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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.

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V. Songs
i. A-E
AUTUMN (Earth rests ! . . .) (VI-B-45) (217) Text by Harmony Twichell Ives
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, New Haven, CT. Jennifer Casey Cabot, soprano; Douglas Dickson, piano Naxos 8.559269, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 1
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, New Haven, CT. Jennifer Casey Cabot, soprano; Douglas Dickson, piano Naxos 8.559269, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 1
ca. 2017 Randall Scarlata, baritone; Laura Ward, piano Albany Records TROY-1679, CD (2017). Lineage
ca. 2017 Randall Scarlata, baritone; Laura Ward, piano Albany Records TROY-1679, CD (2017). Lineage
BECAUSE OF YOU (VI-B-30) (218)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
September 17-27, 1991, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY. Paul Sperry, tenor; Irma Vallecillo, piano Albany TROY-078, CD (1994). The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. II
September 17-27, 1991, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY. Paul Sperry, tenor; Irma Vallecillo, piano Albany TROY-078, CD (1994). The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. II
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. David Pittsinger, bass; Eric Trudel, piano Naxos 8.559269, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 1
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. David Pittsinger, bass; Eric Trudel, piano Naxos 8.559269, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 1
BECAUSE THOU ART (VI-B-32-a) (219)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
September 17-27, 1991, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY. Mary Ann Hart, mezzo-soprano; Dennis Helmrich, piano Albany TROY-078, CD (1994). The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. III
September 17-27, 1991, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY. Mary Ann Hart, mezzo-soprano; Dennis Helmrich, piano Albany TROY-078, CD (1994). The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. III
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. David Pittsinger, bass; Eric Trudel, piano Naxos 8.559269, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 1
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. David Pittsinger, bass; Eric Trudel, piano Naxos 8.559269, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 1
BERCEUSE (O'er the mountain toward the West . . .) (VI-B-41-d) (220) Text by the composer
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
February 24, 1939, Town Hall, NYC. Mina Hager, mezzosoprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano
February 24, 1939, Town Hall, NYC. Mina Hager, mezzosoprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano
September 28, 1939, WPA Community Building, The World's Fair, NYC. Gretchen Gantvoort, soprano; Thomas Weil, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371572, 78 RPM Test Pressing. Recorded from WNYC broadcast
September 28, 1939, WPA Community Building, The World's Fair, NYC. Gretchen Gantvoort, soprano; Thomas Weil, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371572, 78 RPM Test Pressing. Recorded from WNYC broadcast
August 1954, St. Thomas's Episcopal Church, New Haven, CT. Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. Overtone 7, 33.3 RPM (1954). CRI 675, CD (1994). 24 Songs by Charles Ives. Songs of Charles Ives, Ernst Bacon. Recorded by Richard C. Burns.
August 1954, St. Thomas's Episcopal Church, New Haven, CT. Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. Overtone 7, 33.3 RPM (1954). CRI 675, CD (1994). 24 Songs by Charles Ives. Songs of Charles Ives, Ernst Bacon. Recorded by Richard C. Burns.
February 22, 1956, Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano
February 22, 1956, Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano
August 1967, Stereo Sound Studios, New York, New York. Maureen Forrester, alto; John Newmark, piano Stereo WST-17137, 33.3 RPM (1967). A Charm of Lullabies
August 1967, Stereo Sound Studios, New York, New York. Maureen Forrester, alto; John Newmark, piano Stereo WST-17137, 33.3 RPM (1967). A Charm of Lullabies
February 6, 1969, Hilversum, The Netherlands. Sophia van Sante, soprano; Reinbert de Leeuw, piano Recorded from Vara-Televisiedienst broadcast
February 6, 1969, Hilversum, The Netherlands. Sophia van Sante, soprano; Reinbert de Leeuw, piano Recorded from Vara-Televisiedienst broadcast
September 1980 and January 1981, Lukaskirche, Dresden, Germany. Heinz Reeh, bass; Werner Schieke, piano ETERNA 8 27 566, 33.3 RPM (1983). Berlin Classics 0092542BC, CD (1997). Lieder