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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 |
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December 15, 1965, Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Ctr., New York, NY | New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor | Columbia ML6243 (Matrix: XXLP112362), 33.3 RPM (1966). Columbia MS6843 (Matrix: XXSM 11 2364), stereo 33.3 RPM (1966). Columbia MQ797, stereo tape; 7i/2 i.p.s.; 4track (1966). C.B.S. BRG72458 & SBRG72458, stereo 33.3 RPM (1966, England). Columbia MS7 153 in set D3S783, (Matrix: XXSM112364), stereo 33.3 RPM (1968). CBS Masterworks, 33.3 RPM (1983). Sony Classical SMK-60202, CD (1998). Sony 516023 2, CD (2004). | Bernstein Conducts Ives. Bernstein Century - Ives - Symphony No. 2 - Symphony No. 3. Leonard Bernstein - Ives. |
July 1967, Bishops Gate Institute, London, England | New Philharmonia Orchestra of London; Harold Farberman, conductor | Vanguard Cardinal Series VCS10034 in set VCS10032VCS10034 (Matrix: XSV140125), stereo 33.3 RPM (1968). VanguardVSL11041, stereo 33.3 RPM (1968, England). Vanguard VCD-72030, CD (1988). Vanguard Classics 08909871, CD (1993, Netherlands). | Symphony No. 3 & 4: Hallowe'en from Three Outdoor Scenes. |
July 1967, Bishops Gate Institute, London, England | New Philharmonia Orchestra of London; Harold Farberman, conductor | Vanguard Cardinal Series VCS10034 in set VCS10032VCS10034 (Matrix: XSV140125), stereo 33.3 RPM (1968). VanguardVSL11041, stereo 33.3 RPM (1968, England). Vanguard VCD-72030, CD (1988). Vanguard Classics 08909871, CD (1993, Netherlands). | Symphony No. 3 & 4: Hallowe'en from Three Outdoor Scenes. |
October 3, 1968, Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA | The Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor | RCA Victor LSC3060 (Matrix: WRRS4245), stereo 33.3 RPM (1969). RCA Victor R8S1125, stereo tape cartridge (1969). R.C.A. SB6798; stereo 33.3 RPM (1969, England). | Symphony No. 3: The Camp Meeting |
October 3, 1968, Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA | The Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor | RCA Victor LSC3060 (Matrix: WRRS4245), stereo 33.3 RPM (1969). RCA Victor R8S1125, stereo tape cartridge (1969). R.C.A. SB6798; stereo 33.3 RPM (1969, England). | Symphony No. 3: The Camp Meeting |
March 20, 1974, Scottish Rite Cathedral, Philadelphia, PA | The Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor | RCA ARL1-1682, 33.3 RPM (1976). | Charles Ives: Three Places in New England - Roy Harris: Symphony No. 3 |
March 20, 1974, Scottish Rite Cathedral, Philadelphia, PA | The Philadelphia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor | RCA ARL1-1682, 33.3 RPM (1976). | Charles Ives: Three Places in New England - Roy Harris: Symphony No. 3 |
October 9-11 1975, St. John's, Smith Square, London, England | Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor | Argo ZRG 845, LP (1976). Argo 417 818-2, CD (1987). Decca 466 745-2, CD (2000). Decca 475 8237, CD (2007). Decca 478 2759 DC10 (2011). | Ives: The Symphonies - Orchestral Sets 1 & 2. |
October 9-11 1975, St. John's, Smith Square, London, England | Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor | Argo ZRG 845, LP (1976). Argo 417 818-2, CD (1987). Decca 466 745-2, CD (2000). Decca 475 8237, CD (2007). Decca 478 2759 DC10 (2011). | Ives: The Symphonies - Orchestral Sets 1 & 2. |
ca. 1982 | Concertgebouw Orchestra; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor | Sony SK-46440, CD (1991). Sony Classical SB3K-87746, CD (2002). Sony Classical B003JH0LAU, CD (2010). Sony Classical 190374739733, CD (2016). | Symphonies Nos. 1-4 - Holidays Symphony - Central Park in the Dark - The Unanswered Question (Revised and Original Versions). |
