American composer Charles Ives, known as the Yankee Maverick, was born this week in 1874. While nurturing his own Insurance Company, which became one of the most successful in America, he was also a dedicated composer. His music is full of quotes from Beethoven to Stephen Foster. Hear selections all this week on the Blue of the Night – piano, orchestral and some quirky songs performed by artists like Thomas Hampson and Theo Bleckmann.
RTÉ lyric fm, Tuesday 20th October, 10pm-1am