From St Giles ,
Cripplegate,
London.
Philip Mead (piano)
Duke Quartet Ives 's Concord Sonata did most to win him recognition as an American genius. The first sonata depicts "outdoor life in Connecticut villages", while the serene first string quartet began life as music for a church service.
Piano Sonata No 1; String Quartet No 1 (From the Salvation Army)
3.55 Ives in His Place
The Amount to Carry:
Charles Ives on Wall Street
Michael Oliver examines
Ives's career in insurance and asks whether he kept it separate from composing.
4.10 Piano Sonata No 2
(Concord)
The Ives Weekend continues tomorrow at 1.00pm
# The new season on radio: page 24