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The first comprehensive Charles Ives discography, compiled by Richard Warren, was published in 1972. In the decades following, Warren, along with staff of the Yale Collection of Historical Sound Recordings, continued documenting newly released recordings of Ives’ music. With support from the Charles Ives Society, Kevin Sherwin completed compiling the discography to include recordings until 2019, and Nicholas Brewer edited and facilitated its online publication and search functions.

This online discography is a comprehensive and searchable list, presented in order of the table of contents listed below. For each composition, recordings are listed in chronological order. The table of contents is based on the structure of James Sinclair’s A Descriptive Catalogue of the Music of Charles Ives, which reflects the current catalogue of recordings of Charles Ives’ music. For more detailed explanations of the discography’s compilation and use of this website, please see the above links to the Preface and Usage Guide.

Table of Contents
I. Orchestra Music
i. Symphonies
ii. Other music for symphony orchestra
iii. Music for chamber or theatre orchestra
iv. Music for band
II. Chamber Music
i. String quartets
ii. Music for various combinations
iii. Sonatas for violin and piano
III. Keyboard Music
i. Piano sonatas
ii. Other music for piano
iii. Piano duets
iv. Organ music
IV. Choral Music
i. Cantata
ii. Other music for chorus and orchestra
iii. Sacred choral music
iv. Secular partsongs
V. Songs
i. A-E
ii. F-L
iii. M-R
iv. S-V
v. W-Y
Featured Recordings - World Premieres, First Recordings, and First Broadcasts
A SET OF THREE SHORT PIECES; i.LARGO CANTABILE; ii. SCHERZO; iii. ADAGIO CANTABILE
A SYMPHONY: "NEW ENGLAND HOLIDAYS": i. WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY; ii. DECORATION DAY;…
BERCEUSE (O'er the mountain toward the West . . .)
QUARTET, STRINGS, NO. 1: FROM THE SALVATION ARMY; i. CHORALE (later this movement was included in…
SET FOR THEATRE ORCHESTRA; i. IN THE CAGE; ii. IN THE INN; iii. IN THE NIGHT
SONATA, VIOLIN & PIANO, NO. 3
THE SIDE SHOW (Is that Mr. Reilly . . .)
THE WORLD'S HIGHWAY (For long I wander'd happily . . .)
All Recordings
Search pieces, artists, dates, locations, record label, release number/format/year, text by, and additional notes
Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373214, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
I. Orchestra Music
i. Symphonies
A NEW ENGLAND SYMPHONY see ORCHESTRAL SET NO. 1
A SYMPHONY: "NEW ENGLAND HOLIDAYS": i. WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY; ii. DECORATION DAY; iii. THE FOURTH OF JULY; iv. THANKSGIVING (Text: O God! beneath Thy guiding hand . . .) (I-A-4) (5 (5i., 5ii., 5iii, 5iv.)) Text by Leonard Bacon
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
May 15 or 16, 1934, Capitol Sound Studios, NYC The Pan American Chamber Orchestra; Nicoias Slonimsky, conductor New Music Quarterly Recordings Vol. I No. 5 (Matrix: CSS429; record later renumbered: 1013), 78rpm (1934). Orion ORD7 150, 33.3 RPM (1971). New Music Quarterly Recordings, Vol. 1/5 (1934) (i. selection: "Barn Dance," only)
May 15 or 16, 1934, Capitol Sound Studios, NYC The Pan American Chamber Orchestra; Nicoias Slonimsky, conductor New Music Quarterly Recordings Vol. I No. 5 (Matrix: CSS429; record later renumbered: 1013), 78rpm (1934). Orion ORD7 150, 33.3 RPM (1971). New Music Quarterly Recordings, Vol. 1/5 (1934) (i. selection: "Barn Dance," only)
