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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
POLONAISE (78)
Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
The Whiffenpoofs of 1975; Yale Theater Orchestra, conducted by James Sinclair. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002128474401, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
The Whiffenpoofs of 1975; Yale Theater Orchestra, conducted by James Sinclair. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002128474401, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
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))
ca. 1940s Felix Galimir, violin; Siegfried Palm, violoncello; David Golub, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038374022, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
ca. 1940s Felix Galimir, violin; Siegfried Palm, violoncello; David Golub, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038374022, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
October 26 & 27, 1965, Manhattan Towers Hotel, New York City, NY. Nieuw Amsterdam Trio: John Pintavalle, violin; Heinrich Joachim, violoncello; Edith Mocsanyi, piano Decca DL10126 (Matrix: MG10236T1), 33.3 RPM (1966). Decca DL710126 (Matrix: 7102361), stereo 33.3 RPM (1966). Ives Trio - Copland Vitebsk - Bloch Three Nocturnes
October 26 & 27, 1965, Manhattan Towers Hotel, New York City, NY. Nieuw Amsterdam Trio: John Pintavalle, violin; Heinrich Joachim, violoncello; Edith Mocsanyi, piano Decca DL10126 (Matrix: MG10236T1), 33.3 RPM (1966). Decca DL710126 (Matrix: 7102361), stereo 33.3 RPM (1966). Ives Trio - Copland Vitebsk - Bloch Three Nocturnes
1966, Coolidge Auditorium, The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Beaux Arts Trio of New York (Daniel Guilet, violin; Bernard Greenhouse, violoncello; Menahem Pressler, piano) Recorded live from radio broadcast
1966, Coolidge Auditorium, The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Beaux Arts Trio of New York (Daniel Guilet, violin; Bernard Greenhouse, violoncello; Menahem Pressler, piano) Recorded live from radio broadcast
May 11 & 12, 1970, 30th Street Studio, New York City, NY. Paul Zukofsky, violin; Robert Sylvester, violoncello; Gilbert Kalish, piano Columbia M30230, stereo 33.3 RPM (1970). Soundmark Records 48293, CD (2011). Charles Ives Chamber Music.
May 11 & 12, 1970, 30th Street Studio, New York City, NY. Paul Zukofsky, violin; Robert Sylvester, violoncello; Gilbert Kalish, piano Columbia M30230, stereo 33.3 RPM (1970). Soundmark Records 48293, CD (2011). Charles Ives Chamber Music.
November 18, 1970, Decca Studios, London, England, UK Pacific Art Trio: Alice Shapiro, piano; Israel Baker, violin; Edgar Lustgarten, cello Delos Del-25402, 33.3 RPM (1975). Delos DE1009, CD (1987). Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Piano Trio, Op. 1 (1910) - Charles Ives: Piano Trio (1911)