Symphony No. 1 (Ives)

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Charles Ives's Symphony No. 1 in D minor, written between 1898 and 1902, is an example of how Ives synthesized ideas from composers who came before him.^{[citation needed]} Many of his later symphonies relied on Protestant hymns as the main theme. However, this symphony is composed in the late-Romantic European tradition, and is believed^{[by whom?]} to contain many paraphrases from famous European pieces such as Tchaikovsky's Pathétique and Schubert's Unfinished symphonies and especially Dvořák's New World Symphony.

The piece is scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani and strings. There is also an optional part for a third flute.

There are four movements:

A typical performance lasts 35–37 minutes.

Discography[]

In general, since the work lasts about 50 minutes, leaving 30 minutes on a CD, it is usually paired with either No. 2 or No. 4. For example, the Hyperion Records CD by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton also includes Symphony No. 4 and Central Park in the Dark. The Naxos Records CD of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Sinclair includes instead the "Emerson" Concerto.

• Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Morton Gould (premiere recording, RCA LSC-2893, 1966)
• Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas (Sony Classical, 1991)
• Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi (Chandos CHAN 9053, 1992)
• RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Sinclair (Naxos 8.559175, 2003)
• Dallas Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton (Hyperion Records, 2006)
• Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Andrew Davis (Chandos CHAN 5152, 2015)
• Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta
• Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Gustavo Dudamel
• Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy

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