Ives: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3; General William Booth enters into Heaven [Hybrid SACD] (2006)

This SACD, Ives: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3, is the second disc in Andrew Litton's cycle of Charles Ives' symphonies for the Hyperion label with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Of the two discs devoted to this series, this is better from a performance standpoint, as the first disc suffers from a so-so Symphony No. 4 even as it sports a terrific Symphony No. 1. The recorded sound here is a big improvement on the standard CD version. In the Symphony No. 2, later movements are better than the earlier ones, with a stronger sense of ... Read More

This SACD, Ives: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3, is the second disc in Andrew Litton's cycle of Charles Ives' symphonies for the Hyperion label with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Of the two discs devoted to this series, this is better from a performance standpoint, as the first disc suffers from a so-so Symphony No. 4 even as it sports a terrific Symphony No. 1. The recorded sound here is a big improvement on the standard CD version. In the Symphony No. 2, later movements are better than the earlier ones, with a stronger sense of pickup and forward momentum. The opening Andante moderato lacks focus and the strings are rather sludgy in the first two movements, but the brass section sounds very good in the Allegro molto vivace. The famous final discord lacks punch in the standard issue, but comes through loud and clear in this SACD issue. Hyperion's recording of the percussion parts in this Symphony No. 2 come through with more clarity than on any other recording -- which is, so far, all of them.In the Symphony... Read Less

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