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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
III. Keyboard Music
i. Piano sonatas
| Recording Date/Location | Performing Artists | Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year | Album Names | Additional Recording Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1967, Copenhagen, Denmark | Noel Lee, piano | Nonesuch H1169, 33.3 RPM (1967). Nonesuch H71169, stereo 33.3 RPM (1967). Nonesuch E1169, stereo tape; 3 3/4 i.p.s.; 4track (1968). Nonesuch X51169, stereo tape cassette (1968). Nonesuch M81169, stereo tape cartridge (1969). | Charles Ives: Piano Sonata No. 1 | |
| August 1967- January 1968, Rutgers Pres. Church, NYC, Madison Sound Studios, Inc. | Alan Mandel, piano | Desto DST6461 in set DST6458DST-6461, stereo 33.3 RPM (1968). Vox Box CD3X-3034, CD (1995). | Complete Works for Piano. Works for Piano. | |
| August 1967- January 1968, Rutgers Pres. Church, NYC, Madison Sound Studios, Inc. | Alan Mandel, piano | Desto DST6461 in set DST6458DST-6461, stereo 33.3 RPM (1968). Vox Box CD3X-3034, CD (1995). | Complete Works for Piano. Works for Piano. | |
| August 31, 1969, Chicago, IL | John Cobb, piano | Recorded from broadcast of WFMT, Chicago | ||
| August 31, 1969, Chicago, IL | John Cobb, piano | Recorded from broadcast of WFMT, Chicago | ||
| ca. 1976 | Nina Deutsch, piano | Voxbox CDX-5089, CD (1993). | Ives: Solo Piano Music | |
| ca. 1976 | Nina Deutsch, piano | Voxbox CDX-5089, CD (1993). | Ives: Solo Piano Music | |
| ca. 1979 | Carl-Axel Dominique, piano | Dagvisa DAG 02-1002 Stereo, 33.3 RPM (1979). | Carl-Axel Dominique | |
| ca. 1979 | Carl-Axel Dominique, piano | Dagvisa DAG 02-1002 Stereo, 33.3 RPM (1979). | Carl-Axel Dominique | |
| September 30, 1981, Colden Auditorium, Queens College, New York City, NY | John Cobb, piano | Spectrum SR-155, 33.3 RPM (1982). | Charles Ives: First Piano Sonata | |
| September 30, 1981, Colden Auditorium, Queens College, New York City, NY | John Cobb, piano | Spectrum SR-155, 33.3 RPM (1982). | Charles Ives: First Piano Sonata | |
| November 1983, München, BR (Studio 3), Munich, Germany | Herbert Henck, piano | Wergo WER 60101 (1984), 33.3 RPM (1984). Wergo WER 60101-50, CD (1984). | Sonate für Klavier Nr. 1 | |
| November 1983, München, BR (Studio 3), Munich, Germany | Herbert Henck, piano | Wergo WER 60101 (1984), 33.3 RPM (1984). Wergo WER 60101-50, CD (1984). | Sonate für Klavier Nr. 1 | |
| March and May 1989, Clapp Recital Hall, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA | John Jenson, piano | Music & the Arts CD-630, CD (1990). | Charles Ives: Piano Sonatas - John Jensen | |
| March and May 1989, Clapp Recital Hall, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA | John Jenson, piano | Music & the Arts CD-630, CD (1990). | Charles Ives: Piano Sonatas - John Jensen | |
| January-February 1991, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, England | Peter Lawson, piano | Erato 2435619285, CD (2001). Virgin Classics 0777 7 59316 2 4, CD (2003). EMI 50999 2 34469, CD (2008). | American Piano Sonatas: Volume 2. Sonata for Piano. | |
| January-February 1991, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, England | Peter Lawson, piano | Erato 2435619285, CD (2001). Virgin Classics 0777 7 59316 2 4, CD (2003). EMI 50999 2 34469, CD (2008). | American Piano Sonatas: Volume 2. Sonata for Piano. | |
| August 9, 1991, part of series of concerts by Radio France | Eric Watson, piano | Accord 201862, CD (France, 2000). | Charles Ives: 1ere Sonate - Three-Page Sonata - The Anti-Abolitionist Riots - Etude No. 20 | |
| August 9, 1991, part of series of concerts by Radio France | Eric Watson, piano | Accord 201862, CD (France, 2000). | Charles Ives: 1ere Sonate - Three-Page Sonata - The Anti-Abolitionist Riots - Etude No. 20 | |
| August 26-28, 1992, Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Ultimo Centre, Sydney, Australia | Donna Coleman, piano | Etcetera KTC-1147, CD (1992). | Charles Ives: Piano Sonata N. 1 - 4 Studies - Varied Air Variations - Waltz-Rondo | |
| August 26-28, 1992, Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Ultimo Centre, Sydney, Australia | Donna Coleman, piano | Etcetera KTC-1147, CD (1992). | Charles Ives: Piano Sonata N. 1 - 4 Studies - Varied Air Variations - Waltz-Rondo | |
| ca. 1995 | René Eckhardt, piano | Brilliant Classics 9135, CD (1995). | Ives: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 | |
| ca. 1995 | René Eckhardt, piano | Brilliant Classics 9135, CD (1995). | Ives: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 | |
| April 1996, Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Ultimo Centre, Sydney, Australia | Donna Coleman, piano | ABC Classics 454 519-2, CD (1996). | Rags to Riches: A Syncopated Century | (ivb. only) |
| April 1996, Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Ultimo Centre, Sydney, Australia | Donna Coleman, piano | ABC Classics 454 519-2, CD (1996). | Rags to Riches: A Syncopated Century | (ivb. only) |