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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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I. Orchestra Music
i. Symphonies
SYMPHONY NO. 2 (I-A-2) (2)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
December 17, 1998, 52nd Annual Midwest Clinic, Hilton Ballroom and Towers, Chicago, IL "The President's Own" United States Marine Band and Chamber Ensembles; Lt. Col Timothy W. Foley Mark 2966-MCD, CD (1999) The Fifty-Second Annual Midwest Clinic, 1998 [Finale only]
December 17, 1998, 52nd Annual Midwest Clinic, Hilton Ballroom and Towers, Chicago, IL "The President's Own" United States Marine Band and Chamber Ensembles; Lt. Col Timothy W. Foley Mark 2966-MCD, CD (1999) The Fifty-Second Annual Midwest Clinic, 1998 [Finale only]
November 16-18, 1999, Großer Sendesaal des SR, Saarbrücken, Germany Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken; Michael Stern, conductor Col legno WWE-20074, CD (2003). Charles Ives: Universe Symphony - Second Symphony
November 16-18, 1999, Großer Sendesaal des SR, Saarbrücken, Germany Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken; Michael Stern, conductor Col legno WWE-20074, CD (2003). Charles Ives: Universe Symphony - Second Symphony
June 19, 2000, Andrew Jackson Hall, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Nashville, TN Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor Naxos 8.559076, CD (2000). Naxos 8.559118, CD (2001). Naxos 8.558164-65, CD (2005). Charles Ives: Symphony No. 2 - Robert Browning Overture
June 19, 2000, Andrew Jackson Hall, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Nashville, TN Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor Naxos 8.559076, CD (2000). Naxos 8.559118, CD (2001). Naxos 8.558164-65, CD (2005). Charles Ives: Symphony No. 2 - Robert Browning Overture
February 1-3, 2002, Philharmonie im Gasteig München, Germany Münchner Philharmoniker, James Levine, conductor OEHMS OC-509, CD (2004). Oehms Classics OC-507, CD (2004). Documents of the Munich Years. Documents of the Munich Years - Vol. 7.
February 1-3, 2002, Philharmonie im Gasteig München, Germany Münchner Philharmoniker, James Levine, conductor OEHMS OC-509, CD (2004). Oehms Classics OC-507, CD (2004). Documents of the Munich Years. Documents of the Munich Years - Vol. 7.
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
June 14, 2012, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, Washington Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Ludovic Morlot, conductor Seattle Symphony Media SSM1003 (2014). Ives: Symphony No. 2 - Carter: Instances - Gershwin: An American in Paris
June 14, 2012, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, Washington Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Ludovic Morlot, conductor Seattle Symphony Media SSM1003 (2014). Ives: Symphony No. 2 - Carter: Instances - Gershwin: An American in Paris
July 28 & 29, 2014, Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Melbourne Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Davis, conductor Chandos CHSA 5152, CD (2015). Charles Ives: Symphonies Nos 1 and 2
July 28 & 29, 2014, Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Melbourne Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Davis, conductor Chandos CHSA 5152, CD (2015). Charles Ives: Symphonies Nos 1 and 2
February 11-14, 2015, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas, United States (live recording) Marcus High School Wind Symphony; Amanda Drinkwater, conductor Mark Records 51663-MCD, CD (2015). Texas Music Educators Association Clinic/Convention 2015 [Finale only]; (arr. J. Elkus for wind ensemble)
February 11-14, 2015, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas, United States (live recording) Marcus High School Wind Symphony; Amanda Drinkwater, conductor Mark Records 51663-MCD, CD (2015). Texas Music Educators Association Clinic/Convention 2015 [Finale only]; (arr. J. Elkus for wind ensemble)
SYMPHONY NO. 2 (2)
Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373453, CD.
Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373453, CD.
SYMPHONY NO. 3: "THE CAMP MEETING" (I-A-3) (3)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
September 11, 1946, NYC CBS Symphony Orchestra; Bernard Herrmann, conductor Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370855, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. [part of iii] Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370863, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. (NOTE: This performance includes Ives's corrections of the score Bernard Herrmann). Broadcast of WCBS, first broadcast of the work
September 11, 1946, NYC CBS Symphony Orchestra; Bernard Herrmann, conductor Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370855, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. [part of iii] Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370863, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. (NOTE: This performance includes Ives's corrections of the score Bernard Herrmann). Broadcast of WCBS, first broadcast of the work
CBS Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Bernard Herrmann. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370855, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
CBS Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Bernard Herrmann. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370855, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
August 6, 1950, auditorium of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. National Gallery Orchestra; Richard Bales, conductor. WCFM LP1 (Matrix numbers: XTV13460; XTV13461), 33.3 RPM (1950). El Records ACMEM 146, CD (2008). A Radical in a Suit and Tie. Recorded by Warren McDowell
August 6, 1950, auditorium of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. National Gallery Orchestra; Richard Bales, conductor. WCFM LP1 (Matrix numbers: XTV13460; XTV13461), 33.3 RPM (1950). El Records ACMEM 146, CD (2008). A Radical in a Suit and Tie. Recorded by Warren McDowell
September 6, 1952 (possibly 1949), Yaddo Festival, Saratoga Springs, NY The Yaddo Orchestra; Frederick Fennell, conductor Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370970, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.