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Title: Excellent performances
Review: This 2CD set contains recordings by the Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic and Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. All three of these orchestras are well known and have great reputations.While I am generally not a fan of Charles Ives music, the fact this 2cd set gets such good reviews and contains performances by the Cleveland Orchestra prompted me to give it a try. Though my opinion of Ives as a 2nd tier composer did not change after listening to this disc, I will admit that the compositions were all well played and conducted, with the "3 Places in New England" being my favorite. Dohnanyi and the Cleveland Orchestra delivered a top notch performance, one that would compare favorably to the Eugene Ormandy version on Sony.If you are like me and want just a brief overview or sampling or Charles Ives, then this 2CD set would be a great starting point. Even if you never buy another Ives disc again, one might as well sample his work and see what all the fuss is about.
