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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
All Recordings
V. Songs
i. A-E
| Recording Date/Location | Performing Artists | Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year | Album Names | Additional Recording Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 28, 1939, WPA Community Building, The World's Fair, NYC. | Gretchen Gantvoort, soprano; Thomas Weil, piano | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371572, 78 RPM Test Pressing. | Recorded from WNYC broadcast | |
| September 28, 1939, WPA Community Building, The World's Fair, NYC. | Gretchen Gantvoort, soprano; Thomas Weil, piano | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371572, 78 RPM Test Pressing. | Recorded from WNYC broadcast | |
| August 1954, St. Thomas's Episcopal Church, New Haven, CT. | Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. | Overtone 7, 33.3 RPM (1954). CRI 675, CD (1994). | 24 Songs by Charles Ives. Songs of Charles Ives, Ernst Bacon. | Recorded by Richard C. Burns. |
| August 1954, St. Thomas's Episcopal Church, New Haven, CT. | Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. | Overtone 7, 33.3 RPM (1954). CRI 675, CD (1994). | 24 Songs by Charles Ives. Songs of Charles Ives, Ernst Bacon. | Recorded by Richard C. Burns. |
| February 22, 1956, Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. | Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano | |||
| February 22, 1956, Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. | Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano | |||
| August 1967, Stereo Sound Studios, New York, New York. | Maureen Forrester, alto; John Newmark, piano | Stereo WST-17137, 33.3 RPM (1967). | A Charm of Lullabies | |
| August 1967, Stereo Sound Studios, New York, New York. | Maureen Forrester, alto; John Newmark, piano | Stereo WST-17137, 33.3 RPM (1967). | A Charm of Lullabies | |
| February 6, 1969, Hilversum, The Netherlands. | Sophia van Sante, soprano; Reinbert de Leeuw, piano | Recorded from Vara-Televisiedienst broadcast | ||
| February 6, 1969, Hilversum, The Netherlands. | Sophia van Sante, soprano; Reinbert de Leeuw, piano | Recorded from Vara-Televisiedienst broadcast | ||
| September 1980 and January 1981, Lukaskirche, Dresden, Germany. | Heinz Reeh, bass; Werner Schieke, piano | ETERNA 8 27 566, 33.3 RPM (1983). Berlin Classics 0092542BC, CD (1997). | Lieder | |
| September 1980 and January 1981, Lukaskirche, Dresden, Germany. | Heinz Reeh, bass; Werner Schieke, piano | ETERNA 8 27 566, 33.3 RPM (1983). Berlin Classics 0092542BC, CD (1997). | Lieder | |
| ca. 1984, Netherlands | Roberta Alexander, soprano; Tan Crone, piano. | Etcetera KTC-1020, 33.3 RPM (1984, Netherlands). Etcetera KTC-1020, CD (2004). Etcetera KTC-2508, CD (2005). | Charles Ives Songs | |
| ca. 1984, Netherlands | Roberta Alexander, soprano; Tan Crone, piano. | Etcetera KTC-1020, 33.3 RPM (1984, Netherlands). Etcetera KTC-1020, CD (2004). Etcetera KTC-2508, CD (2005). | Charles Ives Songs | |
| February 1987, Strand Theater, Lakewood, NJ | Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Margo Garrett, piano | MusicMasters MMD-60128, CD (1988). Musical Heritage Society 51301W, CD (1992). Nimbus Records NI-2521, CD (2008). | Dawn Upshaw Sings Wolf, Strauss, Rachmaninoff, Ives and Weill | |
| February 1987, Strand Theater, Lakewood, NJ | Dawn Upshaw, soprano; Margo Garrett, piano | MusicMasters MMD-60128, CD (1988). Musical Heritage Society 51301W, CD (1992). Nimbus Records NI-2521, CD (2008). | Dawn Upshaw Sings Wolf, Strauss, Rachmaninoff, Ives and Weill | |
| May 23 and 24, 1988, Cherry Beach Sound, Toronto, Canada. | Maureen Forrester, contralto; John Arpin, piano | Pro-arte CDD-411, CD (1988). | Lullabies | |
| May 23 and 24, 1988, Cherry Beach Sound, Toronto, Canada. | Maureen Forrester, contralto; John Arpin, piano | Pro-arte CDD-411, CD (1988). | Lullabies | |
| 1989, Greece | Aris Christofellis, sopranist; Theodoros Kotepanos, piano | Music Box International SMH-89.008, 33.3 RPM (1989). | Countertenor Aris Christofellis Sings: Richard Strauss, Alban Berg, Igor Stravinsky, Michael Tippet, Charles Ives, Benjamin Britten, Stephen G. Foster, Irish Tune, Scottish Ballad | |
| 1989, Greece | Aris Christofellis, sopranist; Theodoros Kotepanos, piano | Music Box International SMH-89.008, 33.3 RPM (1989). | Countertenor Aris Christofellis Sings: Richard Strauss, Alban Berg, Igor Stravinsky, Michael Tippet, Charles Ives, Benjamin Britten, Stephen G. Foster, Irish Tune, Scottish Ballad | |
| August 1990, Milwaukee Recital Hall, University of Wisconsin, WI. | Yolanda Marcoulescou-Stern, soprano; Katja Phillabaum, piano | Gasparo GSCD-287, CD (1991). | Art Songs by American Composers | |
| August 1990, Milwaukee Recital Hall, University of Wisconsin, WI. | Yolanda Marcoulescou-Stern, soprano; Katja Phillabaum, piano | Gasparo GSCD-287, CD (1991). | Art Songs by American Composers | |
| November 26-28, 1990, Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, London, England, UK. | Henry Herford, baritone; Robin Bowman, piano | Unicorn-Kanchana DKP-9111, CD (1991). | Songs: Volume 1 | |
| November 26-28, 1990, Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, London, England, UK. | Henry Herford, baritone; Robin Bowman, piano | Unicorn-Kanchana DKP-9111, CD (1991). | Songs: Volume 1 | |
| September 17-27, 1991, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY. | Dora Ohrenstein, soprano; Phillip Bush, piano | Albany TROY-078, CD (1994). | The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. II |