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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.

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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
Helen Boatwright, soprano. William Dale, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038372117, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Helen Boatwright, soprano. William Dale, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038372117, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Helen Boatwright, soprano. William Dale, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002126011031, 1/4 inch audio tape reel.
Helen Boatwright, soprano. William Dale, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002126011031, 1/4 inch audio tape reel.
October 12 or 19, 1970, Wahlberg Recording Studios, San Francisco, CA. Peter Del Grande, baritone; Vladimir Pleshakov, piano Custom Division of Orion Records CST-106, LP (1970). Peter Del Grande Sings Charles Ives
October 12 or 19, 1970, Wahlberg Recording Studios, San Francisco, CA. Peter Del Grande, baritone; Vladimir Pleshakov, piano Custom Division of Orion Records CST-106, LP (1970). Peter Del Grande Sings Charles Ives
December 1 & 2, 1975, Studio Lankwitz, Berlin, Germany. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Baritone, Michael Ponti, piano Deutsche Grammophon 2530 696, 33.3 RPM (1976). Deutsche Grammophon 463 514-2, CD (2003). Charles Ives: Songs - Lieder. Fischer-Dieskau Edition: Debussy - Ravel - Ives.
December 1 & 2, 1975, Studio Lankwitz, Berlin, Germany. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Baritone, Michael Ponti, piano Deutsche Grammophon 2530 696, 33.3 RPM (1976). Deutsche Grammophon 463 514-2, CD (2003). Charles Ives: Songs - Lieder. Fischer-Dieskau Edition: Debussy - Ravel - Ives.
April 12, 1977, 7-11 PM, Columbia Recording Studios, 30th Street, New York City, NY William Parker, baritone; Dalton Baldwin, piano New World Records, NW-300, LP (1978). New World Records 80463-2, CD (1995). Songs, Selections: Nine Songs by Charles Ives
April 12, 1977, 7-11 PM, Columbia Recording Studios, 30th Street, New York City, NY William Parker, baritone; Dalton Baldwin, piano New World Records, NW-300, LP (1978). New World Records 80463-2, CD (1995). Songs, Selections: Nine Songs by Charles Ives
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
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.
Mordecai Bauman, baritone; Albert Hirsh, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370806, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.