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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
iv. S-V
TOM SAILS AWAY (Scenes from my childhood) (VI-B-59) (378) Text by the composer
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
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
ca. 2008 Stephen Swanson, baritone; David Gompper, piano Albany Records TROY1056, CD (2008). Was My Brother in the Battle?
ca. 2008 Stephen Swanson, baritone; David Gompper, piano Albany Records TROY1056, CD (2008). Was My Brother in the Battle?
March 18-20, 2008, The Recital Hall at The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, State University of New York Susan Narucki, soprano; Donald Berman, piano New World Records 80680-2, CD (2008). The Light That is Felt: Songs of Charles Ives
March 18-20, 2008, The Recital Hall at The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, State University of New York Susan Narucki, soprano; Donald Berman, piano New World Records 80680-2, CD (2008). The Light That is Felt: Songs of Charles Ives
June 8-10, 2010 at hr-Sendesaal Frankfurt am Main, Germany Ensemble für Neue Musik Zürich; Sebastian Gottschick, conductor and arranger; Omar Ebrahim, baritone Hat Hut B00ALZ7BLU, CD (2012). Charles Ives: A Songbook (arrangement for instrumental ensemble by Sebastian Gottschick)
June 8-10, 2010 at hr-Sendesaal Frankfurt am Main, Germany Ensemble für Neue Musik Zürich; Sebastian Gottschick, conductor and arranger; Omar Ebrahim, baritone Hat Hut B00ALZ7BLU, CD (2012). Charles Ives: A Songbook (arrangement for instrumental ensemble by Sebastian Gottschick)
ca. 2011 Philip Langridge, tenor; David Owen Norris, piano; Jennifer Langridge, cello Prelude Records CDPR2550, CD (2011). Priez pour Paix
ca. 2011 Philip Langridge, tenor; David Owen Norris, piano; Jennifer Langridge, cello Prelude Records CDPR2550, CD (2011). Priez pour Paix
ca. 2011 Marino Formenti, piano Col Legno WWE1CD20299, CD (2011). Night Studies: For the installation "Expressive Rhythm" by Florian Pumhösl after Charles Ives and Alexander Rodchenken
ca. 2011 Marino Formenti, piano Col Legno WWE1CD20299, CD (2011). Night Studies: For the installation "Expressive Rhythm" by Florian Pumhösl after Charles Ives and Alexander Rodchenken
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)
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)
ca. 2016 Stephanie Hutzele, mezzo-soprano; Charles Spencer, piano Capriccio C5262, CD (2016). Nostalgia
ca. 2016 Stephanie Hutzele, mezzo-soprano; Charles Spencer, piano Capriccio C5262, CD (2016). Nostalgia
TOM SAILS AWAY (Scenes from my childhood) + 9999 (378)
Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002126011163, audiocassette.
Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002126011163, audiocassette.
TUNES WE HEARD IN "NINETY TWO" see ON THE COUNTER
TWO LITTLE FLOWERS (On sunny days in our backyard . . .) (VI-B-68) (379) Text by Harmony Twichell Ives and the composer
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
Early 1938, Musicraft Records, Inc., New York City, NY. Mordecai Bauman, baritone; Albert Hirsh, piano New Music Recordings 1412 (Matrix: NMQR17), 78 rpm (1938). Composers Recordings Inc. CRI SRD 390, LP (1978). CRI ACS-6014, cassette (1985). Six Songs. Yankee Music. Music of Charles Ives.
Early 1938, Musicraft Records, Inc., New York City, NY. Mordecai Bauman, baritone; Albert Hirsh, piano New Music Recordings 1412 (Matrix: NMQR17), 78 rpm (1938). Composers Recordings Inc. CRI SRD 390, LP (1978). CRI ACS-6014, cassette (1985). Six Songs. Yankee Music. Music of Charles Ives.
February 24, 1939, during the recital in Town Hall, New York City, NY. Mina Hager, mezzosoprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano
February 24, 1939, during the recital in Town Hall, New York City, NY. Mina Hager, mezzosoprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano
TWO LITTLE FLOWERS (On sunny days in our backyard . . .) (VI-B-68) (379)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Additional Recording Notes
February 12, 1940, New York City, NY. Mordecai Bauman, baritone; Albert Hirsh, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370806, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. Recorded from broadcast of WNYC
February 12, 1940, New York City, NY. Mordecai Bauman, baritone; Albert Hirsh, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370806, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. Recorded from broadcast of WNYC