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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| December 29, 1968, Sprague Mem. Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. | Helen Boatwright, soprano; William Dale, piano. | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002126011031, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. | Songs of Charles Ives | Recorded by Richard Warren Jr. |
| December 29, 1968, Sprague Mem. Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. | Helen Boatwright, soprano; William Dale, piano. | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002126011031, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. | Songs of Charles Ives | Recorded by Richard Warren Jr. |
| ca. 1976, Battel Chapel, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut | New Haven Brass Quintet: David Baldwin, trumpet; Grant Keast, trumpet; Christine Snyder, horn; Theodore Toupin, trombone; Kenneth Singleton, tuba, arranger | Red Rose Music RRM 04, 33.3 RPM (1976). | New Haven Brass Quintet: Volume 4 | (arranged for brass quintet) |
| ca. 1976, Battel Chapel, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut | New Haven Brass Quintet: David Baldwin, trumpet; Grant Keast, trumpet; Christine Snyder, horn; Theodore Toupin, trombone; Kenneth Singleton, tuba, arranger | Red Rose Music RRM 04, 33.3 RPM (1976). | New Haven Brass Quintet: Volume 4 | (arranged for brass quintet) |
| 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 and March 1991, Maison de Radio-France, France. | Nicholas Isherwood, bass; Eric Watson, piano | Accord 201812, CD (1991). | Charles Ives (1874-1954): Melodies | |
| February and March 1991, Maison de Radio-France, France. | Nicholas Isherwood, bass; Eric Watson, piano | Accord 201812, CD (1991). | Charles Ives (1874-1954): Melodies | |
| September 17-27, 1991, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY. | Paul Sperry, tenor; Irma Vallecillo, piano | Albany TROY-080, CD (1994). | The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. IV | |
| September 17-27, 1991, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY. | Paul Sperry, tenor; Irma Vallecillo, piano | Albany TROY-080, CD (1994). | The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. IV | |
| November 1992, St. Paul's Cathedral, Grosse Pointe, MI. | Detroit Chamber Winds and Friends; H. Robert Reynolds, conductor | Koch 3-7182-2H1, CD (1993). | Remembrance: A Charles Ives Collection | |
| November 1992, St. Paul's Cathedral, Grosse Pointe, MI. | Detroit Chamber Winds and Friends; H. Robert Reynolds, conductor | Koch 3-7182-2H1, CD (1993). | Remembrance: A Charles Ives Collection | |
| ca. 1995 | Czech Brass Sextet Brno | Multisonic 31 0349-2, CD (1995). | The Glitter of Brass | |
| ca. 1995 | Czech Brass Sextet Brno | Multisonic 31 0349-2, CD (1995). | The Glitter of Brass | |
| September 8, 1995, Colden Center for the Performing Arts, Queens College, NY. | Sanford Sylvan, baritone; Alan Feinberg, piano | Decca 466 841-2, CD (2000). | Charles Ives: When the Moon - Songs - Sets for Orchestra | |
| September 8, 1995, Colden Center for the Performing Arts, Queens College, NY. | Sanford Sylvan, baritone; Alan Feinberg, piano | Decca 466 841-2, CD (2000). | Charles Ives: When the Moon - Songs - Sets for Orchestra | |
| May 29, 1999- June 2, 1999, Bad Münder, Germany. | Veronica Lenz-Kuhn, soprano; Tan Crone, piano | Thorofon CTH-2406, CD (1999). | Charles Ives: Lieder | |
| May 29, 1999- June 2, 1999, Bad Münder, Germany. | Veronica Lenz-Kuhn, soprano; Tan Crone, piano | Thorofon CTH-2406, CD (1999). | Charles Ives: Lieder | |
| May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. | Mary Phillips, 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. | Mary Phillips, 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 | |
| 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 |