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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.
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Recording Date/Location | Performing Artists | Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year | Album Names | Additional Recording Notes |
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February and May 1990, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. | Orchestra New England; James Sinclair, conductor | Koch 3-7025-2, CD (1990). | The Orchestral Music of Charles Ives | |
June 2-6, 2003, Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall, Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VA. | "The President's Own" United States Marine Band; Timothy W. Foley, director | USMB CD-19, CD (2003). Naxos 8.570559, CD (2007). | Charles Ives's America. Charles Ives: Variations on 'America' - Old Home Days - 'The Alcotts’. | |
June 19-21, 2007, Konsertsalen, Malmö, Sweden. | Malmö Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Chorus; James Sinclair, conductor | Naxos 8.559370, CD (2009). | Charles Ives: Holiday Symphony (excerpts) - The General Slocum - Overture in G Minor | |
ca. 2008 | President's Own United States Marine Band; Frederick Fennell | Altissimo ALT70512, CD (2008). | President's Own United States Marine Band: Live in Concert | |
February 10-13, 2010, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX | Westwood High School Symphony Orchestra; Susan K. Williams, conductor | Mark Records 8771-MCD, CD (2013). | 2010 Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA): High School Honor Full Orchestra Westwood High School Symphony Orchestra | |
April 24, 2016, Van Meter Hall, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky University Wind Ensemble; Gary Schallert, conductor | Mark Records 52287-MCD, CD (2017). | Of Our New Day Begun |
June 2-6, 2003, Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall, Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VA. | "The President's Own" United States Marine Band; Timothy W. Foley, director | USMB CD-19, CD (2003). Naxos 8.570559, CD (2007). | Charles Ives's America. Charles Ives: Variations on 'America' - Old Home Days - 'The Alcotts'. |
ca. 1940s?, Lamar State College of Technology Symphonic Band, Beaumont, Texas | Lamar State College of Technology Symphonic Band; Charles A. Wiley, conductor; William E. Rhoads, transcriber | Educational Record Reference Library BP-125, 33.3 RPM | Band Program 25 | |
November 24, 1964, Columbia Auditorium, Louisville, KY. | The Louisville Orchestra; Robert Whitney, conductor | The Louisville Orchestra LOU651 (Matrix: XTV96254), 33.3 RPM (1965). | Variations on America | |
ca. 1966 | Ohio All-State High School Orchestra; Bernard Goodman, conductor | Century Records 23359, 33.3 RPM (1966). | 1966 Ohio All-State High School Orchestra | |
January 31, 1966, Orchestra Hall, Chicago, IL. | Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Morton Gould, conductor | RCA Victor LM2893 (Matrix: SRRM6078), 33.3 RPM (1966). RCA Victor LSC2893 (Matrix: SRRS6080), stereo 33.3 RPM (1966). RCA Victor FTC2221, stereo tape; 7i/2 i.p.s.; 4track (1967). RCA Victor TR35011, stereo tape; 33/4 i.p.s.; 4track (1967). R.C.A. RB6687 & SB6687, stereo 33.3 RPM (1967, England). RCA ARL2-1421, 33.3 RPM (1975). BMG Classics 60206-2-EG, CD (1990). | Orchestral set no. 2 - Putnam's camp, Redding, Connecticut - Robert Browning overture - A Treasury of Great American Favorites. The Chicago Symphony: The Centennial Collection. | |
May 6, 1968, Town Hall, Philadelphia, PA. | The Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor | Sony Classical SBK-63034, CD (1997). Sony Classical SBK-87967, CD (2003). Sony Classical 88985348242, CD (2016). | American Masterpieces. Amerikanische Meisterwerke. | |
May 8, 1968, Philadelphia, PA. | The Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor | Columbia MS7289 (Matrix: XXSM-139860), stereo 33.3 RPM (1969). (in a collection entitled: America) C.B.S. SBRG72683, stereo 33.3 RPM (1968, England). Silver Burdett Records P10 14081, 33.3 RPM (1978). Sony Classical B003JH0LAU, CD (2010). | America. Silver Burdett Music, Book 1. | |
