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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
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V. Songs
i. A-E
ELEGIE (O doux printemps d'autrefois . . .) (VI-B-38-b) (242) Text by Louis Gallet
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
September 17-27, 1991, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY. William Sharp, baritone; Steven Blier, piano Albany TROY-078, CD (1994). The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. II
September 17-27, 1991, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY. William Sharp, baritone; Steven Blier, piano Albany TROY-078, CD (1994). The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. II
November 10-12, 2004, All Saints Church, East Finchley, London, UK. Gerald Finley, baritone; Julius Drake, piano Hyperion CDA-67516, CD (2005). Ives: A Song - For Anything
November 10-12, 2004, All Saints Church, East Finchley, London, UK. Gerald Finley, baritone; Julius Drake, piano Hyperion CDA-67516, CD (2005). Ives: A Song - For Anything
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Leah Wool, mezzo-soprano; J.J. Penna, piano Naxos 8.559270, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 2
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Leah Wool, mezzo-soprano; J.J. Penna, piano Naxos 8.559270, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 2
March 20-22, 2006, Recording studio Valter Neri, Montevarchi, Italy. Jill Feldman, soprano; Jeannette Koekkoek, piano Olive Music OM-011, CD (2007). Charles Ives: Songs
March 20-22, 2006, Recording studio Valter Neri, Montevarchi, Italy. Jill Feldman, soprano; Jeannette Koekkoek, piano Olive Music OM-011, CD (2007). Charles Ives: Songs
Unknown recording date and place Roberta Alexander, soprano; Tan Crone, piano. Etcetera KTC-1020, 33.3 RPM (1984, Netherlands). Etcetera KTC-1068, CD (2004). Etcetera KTC-2508, CD (2005). Charles Ives Songs
Unknown recording date and place Roberta Alexander, soprano; Tan Crone, piano. Etcetera KTC-1020, 33.3 RPM (1984, Netherlands). Etcetera KTC-1068, CD (2004). Etcetera KTC-2508, CD (2005). Charles Ives Songs
EVENING (Now came still Evening on . . .) (VI-B-69-a) (244) Text by John Milton: Paradise Lost: Book 4, line 598…
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
Early 1938, NYC, Musicraft Records, Inc. Mordecai Bauman, baritone; Albert Hirsh, piano New Music Recordings 1412 (Matrix: NMQR1 6), 78 rpm (1938). Composers Recordings Inc. CRI SRD 390, LP (1978). CRI ACS-6014, cassette (1985). Six Songs. Yankee Music. Music of Charles Ives.
Early 1938, NYC, Musicraft Records, Inc. Mordecai Bauman, baritone; Albert Hirsh, piano New Music Recordings 1412 (Matrix: NMQR1 6), 78 rpm (1938). Composers Recordings Inc. CRI SRD 390, LP (1978). CRI ACS-6014, cassette (1985). Six Songs. Yankee Music. Music of Charles Ives.
February 24, 1939, Town Hall, NYC. Mina Hager, mezzosoprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371648, 78 RPM Test Pressing.
February 24, 1939, Town Hall, NYC. Mina Hager, mezzosoprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371648, 78 RPM Test Pressing.
February 12, 1940 Mordecai Bauman, baritone; Albert Hirsh, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370806, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. Recorded from WNYC broadcast
February 12, 1940 Mordecai Bauman, baritone; Albert Hirsh, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370806, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. Recorded from WNYC broadcast
March 31, 1943, New York City, NY. William Ventura, tenor; Marion Corley (?), piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370830, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. Recorded from WABC broadcast
March 31, 1943, New York City, NY. William Ventura, tenor; Marion Corley (?), piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370830, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. Recorded from WABC broadcast
August, 1954, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, New Haven, CT. Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. Recorded by Richard C. Burns. Overtone 7, 33.3 RPM (1954). CRI 675, CD (1994). 24 Songs by Charles Ives. Songs of Charles Ives, Ernst Bacon.
August, 1954, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, New Haven, CT. Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. Recorded by Richard C. Burns. Overtone 7, 33.3 RPM (1954). CRI 675, CD (1994). 24 Songs by Charles Ives. Songs of Charles Ives, Ernst Bacon.
October 26, 1963, Whittier Women's Club Auditorium, Whittier, California Robert Voris, bass-baritone; Georgie Cooper, piano Century Custom Recording Service 18020, 33.3 RPM (1964). Century Custom Recording Service 18020, CD (1998). Festival of Song
October 26, 1963, Whittier Women's Club Auditorium, Whittier, California Robert Voris, bass-baritone; Georgie Cooper, piano Century Custom Recording Service 18020, 33.3 RPM (1964). Century Custom Recording Service 18020, CD (1998). Festival of Song
September 13-17, 1965, Cue Studios, New York City, NY. Ted Puffer, tenor; James Tenney, piano Folkways FM3345, 33.3 RPM (1965). Smithsonian Folkways FW03345, CD (2004). Charles Ives Songs, Volume 2
September 13-17, 1965, Cue Studios, New York City, NY. Ted Puffer, tenor; James Tenney, piano Folkways FM3345, 33.3 RPM (1965). Smithsonian Folkways FW03345, CD (2004). Charles Ives Songs, Volume 2
July 8-9, 1967, Pye Records Studio No. 1, ATV House, London, England, UK. Marni Nixon, soprano; John McCabe, piano Pye GGC4105, 33.3 RPM (1967, England). Pye GSGC14105, stereo 33.3 RPM (1967, England). Nonesuch H7 1209, stereo 33.3 RPM (1968). EMI 50999 2 06631, CD (2008). Marni Nixon sings Ives, Goehr, Schürmann