The first, “Charles Ives: The Anniversary Edition” (five discs), at long last brings to CD a landmark set released on LP by Columbia 50 years ago to mark Ives’s centenary. The second ...

His name is Charles Ives, and after he died in 1954, his reputation slowly grew as America’s first truly original composer. Deceptive Cadence An American Maverick Turns The Symphony On Its Head.

At 150, Charles Ives Still Reflects the Darkness and Hope of America This pioneering composer is not the easiest to love. But while he explores the poison of American nationalism, his music also ...