Trio (c1909–10, rev. c1914–15) This photo from around 1913 shows Ives in his day job: he was the director of a successful insurance firm. Charles Edward Ives (October 20, 1874 – May 19, 1954) was an American composer of classical music. He is widely regarded as one of the first American classical composers of...
Charles Edward Ives (1874-1954)
1.Moderato 2.TSIAJ (This scherzo is a joke). Presto 3.Moderato con moto
In Europe, leading trios include the Florestan Trio in the United Kingdom, the Trio Wanderer in France, the Trio Fontenay, the Trio Parnassus and the Trio Jean Paul in Germany, the Vienna PianoTrio in Austria and the Guarneri Trio of Prague in the Czech Republic.
PianoTrio #1 in B flat major, K. PianoTrio #2 in G major, K. PianoTrio #3 in B flat major, K. PianoTrio #4 in E major, K. PianoTrio #5 in C major, K. PianoTrio #6 in G major, K. Lior Navok (b.
Trio for clarinet (or viola), cello, piano in a minor, op.
According to Charles Ives’ wife, the three movements of the pianotrio are a reflection of Ives’ college days at Yale.
The lyricism of the final movement of the pianotrio contrasts strongly with the variegated montage of tunes in TSIAJ.
Nonetheless, Ives continues with his borrowing habits - quoting music that he had originally written for the Yale Glee Club (though it was rejected) in the lyrical violin-cello cannon in bars 91-125.