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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
All Recordings
I. Orchestra Music
iii. Music for chamber or theatre orchestra
| Performing Artists | Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year |
|---|---|
| Yale Theater Orchestra, conducted by James Sinclair. | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002128474377, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. |
| Yale Theater Orchestra, conducted by James Sinclair. | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002128474377, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. |
| Recording Date/Location | Performing Artists | Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year | Album Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| February and May 1990, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. | Orchestra New England; James Sinclair, conductor | Koch 3-7025-2, CD (1990). | The Orchestral Music of Charles Ives |
| February and May 1990, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. | Orchestra New England; James Sinclair, conductor | Koch 3-7025-2, CD (1990). | The Orchestral Music of Charles Ives |
| March 23, 2000, Saarbrücken, Funkhaus Halberg, Musikstudio I | Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken; Michael Stern | Col legno 20225, CD (2006). | Charles Ives: Symphony No. 3 - Ragtime Dances - Robert Browning Overture |
| March 23, 2000, Saarbrücken, Funkhaus Halberg, Musikstudio I | Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken; Michael Stern | Col legno 20225, CD (2006). | Charles Ives: Symphony No. 3 - Ragtime Dances - Robert Browning Overture |
| Recording Date/Location | Performing Artists | Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year | Album Names | Additional Recording Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 1951, New York City, NY. | The Polymusic Chamber Orchestra; Vladimir Cherniavsky (i.e., Will Lorin), conductor. | Polymusic Records PRLP1001 (Matrix: NEOLMC4121 ), 33.3 RPM (1951). | The Music of Charles Ives: Volume One | Recorded by Robert E. Blake |
| Summer 1951, New York City, NY. | The Polymusic Chamber Orchestra; Vladimir Cherniavsky (i.e., Will Lorin), conductor. | Polymusic Records PRLP1001 (Matrix: NEOLMC4121 ), 33.3 RPM (1951). | The Music of Charles Ives: Volume One | Recorded by Robert E. Blake |
| October 1962, Jordan Hall, NEC, Boston, MA. | The Boston Chamber Ensemble; Harold Farberman, conductor | Cambridge CRM804, 33.3 RPM (1963). Cambridge CRS1804 (Matrix: P4RS7433), stereo 33.3 RPM (1963). | Ives: Chamber pieces, Songs [and] Piano Sonata | |
| October 1962, Jordan Hall, NEC, Boston, MA. | The Boston Chamber Ensemble; Harold Farberman, conductor | Cambridge CRM804, 33.3 RPM (1963). Cambridge CRS1804 (Matrix: P4RS7433), stereo 33.3 RPM (1963). | Ives: Chamber pieces, Songs [and] Piano Sonata | |
| August 1967- January 1968, Rutgers Presbyterian Church, NYC by Madison Sound Studios, Inc. | Alan Mandel, piano | Desto DST6460 in set DST6458-DST6461, stereo 33.3 RPM (1968). Vox Box CD3X-3034, CD (1995). | Complete Works for Piano. Works for Piano. | (measures 6572: sketch toward cadenza; above which is written: Storm & distress) |
| August 1967- January 1968, Rutgers Presbyterian Church, NYC by Madison Sound Studios, Inc. | Alan Mandel, piano | Desto DST6460 in set DST6458-DST6461, stereo 33.3 RPM (1968). Vox Box CD3X-3034, CD (1995). | Complete Works for Piano. Works for Piano. | (measures 6572: sketch toward cadenza; above which is written: Storm & distress) |
| City College Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Fred Hauptman. | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038374121, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. | |||
| City College Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Fred Hauptman. | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038374121, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. | |||
| March 31 or April 1, 1969, Jordan Hall, NEC, Boston, MA. | Chamber Orchestra; Gunther Schuller, conductor | Columbia MS7318 (Matrix: XXSM150422), stereo 33.3 RPM (1970). CBS 76033, 33 RPM (1972, France). | Calcium Night Light | |
| March 31 or April 1, 1969, Jordan Hall, NEC, Boston, MA. | Chamber Orchestra; Gunther Schuller, conductor | Columbia MS7318 (Matrix: XXSM150422), stereo 33.3 RPM (1970). CBS 76033, 33 RPM (1972, France). | Calcium Night Light | |
| February 1969, City College of New York, New York City, NY. | Eddy Kronengold, piano | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038374121, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. | ||
| February 1969, City College of New York, New York City, NY. | Eddy Kronengold, piano | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038374121, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. | ||
| April 11 & 12, 1969, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands | Julliard Ensemble; Dennis Russel Davies, conductor | Philips 839.322 DSY, 33.3 RPM (1970, Paris). | ives - bolcom - berio - pousseur - lifchitz | |
| April 11 & 12, 1969, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands | Julliard Ensemble; Dennis Russel Davies, conductor | Philips 839.322 DSY, 33.3 RPM (1970, Paris). | ives - bolcom - berio - pousseur - lifchitz | |
| 1979, Bol'shogo Teatra, Moscow, USSR. | Ansambl Solistov Orchestra; Aleksandr Lazarev, conductor | Melodiya гост-1539, 33.3 RPM (1981). | ||
| 1979, Bol'shogo Teatra, Moscow, USSR. | Ansambl Solistov Orchestra; Aleksandr Lazarev, conductor | Melodiya гост-1539, 33.3 RPM (1981). | ||
| December 2-6, 1991, Saal der Deutschen Bank, Frankfurt, Germany. | Ensemble Modern; Ingo Metzmacher | EMI 0777 7 54552 2 9, CD (1992). EMI 50999 2 06631 2 4, CD (2008). | A Portrait of Charles Ives. Charles Ives: Songs, Orchestral Sets, From the Steeples and the Mountains. | |
| December 2-6, 1991, Saal der Deutschen Bank, Frankfurt, Germany. | Ensemble Modern; Ingo Metzmacher | EMI 0777 7 54552 2 9, CD (1992). EMI 50999 2 06631 2 4, CD (2008). | A Portrait of Charles Ives. Charles Ives: Songs, Orchestral Sets, From the Steeples and the Mountains. | |
| November 1992, St. Paul's Cathedral, Grosse Pointe, MI. | Detroit Chamber Winds and Friends; H. Robert Reynolds, conductor | Koch 3-7182-2H1, CD (1993). | Remembrance: A Charles Ives Collection |