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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.
| Recording Date/Location | Performing Artists | Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year | Album Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 7, 1965, Hollywood, CA. | The Gregg Smith Singers; The Columbia Chamber Orchestra; Gregg Smith, conductor | Columbia ML6321 (Matrix: XXLP-114206), 33.3 RPM (1966). Columbia MS 6921 (Matrix: XXSM l14208), stereo 33.3 RPM (1966). C.B.S. BRG 72581 & SBRG-72581, stereo 33.3 RPM (1967, England). | Charles Ives: Music for Chorus |
| July 7, 1965, Hollywood, CA. | The Gregg Smith Singers; The Columbia Chamber Orchestra; Gregg Smith, conductor | Columbia ML6321 (Matrix: XXLP-114206), 33.3 RPM (1966). Columbia MS 6921 (Matrix: XXSM l14208), stereo 33.3 RPM (1966). C.B.S. BRG 72581 & SBRG-72581, stereo 33.3 RPM (1967, England). | Charles Ives: Music for Chorus |
| October 12 or 19, 1970, Wahlberg Recording Studios, San Francisco, CA. | Peter Del Grande, baritone; Vladimir Pleshakov, piano | Custom Division of Orion Records CST-106, LP (1970). | Peter Del Grande Sings Charles Ives |
| October 12 or 19, 1970, Wahlberg Recording Studios, San Francisco, CA. | Peter Del Grande, baritone; Vladimir Pleshakov, piano | Custom Division of Orion Records CST-106, LP (1970). | Peter Del Grande Sings Charles Ives |
| November 8-11, 1983, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA | The Conservatory Chorus; Lorna Cooke de Varon, conductor; John Heiss, piccolo | New England Conservatory NEC-122, 33.3 RPM (1983). | Charles Ives: New England Conservatory, November 8-11, 1983 |
| November 8-11, 1983, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA | The Conservatory Chorus; Lorna Cooke de Varon, conductor; John Heiss, piccolo | New England Conservatory NEC-122, 33.3 RPM (1983). | Charles Ives: New England Conservatory, November 8-11, 1983 |
| November 26-28, 1990, Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, London, England, UK. | Henry Herford, baritone; Robin Bowman, piano | Unicorn-Kanchana DKP-9111, CD (1991). | Songs: Volume 1 |
| November 26-28, 1990, Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, London, England, UK. | Henry Herford, baritone; Robin Bowman, piano | Unicorn-Kanchana DKP-9111, CD (1991). | Songs: Volume 1 |
| February and March 1991, Maison de Radio-France, France. | Nicholas Isherwood, bass; Eric Watson, piano | Accord 201812, CD (1991). | Charles Ives (1874-1954): Melodies |
| February and March 1991, Maison de Radio-France, France. | Nicholas Isherwood, bass; Eric Watson, piano | Accord 201812, CD (1991). | Charles Ives (1874-1954): Melodies |
| January 12, 1995, Broward Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL. | Susan Narucki, soprano; Alan Feinberg, piano | Decca 466 841-2, CD (2000). | Charles Ives: When the Moon - Songs - Sets for Orchestra |