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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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II. Chamber Music
i. String quartets
A REVIVAL SERVICE see QUARTET, STRINGS, NO. 1
ARGUMENTS see QUARTET, STRINGS, NO. 2: ii. AT PARTING
CHORALE see QUARTET, STRINGS, NO. 1: i., see SYMPHONY NO. 4
DISCUSSIONS see QUARTET, STRINGS, NO. 2: i.
INTERMEZZO
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
December 1992, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Mondrian String Quartet: Jan Erik Van Regteren, violin; Edwin Blankensteijn, violin; Annette Bergman, viola; Eduard Van Regteren Altena, cello Etcetera KTC-1169, CD (1993). Charles Ives: Music for String Quartet
December 1992, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Mondrian String Quartet: Jan Erik Van Regteren, violin; Edwin Blankensteijn, violin; Annette Bergman, viola; Eduard Van Regteren Altena, cello Etcetera KTC-1169, CD (1993). Charles Ives: Music for String Quartet
PRELUDE & FUGUE see SYMPHONY NO. 4: i.
QUARTET, STRINGS, NO. 1: FROM THE SALVATION ARMY; i. CHORALE (later this movement was included in SYMPHONY NO. 4 and the other movements were renumbered); ii. PRELUDE; iii. OFFERTORY; iv. POSTLUDE (II-A-1) (57)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
Columbia Chamber Orchestra conducted by Bernard Herrmann. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370756, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Columbia Chamber Orchestra conducted by Bernard Herrmann. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370756, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
May 11, 1937, New York City, NY. Columbia String Orchestra; Bemard Herrmann, conductor (ii, iii, & iv, arranged for string orchestra by Bernard Herrman); Recorded from WABC broadcast (NOTE: the first half of ii. is missing)
May 11, 1937, New York City, NY. Columbia String Orchestra; Bemard Herrmann, conductor (ii, iii, & iv, arranged for string orchestra by Bernard Herrman); Recorded from WABC broadcast (NOTE: the first half of ii. is missing)
Dorian String Quartet Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038372273, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Dorian String Quartet Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038372273, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Columbia Concert Orchestra, conducted by Bernard Herrmann. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370814, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Columbia Concert Orchestra, conducted by Bernard Herrmann. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370814, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
March 16, 1943, New York City, NY. Columbia Concert Orchestra; Bernard Herrmann, conductor Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370814, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370822, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. Recorded from WABC broadcast; (I & ii, arranged for string orchestra by Bernard Herrmann). Recorded from WABC broadcast. (ii & iii, arranged for string orchestra by Bernard Herrmann)
March 16, 1943, New York City, NY. Columbia Concert Orchestra; Bernard Herrmann, conductor Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370814, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370822, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. Recorded from WABC broadcast; (I & ii, arranged for string orchestra by Bernard Herrmann). Recorded from WABC broadcast. (ii & iii, arranged for string orchestra by Bernard Herrmann)
Columbia Concert Orchestra; Bernard Herrmann, conductor Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371788, 78rpm.
Columbia Concert Orchestra; Bernard Herrmann, conductor Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371788, 78rpm.
1963, Carl Fisher Hall, New York City, NY. The Kohon Quartet of New York University: Harold Kohon & Raymond Kunicki, violins; Bemard Zaslav, viola; Aaron Shapinsky, violoncello Vox DL1120 (Matrix: M1539A), 33.3 RPM (1964). Vox STDL501120 (Matrix: S-376A), stereo 33.3 RPM (1964). String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2