Charles Ives’s second symphony
as conducted by Bernstein in 1951
climaxes in “Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean”
which Peter Frank sang with the words
“Charles Ives steals his tunes from all over”
applying Sigmund Spaeth’s method
for memorizing melodies you may never forget
such as
“This is the symphony that Schubert wrote but never finished”
or (and maybe this, too, was a Peter Frank invention)
“Mozart’s in the closet, let him out, let him out, let him out”
For extra credit: the chap on the left is
(1) Peter Frank
(2) Sigmund Spaeth
(3) Charles Ives
(4) Bernstein
(5) Schubert
The author of the correct answer will have the satisfaction of being absolutely right. -- DL
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