Charles Ives - Robert Browning Overture (1912)
00:00 Adagio maestoso - Largo: eerie quiet strings over gently rumbling timpani 01:59 Woodwinds take over with a sorrowful melody, but moments of energy come out 03:10 Allegro con spirito: A vigorous march full of polyrhythms and polytonality (6:25), leading to a strident climax at 7:46 08:04 A sweet, tender chorale emerges, but which slowly becomes uncanny (11:09, 13:16, 15:10) 16:23 The furious march repeats 20:21 A heavy oppressive transition into... 21:25 A wild fugal finale Composer: Charles Edward Ives (October 20, 1874 – May 19, 1954) Orchestra: The Gulbenkian Orchestra conducted by Michel Swierczewski