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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
All Recordings
I. Orchestra Music
i. Symphonies
| Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year |
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| Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038372844, CD. |
| Recording Date/Location | Performing Artists | Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year | Album Names | Additional Recording Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6 & 7, 1975, Royce Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles Phiharmonic Orchestra; Zubin Mehta, conductor | Decca SXL 6753, 33.3 RPM (1976). London CSA-2246, 33.3 RPM (1976). Decca 466 745-2, CD (2000). Decca 466 806-2, CD (2000). Decca 478 2826, CD (2011). | Ives: The Symphonies - Orchestral Sets 1 & 2. Ives: Symphony No. 1 - Symphony No. 2 - Variations on 'America'. | |
| May 6 & 7, 1975, Royce Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles Phiharmonic Orchestra; Zubin Mehta, conductor | Decca SXL 6753, 33.3 RPM (1976). London CSA-2246, 33.3 RPM (1976). Decca 466 745-2, CD (2000). Decca 466 806-2, CD (2000). Decca 478 2826, CD (2011). | Ives: The Symphonies - Orchestral Sets 1 & 2. Ives: Symphony No. 1 - Symphony No. 2 - Variations on 'America'. | |
| August 24 & 25, 1981, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands | Concertgebouw Orchestra; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor | CBS Masterworks IM-37300, 33.3 RPM (1982). Sony SK-46440, CD (1991). Sony Music Special Products A6B 27253, CD (2000). Sony Classical SB3K-87746, CD (2002). Sony Classical B003JH0LAU, CD (2010). | Symphonies Nos. 1-4 - Holidays Symphony - Central Park in the Dark - The Unanswered Question (Revised and Original Versions). | |
| August 24 & 25, 1981, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands | Concertgebouw Orchestra; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor | CBS Masterworks IM-37300, 33.3 RPM (1982). Sony SK-46440, CD (1991). Sony Music Special Products A6B 27253, CD (2000). Sony Classical SB3K-87746, CD (2002). Sony Classical B003JH0LAU, CD (2010). | Symphonies Nos. 1-4 - Holidays Symphony - Central Park in the Dark - The Unanswered Question (Revised and Original Versions). | |
| April 1987, Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | New York Philarmonic; Leonard Bernstein | Deutsche Grammophon 474 940-2, CD (1989). Deutsche Grammophon 429 220-2, CD (1990). Deutsche Grammophon 00440 073 4513, DVD (2008). Deutsche Grammophon 0289 479 1512 6, CD (2013). | The Americans. Charles Ives: Symphony No. 2. | |
| April 1987, Avery Fisher Hall, NYC | New York Philarmonic; Leonard Bernstein | Deutsche Grammophon 474 940-2, CD (1989). Deutsche Grammophon 429 220-2, CD (1990). Deutsche Grammophon 00440 073 4513, DVD (2008). Deutsche Grammophon 0289 479 1512 6, CD (2013). | The Americans. Charles Ives: Symphony No. 2. | |
| March 25, 1995, Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT | Yale Symphony Orchestra; James Sinclair, conductor | Label and number unlisted, CD (1995). | Live at Woolsey | |
| March 25, 1995, Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT | Yale Symphony Orchestra; James Sinclair, conductor | Label and number unlisted, CD (1995). | Live at Woolsey | |
| April 1995, Nuremberg, Germany | Nürnberg Symphony Orchestra; Stephen Somary, conductor; Alexander Oganesow, cello | Claves 50-9806, CD (1998). | Charles Ives: Symphony No. 2 - Samuel Barber: Knoxville, Summer of 1915: Op. 24 - Henry Cowell: Symphonic Set: Op. 17 | |
| April 1995, Nuremberg, Germany | Nürnberg Symphony Orchestra; Stephen Somary, conductor; Alexander Oganesow, cello | Claves 50-9806, CD (1998). | Charles Ives: Symphony No. 2 - Samuel Barber: Knoxville, Summer of 1915: Op. 24 - Henry Cowell: Symphonic Set: Op. 17 | |
