... |
CHARLES IVES
Ives: Songs, Vol. 5 Robert Gardner (baritone) Patrick Carfizzi (bass) Ian Howell (counter tenor) Sumi Kittelberger (soprano) Leah Wool (mezzo) Douglas Dickson (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "These songs, with all their quirks and flights of fantasy, [are] among the most important of the 20th century in any language." The Guardian |