March 15, 1970, Bailey Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY | Cornell University Wind Ensemble; Marice Stith, conductor, with tape prepared by the composer in cooperation with R. A. Moog | Century Custom Recording Service CUWE-7, 33.3 RPM (1971). | Cornell Wind Ensemble | As Heard on the Jingle Jangle Morning in Emerson Playground by You and the Signers of the United States Constitution (and Who Knows, Maybe the F.B.I.), by David Borden, which incorporates portions of the Ives work arranged for wind ensemble. |
ca. 1973 | All Eastern Division Band, Music Educators National Conference; Donald Hunsberger, conductor | Vogt Quality Recordings CSRV 2373, 33.3 RPM (1973). | All-Eastern M.E.N.C. Concert: Biennial Conference 1973 | |
ca. 1975, New Jersey | New Jersey All-State Symphonic Band; Larry Livingston, conductor | Silver Crest NJ21675, 33.3 RPM (1975). | 1975 Thirty-Sixth Annual High School New Jersey All-State Wind Ensemble | |
April 15, 1975, New York City, NY | Andre Kostelanetz, conductor | Columbia MG-33728, 33.3 RPM (1976). | Spirit of '76 | |
May 6-7, 1975, Royce Hall, University of California, Los Angeles | Los Angeles Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta, conductor | Decca SXL 6753, 33.3 RPM (1976). | Symphony No. 2 | (orchestrated by William Schumann) |
September 1977, Symphony Hall, Boston, MA | Boston Pops Orchestra; Arthur Fieldler | London SPC-21178, 33.3 RPM (1978, England). Decca PFS-4426, 33.3 RPM (1978). | Arthur Fiedler: The Boston Pops Orchestra. Fiedler Encores: Arthur Fiedler conducting the Boston Pops Orchestra | |
1978, Symphony Hall, Boston, MA. | Boston Pops Orchestra; Arthur Fiedler | London Records SPC 21178 (1978). Phillips 454391-2, CD (1996). Deutsche Grammophon 477 6115, CD (2007). Decca 4786769, CD (2014). Decca 4787146, CD (2014). Decca 4820555, CD (2014). | Arthur Fiedler: The Boston Pops Orchestra. The Arthur Fiedler Legacy. Music for Memorial Day. | |
November 8-11, 1983, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA | The Conservatory Wind Ensemble; Frank Battisti, conductor | New England Conservatory NEC-122, 33.3 RPM (1983). | Charles Ives: New England Conservatory, November 8-11, 1983 | |
September 12, 1985, Jones Hall, Houston, TX. | Houston Symphony; Sergiu Comissiona, conductor | Pro-arte SPL 263, 33.3 RPM (1986). Pro-arte CDD-263, CD (1986). | Celebrate America | |
September 16, 1986, Music Hall, Cincinatti, OH. | Cincinatti Pops Orchestra; Erich Kunzel, conductor | Telarc CD-80144, CD (1988). | American Jubilee | |
October 29, 1986, Woolsey Hall, New Haven, CT | Yale University Concert Band, Connecticut High School Liberty Band; Thomas C. Duffy, conductor | Yale Concert Band Self-Published, 33.3 RPM (1986). | ||
ca. 1987 | United States Air Force Tactical Air Command Band; Major Lowell E. Graham, conductor | Altissimo! 75442270542 MC-20837, 33.3 RPM (1987). | We the People | arr. Rhoads, Schuman |
January 1991, Barbican Theatre, London, England, UK. | London Symphony Brass; Eric Crees (arranger, director) | Collins Classics 12882, CD (1991). Regis RRC-1209, CD (year unlisted). | London Symphony Brass. Brass Americana: London Symphony Brass. | |
January 1991, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, MO. | Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor | RCA Victor 60778-2-RC, CD (1991). RCA Victor 09026-61222-2, CD (1992). RCA Victor 09026-61545-2, CD (1993). | Symphony No. 3 - The Unanswered Question - Three Places in New England | |
November 14-16, 1991, Avery Fisher Hall, New York, NY. | New York Philharmonic, Kurt Masur, conductor | Teldec 9031-74007-2, CD (1992). | Brahms: Haydn Variations - Reger: Mozart Variations - Ives/Schuman: Variations on America | |
