Ives's Holidays Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas conducts the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas conducts the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Charles Ives’s Holidays Symphony.
Originally composed as separate pieces, the four movements – ‘Washington’s Birthday’, ‘Decoration Day’, ‘The Fourth of July’ and ‘Thanksgiving and Forefathers’ Day’ – are a journey through a year of American celebrations.
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