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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
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V. Songs
ii. F-L
THE HOUSATONIC AT STOCKBRIDGE (Contented river, in thy dreamy realm . . .) (VI-B-64-d) (266) see also ORCHESTRAL SET NO. 1: iii Text by Robert Underwood Johnson
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
November 6-8, 2003, Großer Saal, Vienna Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria. Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano; Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano Warner Classics 2564 60297, CD (2004). Warner Classics 5195024, CD (2010). Concord Sonata - Songs
November 10-12, 2004, All Saints Church, East Finchley, London, UK. Gerald Finley, baritone; Julius Drake, piano Hyperion CDA-67516, CD (2005). Ives: A Song - For Anything
November 10-12, 2004, All Saints Church, East Finchley, London, UK. Gerald Finley, baritone; Julius Drake, piano Hyperion CDA-67516, CD (2005). Ives: A Song - For Anything
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Robert Gardner, baritone; Eric Trudel, piano Naxos 8.559271, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 3
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Robert Gardner, baritone; Eric Trudel, piano Naxos 8.559271, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 3
March 20-22, 2006, Recording studio Valter Neri, Montevarchi, Italy. Jill Feldman, soprano; Jeannette Koekkoek, piano Olive Music OM-011, CD (2007). Charles Ives: Songs
March 20-22, 2006, Recording studio Valter Neri, Montevarchi, Italy. Jill Feldman, soprano; Jeannette Koekkoek, piano Olive Music OM-011, CD (2007). Charles Ives: Songs
March 18-20, 2008, The Recital Hall at The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, State University of New York, NY. Susan Narucki, soprano; Donald Berman, piano New World Records 80680-2, CD (2008). The Light That is Felt: Songs of Charles Ives
March 18-20, 2008, The Recital Hall at The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, State University of New York, NY. Susan Narucki, soprano; Donald Berman, piano New World Records 80680-2, CD (2008). The Light That is Felt: Songs of Charles Ives
February 24 & 25, 2008, Brooklyn Recording, New York City, NY Theo Bleckmann, voice and live electronic processing; Kneebody Winter and Winter W&W 910 147-2, CD (2008). Twelve Songs by Charles Ives (Mixed July 2 & 3, 2008, Fluxx Studio, Munich, Germany)
February 24 & 25, 2008, Brooklyn Recording, New York City, NY Theo Bleckmann, voice and live electronic processing; Kneebody Winter and Winter W&W 910 147-2, CD (2008). Twelve Songs by Charles Ives (Mixed July 2 & 3, 2008, Fluxx Studio, Munich, Germany)
June 8-10, 2010 at hr-Sendesaal Frankfurt am Main, Germany Ensemble für Neue Musik Zürich; Sebastian Gottschick, conductor and arranger; Jeannine Hirzel, mezzosoprano Hat Hut B00ALZ7BLU, CD (2012). Charles Ives: A Songbook (arrangement for instrumental ensemble by Sebastian Gottschick)
June 8-10, 2010 at hr-Sendesaal Frankfurt am Main, Germany Ensemble für Neue Musik Zürich; Sebastian Gottschick, conductor and arranger; Jeannine Hirzel, mezzosoprano Hat Hut B00ALZ7BLU, CD (2012). Charles Ives: A Songbook (arrangement for instrumental ensemble by Sebastian Gottschick)
ca. 2013 Rayanne Dupois, soprano; Antoine Palloc, piano Soupir Editions S221, CD (2013). The Side Show: Chansons de Charles Ives
ca. 2013 Rayanne Dupois, soprano; Antoine Palloc, piano Soupir Editions S221, CD (2013). The Side Show: Chansons de Charles Ives
ca. 2016 Stephanie Hutzele, mezzo-soprano; Charles Spencer, piano Capriccio C5262, CD (2016). Nostalgia
ca. 2016 Stephanie Hutzele, mezzo-soprano; Charles Spencer, piano Capriccio C5262, CD (2016). Nostalgia
THE INDIANS (Alas! for them their day is o'er . . .) (VI-B-63) (283) see also SET NO. 2: i. Text by Charles Sprague
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Additional Recording Notes
February 24, 1939, Town Hall, NYC. Mina Hager, mezzosoprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano
February 24, 1939, Town Hall, NYC. Mina Hager, mezzosoprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano
March 31, 1943, NYC William Ventura, tenor; Columbia Concert Orchestra; Bernard Herrmann, conductor Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370830, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. Recorded from WABC broadcast. Accompaniment likely derived from one of the instrumental works from which the song was derived: SET No. 2: i; SET NO. 5: iii; or SET NO. 6: ii.
March 31, 1943, NYC William Ventura, tenor; Columbia Concert Orchestra; Bernard Herrmann, conductor Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370830, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. Recorded from WABC broadcast. Accompaniment likely derived from one of the instrumental works from which the song was derived: SET No. 2: i; SET NO. 5: iii; or SET NO. 6: ii.
THE INDIANS (Alas! for them their day is o'er . . .) (VI-B-63) (283) Text by Charles Sprague
Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
William Ventura, tenor. Bernard Herrmann, conductor. CBS Symphony. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371465, 78rpm.
William Ventura, tenor. Bernard Herrmann, conductor. CBS Symphony. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371465, 78rpm.