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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
V. Songs
i. A-E
| Recording Date/Location | Performing Artists | Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year | Album Names | Additional Recording Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August, 1954, St. Thomas's Episcopal Church, New Haven, CT. | Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. Recorded by Richard C. Burns | Overtone 7, 33.3 RPM (1954). CRI 675, CD (1994). | 24 Songs by Charles Ives. Songs of Charles Ives, Ernst Bacon. | |
| August, 1954, St. Thomas's Episcopal Church, New Haven, CT. | Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. Recorded by Richard C. Burns | Overtone 7, 33.3 RPM (1954). CRI 675, CD (1994). | 24 Songs by Charles Ives. Songs of Charles Ives, Ernst Bacon. | |
| ca. 1960 | Devy Barnett, soprano; Mel Strauss, piano | Stereo Age C3, stereo tape; 7i/2 i.p.s.; 2track (ca. 1960). | Songs of Charles Ives | |
| ca. 1960 | Devy Barnett, soprano; Mel Strauss, piano | Stereo Age C3, stereo tape; 7i/2 i.p.s.; 2track (ca. 1960). | Songs of Charles Ives | |
| October 1964 | Ward Devenny, piano; Singer unlisted | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373776, 78 RPM Test Pressing. | ||
| October 1964 | Ward Devenny, piano; Singer unlisted | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373776, 78 RPM Test Pressing. | ||
| Text by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373826, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. | |||
| Text by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373826, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. | |||
| September 13-17, 1965, Cue Studios, New York City, NY. | Ted Puffer, tenor; James Tenney, piano | Folkways FM3344, 33.3 RPM (1965). Smithsonian Folkways FW03344, CD (2004). | Charles Ives Songs, Vol. 1: 1894-1915 | |
| September 13-17, 1965, Cue Studios, New York City, NY. | Ted Puffer, tenor; James Tenney, piano | Folkways FM3344, 33.3 RPM (1965). Smithsonian Folkways FW03344, CD (2004). | Charles Ives Songs, Vol. 1: 1894-1915 | |
| January 17, 1967, Hollywood, CA. | Adrienne Albert, mezzosoprano; with piano | Columbia MS7321 (Matrix: XXSM150546), stereo 33.3 RPM (1969). | New Music of Charles Ives: Seventeen First Recordings for Solo Voice, Chorus and Chamber Orchestra | |
| January 17, 1967, Hollywood, CA. | Adrienne Albert, mezzosoprano; with piano | Columbia MS7321 (Matrix: XXSM150546), stereo 33.3 RPM (1969). | New Music of Charles Ives: Seventeen First Recordings for Solo Voice, Chorus and Chamber Orchestra | |
| October 27-28, 1969, New York City, NY. | Evelyn Lear, soprano; Alan Mandel, piano | Columbia M30229, stereo 33.3 RPM (1971). | Charles Ives: American Scenes, American Poets | |
| October 27-28, 1969, New York City, NY. | Evelyn Lear, soprano; Alan Mandel, piano | Columbia M30229, stereo 33.3 RPM (1971). | Charles Ives: American Scenes, American Poets | |
| December 1 & 2, 1975, Studio Lankwitz, Berlin, Germany. | Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Baritone, Michael Ponti, Piano | Deutsche Grammophon 2530 696, 33.3 RPM (1976). Deutsche Grammophon 463 514-2, CD (2003). | Charles Ives: Songs - Lieder. Fischer-Dieskau Edition: Debussy - Ravel - Ives. | |
| December 1 & 2, 1975, Studio Lankwitz, Berlin, Germany. | Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Baritone, Michael Ponti, Piano | Deutsche Grammophon 2530 696, 33.3 RPM (1976). Deutsche Grammophon 463 514-2, CD (2003). | Charles Ives: Songs - Lieder. Fischer-Dieskau Edition: Debussy - Ravel - Ives. | |
| ca. 1976, Battel Chapel, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut | New Haven Brass Quintet: David Baldwin, trumpet; Grant Keast, trumpet; Christine Snyder, horn; Theodore Toupin, trombone; Kenneth Singleton, tuba, arranger | Red Rose Music RRM 04, 33.3 RPM (1976). | New Haven Brass Quintet: Volume 4 | (arranged for brass quintet) |
| ca. 1976, Battel Chapel, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut | New Haven Brass Quintet: David Baldwin, trumpet; Grant Keast, trumpet; Christine Snyder, horn; Theodore Toupin, trombone; Kenneth Singleton, tuba, arranger | Red Rose Music RRM 04, 33.3 RPM (1976). | New Haven Brass Quintet: Volume 4 | (arranged for brass quintet) |
| May 1980, Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA | The Northeastern University Choral Society; Joshua Jacobson, director | Northeastern Records NR-103, 33.3 RPM (1980). | The Road Not Taken - Twentieth Century American Choral Music | |
| May 1980, Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA | The Northeastern University Choral Society; Joshua Jacobson, director | Northeastern Records NR-103, 33.3 RPM (1980). | The Road Not Taken - Twentieth Century American Choral Music | |
| ca. 1984 | Roberta Alexander, soprano; Tan Crone, piano. | Etcetera KTC-1020, 33.3 RPM (1984, Netherlands). Etcetera KTC-1068, CD (2004). Etcetera KTC-2508, CD (2005). | Charles Ives Songs | |
| ca. 1984 | Roberta Alexander, soprano; Tan Crone, piano. | Etcetera KTC-1020, 33.3 RPM (1984, Netherlands). Etcetera KTC-1068, CD (2004). Etcetera KTC-2508, CD (2005). | Charles Ives Songs | |
| September 1990, Henry Wood Hall, London, UK. | Samuel Ramey, bass; Warren Jones, piano | Argo 433 027-2, CD (1991). | Copland: Old American Songs - Ives: Songs | |
| September 1990, Henry Wood Hall, London, UK. | Samuel Ramey, bass; Warren Jones, piano | Argo 433 027-2, CD (1991). | Copland: Old American Songs - Ives: Songs | |
| November 26-28, 1990, Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, London, England, UK. | Henry Herford, baritone; Robin Bowman, piano | Unicorn-Kanchana DKP-9111, CD (1991). | Songs: Volume 1 |