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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
Search pieces, artists, dates, locations, record label, release number/format/year, text by, and additional notes
V. Songs
ii. F-L
FORWARD INTO LIGHT (252)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
March 20-22, 2006, Recording studio Valter Neri, Montevarchi, Italy. Jill Feldman, soprano; Jeannette Koekkoek, piano Olive Music OM-01, CD (2007). Charles Ives: Songs
March 20-22, 2006, Recording studio Valter Neri, Montevarchi, Italy. Jill Feldman, soprano; Jeannette Koekkoek, piano Olive Music OM-01, CD (2007). Charles Ives: Songs
FRIENDSHIP (VI-B-15) (253)
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. Dora Ohrenstein, soprano; Phillip Bush, piano Albany TROY-077, CD (1994). The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. I
September 17-27, 1991, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY. Dora Ohrenstein, soprano; Phillip Bush, piano Albany TROY-077, CD (1994). The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. I
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Matthew Plenk, tenor; Eric Trudel, piano Naxos 8.559270, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 2
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Matthew Plenk, tenor; Eric Trudel, piano Naxos 8.559270, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 2
FRÜHLINGSLIED (VI-B-25) (254)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
October 1990, June 1991, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY. Thomas Hampson, baritone; Armen Guzelimian, piano Teldec 9031-72168-2, CD (1991). Teldec 4509-98825-2, CD (1994). Lieder: Ives, MacDowell, Griffes. The Thomas Hampson Collection, Vol. IV: American Songs.
October 1990, June 1991, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY. Thomas Hampson, baritone; Armen Guzelimian, piano Teldec 9031-72168-2, CD (1991). Teldec 4509-98825-2, CD (1994). Lieder: Ives, MacDowell, Griffes. The Thomas Hampson Collection, Vol. IV: American Songs.
September 17-27, 1991, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY. William Sharp, baritone; Steven Blier, 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. William Sharp, baritone; Steven Blier, piano Albany TROY-078, CD (1994). The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. II
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Heather Buck, soprano; Eric Trudel, piano Naxos 8.559270, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 2
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Heather Buck, soprano; Eric Trudel, piano Naxos 8.559270, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 2
October 12, 2012, Rachmaninov Hall, Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Moscow, Russia Mark Pekarsky Percussion Ensemble: Mark Pekarsky, Dmitry Shchelkin, Ignaty Matyukhov, Vladimir Urbanovich, Elisey Dregalin, Ekaterina Kaunova, Yuri Posypanov, Yaroslav Shevchenko, Ilyia Fadin Moscow Conservatory Records - SMC CD 0167, CD (Russia, 2017). Percussion Instruments in 20th Century American Music
October 12, 2012, Rachmaninov Hall, Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Moscow, Russia Mark Pekarsky Percussion Ensemble: Mark Pekarsky, Dmitry Shchelkin, Ignaty Matyukhov, Vladimir Urbanovich, Elisey Dregalin, Ekaterina Kaunova, Yuri Posypanov, Yaroslav Shevchenko, Ilyia Fadin Moscow Conservatory Records - SMC CD 0167, CD (Russia, 2017). Percussion Instruments in 20th Century American Music
FULL FATHOM FIVE see A SEA DIRGE
GENERAL WILLIAM BOOTH ENTERS INTO HEAVEN (Booth led boldly with his big bass drum...) (VI-B-50/V-B-9) (181 (chorus), 255 (low voice), x661 (lost)) Text by Vachel Lindsay
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
December 5, 1934, Reeves Sound Studios, New York City, NY. Radiana Pazmor, soprano; Genevieve Pitot, piano New Music Quarterly Recordings Vol. II No. 4 (Matrix: 208), 78 rpm (1935). (the record was later renumbered: 1112) Composers Recordings Inc. CRI SRD 390, LP (1978). Six Songs. Yankee Music.
December 5, 1934, Reeves Sound Studios, New York City, NY. Radiana Pazmor, soprano; Genevieve Pitot, piano New Music Quarterly Recordings Vol. II No. 4 (Matrix: 208), 78 rpm (1935). (the record was later renumbered: 1112) Composers Recordings Inc. CRI SRD 390, LP (1978). Six Songs. Yankee Music.
February 24, 1939, Town Hall, New York City, NY. Mina Hager, mezzosoprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371630, 78 RPM Test Pressing. [part 1] Recorded during recital
February 24, 1939, Town Hall, New York City, NY. Mina Hager, mezzosoprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371630, 78 RPM Test Pressing. [part 1] Recorded during recital
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.
February 22, 1956, Sprague Mem. Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano.
February 22, 1956, Sprague Mem. Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano.
1961, Pathe Studios, New York City, NY. Donald Gramm, baritone; Richard Cumming, piano ST/AND SLP411 in set SLP411SLP412; a collection entitled Songs of American Composers, 33.3 RPM (1961). ST/AND SLPS7411 in set SLPS-7411SLPS7412, stereo 33.3 RPM (1961). Desto DST 6411-6412, 33.3 RPM (1964). Desto D-7001, mono 33.3 RPM (1964). Desto DST-67001, stereo 33.3 RPM (1964). Desto D411 in set D411D412; same collection; same title, 33.3 RPM (1964). Desto DST7411 in set DST7411-DST7412, stereo 33.3 RPM (1964). Voxbox CDX-5129, CD (1996). Phoenix USA PHCD 178, CD (2011). Songs of American Composers Recorded during recital.