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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 22, 1978, the studios of the Czech Radio (Cesky Rozhlas), Prague, Czechoslovakia | Yvar Mikhashoff, piano; Josef Jelinek, flute (in IV). | Spectrum SR-120, 33.3 RPM (1980). Mode 262/65, CD (1992). | Charles Ives: Concord Sonata | |
| July 1978, Hochschule für Musik, Munich, Germany. | Herbert Henck, piano; Georgi Georgiev, viola; Hermann Klemeyer, flute | Wergo WER 60080, 33.3 RPM (1978). Wergo WER-60080-50, CD (1988). | Charles Ives: Concord-Sonate | |
| July 1978, Hochschule für Musik, Munich, Germany. | Herbert Henck, piano; Georgi Georgiev, viola; Hermann Klemeyer, flute | Wergo WER 60080, 33.3 RPM (1978). Wergo WER-60080-50, CD (1988). | Charles Ives: Concord-Sonate | |
| April 1981, Great Hall, Cooper Union, New York City, NY. | Leo Smit, piano | MusicMasters MMD-60105, CD (1986). | A Crazy Quilt of American Piano Music | |
| April 1981, Great Hall, Cooper Union, New York City, NY. | Leo Smit, piano | MusicMasters MMD-60105, CD (1986). | A Crazy Quilt of American Piano Music | |
| ca. 1982 | The Yale University Concert Band; Richard Thurston, director | Stith Custom Records KM-10073, 33.3RPM (year unlisted). | Down the Field | |
| ca. 1982 | The Yale University Concert Band; Richard Thurston, director | Stith Custom Records KM-10073, 33.3RPM (year unlisted). | Down the Field | |
| ca. 1982 | Ruth Duncan McDonald, piano | Musical Heritage Society MHS-4907W, 33.3 RPM (1984). | Charles Ives: Piano Sonata No. 2 (Concord, Mass., 1840-60) | |
| ca. 1982 | Ruth Duncan McDonald, piano | Musical Heritage Society MHS-4907W, 33.3 RPM (1984). | Charles Ives: Piano Sonata No. 2 (Concord, Mass., 1840-60) | |
| ca. 1984, McGill University, Montreál, Canada | Tom Plaunt, piano | McGill University Records 83018, 33.3 RPM (1984). | Tom Plaunt Plays Charles Ives | |
| ca. 1984, McGill University, Montreál, Canada | Tom Plaunt, piano | McGill University Records 83018, 33.3 RPM (1984). | Tom Plaunt Plays Charles Ives | |
| ca. 1985, Norway | Kjell Bækkelund, piano | Polydor 825697-1, 33.3. RPM (1985, Norway). | Charles Ives: Kjel Bækkelund: Piano Sonata No. 2 | |
| ca. 1985, Norway | Kjell Bækkelund, piano | Polydor 825697-1, 33.3. RPM (1985, Norway). | Charles Ives: Kjel Bækkelund: Piano Sonata No. 2 | |
| July 4, 1986, Kirche Blumenstein, Stockental, Switzerland. | Werner Bärtschi, piano; Alexandre Magnin, flute; Daniel Corti, viola | Ex libris CD-6057, CD (1989). | Charles Ives: 2 Klaviersonate: "Concord, Mass., 1840-1860" | |
| July 4, 1986, Kirche Blumenstein, Stockental, Switzerland. | Werner Bärtschi, piano; Alexandre Magnin, flute; Daniel Corti, viola | Ex libris CD-6057, CD (1989). | Charles Ives: 2 Klaviersonate: "Concord, Mass., 1840-1860" | |
| December 4, 1987 | Louise Bessette, piano | CBC Records: MVCD-1041, CD (1991). | Ives: Sonata No. 2: Extraits des Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus | |
| December 4, 1987 | Louise Bessette, piano | CBC Records: MVCD-1041, CD (1991). | Ives: Sonata No. 2: Extraits des Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus | |
| March 10-11, 1988, Nova Hall, Japan. | Chie Sato Roden, piano | ALM Records ALCD-31, CD (year unlisted). | Charles Ives: Concord Sonata | |
| March 10-11, 1988, Nova Hall, Japan. | Chie Sato Roden, piano | ALM Records ALCD-31, CD (year unlisted). | Charles Ives: Concord Sonata | |
| July 18-19, 1988, RCA Studio A, New York City, NY. | Marc-André Hamelin, piano | New World Records NW-378-2, CD (1989). | Charles Ives: Sonata No. 2 ("Concord, Mass., 1840-1860) | |
| July 18-19, 1988, RCA Studio A, New York City, NY. | Marc-André Hamelin, piano | New World Records NW-378-2, CD (1989). | Charles Ives: Sonata No. 2 ("Concord, Mass., 1840-1860) | |
| October 20-21, 1988, St. Mary's Church, Hatfield Broad Oak, UK. | Joanna MacGregor, piano | LDR CD-1004, CD (1989). | American Piano Classics: Joanna MacGregor | (iii. only) |
| October 20-21, 1988, St. Mary's Church, Hatfield Broad Oak, UK. | Joanna MacGregor, piano | LDR CD-1004, CD (1989). | American Piano Classics: Joanna MacGregor | (iii. only) |
| 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 |