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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
THE GREATEST MAN (My teacher said us boys . . .) (VI-B-69) (259) Text by Anne Timoney Collins
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
October 6, 1969, New York City, NY. Thomas Stewart, baritone; Alan Mandel, piano Columbia M30229, stereo 33.3 RPM (1971). American Scenes, American Poets
October 6, 1969, New York City, NY. Thomas Stewart, baritone; Alan Mandel, piano Columbia M30229, stereo 33.3 RPM (1971). American Scenes, American Poets
ca. 1974 Cleo Laine, vocalist; Anthony Hymas, piano RCA LRL1-5058, 33.3 RPM (1974). Cleo Laine Sings Pierrot Lunaire and Songs by Charles Ives
ca. 1974 Cleo Laine, vocalist; Anthony Hymas, piano RCA LRL1-5058, 33.3 RPM (1974). Cleo Laine Sings Pierrot Lunaire and Songs by Charles Ives
September, 1977, Olympia, WA Wayne Bloomingdale, tenor; Dorothy Bloomingdale, piano Educo 5036, 33.3 RPM (1977). Charles Ives: Vocal Music
September, 1977, Olympia, WA Wayne Bloomingdale, tenor; Dorothy Bloomingdale, piano Educo 5036, 33.3 RPM (1977). Charles Ives: Vocal Music
1978 Thomas Stewart, baritone; Martin Katz, piano Vai Audio Vaia-1122, CD (1996). Songs of Gambling and the Sea
1978 Thomas Stewart, baritone; Martin Katz, piano Vai Audio Vaia-1122, CD (1996). Songs of Gambling and the Sea
ca. 1984, Netherlands Roberta Alexander, soprano; Tan Crone, piano. Etcetera KTC-1020, 33.3 RPM (1984, Netherlands). Etcetera KTC-1020, CD (2004). Etcetera KTC-2508, CD (2005). Charles Ives Songs
ca. 1984, Netherlands Roberta Alexander, soprano; Tan Crone, piano. Etcetera KTC-1020, 33.3 RPM (1984, Netherlands). Etcetera KTC-1020, CD (2004). Etcetera KTC-2508, CD (2005). Charles Ives Songs
May 14-16, 1991, St. Barnabas Church, Woodside Park, London, UK. Henry Herford, baritone; Robin Bowman, piano Unicorn-Kanchana DKP-9112, CD (1991). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 2
May 14-16, 1991, St. Barnabas Church, Woodside Park, London, UK. Henry Herford, baritone; Robin Bowman, piano Unicorn-Kanchana DKP-9112, CD (1991). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 2
September 17-27, 1991, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY Paul Sperry, tenor; Irma Vallecillo, piano Albany TROY-080, CD (1994). The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. IV
September 17-27, 1991, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY Paul Sperry, tenor; Irma Vallecillo, piano Albany TROY-080, CD (1994). The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. IV
ca. 1993 Stanford Olsen, tenor; Craig Rutenberg, piano Musical Heritage Society 3638, CD (1993). Boyhood's End
ca. 1993 Stanford Olsen, tenor; Craig Rutenberg, piano Musical Heritage Society 3638, CD (1993). Boyhood's End
1994, Studio N Cologne, Cologne, Germany Sigune von Osten, soprano; Armin Fuchs, piano ITM Media ITM-950030, CD (1994). Sigune von Osten: Satie, Ives, Cage
1994, Studio N Cologne, Cologne, Germany Sigune von Osten, soprano; Armin Fuchs, piano ITM Media ITM-950030, CD (1994). Sigune von Osten: Satie, Ives, Cage
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. Michael Cavalieri, baritone; Douglas Dickson, piano Naxos 8.559270, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 2
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Michael Cavalieri, baritone; Douglas Dickson, piano Naxos 8.559270, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 2
July 19, 2005, LSU Recital Hall, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. Andrew Childs, tenor; Wei-Han Su, piano. Centaur Records, Inc. CRC-2796, CD (2006). Songs of Charles Ives
THE GREATEST MAN (My teacher said us boys . . .) (259)
Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373461, CD.
Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373461, CD.