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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
Search pieces, artists, dates, locations, record label, release number/format/year, text by, and additional notes
IV. Choral Music
ii. Other music for chorus and orchestra
THEY ARE THERE! or WAR SONG MARCH (There's a time in many a life . . .) (V-B-14) (188)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
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
January 28-29, 1990, Technisonics Studio, St. Louis MO Kronos Quartet: David Harrington, John Sherba, violins; Hank Dutt, viola; Joan Jeanrenaud, cello Elektra Nonesuch 9 79242-2, CD (1990). Black Angels
January 28-29, 1990, Technisonics Studio, St. Louis MO Kronos Quartet: David Harrington, John Sherba, violins; Hank Dutt, viola; Joan Jeanrenaud, cello Elektra Nonesuch 9 79242-2, CD (1990). Black Angels
September 1994, Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD David Zinman, conductor; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Baltimore Symphony Chorus Decca 476 1537, CD (1996). Argo 444 860-2, CD (1996). Decca 000340202, CD (2004). They Are There! - Three Places in New England - New England Holidays
September 1994, Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD David Zinman, conductor; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Baltimore Symphony Chorus Decca 476 1537, CD (1996). Argo 444 860-2, CD (1996). Decca 000340202, CD (2004). They Are There! - Three Places in New England - New England Holidays
September 30, October 1-3, 1999, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Vance George, director BMG 09026-63703-2, CD (2002). BBC MM216, CD (2002). Charles Ives: An American Journey
September 30, October 1-3, 1999, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Vance George, director BMG 09026-63703-2, CD (2002). BBC MM216, CD (2002). Charles Ives: An American Journey
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'. (Transcribed by James B. Sinclair).
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'. (Transcribed by James B. Sinclair).
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT Sara Jakubiak, Lielle Berman, Amanda Ingram, Rebecca Ringle, Michael Cavalieri, Daniel Bircher, Diego Matamoros, Unison voices; Douglas Dickson, piano Naxos 8.559274, CD (2008). Naxos 8.506030, CD (2013). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 6. Charles Ives: A Song Collection.
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT Sara Jakubiak, Lielle Berman, Amanda Ingram, Rebecca Ringle, Michael Cavalieri, Daniel Bircher, Diego Matamoros, Unison voices; Douglas Dickson, piano Naxos 8.559274, CD (2008). Naxos 8.506030, CD (2013). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 6. Charles Ives: A Song Collection.
February 16-20, 2007 Gerald Finley, baritone; Julius Drake, piano Hyperion CDA-67644, CD (2008). Romanzo, di Central Park
February 16-20, 2007 Gerald Finley, baritone; Julius Drake, piano Hyperion CDA-67644, CD (2008). Romanzo, di Central Park
ca. 2011 Creekview High School Wind Symphony; Preston Hazzard, conductor Mark Records 9698-MCD, CD (2012). The 65th Annual Midwest Clinic: An International Band & Orchestra Conference
ca. 2011 Creekview High School Wind Symphony; Preston Hazzard, conductor Mark Records 9698-MCD, CD (2012). The 65th Annual Midwest Clinic: An International Band & Orchestra Conference
THEY ARE THERE! or WAR SONG MARCH (There's a time in many a life . . .) (188)
Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373479, audiocassette.
Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373479, audiocassette.
TWO SLANTS or CHRISTIAN AND PAGAN: a. DUTY (So nigh is grandeur to our dust . . .); b. VITA (Nascentes morimur . . .) (V-B-7) (189) a. Text by Ralph Waldo Emerson b. Text by Manlius or Manilius, from Astronomica
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
May 4, 1966 (a); May 6, 1966, (b) a.: The Gregg Smith Singers; The Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Gregg Smith, conductor b.: The Texas Boys Choir of Fort Worth; George Bragg, director; The Gregg Smith Singers; Raymond Beegle, Allen organ; Gregg Smith, conductor Columbia MS7321 (Matrix: XXSM150546), stereo 33.3 RPM (1969). New Music of Charles Ives: Seventeen First Recordings for Solo Voice, Chorus and Chamber Orchestra
May 4, 1966 (a); May 6, 1966, (b) a.: The Gregg Smith Singers; The Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Gregg Smith, conductor b.: The Texas Boys Choir of Fort Worth; George Bragg, director; The Gregg Smith Singers; Raymond Beegle, Allen organ; Gregg Smith, conductor Columbia MS7321 (Matrix: XXSM150546), stereo 33.3 RPM (1969). New Music of Charles Ives: Seventeen First Recordings for Solo Voice, Chorus and Chamber Orchestra
VITA see TWO SLANTS: b.
WAR SONG MARCH see THEY ARE THERE!
iii. Sacred choral music
ANTHEM: PROCESSIONAL see PSALM 135