Ives - Complete Symphonies review | Andrew Clements's classical album of the week

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Los Angeles PO/Gustavo Dudamel
(Deutsche Grammophon, digital download only)
The conductor and his orchestra express the transcendental immensity of Ives, especially in a glorious Fourth Symphony

Before normal concert life ground to a halt in March, one of Gustavo Dudamel’s last projects with the Los Angeles Philharmonic was a cycle of Charles Ives’s symphonies, which Dudamel paired with works by Dvořák. It’s those outstanding Ives performances from LA’s Walt Disney Hall in February, immaculately recorded, that are brought together in this (so far) download-only release.