Concert Performances

Ives’ Symphony No. 2

TŌN, conducted by Leon Botstein, performs Charles Ives’ Symphony No. 2 in a livestreamed concert from the Fisher Center at Bard on November 17, 2024.

0:08 Andante moderato (moderately slow)
5:26 Allegro molto (con spirito) (very fast, with spirit)
18:34 Adagio cantabile (slow, in a singing style)
27:16 Lento maestoso (slow and majestic)
29:33 Allegro molto vivace (very fast and lively)

Charles Ives
Born: 10/20/1874 in Danbury, CT
Died: 5/19/1954 at age 79 in New York City

Written: c. 1902–09, in Ives’ late 20s and early 30s
Premiered: 2/22/1951 at Carnegie Hall; New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein conductor

>Read concert notes by TŌN violinist Emerie Mon