| April 29 and May 1, 1995, Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall, Detroit, MI | Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Järvi, conductor | Chandos 9390, CD (1995). Chandos CHAN-10031, CD (2002). | Ives: Symphony No. 2 - Creston: Symphony No. 2. Ives: Symphony No. 1 - Symphony No. 2. | |
| April 29 and May 1, 1995, Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall, Detroit, MI | Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Järvi, conductor | Chandos 9390, CD (1995). Chandos CHAN-10031, CD (2002). | Ives: Symphony No. 2 - Creston: Symphony No. 2. Ives: Symphony No. 1 - Symphony No. 2. | |
| December 17, 1998, 52nd Annual Midwest Clinic, Hilton Ballroom and Towers, Chicago, IL | "The President's Own" United States Marine Band and Chamber Ensembles; Lt. Col Timothy W. Foley | Mark 2966-MCD, CD (1999) | The Fifty-Second Annual Midwest Clinic, 1998 | [Finale only] |
| December 17, 1998, 52nd Annual Midwest Clinic, Hilton Ballroom and Towers, Chicago, IL | "The President's Own" United States Marine Band and Chamber Ensembles; Lt. Col Timothy W. Foley | Mark 2966-MCD, CD (1999) | The Fifty-Second Annual Midwest Clinic, 1998 | [Finale only] |
| November 16-18, 1999, Großer Sendesaal des SR, Saarbrücken, Germany | Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken; Michael Stern, conductor | Col legno WWE-20074, CD (2003). | Charles Ives: Universe Symphony - Second Symphony | |
| November 16-18, 1999, Großer Sendesaal des SR, Saarbrücken, Germany | Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken; Michael Stern, conductor | Col legno WWE-20074, CD (2003). | Charles Ives: Universe Symphony - Second Symphony | |
| June 19, 2000, Andrew Jackson Hall, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Nashville, TN | Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor | Naxos 8.559076, CD (2000). Naxos 8.559118, CD (2001). Naxos 8.558164-65, CD (2005). | Charles Ives: Symphony No. 2 - Robert Browning Overture | |
| June 19, 2000, Andrew Jackson Hall, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Nashville, TN | Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor | Naxos 8.559076, CD (2000). Naxos 8.559118, CD (2001). Naxos 8.558164-65, CD (2005). | Charles Ives: Symphony No. 2 - Robert Browning Overture | |
| February 1-3, 2002, Philharmonie im Gasteig München, Germany | Münchner Philharmoniker, James Levine, conductor | OEHMS OC-509, CD (2004). Oehms Classics OC-507, CD (2004). | Documents of the Munich Years. Documents of the Munich Years - Vol. 7. | |
| February 1-3, 2002, Philharmonie im Gasteig München, Germany | Münchner Philharmoniker, James Levine, conductor | OEHMS OC-509, CD (2004). Oehms Classics OC-507, CD (2004). | Documents of the Munich Years. Documents of the Munich Years - Vol. 7. | |
| September 23-26, 2004, Eugene McDermott Concert Hall, Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX. | Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton, Conductor. | Hyperion SACDA-67525, CD (2006). | Ives: Symphonies Nos 2 & 3, General William Booth enters into Heaven | |
| September 23-26, 2004, Eugene McDermott Concert Hall, Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX. | Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton, Conductor. | Hyperion SACDA-67525, CD (2006). | Ives: Symphonies Nos 2 & 3, General William Booth enters into Heaven | |
| June 14, 2012, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, Washington | Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Ludovic Morlot, conductor | Seattle Symphony Media SSM1003 (2014). | Ives: Symphony No. 2 - Carter: Instances - Gershwin: An American in Paris | |
| June 14, 2012, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, Washington | Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Ludovic Morlot, conductor | Seattle Symphony Media SSM1003 (2014). | Ives: Symphony No. 2 - Carter: Instances - Gershwin: An American in Paris |