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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
i. A-E
THE CAGE (A leopard went around his cage . . .) (VI-B-42) (221) see also SET FOR THEATRE ORCHESTRA: i. Text by the composer
THE CAGE (A leopard went around his cage . . .) (VI-B-42) (221) VI-B-42
Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
Blake Stern, tenor; Ward Davenny, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373776, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Blake Stern, tenor; Ward Davenny, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373776, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
THE CAGE (A leopard went around his cage . . .) (VI-B-42) (221) Text by the composer
Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038372224, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038372224, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038372224, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038372224, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Ernest McChesney, tenor. Otto Herz, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038372265, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Ernest McChesney, tenor. Otto Herz, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038372265, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
THE CAMP MEETING (VI-B-48-B) (222) see also SYMPHONY NO. 3
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
August 1991, McLean, VA. Michael Ingham, baritone; Harry Brant, piano AmCam recordings APR-10306CD, CD (1991). Michael Ingram Sings Charles Ives, 28 Songs
August 1991, McLean, VA. Michael Ingham, baritone; Harry Brant, piano AmCam recordings APR-10306CD, CD (1991). Michael Ingram Sings Charles Ives, 28 Songs
THE CHILDREN'S HOUR (Between the dark and the daylight) (VI-B-38) (227) Text by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
May 24 or June 2, 1947, Carnegie Studio No. 306, New York City, NY. Ernest McChesney, tenor; Otto Herz, piano Concert Hall Series C Album 7 (Matrix: CHS313; side no. 1313) 78 rpm (1948). Charles Ives: An Album of Songs
May 24 or June 2, 1947, Carnegie Studio No. 306, New York City, NY. Ernest McChesney, tenor; Otto Herz, piano Concert Hall Series C Album 7 (Matrix: CHS313; side no. 1313) 78 rpm (1948). Charles Ives: An Album of Songs
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
Blake Stern, tenor Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370749, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Blake Stern, tenor Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370749, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
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