DP Horn asks about Ives's Third Symphony, "Camp Meeting":

>However, I have yet to be convinced about the Third.  Is the musical
>argument compelling enough if one cannot count on a nostalgic reaction
>to its materials?

It's safe to say that I know *none* of the tunes Ives quotes in that
symphony, and  to me it's wonderful.  Thus, I must be responding to
something else "purely musical."  Ives symphonies from most to least
favorite: 3 (or 4), 4 (or 3), 2, 1.

Steve Schwartz