Discography Portal

About

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
iii. M-R
THE ONE WAY (Here are things you've heard before . . .) (VI-B-72) (322)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
ca. 1988 Richard Beilharz, baritone; Claude-Erik Nandrup, piano RBM CD-63098, CD (1988). Humor im Lied = L'humour dans la mélodie = Humorous Songs
February and March 1991, Maison de Radio-France, France. Nicholas Isherwood, bass; Eric Watson, piano Accord 201812, CD (1991). Charles Ives (1874-1954): Melodies
February and March 1991, Maison de Radio-France, France. Nicholas Isherwood, bass; Eric Watson, piano Accord 201812, CD (1991). Charles Ives (1874-1954): Melodies
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
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Kenneth Tarver, tenor; Eric Trudel, piano Naxos 8.559272, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 4
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Kenneth Tarver, tenor; Eric Trudel, piano Naxos 8.559272, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 4
THE ONLY SON (323)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
May- June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Kenneth Tarver, tenor; Eric Trudel, piano Naxos 8.559272, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 4
May- June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Kenneth Tarver, tenor; Eric Trudel, piano Naxos 8.559272, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 4
THE RIPE CORN BENDS LOW see PICTURES
iv. S-V
Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373479, audiocassette.
Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373479, audiocassette.
Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373479, audiocassette.
Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373479, audiocassette.
A SCOTCH LULLABY (VI-B-24-b) (341)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
ca. 1991 Yolanda Marcoulescou-Stern, soprano; Katja Phillabaum, piano Gasparo GSCD-287, CD (1991). Art Songs by American Composers
ca. 1991 Yolanda Marcoulescou-Stern, soprano; Katja Phillabaum, piano Gasparo GSCD-287, CD (1991). Art Songs by American Composers
September 17-27, 1991, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY. Dora Ohrenstein, soprano; Phillip Bush, piano Albany TROY-077, CD (1994). The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. I
September 17-27, 1991, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY. Dora Ohrenstein, soprano; Phillip Bush, piano Albany TROY-077, CD (1994). The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. I
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Lielle Berman, soprano; Eric Trudel, piano Naxos 8.559273, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 5
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Lielle Berman, soprano; Eric Trudel, piano Naxos 8.559273, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 5
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
A SEA DIRGE (Full fathom five . . .) (VI-B-75) (342) Text by William Shakespeare, from The Tempest
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Additional Recording Notes
February 22, 1956, Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. Recorded during concert; (NOTE 1; This was the first performance of the work)
February 22, 1956, Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. Recorded during concert; (NOTE 1; This was the first performance of the work)