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Essays Before a Sonata

Gelesen von Edmund Bloxam

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 (3 hr 21 min)

Chapters

Introductions

18:01

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Emerson 1

24:05

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Emerson 2

23:43

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Emerson 3

13:50

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Hawthorne

7:35

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The Alcotts

7:14

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Thoreau

35:04

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Epilogues 1-3

16:15

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Epilogues 4-5

39:24

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Epilogues 6-9

15:53

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