Piece
BERCEUSE (O'er the mountain toward the West . . .)
Genre Level 1
Genre Level 2
Kirkpatrick Number
VI-B-41-d
Sinclair Number
220
Kirkpatrick Catalogue
Text By
Text by the composer
Date, Location
September 28, 1939, WPA Community Building, The World's Fair, NYC.
Artists
Gretchen Gantvoort, soprano; Thomas Weil, piano
LNFY
Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371572, 78 RPM Test Pressing.
Additional Notes
Recorded from WNYC broadcast
Year
1939
External Links
https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/6/archival_objects/2442235
More Info
The Works Progress Administration sponsored numerous radio broadcasts featuring American music, describing Charles Ives as “among the most original and extraordinary composers of America.” This program includes a live recital featuring Gretchen Gantvoort, soprano and Thomas Weil, piano, performing Ives’ “Berceuse.”
In this early Ives recording, the listener can hear slight pauses in Gantvoort’s singing, which create moments of suspense and emphasis within her delivery of the text. As well, she sings with a notably wide dynamic range, as well as a quick, narrow vibrato throughout the piece.
In this early Ives recording, the listener can hear slight pauses in Gantvoort’s singing, which create moments of suspense and emphasis within her delivery of the text. As well, she sings with a notably wide dynamic range, as well as a quick, narrow vibrato throughout the piece.