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Continuum

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Ives: Continuum Portraits, Volume 3The Hoosatonic River at StockbridgeSoliloquy (Exercises in Seventh Intervals, etc.)At the Antipodal Point (Original Version)The Gong of the Ladder Truck, or The Parade of Firefighters Down the Main Street (Original Version)HalloweenInReConMotoetalSunriseReminiscenceAeschylus and SophoclesFive Take-OffsThree Piano Pieces in QuartupletsContinuum (Conductors: Cheryl Selzer & Joel Sachs)Ivess unpretentious experimental spirit isnt limited to symphonies; rather, it overflows in his seemingly trivial little pieces. Listening to the short works performed one after another on this disc feels just like watching a series of short experimental films. Its remarkable how even the strange sounds of the quarter-tone piano come across as pleasant.