August 22, 1941 Cape Cod Symphony Society; Jo Hawthorne, conductor Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370806, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. Recorded during a performance of the work in Washington, CT; (i., only)
August 22, 1941 Cape Cod Symphony Society; Jo Hawthorne, conductor Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370806, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. Recorded during a performance of the work in Washington, CT; (i., only)
March 31, 1943, NYC Columbia Concert Orchestra; Bernard Herrmann, conductor Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370848, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. (i. selections: "Barn Dance" & "Goodnight, Ladies," only); Broadcast of WABC
March 31, 1943, NYC Columbia Concert Orchestra; Bernard Herrmann, conductor Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370848, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. (i. selections: "Barn Dance" & "Goodnight, Ladies," only); Broadcast of WABC
March 21, 1954, NYC The C.B.S. Radio Orchestra; Leopold Stokowski, conductor (i., only); Broadcast by WCBS, in the series "Twentieth Century Concert Hall"
March 21, 1954, NYC The C.B.S. Radio Orchestra; Leopold Stokowski, conductor (i., only); Broadcast by WCBS, in the series "Twentieth Century Concert Hall"
1960 or 1961, Tokyo, Japan Imperial Philharmonic of Tokyo; William Strickland, conductor Composers Recordings Inc. CRI163, 33.3 RPM (1963). Composers Recordings Inc. CRI190 1964: Composers Recordings Inc. CRI ACS-6014, cassette (1985). Charles Ives - William Flanagan. Music of Charles Ives. (i., only)
1960 or 1961, Tokyo, Japan Imperial Philharmonic of Tokyo; William Strickland, conductor Composers Recordings Inc. CRI163, 33.3 RPM (1963). Composers Recordings Inc. CRI190 1964: Composers Recordings Inc. CRI ACS-6014, cassette (1985). Charles Ives - William Flanagan. Music of Charles Ives. (i., only)
November 21, 1961, Columbia Auditorium, Louisville, KY The Louisville Orchestra; Robert Whitney, conductor The Louisville Orchestra LOU621 (Matrix: XTV8 1 2 1 8), 33.3 RPM (1962). Louisville Orchestra First Edition Records 1962 (ii., only)
November 21, 1961, Columbia Auditorium, Louisville, KY The Louisville Orchestra; Robert Whitney, conductor The Louisville Orchestra LOU621 (Matrix: XTV8 1 2 1 8), 33.3 RPM (1962). Louisville Orchestra First Edition Records 1962 (ii., only)
April 11, 1963, concert hall of the Goteborg Symphony Orch., Goateborg, Sweden Göteborg Symphony Orchestra; William Strickland, conductor Composers Recordings Inc CRI-180, 33.3 RPM (1964). Composers Recordings Inc. CRI-190, 33.3 RPM (1964). Composers Recordings Inc. CRI-190SD, stereo 33.3 RPM (1964). CRI ACS-6014, cassette (1985). Walter Piston: Concertino for Piano and Chamber Orchestra (1937) - Charles Ives: The Fourth of July (1912-13) - John Alden Carpenter: Concertino for Piano and Orchestra (1915). Charles E. Ives: New England Holidays (1904-13). Music of Charles Ives. (iii. only)
April 11, 1963, concert hall of the Goteborg Symphony Orch., Goateborg, Sweden Göteborg Symphony Orchestra; William Strickland, conductor Composers Recordings Inc CRI-180, 33.3 RPM (1964). Composers Recordings Inc. CRI-190, 33.3 RPM (1964). Composers Recordings Inc. CRI-190SD, stereo 33.3 RPM (1964). CRI ACS-6014, cassette (1985). Walter Piston: Concertino for Piano and Chamber Orchestra (1937) - Charles Ives: The Fourth of July (1912-13) - John Alden Carpenter: Concertino for Piano and Orchestra (1915). Charles E. Ives: New England Holidays (1904-13). Music of Charles Ives. (iii. only)
