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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
All Recordings
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IV. Choral Music
iii. Sacred choral music
TURN YE, TURN YE (O turn ye, . . .) (V-C-11) (178) Text by Josiah Hopkins
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
May 4, 1980, First Church (Unitarian) of Worcester, Worchester, MA Isaiah Thomas Singers (Choir of the First Church [Unitarian] of Worcester, MA; David P. McKay, director; Stephen Long, organist Folkways FTS-32381, 33.3 RPM (1980). Nineteenth Century American Sacred Music: From Fuging Tune to Oratorio
February 24, 2003, March 24 & 25 2003, February 24, 2004, March 24, 2004, St. Peter's Church, New York City, NY. The Gregg Smith Singers; Gregg Smith, conductor; Thomas Schmidt, organist Newport Classic NPD 85677, CD (2006). The Young Ives: Early Choral Music of Charles Ives
February 24, 2003, March 24 & 25 2003, February 24, 2004, March 24, 2004, St. Peter's Church, New York City, NY. The Gregg Smith Singers; Gregg Smith, conductor; Thomas Schmidt, organist Newport Classic NPD 85677, CD (2006). The Young Ives: Early Choral Music of Charles Ives
UNTO THEE, O GOD, DO I LIFT UP MY SOUL see PSALM 25
WAKE, WAKE, EARTH see EASTER CAROL
iv. Secular partsongs
ALL-FORGIVING, LOOK ON ME (V-C-31) (156)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
February 24, 2003, March 24 & 25 2003, February 24, 2004, March 24, 2004, St. Peter's Church, New York City, NY. The Gregg Smith Singers; Gregg Smith, conductor; Thomas Schmidt, organist Newport Classic NPD 85677, CD (2006). The Young Ives - Early Choral Music of Charles Ives
February 24, 2003, March 24 & 25 2003, February 24, 2004, March 24, 2004, St. Peter's Church, New York City, NY. The Gregg Smith Singers; Gregg Smith, conductor; Thomas Schmidt, organist Newport Classic NPD 85677, CD (2006). The Young Ives - Early Choral Music of Charles Ives
BOYS IN BLUE (V-D-5) (193)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
February 26th, 1975, Columbia Records, New York, New York The Whiffenpoofs of 1975, Yale University Yale W-75 Ives Collection, 33.3 RPM (1975). The Whiffenpoofs of 1975
February 26th, 1975, Columbia Records, New York, New York The Whiffenpoofs of 1975, Yale University Yale W-75 Ives Collection, 33.3 RPM (1975). The Whiffenpoofs of 1975
February 23-24, 1980, Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut The Whiffenpoofs of 1980, Yale University YW 80, 33.3 RPM (1980). The Whiffenpoofs of 1980
February 23-24, 1980, Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut The Whiffenpoofs of 1980, Yale University YW 80, 33.3 RPM (1980). The Whiffenpoofs of 1980
FOR YOU AND ME (V-D-7) (194)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
July 6, 1965, Hollywood, CA. The Gregg Smith Singers; Gregg Smith, conductor Columbia Records (number unlisted) America's Bicentennial Songs from the Great Sentimental Age, 1850-1900: Stephen C. Foster to Charles E. Ives: For Unison, Two- and Four-Part Vocal Ensembles with Piano Accompaniment
July 6, 1965, Hollywood, CA. The Gregg Smith Singers; Gregg Smith, conductor Columbia Records (number unlisted) America's Bicentennial Songs from the Great Sentimental Age, 1850-1900: Stephen C. Foster to Charles E. Ives: For Unison, Two- and Four-Part Vocal Ensembles with Piano Accompaniment
September 16, 2015, Paris, France Noël Akchoté, guitar Believe Digital CIH-3, CD (2015). Charles Ives: Hymns (Arr. for Guitar) (arr. Noël Akchoté)
September 16, 2015, Paris, France Noël Akchoté, guitar Believe Digital CIH-3, CD (2015). Charles Ives: Hymns (Arr. for Guitar) (arr. Noël Akchoté)
SERENADE (Stars of the summer night…) (V-D-2) (200) Text by Henry Wadworth Longfellow, from The Spanish Student, Act I, a poetic drama published in book form in 1843.
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
mid-1980s The Gregg Smith Singers; Gregg Smith, conductor MMG, MCD-10052 (1987). A French-American Salute
mid-1980s The Gregg Smith Singers; Gregg Smith, conductor MMG, MCD-10052 (1987). A French-American Salute
V. Songs
iv. Secular partsongs
SERENITY (O Sabbath rest of Galilee! . . .) (347)
Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002126011163, audiocassette.
Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002126011163, audiocassette.
i. A-E
Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373479, audiocassette.
Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373479, audiocassette.
(EDIE'S) CHRISTMAS CAROL (VI-B-76) (440)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
1977, Fort Worth, TX Rosalind Rees, soprano; Oresta Cybriwsky, piano Turnabout QTV-34710, 33.3 RPM (1977). The World Rejoices: A Festival of Carols
1977, Fort Worth, TX Rosalind Rees, soprano; Oresta Cybriwsky, piano Turnabout QTV-34710, 33.3 RPM (1977). The World Rejoices: A Festival of Carols