Dallas SO, Andrew Litton - Ives: Symphonies 1 & 4; Central Park In The Dark (2006) MCH PS3 ISO + Hi-Res FLAC
Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton - Charles Ives:
Symphonies 1 & 4; Central Park In The Dark (2006)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 77:52 minutes | Scans included (PDF) | 4,1 GB
or FLAC 2.0 Stereo (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Scans included (PDF) | 1,61 GB
Features Stereo and Multichannel Surround Sound | Hyperion Records # CDA 67540
There are probably no more drastic examples of stylistic differences within one composer's symphonic output than those inherent in Charles Ives's 1st and 4th. The 1st is a piece of pure late Romanticism; it reminds the listener of both Dvorak and Tchaikovsky, but with some odd harmonic surprises. The 4th Symphony is very difficult (it symbolizes the Pilgrim's quest for the spirit). It requires a second conductor to lead a bevy of strings and harp, presumably placed offstage or in a balcony. A bonus on the disc is the composer's "Central Park in the Dark", which is evocative of the strange whooshing of trees and the eeriness of a vast piece of nature in the midst of a metropolis. Ives is for the curious, and these great performances convince and fascinate.
The performance of Ives' Symphony No. 1 here is of the highest caliber. Ives regarded it as one of his "weak sisters," a school assignment barely worth discussing, and annotator Jan Swafford, who should know better, sides with the composer in this instance. Nevertheless, Ives' First has a gentle, persuasive power uniquely its own that has hooked some listeners who could care less about Ives' noisy orchestral sets and the Symphony No. 4; Litton manages to tease this persuasiveness carefully out of the Dallas Symphony. Additionally, the score utilized here seems to make little to no use of any of Ives' variant concepts for this work – not a desirable state of affairs for all of Ives' symphonies, but not a bad idea for this one. Ives: Symphonies 1 & 4 might contain the finest Ives First to appear on record since André Previn's with the London Symphony Orchestra back in 1971. Ironically, Litton's ability to make the Dallas Symphony sound like an English, or at least European, orchestra is one of the things that makes this recording so good; notwithstanding the flag-waving xenophobes out there.
The Symphony No. 4 and Central Park in the Dark, however, are another matter. Litton does make use of the optional chorus in the first movement of the Fourth, and it is nicely done. However, Hyperion's recording is none too friendly to the extremes of volume in this symphony. Litton manages to get very good results out of the quartertone section in the strings that open the second movement "comedy," but it is hard to hear, even when played back at top volume. The same goes for Central Park in the Dark, marked to be played very quietly in the score, but just because you can get that quiet doesn't mean that you should do so on a recording, as loud sections might terminate one's speakers with prejudice. Nonetheless, another aspect of this particular Fourth that may or may not be so desirable is that Litton has shaped it so carefully. The whole work has been marked out to separate foreground elements from the rest, tempering Ives' divine approach to chaos. This may prove a boon to those who can generally make no sense of the Fourth, but for experienced Ivesians, part of the appeal of the Fourth is its wacky and transcendental messiness. Of course, such does not apply to the Fourth's traditional third movement, which comes off quite well here. In general, the rule with Litton's Hyperion traversal through Ives' symphonies seems to be the more stylistically conservative a given Ives symphony is, the better the results. If so, then if you could own only one of the two volumes, this one would not be the more desirable choice.