May 27, 1963, New York City, NY New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor Columbia ML6243 (Matrix: XXLP-112363), 33.3 RPM (1966). Columbia MS6843 (stereo; Matrix: XXSM112365), 33.3 RPM (1966). Columbia MQ797, stereo tape; 7i/2 i.p.s.; 4track (1966). C.B.S. BRG72458 & SBRG72458, stereo 33.3 RPM (1966, England). Columbia MS7147 (Matrix: XXSM-136596, XXSM-136597), stereo 33.3 RPM (1968). Columbia MQ1043, stereo tape; 7I/2 i.p.s.; 4track (1969). (i. and iii. only) Columbia MG31155, 33.3 RPM, (1972). Columbia M4-32504, 33.3 RPM (1974). Columbia 6P 6209, 33.3 RPM (1974). (ii. only) CBS Masterworks, 33.3 RPM (1983). Sony 516023 2, CD (2004). Charles Ives: The 100th Anniversary
May 27, 1963, New York City, NY New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor Columbia ML6243 (Matrix: XXLP-112363), 33.3 RPM (1966). Columbia MS6843 (stereo; Matrix: XXSM112365), 33.3 RPM (1966). Columbia MQ797, stereo tape; 7i/2 i.p.s.; 4track (1966). C.B.S. BRG72458 & SBRG72458, stereo 33.3 RPM (1966, England). Columbia MS7147 (Matrix: XXSM-136596, XXSM-136597), stereo 33.3 RPM (1968). Columbia MQ1043, stereo tape; 7I/2 i.p.s.; 4track (1969). (i. and iii. only) Columbia MG31155, 33.3 RPM, (1972). Columbia M4-32504, 33.3 RPM (1974). Columbia 6P 6209, 33.3 RPM (1974). (ii. only) CBS Masterworks, 33.3 RPM (1983). Sony 516023 2, CD (2004). Charles Ives: The 100th Anniversary
June 11, 1963, concert hall of the Iceland Symphony Orch., Reykjavick, Iceland Iceland State Radio Chorus; Iceland Symphony Orchestra; William Strickland, conductor Composers Recordings Inc. CRI177, 33.3 RPM (1964). Composers Recordings Inc. CRI190, 33.3 RPM (1964). Composers Recordings Inc. CRI190SD, stereo 33.3 RPM (1964). CRI ACS-6014, cassette (1985). Riegger - Becker - Ives. Charles E. Ives: New England Holidays (1904-13). (iv. only)
June 11, 1963, concert hall of the Iceland Symphony Orch., Reykjavick, Iceland Iceland State Radio Chorus; Iceland Symphony Orchestra; William Strickland, conductor Composers Recordings Inc. CRI177, 33.3 RPM (1964). Composers Recordings Inc. CRI190, 33.3 RPM (1964). Composers Recordings Inc. CRI190SD, stereo 33.3 RPM (1964). CRI ACS-6014, cassette (1985). Riegger - Becker - Ives. Charles E. Ives: New England Holidays (1904-13). (iv. only)
June 13 & 14 1964, University Concert Hall, Helsinki, Finland Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; William Strickland, conductor Composers Recordings Inc. CRI190, 33.3 RPM (1964). Composers Recordings Inc. CRI190SD, stereo 33.3 RPM (1964). CRI ACS-6014, cassette (1985). (ii., only)
June 13 & 14 1964, University Concert Hall, Helsinki, Finland Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; William Strickland, conductor Composers Recordings Inc. CRI190, 33.3 RPM (1964). Composers Recordings Inc. CRI190SD, stereo 33.3 RPM (1964). CRI ACS-6014, cassette (1985). (ii., only)
A SYMPHONY: "NEW ENGLAND HOLIDAYS": i. WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY; ii. DECORATION DAY; iii. THE FOURTH OF JULY; iv. THANKSGIVING (Text: O God! beneath Thy guiding hand . . .) (5)
Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
New Haven Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Frank Brieff. New Haven Chorale. Director of chorale, Robert Hickok. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373503, CD.
New Haven Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Frank Brieff. New Haven Chorale. Director of chorale, Robert Hickok. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373503, CD.