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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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III. Keyboard Music
i. Piano sonatas
SONATA, PIANO, NO. 2 "CONCORD, MASS., 1840-60‚"; i. EMERSON; ii. HAWTHORNE; iii. THE ALCOTTS; iv. THOREAU (selections) (III-A-2) (88) i. EMERSON see also TRANSCRIPTIONS FROM EMERSON; iv. THOREAU see also THOREAU
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
ca. 1999 Bojan Gorisek, piano Audiophile Classics 101.059, CD (1999). Concord Sonata
June 29-30, July 30, and November 23, 1999, Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center, SUNY Purchase, NY. Anthony de Mare, piano CRI CD-837, CD (2000). Wizards and Wildmen
June 29-30, July 30, and November 23, 1999, Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center, SUNY Purchase, NY. Anthony de Mare, piano CRI CD-837, CD (2000). Wizards and Wildmen
July 15-22 1999, Chapin Hall, Williamstown, MA. Robert Shannon, piano Palexa CD-0521, CD (2000). Piano sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57: Ludwig van Beethoven. Charles Ives: Piano sonata no. 2 (Concord, Mass. 1840-1860), excerpts. Artist's proofs: Scott Wheeler. Maurice Ravel: Alborada del gracioso (from Miroirs). Igor Stravinsky: Trois mouvements de Pétrouchka.
July 15-22 1999, Chapin Hall, Williamstown, MA. Robert Shannon, piano Palexa CD-0521, CD (2000). Piano sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57: Ludwig van Beethoven. Charles Ives: Piano sonata no. 2 (Concord, Mass. 1840-1860), excerpts. Artist's proofs: Scott Wheeler. Maurice Ravel: Alborada del gracioso (from Miroirs). Igor Stravinsky: Trois mouvements de Pétrouchka.
November 19, 1999, Manifestamusica Festival, Quarrata PT, Italy. Giorgio Morozzi, piano; Edoardo Rosadini, viola; Arcadio Baracchi, flute Materiali Sonori CD-90122, CD (2000). Sonata No. 2 "Concord, Mass. 1840-1860"
November 19, 1999, Manifestamusica Festival, Quarrata PT, Italy. Giorgio Morozzi, piano; Edoardo Rosadini, viola; Arcadio Baracchi, flute Materiali Sonori CD-90122, CD (2000). Sonata No. 2 "Concord, Mass. 1840-1860"
May 11-13, 2000, and October 11, 13, 15, 2000, Patrych Recording, New York City, NY. Lara Downes, piano Postcards 7720022, CD (2001). American Ballads: Solo Piano
May 11-13, 2000, and October 11, 13, 15, 2000, Patrych Recording, New York City, NY. Lara Downes, piano Postcards 7720022, CD (2001). American Ballads: Solo Piano
September 15, 2000 (Orchestral transcription:) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor Innova 414, CD (2007). Henry Brant - Charles Ives
September 15, 2000 (Orchestral transcription:) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor Innova 414, CD (2007). Henry Brant - Charles Ives
August 2001, Parr St. Studios, Liverpool, UK. Joanna MacGregor, piano Sound Circus SC-007, CD (2001). ENJ-9438, CD (2003). Play (iii. Only)
August 2001, Parr St. Studios, Liverpool, UK. Joanna MacGregor, piano Sound Circus SC-007, CD (2001). ENJ-9438, CD (2003). Play (iii. Only)
ca. 2002 Philip Mead, piano Metier MSV CD-92037, CD (2002). Varied Air: Charles Ives: the piano music
ca. 2002 Philip Mead, piano Metier MSV CD-92037, CD (2002). Varied Air: Charles Ives: the piano music
January 30-31, 2002, Toronto Centre for the Arts, Toronto, Canada. Steven Mayer, piano Naxos 8.559221, CD (2004). Ives: Piano Sonata No. 2 - The Celestial Railroad
January 30-31, 2002, Toronto Centre for the Arts, Toronto, Canada. Steven Mayer, piano Naxos 8.559221, CD (2004). Ives: Piano Sonata No. 2 - The Celestial Railroad
ca. 2003 Trevor Stephenson, 1850 Parlor Grand Piano Light & Shadow Label (number unlisted), CD (2003). The Americans: Music of Joplin, Ives, Foster & Others [iii. only]
ca. 2003 Trevor Stephenson, 1850 Parlor Grand Piano Light & Shadow Label (number unlisted), CD (2003). The Americans: Music of Joplin, Ives, Foster & Others [iii. only]
ca. 2003 Eugene List, piano Museum Music (unlisted), CD (2003). American Attitude: Influential American Music: 1868-1919 [iii. only]
ca. 2003 Eugene List, piano Museum Music (unlisted), CD (2003). American Attitude: Influential American Music: 1868-1919 [iii. only]
June 2-6, 2003, Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall, Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VA. "The President's Own" United States Marine Band; Colonel Timothy W. Foley. USMB CD-19, CD (2003). Naxos 8.570559, CD (2007). Charles Ives's America. Charles Ives: Variations on 'America' - Old Home Days - 'The Alcotts'. (Band arrangement: Alcotts only)
June 2-6, 2003, Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall, Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VA. "The President's Own" United States Marine Band; Colonel Timothy W. Foley. USMB CD-19, CD (2003). Naxos 8.570559, CD (2007). Charles Ives's America. Charles Ives: Variations on 'America' - Old Home Days - 'The Alcotts'. (Band arrangement: Alcotts only)
April 5-6, 2004, Henry Wood Hall, London, UK. Marc-André Hamelin, piano; Jaime Martin, flute Hyperion CDA-67469, CD (2004). Ives Concord Sonata: Barber Piano Sonata
April 5-6, 2004, Henry Wood Hall, London, UK. Marc-André Hamelin, piano; Jaime Martin, flute Hyperion CDA-67469, CD (2004). Ives Concord Sonata: Barber Piano Sonata