Essays Before a Sonata

Charles Ives (1874 - 1954)

Some philosophical studies in relation to the ideas of Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne. Although the sonata is not explicitly referenced in this text, the ideas of these philosophers were attempted to be integrated into Ives' famous 'Piano Sonata No. 2 Concord, Mass.' - Summary by Reader

Genre(s): Modern

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Introductions Edmund Bloxam
00:18:01
Play 02 Emerson 1 Edmund Bloxam
00:24:05
Play 03 Emerson 2 Edmund Bloxam
00:23:43
Play 04 Emerson 3 Edmund Bloxam
00:13:50
Play 05 Hawthorne Edmund Bloxam
00:07:35
Play 06 The Alcotts Edmund Bloxam
00:07:14
Play 07 Thoreau Edmund Bloxam
00:35:04
Play 08 Epilogues 1-3 Edmund Bloxam
00:16:15
Play 09 Epilogues 4-5 Edmund Bloxam
00:39:24
Play 10 Epilogues 6-9 Edmund Bloxam
00:15:53