ca. 1982 | Concertgebouw Orchestra; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor | Sony SK-46440, CD (1991). Sony Classical SB3K-87746, CD (2002). Sony Classical B003JH0LAU, CD (2010). Sony Classical 190374739733, CD (2016). | Symphonies Nos. 1-4 - Holidays Symphony - Central Park in the Dark - The Unanswered Question (Revised and Original Versions). |
Spring, 1983, Sound 80 Studio, Minneapolis | Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor | Pro-Arte CDS-3429, CD (1992). Pro-Arte CDD-140, CD (1998). | Copland: Appalachian Spring, Ives: Symphony No. 3 |
Spring, 1983, Sound 80 Studio, Minneapolis | Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor | Pro-Arte CDS-3429, CD (1992). Pro-Arte CDD-140, CD (1998). | Copland: Appalachian Spring, Ives: Symphony No. 3 |
ca. 1988 | Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davis, conductor | Intersound CDG 3140 (1988). | Copland: Appalachian Spring, Short Symphony - Ives: Symphony No. 3 |
ca. 1988 | Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davis, conductor | Intersound CDG 3140 (1988). | Copland: Appalachian Spring, Short Symphony - Ives: Symphony No. 3 |
May 7, 1991, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, MO | St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor | RCA Victor 09026-61222-2, CD (1992). Musical Heritage Society 513954T, CD (1995). | Symphony No. 3 - The Unanswered Question - Three Places in New England. Symphony No. 3. |
May 7, 1991, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, MO | St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor | RCA Victor 09026-61222-2, CD (1992). Musical Heritage Society 513954T, CD (1995). | Symphony No. 3 - The Unanswered Question - Three Places in New England. Symphony No. 3. |
April 1993, Performing Arts Center, State University of NY at Purchase, NY | Orpheus Chamber Orchestra | Deutsche Grammophon 439869-2, CD (1994). Deutsche Grammophon 457911-2, CD (1999). | A Set of Pieces: Music by Charles Ives. Three Places in New England. |
April 1993, Performing Arts Center, State University of NY at Purchase, NY | Orpheus Chamber Orchestra | Deutsche Grammophon 439869-2, CD (1994). Deutsche Grammophon 457911-2, CD (1999). | A Set of Pieces: Music by Charles Ives. Three Places in New England. |
March 23, 2000, Saarbrücken, Funkhaus Halberg, Musikstudio I | Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken; Michael Stern | Col legno 20225, CD (2006). | Charles Ives: Symphony No. 3 - Ragtime Dances - Robert Browning Overture |
March 23, 2000, Saarbrücken, Funkhaus Halberg, Musikstudio I | Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken; Michael Stern | Col legno 20225, CD (2006). | Charles Ives: Symphony No. 3 - Ragtime Dances - Robert Browning Overture |
June 19-20, 2000, All Saints Church, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK | Northern Sinfonia; James Sinclair conductor | Naxos 8.559087, CD (2003). Naxos 8.559187, CD (2003) [i. only] | Charles Ives: Symphony No. 3, Washington’s Birthday and Other Works |
June 19-20, 2000, All Saints Church, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK | Northern Sinfonia; James Sinclair conductor | Naxos 8.559087, CD (2003). Naxos 8.559187, CD (2003) [i. only] | Charles Ives: Symphony No. 3, Washington’s Birthday and Other Works |
September 23-26, 2004, Eugene McDermott Concert Hall, Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX. | Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton, Conductor. | Hyperion SACDA-67525, CD (2006). | Ives: Symphonies Nos 2 & 3, General William Booth enters into Heaven |
September 23-26, 2004, Eugene McDermott Concert Hall, Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX. | Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton, Conductor. | Hyperion SACDA-67525, CD (2006). | Ives: Symphonies Nos 2 & 3, General William Booth enters into Heaven |