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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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SERENITY (O Sabbath rest of Galilee! . . .) (VI-B-60-d) (177 (unison choir), 347 (medium voice)) Text by John Greenleaf Whittier
Recording Date/Location	Performing Artists	Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year	Album Names	Additional Recording Notes
March 31, 1943, New York City, NY	William Ventura, tenor; Columbia Concert Orchestra; Bernard Herrmann, conductor	Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370830, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.		(accompaniment arranged by Bernard Herrmann?); Recorded from WABC, New York broadcast.
March 31, 1943, New York City, NY	William Ventura, tenor; Columbia Concert Orchestra; Bernard Herrmann, conductor	Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370830, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.		(accompaniment arranged by Bernard Herrmann?); Recorded from WABC, New York broadcast.
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.
February 22, 1956, Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT	Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano
February 22, 1956, Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT	Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano
May 11, 1963, McMillin Theatre, Columbia University, NYC	Norma Marder, soprano; James Tenney, piano	Capitol (number unlisted), LP (1963).	Ives Concert
May 11, 1963, McMillin Theatre, Columbia University, NYC	Norma Marder, soprano; James Tenney, piano	Capitol (number unlisted), LP (1963).	Ives Concert
October 26, 1963, Whittier Women's Club Auditorium, Whittier, California	Robert Voris, bass-baritone; Georgie Cooper, piano	Century Custom Recording Service 18020, 33.3 RPM (1964). Century Custom Recording Service 18020, CD (1998).	Festival of Song	Recorded from WKCR-FM broadcast of concert.
October 26, 1963, Whittier Women's Club Auditorium, Whittier, California	Robert Voris, bass-baritone; Georgie Cooper, piano	Century Custom Recording Service 18020, 33.3 RPM (1964). Century Custom Recording Service 18020, CD (1998).	Festival of Song	Recorded from WKCR-FM broadcast of concert.
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.
June 6, 1965 (first broadcast date), Boston, MA	Donald Gramm, baritone; Richard Cumming, piano	ST/AND SLP411 in set SLP411SLP412; a collection entitled Songs of American Composers, 33.3 RPM (1961). ST/AND SLPS7411 in set SLPS-7411SLPS7412, stereo 33.3 RPM (1961). Desto DST 6411-6412, 33.3 RPM (1964). Desto D-7001, mono 33.3 RPM (1964). Desto DST-67001, stereo 33.3 RPM (1964). Desto D411 in set D411D412; same collection; same title, 33.3 RPM (1964). Desto DST7411 in set DST7411-DST7412, stereo 33.3 RPM (1964). Voxbox CDX-5129, CD (1996). Phoenix USA PHCD 178, CD (2011).	Songs of American Composers	Broadcast of National Educational Television, MUSICAL EXPERIMENTERS, from "Music in the Twenties" series.
June 6, 1965 (first broadcast date), Boston, MA	Donald Gramm, baritone; Richard Cumming, piano	ST/AND SLP411 in set SLP411SLP412; a collection entitled Songs of American Composers, 33.3 RPM (1961). ST/AND SLPS7411 in set SLPS-7411SLPS7412, stereo 33.3 RPM (1961). Desto DST 6411-6412, 33.3 RPM (1964). Desto D-7001, mono 33.3 RPM (1964). Desto DST-67001, stereo 33.3 RPM (1964). Desto D411 in set D411D412; same collection; same title, 33.3 RPM (1964). Desto DST7411 in set DST7411-DST7412, stereo 33.3 RPM (1964). Voxbox CDX-5129, CD (1996). Phoenix USA PHCD 178, CD (2011).	Songs of American Composers	Broadcast of National Educational Television, MUSICAL EXPERIMENTERS, from "Music in the Twenties" series.
September 13-17, 1965, Cue Studios, NYC	Ted Puffer, tenor; James Tenney, piano	Folkways FM3345, 33.3 RPM (1965). Smithsonian Folkways FW03345, CD (2004).	Charles Ives Songs, Volume 2
September 13-17, 1965, Cue Studios, NYC	Ted Puffer, tenor; James Tenney, piano	Folkways FM3345, 33.3 RPM (1965). Smithsonian Folkways FW03345, CD (2004).	Charles Ives Songs, Volume 2
May 4, 1966, Hollywood, CA	The Gregg Smith Singers; The Columbia Chamber Orchestra; Gregg Smith, conductor	Columbia ML6321 (Matrix: XXLP-114206), 33.3 RPM (1966). Columbia MS692 1 (Matrix: XXSM114208), stereo 33.3 RPM (1966). C.B.S. BRG72581 & SBRG-725821, stereo 33.3 RPM (1967, England).	Charles Ives: Music for Chorus	(with additions from fragment of version for chorus and orchestra)
May 4, 1966, Hollywood, CA	The Gregg Smith Singers; The Columbia Chamber Orchestra; Gregg Smith, conductor	Columbia ML6321 (Matrix: XXLP-114206), 33.3 RPM (1966). Columbia MS692 1 (Matrix: XXSM114208), stereo 33.3 RPM (1966). C.B.S. BRG72581 & SBRG-725821, stereo 33.3 RPM (1967, England).	Charles Ives: Music for Chorus	(with additions from fragment of version for chorus and orchestra)
ca. 1967, Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart, Harrison, New York	Summer Session Choir (1967), Pius X School of Liturgical Music; Ralph Hunter, conductor	12-BD-235-A, 33.3 RPM (1967).
ca. 1967, Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart, Harrison, New York	Summer Session Choir (1967), Pius X School of Liturgical Music; Ralph Hunter, conductor	12-BD-235-A, 33.3 RPM (1967).
1967, Boston, MA	Jean Lunn, soprano; Susan Williams, piano.	Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038372232, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.	Jean Lunn: Five Songs by Charles Ives	Recorded by Stephen B. Fassett
1967, Boston, MA	Jean Lunn, soprano; Susan Williams, piano.	Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038372232, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.	Jean Lunn: Five Songs by Charles Ives	Recorded by Stephen B. Fassett
April 16, 1968, Urbana-Champaign, IL	New Music Choral Ensemble (unaccompanied); Kenneth Gaburo, conductor	Ars Nova Ars Antiqua AN1005, stereo 33.3 RPM (1971).	20th Century Choral Music

SERENITY (O Sabbath rest of Galilee! . . .) (177)
Performing Artists	Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
William Ventura, tenor. Columbia Concert Orchestra conducted by Bernard Herrmann.	Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371465, 78rpm.
William Ventura, tenor. Columbia Concert Orchestra conducted by Bernard Herrmann.	Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371465, 78rpm.