Tracklist:
01. Symphony No.1: I. Allegro (con moto)
02. Symphony No.1: II. Adagio molto (sostenuto)
03. Symphony No.1: III. Scherzo (Vivace)
04. Symphony No.1: IV. Allegro molto
05. Symphony No.4: I. Prelude. Maestoso
06. Symphony No.4: II. Allegretto
07. Symphony No.4: III. Fugue. Andante moderato con moto
08. Symphony No.4: IV. Very Slowly - Largo maestoso
09. Central Park In The Dark
Produced by Andrew Keener. Engineered by Andrés Villalta
Recorded in January 2006 at Eugene McDermott Concert Hall, Morton H Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, USA
foobar2000 1.4.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: Dallas Symphony Orchestra / Dallas Symphony Chorus / Andrew Litton / Ives Symphonies 1 & 4, Central Park in the Dark
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -5.70 dB -29.02 dB 11:36 01-Symphony No.1 - I. Allegro (con moto)
DR13 -9.29 dB -32.04 dB 8:29 02-Symphony No.1 - II. Adagio molto (sostenuto)
DR12 -13.18 dB -34.07 dB 4:17 03-Symphony No.1 - III. Scherzo (Vivace)
DR16 -4.24 dB -28.19 dB 12:50 04-Symphony No.1 - IV. Allegro molto
DR14 -8.75 dB -32.20 dB 3:15 05-Symphony No.4 - I. Prelude. Maestoso
DR13 -4.55 dB -26.06 dB 10:52 06-Symphony No.4 - II. Allegretto
DR12 -12.35 dB -32.56 dB 8:01 07-Symphony No.4 - III. Fugue. Andante moderato con moto
DR12 -4.87 dB -26.16 dB 8:46 08-Symphony No.4 - IV. Very Slowly - Largo maestoso
DR20 -5.70 dB -36.36 dB 9:46 09-Central Park in the Dark
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 5
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 14112 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Dallas Symphony Orchestra / Dallas Symphony Chorus / Andrew Litton / Ives Symphonies 1 & 4, Central Park in the Dark
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -5.45 dB -25.90 dB 11:36 01-Symphony No.1 - I. Allegro (con moto)
DR13 -9.05 dB -28.84 dB 8:29 02-Symphony No.1 - II. Adagio molto (sostenuto)
DR13 -12.93 dB -30.85 dB 4:17 03-Symphony No.1 - III. Scherzo (Vivace)
DR15 -3.99 dB -25.12 dB 12:50 04-Symphony No.1 - IV. Allegro molto
DR14 -8.49 dB -29.07 dB 3:15 05-Symphony No.4 - I. Prelude. Maestoso
DR13 -4.30 dB -23.25 dB 10:52 06-Symphony No.4 - II. Allegretto
DR12 -12.09 dB -29.61 dB 8:01 07-Symphony No.4 - III. Fugue. Andante moderato con moto
DR12 -4.62 dB -23.12 dB 8:46 08-Symphony No.4 - IV. Very Slowly - Largo maestoso
DR20 -5.46 dB -33.65 dB 9:46 09-Central Park in the Dark
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Dallas Symphony Orchestra / Dallas Symphony Chorus / Andrew Litton / Ives Symphonies 1 & 4, Central Park in the Dark
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -5.70 dB -29.02 dB 11:36 01-Symphony No.1 - I. Allegro (con moto)
DR13 -9.29 dB -32.04 dB 8:29 02-Symphony No.1 - II. Adagio molto (sostenuto)
DR12 -13.18 dB -34.07 dB 4:17 03-Symphony No.1 - III. Scherzo (Vivace)
DR16 -4.24 dB -28.19 dB 12:50 04-Symphony No.1 - IV. Allegro molto
DR14 -8.75 dB -32.20 dB 3:15 05-Symphony No.4 - I. Prelude. Maestoso
DR13 -4.55 dB -26.06 dB 10:52 06-Symphony No.4 - II. Allegretto
DR12 -12.35 dB -32.56 dB 8:01 07-Symphony No.4 - III. Fugue. Andante moderato con moto
DR12 -4.87 dB -26.16 dB 8:46 08-Symphony No.4 - IV. Very Slowly - Largo maestoso
DR20 -5.70 dB -36.36 dB 9:46 09-Central Park in the Dark
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 5
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 14112 kbps
Codec: DST64
================================================================================
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Analyzed: Dallas Symphony Orchestra / Dallas Symphony Chorus / Andrew Litton / Ives Symphonies 1 & 4, Central Park in the Dark
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -5.45 dB -25.90 dB 11:36 01-Symphony No.1 - I. Allegro (con moto)
DR13 -9.05 dB -28.84 dB 8:29 02-Symphony No.1 - II. Adagio molto (sostenuto)
DR13 -12.93 dB -30.85 dB 4:17 03-Symphony No.1 - III. Scherzo (Vivace)
DR15 -3.99 dB -25.12 dB 12:50 04-Symphony No.1 - IV. Allegro molto
DR14 -8.49 dB -29.07 dB 3:15 05-Symphony No.4 - I. Prelude. Maestoso
DR13 -4.30 dB -23.25 dB 10:52 06-Symphony No.4 - II. Allegretto
DR12 -12.09 dB -29.61 dB 8:01 07-Symphony No.4 - III. Fugue. Andante moderato con moto
DR12 -4.62 dB -23.12 dB 8:46 08-Symphony No.4 - IV. Very Slowly - Largo maestoso
DR20 -5.46 dB -33.65 dB 9:46 09-Central Park in the Dark
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
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