Name: PIANO SONATA NO. 2 - 'The Alcotts'
Description: Free MP3 download. THIS IS THE 3RD MOVEMENT OF PIANO SONATA NO. 2, WRITTEN BY CHARLES IVES IN 1915. THE 4 MOVEMENTS REPRESENT FIGURES ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSCENDENTALISM (BRONSON AND LOUISA MAY ALCOTT). PERFORMED AT THE 1972 NATIONAL MUSIC CAMP BY H.S. SYMPHONIC BAND #1.

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cwcrouch

Feb 18, 2012

I believe the arranger-transcriber of this Ives piano piece is Richard Thurston. As I understand it, the piece quotes Beethoven's fifth symphony because the Alcott children used to play it on their piano. Thank you for sharing this.