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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
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
September 23-26, 2004, Eugene McDermott Concert Hall, Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX. Donnie Ray Albert, baritone, 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. Donnie Ray Albert, baritone, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton, Conductor. Hyperion SACDA-67525, CD (2006). Ives: Symphonies Nos 2 & 3, General William Booth enters into Heaven
November 10-12, 2004, All Saints Church, East Finchley, London, England, UK. Gerald Finley, baritone; Julius Drake, piano Hyperion CDA-67516, CD (2005). Ives: A Song - For Anything
November 10-12, 2004, All Saints Church, East Finchley, London, England, UK. Gerald Finley, baritone; Julius Drake, piano Hyperion CDA-67516, CD (2005). Ives: A Song - For Anything
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. David Pittsinger, bass; Douglas Dickson, piano Naxos 8.559270, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 2
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. David Pittsinger, bass; Douglas Dickson, piano Naxos 8.559270, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 2
March 18-20, 2008, The Recital Hall at The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, State University of New York, NY. Susan Narucki, soprano; Donald Berman, piano New World Records 80680-2, CD (2008). The Light That is Felt: Songs of Charles Ives
March 18-20, 2008, The Recital Hall at The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, State University of New York, NY. Susan Narucki, soprano; Donald Berman, piano New World Records 80680-2, CD (2008). The Light That is Felt: Songs of Charles Ives
June 8-10, 2010 at hr-Sendesaal Frankfurt am Main, Germany Ensemble für Neue Musik Zürich; Sebastian Gottschick, conductor and arranger; Omar Ebrahim, baritone Hat Hut B00ALZ7BLU, CD (2012). Charles Ives: A Songbook Arrangement for instrumental ensemble by Sebastian Gottschick.
June 8-10, 2010 at hr-Sendesaal Frankfurt am Main, Germany Ensemble für Neue Musik Zürich; Sebastian Gottschick, conductor and arranger; Omar Ebrahim, baritone Hat Hut B00ALZ7BLU, CD (2012). Charles Ives: A Songbook Arrangement for instrumental ensemble by Sebastian Gottschick.
GO, MY SONGS! see OLD HOME DAY
GOD BLESS AND KEEP THEE (VI-B-25-a) (256)
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. II
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. II
March 17-18, 2002, Edith Memorial Chapel, The Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, NJ. The American Boychoir; Vincent Metallo, Litton-Lodal Music Director; Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, associate music director; John Charles Schucker, pianist Albemarle Records 1001, CD (2002). Hymn
March 17-18, 2002, Edith Memorial Chapel, The Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, NJ. The American Boychoir; Vincent Metallo, Litton-Lodal Music Director; Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, associate music director; John Charles Schucker, pianist Albemarle Records 1001, CD (2002). Hymn
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. David Pittsinger, bass; Douglas Dickson, piano Naxos 8.559270, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 2
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. David Pittsinger, bass; Douglas Dickson, piano Naxos 8.559270, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 2
GOODNIGHT, MY CARE AND MY SORROW see THE SEA OF SLEEP
GRACE (VI-B-33) (257)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
May-June 2008, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano; Douglas Dickson, piano Naxos 8.559270, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 2
May-June 2008, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano; Douglas Dickson, piano Naxos 8.559270, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 2
GRANTCHESTER (Would I were in Grantchester . . .) (VI-B-61-c) (258) Text by Rupert Brooke
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
May 11, 1963, McMillin Theatre, Columbia University, New York City, NY. Norma Marder, soprano; James Tenney, piano Capitol (no number), LP (1963). Ives Concert Recorded from WKCR-FM broadcast
May 11, 1963, McMillin Theatre, Columbia University, New York City, NY. Norma Marder, soprano; James Tenney, piano Capitol (no number), LP (1963). Ives Concert Recorded from WKCR-FM broadcast
September 13-17, 1965, Cue Studios, New York City, NY. Ted Puffer, tenor; James Tenney, piano Folkways FM3345, 33.3 RPM (1965). Smithsonian Folkways FW03345, CD (2004). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 2