October 15, 1991, Seattle Opera House, Seattle, WA. | Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor | Delos DE 3115, CD (1992). Naxos American Classics 8.559708, CD (2010). Naxos 8.505228, CD (2010). | A Tribute to William Schuman. William Schuman: Symphony No. 8. | |
July 25-28, 1994, Corbett Auditorium, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Cincinatti, OH. | Cincinnati Wind Symphony; Eugene Corporon, conductor | Klavier KCD-11060, CD (1995). | American Variations | |
June 20-21, 1994, Norton Center, Centre College, Danville, KY. | Summit Brass | Summit Records DCD-171, CD (1994). | Paving the Way: Summit Brass | |
ca. 1997 | Rekkenze Brass: Debra Luttrell, horn; René Jampen, trombone; Gary Ritson, trumpet; Peter Knudsvig, trumpet; Rainer Streit, tuba | Fono 2000 FCD 20002, CD (1997). | America | |
ca. 1998 | Mikael Beier, flute; Vibeke Franck, harp; Gert von Bülow, cello; Flemming Dreisig, organ | Danacord DACOCD 668, CD (1998). | Tågen Letter: Largo - Toccata | |
May 30-31, 2000, Poole Arts Centre, UK. | Philip Quint, violin; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, José Serebrier, conductor | Naxos 8.559083, CD (2001). Naxos 8.559147, CD (2002). Naxos 9.50098, CD (2010). | William Schuman: Violin Concerto | |
ca. 2001 | The United States Coast Guard Band; Commander Lewis J. Buckley, director | Altissimo ALT55702, CD (2001). USCG-93005, CD (2007). Altissimo 75442259882, CD (2013). Altissimo 75442203072, CD (2014). Altissimo 75442203082, CD (2014). | Always Ready. Americana. American Classics for Veterans Day. | |
ca. 2001 | Schwyzer Kantonal Blasorchester | Liverpool Record DMR 66 (2001). | Schwyzer Kantonal Blasorchester | arr. William E. Rhodes for Wind Band |
May 12-15, 2001, Bennett Auditorium, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS. | The Sax-Chamber Orchestra; Lawrence Gwozdz, conductor | Roméo Records 7215, CD (2001). | America Remembers | |
20, 26, 27 January 2002, Public Radio WPLN, Nashville, Tennessee | The Brass Arts Quintet: Raquel Rodriquez and Chris McCormick, trumpets; Greg Danner, horn; Jesse Chavez, tuba; Joshua Hauser, trombone | Mark Records 4365-MCD, CD (2013). | Shazam! | |
September 6-10, 2002, Iowa Western Community College, Council Bluffs, Iowa | USAF Heartland of America Band; Major Kelly G. Bledsoe, conductor | United States Air Force Self-Released (2003). | Land of the Free | |
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'. | |
ca. 2003 | The Texas A&M University Symphonic Band; Timothy Rhea, conductor | Mark MASTER 4816, CD (2003). | Wind Band Masterworks Volume I | |
ca. 2004 | Columbus State University Wind Ensemble; Robert W. Rumbelow, conductor | Summit Education 397, CD (2004). | Masterworks of the 20th Century | |
February 4-7, 2009 | Kentucky All-State Symphonic Band; Stephen Peterson, conductor | 8172-MCD, CD (2009). | 2009 Kentucky Music Educators Association 51st Annual In-Service Conference | |
ca. 2009 | Spirit of America Band; Ray E. Cramer, conductor | Paraclete Records 01, CD (2009). | Make His Praise Glorious | |
ca. 2010 | 2010 TMEA All-State 4A Symphonic Band; Stephen Peterson, conductor | Mark Custom Recording (number unlisted), CD (2010). | 2010 TMEA All-State 4A Symphonic Band | (arr. W. Damrosch for wind ensemble) |
December 4-5, 2010 | New York All-State Symphonic Band; Stephen Peterson, conductor | Mark Records 9311-MCD, CD (2010). | 75th Annual Winter Conference 2010 All-State Concerts | |
ca. 2011 | Onyx Brass: Niall Keatley, trumpet; Alan Thomas, trumpet; Andrew Sutton, horn; Amos Miller, trombone; David Gordon-Shute, tuba | Meridian CDE84603, CD (2011). | Time to Time: American Masters and New British Voices | |
ca. 2011 | USAF Heritage of America Band; Douglas Monroe, conductor | Altissimo 75442261812, CD (2011). | Heritage to Horizons | |
ca. 2011 | United States Air Force Tactical Air Command Band; Lowell Graham, conductor | Altissimo 75442270542, CD (2011). | We the People | |
ca. 2011 | United States Air Force Reserve Band; N. Alan Clark, conductor | Altissimo 75442270132, CD (2011). | American Hero: A Dedication to Brigadier General Robert L. Scott |