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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
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V. Songs
iv. S-V
SEPTEMBER (And in September . . .) (VI-B-61-b) (346) Text by Folgore da San Geminiano, translated by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT Ryan MacPherson, tenor; Eric Trudel, piano Naxos 8.559273, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 5
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT Ryan MacPherson, tenor; Eric Trudel, piano Naxos 8.559273, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 5
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
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
Blake Stern, tenor Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370749, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Blake Stern, tenor Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370749, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
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.
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.
SERENITY (O Sabbath rest of Galilee! . . .) (VI-B-60-d) (347) Text by John Greenleaf Whittier
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 39002038370830, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
William Ventura, tenor. Columbia Concert Orchestra, conducted by Bernard Herrmann. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370830, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Helen Boatwright, soprano. John Kirkpatrick, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371036, 1/4 sound tape reel.
Helen Boatwright, soprano. John Kirkpatrick, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371036, 1/4 sound tape reel.
SERENITY (O Sabbath rest of Galilee! . . .) (VI-B-60-d) (347)
Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
Norma Marder, soprano. James Tenney, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370996, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Norma Marder, soprano. James Tenney, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370996, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.