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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.

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THE LAST READER (I sometimes sit beneath a tree . . .) (VI-B-62-c) (286) see also SET NO. 2: iii. Text by Oliver Wendell Holmes
Recording Date/Location	Performing Artists	Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year	Album Names	Additional Recording Notes
ca. 1960	Devy Barnett, soprano; Mel Strauss, piano	Stereo Age C3, stereo tape; 7 1/2 i.p.s.; 2track (ca. 1960).
ca. 1960	Devy Barnett, soprano; Mel Strauss, piano	Stereo Age C3, stereo tape; 7 1/2 i.p.s.; 2track (ca. 1960).
October 27-28, 1969, New York City, NY.	Evelyn Lear, soprano; Alan Mandel, piano	Columbia M30229, stereo 33.3 RPM (1971).	American Scenes, American Poets
October 27-28, 1969, New York City, NY.	Evelyn Lear, soprano; Alan Mandel, piano	Columbia M30229, stereo 33.3 RPM (1971).	American Scenes, American Poets
October 12 or 19, 1970, Wahlberg Recording Studios, San Francisco, CA.	Peter Del Grande, baritone; Vladimir Pleshakov, piano	Custom Division of Orion Records CST-106, LP (1970).	Peter Del Grande Sings Charles Ives
October 12 or 19, 1970, Wahlberg Recording Studios, San Francisco, CA.	Peter Del Grande, baritone; Vladimir Pleshakov, piano	Custom Division of Orion Records CST-106, LP (1970).	Peter Del Grande Sings Charles Ives
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
September 17-27, 1991, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY.	Dora Ohrenstein, soprano; Phillip Bush, 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.	Dora Ohrenstein, soprano; Phillip Bush, piano	Albany TROY-080, CD (1994).	The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. IV
January 12, 1995, Broward Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL.	Susan Narucki, soprano; Alan Feinberg, piano	Decca 466 841-2, CD (2000).	Charles Ives: When the Moon - Songs - Sets for Orchestra
January 12, 1995, Broward Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL.	Susan Narucki, soprano; Alan Feinberg, piano	Decca 466 841-2, CD (2000).	Charles Ives: When the Moon - Songs - Sets for Orchestra
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT.	Michael Cavalieri, baritone; Douglas Dickson, piano	Naxos 8.559271, CD (2008).	Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 3
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT.	Michael Cavalieri, baritone; Douglas Dickson, piano	Naxos 8.559271, CD (2008).	Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 3
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
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
March 20-22, 2006, Recording studio Valter Neri, Montevarchi, Italy.	Jill Feldman, soprano; Jeannette Koekkoek, piano	Olive Music OM-011, CD (2007).	Charles Ives: Songs
March 20-22, 2006, Recording studio Valter Neri, Montevarchi, Italy.	Jill Feldman, soprano; Jeannette Koekkoek, piano	Olive Music OM-011, CD (2007).	Charles Ives: Songs
February 16-20, 2007	Gerald Finley, baritone; Julius Drake, piano	Hyperion CDA-67644, CD (2008).	Romanzo, di Central Park
February 16-20, 2007	Gerald Finley, baritone; Julius Drake, piano	Hyperion CDA-67644, CD (2008).	Romanzo, di Central Park
April 4, 6, 2014 at Systems Two Studio, Brooklyn, NY; Lighthouse Recordings, Staten Island, NY	Players from the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, and the Mingus Dynasty Big Band; Jack Cooper, conductor	Planet Arts Recordings 101420 (2014).	Mists: Charles Ives for Jazz Orchestra	(arrangement for jazz orchestra by Jack Cooper)

THE LAST READER (I sometimes sit beneath a tree . . .) (VI-B-62-c) (286) Text by Oliver Wendell Holmes
Performing Artists	Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
Devy Barnett, soprano; Mel Strauss, piano.	Devy Barnett, soprano; Mel Strauss, piano.
Devy Barnett, soprano; Mel Strauss, piano.	Devy Barnett, soprano; Mel Strauss, piano.

THE LAST READER (I sometimes sit beneath a tree . . .) (VI-B-62-c) (286)
Performing Artists	Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
Helen Boatwright, soprano; Jere Lantz, organ; violist unknown.	Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002128474351, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Helen Boatwright, soprano; Jere Lantz, organ; violist unknown.	Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002128474351, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.