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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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October 12, 2012, Rachmaninov Hall, Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Moscow, Russia | Mark Pekarsky Percussion Ensemble: Mark Pekarsky, Dmitry Shchelkin, Ignaty Matyukhov, Vladimir Urbanovich, Elisey Dregalin, Ekaterina Kaunova, Yuri Posypanov, Yaroslav Shevchenko, Ilyia Fadin | Moscow Conservatory Records - SMC CD 0167, CD (Russia, 2017). | Percussion Instruments in 20th Century American Music |
Recording Date/Location | Performing Artists | Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year | Album Names | Additional Recording Notes |
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December 5, 1934, Reeves Sound Studios, New York City, NY. | Radiana Pazmor, soprano; Genevieve Pitot, piano | New Music Quarterly Recordings Vol. II No. 4 (Matrix: 208), 78 rpm (1935). (the record was later renumbered: 1112) Composers Recordings Inc. CRI SRD 390, LP (1978). | Six Songs. Yankee Music. | |
December 5, 1934, Reeves Sound Studios, New York City, NY. | Radiana Pazmor, soprano; Genevieve Pitot, piano | New Music Quarterly Recordings Vol. II No. 4 (Matrix: 208), 78 rpm (1935). (the record was later renumbered: 1112) Composers Recordings Inc. CRI SRD 390, LP (1978). | Six Songs. Yankee Music. | |
February 24, 1939, Town Hall, New York City, NY. | Mina Hager, mezzosoprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371630, 78 RPM Test Pressing. [part 1] | Recorded during recital | |
February 24, 1939, Town Hall, New York City, NY. | Mina Hager, mezzosoprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371630, 78 RPM Test Pressing. [part 1] | Recorded during recital | |
August 1954, St. Thomas's 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's 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. | |
February 22, 1956, Sprague Mem. Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. | Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. | |||
February 22, 1956, Sprague Mem. Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. | Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. | |||
1961, Pathe Studios, New York City, NY. | Donald Gramm, baritone; Richard Cumming, piano | ST/AND SLP411 in set SLP411SLP412; a collection entitled Songs of American Composers, 33.3 RPM (1961). ST/AND SLPS7411 in set SLPS-7411SLPS7412, stereo 33.3 RPM (1961). Desto DST 6411-6412, 33.3 RPM (1964). Desto D-7001, mono 33.3 RPM (1964). Desto DST-67001, stereo 33.3 RPM (1964). Desto D411 in set D411D412; same collection; same title, 33.3 RPM (1964). Desto DST7411 in set DST7411-DST7412, stereo 33.3 RPM (1964). Voxbox CDX-5129, CD (1996). Phoenix USA PHCD 178, CD (2011). | Songs of American Composers | Recorded during recital. |
1961, Pathe Studios, New York City, NY. | Donald Gramm, baritone; Richard Cumming, piano | ST/AND SLP411 in set SLP411SLP412; a collection entitled Songs of American Composers, 33.3 RPM (1961). ST/AND SLPS7411 in set SLPS-7411SLPS7412, stereo 33.3 RPM (1961). Desto DST 6411-6412, 33.3 RPM (1964). Desto D-7001, mono 33.3 RPM (1964). Desto DST-67001, stereo 33.3 RPM (1964). Desto D411 in set D411D412; same collection; same title, 33.3 RPM (1964). Desto DST7411 in set DST7411-DST7412, stereo 33.3 RPM (1964). Voxbox CDX-5129, CD (1996). Phoenix USA PHCD 178, CD (2011). | Songs of American Composers | Recorded during recital. |
December 1962, Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA. | Corinne Curry, soprano; Luise Vosgerchian, piano | Cambridge CRM804, 33.3 RPM (1963). Cambridge CRS1804 (Matrix: P4RS7434), stereo 33.3 RPM (1963). | Ives: Chamber pieces, Songs [and] Piano Sonata | |
December 1962, Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA. | Corinne Curry, soprano; Luise Vosgerchian, piano | Cambridge CRM804, 33.3 RPM (1963). Cambridge CRS1804 (Matrix: P4RS7434), stereo 33.3 RPM (1963). | Ives: Chamber pieces, Songs [and] Piano Sonata | |
September 13-17, 1965, Cue Studios, New York City, NY. | Ted Puffer, tenor; James Tenney, piano | Folkways FM3344, 33.3 RPM (1965). Smithsonian Folkways FW03344, CD (2004). | Charles Ives Songs, Vol. 1: 1894-1915 | |
September 13-17, 1965, Cue Studios, New York City, NY. | Ted Puffer, tenor; James Tenney, piano | Folkways FM3344, 33.3 RPM (1965). Smithsonian Folkways FW03344, CD (2004). | Charles Ives Songs, Vol. 1: 1894-1915 | |
May 4, 1966, Legion Hall, Hollywood, CA. | Archie Drake, bass; The Gregg Smith Singers; The Columbia Chamber Orchestra; Gregg Smith, conductor | Columbia ML6321 (Matrix: XXLP-114206), 33.3 RPM (1966). Columbia MS6921 (Matrix: XXSM114208), stereo 33.3 RPM (1966). C.B.S. BRG72581 & SBRG72581, stereo 33.3 RPM (1967, England). Columbia M4-32504, 33.3 RPM (1974). | Charles Ives: Music for Chorus. Charles Ives: The 100th Anniversary. | |
May 4, 1966, Legion Hall, Hollywood, CA. | Archie Drake, bass; The Gregg Smith Singers; The Columbia Chamber Orchestra; Gregg Smith, conductor | Columbia ML6321 (Matrix: XXLP-114206), 33.3 RPM (1966). Columbia MS6921 (Matrix: XXSM114208), stereo 33.3 RPM (1966). C.B.S. BRG72581 & SBRG72581, stereo 33.3 RPM (1967, England). Columbia M4-32504, 33.3 RPM (1974). | Charles Ives: Music for Chorus. Charles Ives: The 100th Anniversary. | |
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 H71209, stereo 33.3 RPM (1968). EMI 50999 2 06631, CD (2008). | Marni Nixon sings Ives, Goehr, Schürmann | |
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 H71209, 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. Recorded during recital. |
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. Recorded during recital. |
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 |