Piano Sonata #2 Concord

The Piano Sonata No. 2, commonly know as the "Concord" Sonata, embodies many aof Charles Ives' experimental techniques and ranks among his best-known and most highly regarded works. The four movements are named for Concord, Massachusetss-based litery figures associated with Trancendentalism. This edition includes the original essays on Emerson, Hawthorne, the Alcotts, and Thoreau that accompanied the 1920 edition. An informative Introduction by Stephen Drury, the editor of this edition and an expert performer of the work, places the "Concord" in its historic context. This affordably priced volumed will delight intermediate and advanced-level pianists as well as collectors and enthusiasts of twentieth-century American music.