Symphony No. 4

by Charles Ives

Symphony No. 4 cover art

Finally premiering decades after its composition, Ives' massive symphony requires multiple conductors to manage its overlapping tempos and colliding time signatures. The score integrates traditional American hymns, marching band motifs, and extreme dissonance into a chaotic, polytonal orchestral mass.

Genres

  • Modern Classical
  • Symphony
  • Orchestral Music

Tracklist

  1. Symphony no. 4, S. 4: I. Prelude: Maestoso
  2. Symphony no. 4, S. 4: II. Comedy: Allegretto
  3. Symphony no. 4, S. 4: III. Fugue: Andante moderato
  4. Symphony no. 4, S. 4: IV. Finale: Very slowly - Largo maestoso