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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
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I. Orchestra Music
iii. Music for chamber or theatre orchestra
CENTRAL PARK IN THE DARK (I-C-27) (34)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
November 1988, Avery Fisher Hall, New York City, NY. New York Philarmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor Deutsche Grammophon 474 940-2, CD (1989). Deutsche Grammophon 429 220-2, CD (1990). Deutsche Grammophone 289 469 277-2 (2001). Deutsche Grammophon 4792770, CD (2014). Decca 4830458, CD (2016). The Americans. Charles Ives: Symphony No. 2. Panorama: Classics in America. Shaping the Century Vol. 1: 1900-1949. Shaping the Century Vol. 1: 1900-1949. The Leonard Bernstein Collection: Volume 1: Part 4.
November 1988, Avery Fisher Hall, New York City, NY. New York Philarmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor Deutsche Grammophon 474 940-2, CD (1989). Deutsche Grammophon 429 220-2, CD (1990). Deutsche Grammophone 289 469 277-2 (2001). Deutsche Grammophon 4792770, CD (2014). Decca 4830458, CD (2016). The Americans. Charles Ives: Symphony No. 2. Panorama: Classics in America. Shaping the Century Vol. 1: 1900-1949. Shaping the Century Vol. 1: 1900-1949. The Leonard Bernstein Collection: Volume 1: Part 4.
May 7, 1991, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, MO. St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor RCA Victor 09026-61222-2, CD (1992). Musical Heritage Society 513954T, CD (1995). Symphony No. 3 - The Unanswered Question - Three Places in New England. Symphony No. 3.
May 7, 1991, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, MO. St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor RCA Victor 09026-61222-2, CD (1992). Musical Heritage Society 513954T, CD (1995). Symphony No. 3 - The Unanswered Question - Three Places in New England. Symphony No. 3.
July 22-25, 1991, Lisbon, Portugal. The Gulbenkian Orchestra; Max Rabinovitsj, leader; Michel Swierczewski, conductor Nimbus Records NI-5316, CD (1992). Orchestral Works - Charles Ives
July 22-25, 1991, Lisbon, Portugal. The Gulbenkian Orchestra; Max Rabinovitsj, leader; Michel Swierczewski, conductor Nimbus Records NI-5316, CD (1992). Orchestral Works - Charles Ives
February 3, 1995, Hans Rosbaud-Studio Baden-Baden, Germany. SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg; Michael Gielen, conductor Hänssler classic CD-93.097, CD (2003). Gustav Mahler, Charles Ives
February 3, 1995, Hans Rosbaud-Studio Baden-Baden, Germany. SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg; Michael Gielen, conductor Hänssler classic CD-93.097, CD (2003). Gustav Mahler, Charles Ives
October 1, 1998, Severance Hall, Cleveland, OH. The Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor Musical Arts Association MAA-01032-C, CD (2001). Christoph Von Dohnányi - The Cleveland Orchestra
October 1, 1998, Severance Hall, Cleveland, OH. The Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor Musical Arts Association MAA-01032-C, CD (2001). Christoph Von Dohnányi - The Cleveland Orchestra
June 19, 20, 2000, All Saints Church, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Northern Sinfonia; James Sinclair, conductor Naxos 8.559087, CD (2003). Charles Ives: Symphony No. 3 - Washington’s Birthday and Other Works
June 19, 20, 2000, All Saints Church, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Northern Sinfonia; James Sinclair, conductor Naxos 8.559087, CD (2003). Charles Ives: Symphony No. 3 - Washington’s Birthday and Other Works
January 16, 2004, Barbican Hall, London, England, UK. BBC Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Foster, conductor BBC MM-272 (Vol. 15 No. 2), CD (2006). American Landmarks - Charles Ives, Aaron Copland, Roy Harris
January 16, 2004, Barbican Hall, London, England, UK. BBC Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Foster, conductor BBC MM-272 (Vol. 15 No. 2), CD (2006). American Landmarks - Charles Ives, Aaron Copland, Roy Harris
January 12-15, 2006, Eugene McDermott Hall, Morton H Meyerson Symphony Ctr., Dallas, TX. Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, cond. Hyperion SACDA-67540, CD (2006). Ives: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4
January 12-15, 2006, Eugene McDermott Hall, Morton H Meyerson Symphony Ctr., Dallas, TX. Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, cond. Hyperion SACDA-67540, CD (2006). Ives: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4
ca. 2014 Orchestre Radio de Canada; Robert Irving, conductor VAI DVDVAI4574, DVD (2014). New York City Ballet in Montreal, Vol. 4 (as part of ballet IVESIANA, Choreographed by George Balanchine; New York City Ballet)
ca. 2014 Orchestre Radio de Canada; Robert Irving, conductor VAI DVDVAI4574, DVD (2014). New York City Ballet in Montreal, Vol. 4 (as part of ballet IVESIANA, Choreographed by George Balanchine; New York City Ballet)
September 26, 2014, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, Washington Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Ludovic Morlot, conductor Seattle Symphony Media SSM1009 (2015). Ives: Symphony No. 4 - The Unanswered Question - Central Park in the Dark - Symphony No. 3
September 26, 2014, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, Washington Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Ludovic Morlot, conductor Seattle Symphony Media SSM1009 (2015). Ives: Symphony No. 4 - The Unanswered Question - Central Park in the Dark - Symphony No. 3
March 30-April 2, 2015, Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Andrew Davis, conductor Chandos CHSA 5163 (2015). Ives: Orchestral Works, Volume 2
March 30-April 2, 2015, Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Andrew Davis, conductor Chandos CHSA 5163 (2015). Ives: Orchestral Works, Volume 2
FIREMEN'S PARADE ON MAIN STREET see THE GONG ON THE HOOK AND LADDER
FROM THE STEEPLES (for brass and bells) (I-C-12) (65)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
Summer, 1968, Manhattan School of Music, New York City, NY. The American Brass Quintet (John Eckert, trumpet; Edward Birdwell, French horn; Gerard Schwarz, trumpet, cornet, & flugelhorn; Arnold Fromme, tenor trombone; Robert Biddlecome, bass trombone); with the Carillon of Riverside Church, New York City. Nonesuch H71222, stereo 33.3 RPM (1969). Nonesuch H-71222, stereo 33.3 RPM (1969, England). American Brass Music Recorded by Jerry Bruck, carillon recorded seperately and dubbed in.