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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
iii. Piano duets
| Recording Date/Location | Performing Artists | Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year | Album Names | Additional Recording Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1984, München, BR (studio 3), Munich, Germany. | Herbert Henck, piano; Deborah Richards, piano | Wergo WER 60112-50, CD (1985). Wergo WER 286 221-2, CD (1992). | Charles Ives Piano Pieces | |
| June 1986, Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, NY, or September 1987, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN. | Cheryl Seltzer, Joel Sachs, pianos | Musical Heritage Society 512292Y, CD (1988). Naxos 8.559194, CD (2005). | Charles Ives the Visionary. Ives: Three Quarter-Tone Pieces - Five Take-Offs - Hallowe’en - Sunrise. | |
| June 1986, Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, NY, or September 1987, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN. | Cheryl Seltzer, Joel Sachs, pianos | Musical Heritage Society 512292Y, CD (1988). Naxos 8.559194, CD (2005). | Charles Ives the Visionary. Ives: Three Quarter-Tone Pieces - Five Take-Offs - Hallowe’en - Sunrise. | |
| June 11, 1988, Pro Piano Studios, New York City, NY. | Joshua Pierce, Dorothy Jonas, pianos | Newport Classics NPD-85526, CD (1992). | Between the Keys: Microtonal Masterpieces of the 20th Century | |
| June 11, 1988, Pro Piano Studios, New York City, NY. | Joshua Pierce, Dorothy Jonas, pianos | Newport Classics NPD-85526, CD (1992). | Between the Keys: Microtonal Masterpieces of the 20th Century | |
| ca. 1992 | Gerard Bouwhuis and Cees van Zeeland, pianos | Channel Classics CCS 4592, CD (1992). | Messiaen: Visions De L'Amen - Ives: 3 Quarter-Tone Pieces - Van Zeeland: Initials | |
| ca. 1992 | Gerard Bouwhuis and Cees van Zeeland, pianos | Channel Classics CCS 4592, CD (1992). | Messiaen: Visions De L'Amen - Ives: 3 Quarter-Tone Pieces - Van Zeeland: Initials | |
| September 19, 1992, NYU Theatre, New York City, NY. | Joshua Pierce and Dorothy Jonas, pianos. | Pitch P-200207, CD (2006). | Pitch | |
| September 19, 1992, NYU Theatre, New York City, NY. | Joshua Pierce and Dorothy Jonas, pianos. | Pitch P-200207, CD (2006). | Pitch | |
| October 18-20, 1995, IRCAM, Paris, France. | Alexei Lubimov and Pierre-Laurent Aimard, pianos | Erato 0630 14638-2, CD (1996). Apex 0927 49515 2, CD (2003). Apex 2564 61879 2, CD (2004). Teldec 2564660448, CD (2012). | Piano Sonata No. 2 "Concord" - Three Quarter-Tone Pieces. Apex 2CD Sampler. Pierre-Laurent Aimard: The Warner Recordings. | |
| October 18-20, 1995, IRCAM, Paris, France. | Alexei Lubimov and Pierre-Laurent Aimard, pianos | Erato 0630 14638-2, CD (1996). Apex 0927 49515 2, CD (2003). Apex 2564 61879 2, CD (2004). Teldec 2564660448, CD (2012). | Piano Sonata No. 2 "Concord" - Three Quarter-Tone Pieces. Apex 2CD Sampler. Pierre-Laurent Aimard: The Warner Recordings. | |
| ca. 1998, Gasteig Philharmonic Hall, Munich, Germany. | Joseph Paratore and Anthony Paratore, pianos | Cascade GmbH 60034, DVD (2003). | 20th Century Music for Two Pianos | |
| ca. 1998, Gasteig Philharmonic Hall, Munich, Germany. | Joseph Paratore and Anthony Paratore, pianos | Cascade GmbH 60034, DVD (2003). | 20th Century Music for Two Pianos | |
| April 9-11, 2001, Sendesaal Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Josef Christof and Steffen Schleiermacher, pianos | Hat Hut 752156014324, CD (2006). | Quarter-Tone Pieces: Charles Ives and Ivan Wyschnegradsky | |
| April 9-11, 2001, Sendesaal Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. | Josef Christof and Steffen Schleiermacher, pianos | Hat Hut 752156014324, CD (2006). | Quarter-Tone Pieces: Charles Ives and Ivan Wyschnegradsky | |
| January 19, 2004, Crowell Concert Hall, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT. | Donald Berman, piano | New World Records 80618-2, CD (2004). | The Unknown Ives: Premiere Recordings of Unpublished Works and New Critical Editions, Volume 2 | |
| January 19, 2004, Crowell Concert Hall, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT. | Donald Berman, piano | New World Records 80618-2, CD (2004). | The Unknown Ives: Premiere Recordings of Unpublished Works and New Critical Editions, Volume 2 | |
| ca. 2014 | Thomas Bächli and Gertrud Schneider, pianos | Musiques Suisses MGB-CTS-M70, CD (2014). | Bächli - Schneider | |
| ca. 2014 | Thomas Bächli and Gertrud Schneider, pianos | Musiques Suisses MGB-CTS-M70, CD (2014). | Bächli - Schneider | |
| ca. 2014 | Claudio Rocchetti, Pietro Riparbelli, electronics | Cassauna SAUNA18, Cassette (2014). | Three Quarter-Tone Piano Pieces | (sound sample borrowing) |
| ca. 2014 | Claudio Rocchetti, Pietro Riparbelli, electronics | Cassauna SAUNA18, Cassette (2014). | Three Quarter-Tone Piano Pieces | (sound sample borrowing) |
| ca. 2016 | Quattro Mani: Steven Beck, Susan Grace, pianos | Bridge Records BRIDGE 9486 (2016). | Lounge Lizards | |
| ca. 2016 | Quattro Mani: Steven Beck, Susan Grace, pianos | Bridge Records BRIDGE 9486 (2016). | Lounge Lizards |