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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
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II. Chamber Music
ii. Music for various combinations
LARGO RISOLUTO NO. 1 (II-B-14) (74)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
May 22, 1970, 30th Street Studio, New York City, NY. The New York String Quartet: Paul Zukofsky, violin; Romuald Tecco, violin; Jean Dupouy, viola; Timothy Eddy, violoncello; Gilbert Kalish, piano Columbia M30230, stereo 33.3 RPM (1970). Soundmark Records 48293, CD (2011). Charles Ives Chamber Music.
December 1992, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Mondriaan String Quartet: Jan Erik Van Regteren Altena, violin; Edwin Blankensteijn, violin; Annette Bergman, viola; Eduard Van Regteren Altena, cello; Fred Oldenburg, piano Etcetera KTC-1169, CD (1993). Charles Ives: Music for String Quartet
December 1992, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Mondriaan String Quartet: Jan Erik Van Regteren Altena, violin; Edwin Blankensteijn, violin; Annette Bergman, viola; Eduard Van Regteren Altena, cello; Fred Oldenburg, piano Etcetera KTC-1169, CD (1993). Charles Ives: Music for String Quartet
February 8-11, 2002 Leipziger Streichquartett: Andreas Seidel, violin; Tilman Büning, violin; Ivo Bauer, viola; Matthias Moosdorf, violoncello; Steffen Schleiermacher, piano MDG Gold MDG-307 1143, CD (2002). Soundmark Records 48293, CD (2011). Ives: Complete Music for String Quartet
February 8-11, 2002 Leipziger Streichquartett: Andreas Seidel, violin; Tilman Büning, violin; Ivo Bauer, viola; Matthias Moosdorf, violoncello; Steffen Schleiermacher, piano MDG Gold MDG-307 1143, CD (2002). Soundmark Records 48293, CD (2011). Ives: Complete Music for String Quartet
LARGO RISOLUTO NO. 2 (II-B-15) (75)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
May 22, 1970, 30th Street Studio, New York City, NY. The New York String Quartet: Paul Zukofsky, violin; Romuald Tecco, violin; Jean Dupuoy, viola; Timothy Eddy, violoncello; Gilbert Kalish, piano Columbia M30230, stereo 33.3 RPM (1970). Soundmark Records 48293, CD (2011). Charles Ives Chamber Music
May 22, 1970, 30th Street Studio, New York City, NY. The New York String Quartet: Paul Zukofsky, violin; Romuald Tecco, violin; Jean Dupuoy, viola; Timothy Eddy, violoncello; Gilbert Kalish, piano Columbia M30230, stereo 33.3 RPM (1970). Soundmark Records 48293, CD (2011). Charles Ives Chamber Music
December 1992, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Mondriaan String Quartet: Jan Erik Van Regteren Altena, violin; Edwin Blankensteijn, violin; Annette Bergman, viola; Eduard Van Regteren Altena, cello; Fred Oldenburg, piano Etcetera KTC-1169, CD (1993). Charles Ives: Music for String Quartet
December 1992, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Mondriaan String Quartet: Jan Erik Van Regteren Altena, violin; Edwin Blankensteijn, violin; Annette Bergman, viola; Eduard Van Regteren Altena, cello; Fred Oldenburg, piano Etcetera KTC-1169, CD (1993). Charles Ives: Music for String Quartet
February 8-11, 2002 Leipziger Streichquartett: Andreas Seidel, violin; Tilman Büning, violin; Ivo Bauer, viola; Matthias Moosdorf, violoncello; Steffen Schleiermacher, piano. MDG Gold MDG-307 1143, CD (2002). Ives: Complete Music for String Quartet
February 8-11, 2002 Leipziger Streichquartett: Andreas Seidel, violin; Tilman Büning, violin; Ivo Bauer, viola; Matthias Moosdorf, violoncello; Steffen Schleiermacher, piano. MDG Gold MDG-307 1143, CD (2002). Ives: Complete Music for String Quartet
SCHERZO: ALL THE WAY AROUND AND BACK (II-B-12) (81)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
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
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
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
June 8-10, 2010 at hr-Sendesaal Frankfurt am Main, Germany Ensemble für Neue Musik Zürich; Sebastian Gottschick, conductor and arranger [iii. only] 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 [iii. only] Hat Hut B00ALZ7BLU, CD (2012). Charles Ives: A Songbook (arrangement for instrumental ensemble by Sebastian Gottschick)
THE INNATE (VI-B-55) (284) see A SET OF THREE SHORT PIECES: iii
TRIO FOR VIOLIN, CELLO, PIANO (II-B-17) (86)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
May 11, 1938, Melotone Recording Co., New York City, NY. Charles Edward Ives, piano Disc III Side 5. CRI CD-810 (1999). Ives Plays Ives (Unidentified, possibly an improvision on the Sunrise Cadenza" in Trio for Violin, Cello, and piano, mvt. 2 (mm. 204-06))
May 11, 1938, Melotone Recording Co., New York City, NY. Charles Edward Ives, piano Disc III Side 5. CRI CD-810 (1999). Ives Plays Ives (Unidentified, possibly an improvision on the Sunrise Cadenza" in Trio for Violin, Cello, and piano, mvt. 2 (mm. 204-06))