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This was wonderful! Thank you!

I enjoyed this interview so much. What a coincidence, I just happened to be reading Dr. Swafford‘s biography on Ives right now. It is quite moving how choked up he gets at several key moments in this interview. The biography published 28 years ago is obviously, not simply a passing interest at the time, but deep, genuine, lifelong devotion. That clearly comes across here with lucidity and spontaneity. Thank you.

Fantastic.

Jeremy Denk is without a doubt the best lecturer on the music of Ives that I have ever encountered. His lecture on the Violin Sonata #3 was inspired.

Thank you for this video, i'm a big fan of Charles Ives. I only wish more people knew of him.

And thank you for all of the tie ins to Monk, my main man...........

Listen to Duke Dreams by Ran Blake....forgot to mention that:)

Through listening to this very illuminating discussion about Ives, a man whose music I've never really listened to or "understood", I thought of one of my favorite jazz pianists, Ran Blake, who is not an "easy listen". I think that my brain can really hear and appreciate what he creates through a song that I know, played on a single instrument. Ives is quite a few steps ahead of that, but your discussion has made me more open to and appreciative of Ives. Thanks to all of you.

What is the date of this discussion?

Too much talk, too little music

I didn't realize you had this affinity for Ives, Kyle! I too played the Alcotts and Thoreau in high school and college, but never was close to attempting to tackle Emerson or Hawthorne!

I could listen to Kyle Gann talk about ives all day! You guys should get Brodhead in to talk about the 4th next!

I had the great privilege of having a father (non-musician) who introduced me to Ives when I was about 12. His work has been a part of my life ever since.

One thing alluded to but not explicitly said, might be the expression of Ives' sense of human archetypes as expressed by our combined human 'karma' of experience that surrounds each person -- affecting, influencing and therefore both evanescent and primal. Ives clearly wants us to 'hear' the motifs (or quotes) that are 'occluded' or hidden from our direct consciousness to impact our subconscious and Jungian memories of the Collective Unconscious. Ives writes to speak to all sides of our humanity.

Enjoying this program . Thank you. Tom. Ives on FM 101

Wonderfully informative commentary-thank you so much!

Truly brilliant and moving, Jim.

thank you for this video, Mr. Sinclair. I'm a fan of the great Ives.

This is an excellent endeavor sifting out where the Ives undercurrents are flowing in American music. It reminds me of something Art Blakey (1919-1990) said about too much emphasis on connecting it to other countries; "Jazz could not have come from Africa, it could only have come from America." Thanks for posting this, Eric!

Awesome video, thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience 🎶

Thank you, Eric, for this excellent and exceptionally rich and thought-provoking video. Wowza!

Best video in the series

Bravo

This is simply brilliant!!!!

Thank you for this informative video!

Where's the movie? I've been searching for everything Ives recently, as he was my first music hero (I accidentally stumbled across him on Radio 3 when I was 14 and was literally taken over by what I can only assume to be the subconscious artist within me; I loved what I was hearing instantly, and got desparate for more. Unfortunately, my local library kept strictly classical giants, all the well-known composers, so I had to wait until I was old enough to go to record shops...still found trouble finding much Ives. Anyway, the so-so documentaries and that 1977 brief movie were a little unsatisfying, and it surprises me that America's greatest composer (not to mention that (arguably) he's the forbearer of modern music, a tall statement but I'd believe it) doesn't have a decent bio movie. That said, none of my favourite composers do

I'm pretty sure some of these art twits, who praise a messy splash of paint on a canvas, would block their ears and complain about the music of Ives; he's that far ahead of the game.

Thank you Prof. Burkholder, and thank you CIS - these videos are fantastic contributions to the discussion of Charles Ives and his music. More, please! Forty years ago, when my Music Literature Prof - NOT an Ives fan - played us a sample from the “Comedy” (4th Symphony, 2nd movement) and abruptly cut it short after about a minute with needle-scraping disdain, I knew I’d found my Patron Saint. So nice to see interest in Ives continue to expand and inspire new generations of players and listeners.

Agree with all of vrkoven's comments below. An absolutely outstanding presentation and talk.

This is simply the best and most lucid short(ish) explanation of what Ives was about, musically, that I've ever seen. Bravo, J. Peter Burkholder!

Two masters who clearly dislike one another. Charlie would love it! th-cam.com/video/ZByeJp_7a3E/w-d-xo.html

A really helpful tour of the studio, James and Jan! I had the honor of spending a good amount of time there in Ives' recreated studio in NYC a number of years ago - even playing his music on his piano.

Simply wonderful. So articulate on all the different aspects of Ives she discusses.

What a lovely coincidence that Charles Ives was married to a woman named Harmony. My first exposure to Ives was about a decade ago: "Central Park in the Dark." It's become a touchstone. The Fugue movement in the Fourth Symphony is transcendent, especially within the context of that busy, busy symphony. All the best with your Dickinson project. This was a most interesting presentation.

The Fugue movement in the First Symphony opened my eyes. Like Reading PG Wodehouse. I know that is discordant, and weird, but it makes sense to me.

So very interesting, thanks Eve!

this is beautiful Eve, thanks so much I can’t wait to hear the music you come up with after your deep dive into my favorite poet, Emily Dickinson.

A very interesting perspective -- Thank you!

Wonderful discussion! More attention needs to be brought on Ives, not only a great American composer, but a great composer overall. With time I think appreciation of Ives will increase. Thank you for this discussion with remarkable participants.

Wonderful, thank you so much everyone involved!

This discussion was wonderful. Thanks so much. (I visited the Ives house Danbury yesterday and want to give that a plug!)

Beauty is a transendental originating from God. Ives tapped into a portal of the mind of God giving voice to and reminding us of the importance of his compositions. I feel more human after listening to Ives and enriched in my soul.

Loved this, Love Ives, thank you for this.

Thank you for your time in putting this panel together. I'm writing a paper on Ives and it was very helpful.