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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
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V. Songs
ii. F-L
KAREN, or LITTLE KÄREN (Dost remember child . . .) (VI-B-22-a) (285) Text by Parmo Karl Ploug, translated by Clara Kappey.
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
June 1995, Bradley Hills Presbetyrian Church, Bethesda, MD. Vocal Arts Quartet: Rosa Lamoreaux, soprano; Beverly Benso, alto; Samuel Gordon, tenor; Robert Kennedy, baritone; Francis Conlon, piano; Howard Bass, guitar; Mary Findlay, violin; Bruce Hutton, banjos Koch 3-7392-2-H1, CD (1997). Gentle Annie: Stephen Foster - Charles Ives
December 14-17, 2004, Burlington, Ontario, Canada Jasper Wood, violin; David Riley, piano Endeavour Classics END-1012, CD (2005). Ives: Works for Violin & Piano (arrangement for violin and piano by Matthew Fuerst)
December 14-17, 2004, Burlington, Ontario, Canada Jasper Wood, violin; David Riley, piano Endeavour Classics END-1012, CD (2005). Ives: Works for Violin & Piano (arrangement for violin and piano by Matthew Fuerst)
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Kenneth Tarver, tenor; Douglas Dickson, piano Naxos 8.559271, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 3
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Kenneth Tarver, tenor; Douglas Dickson, piano Naxos 8.559271, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 3
LA FEDE (VI-B-61) (249) Text by Ludovico Ariosto
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
January 1952. Jacqueline Greissle, soprano; Josef Wolman, piano (in English) SPA Records SPA9 (Matrix: XTV1943 1), 33.3 RPM (1953). Songs of Sylvester Revueltas and Charles Ives
January 1952. Jacqueline Greissle, soprano; Josef Wolman, piano (in English) SPA Records SPA9 (Matrix: XTV1943 1), 33.3 RPM (1953). Songs of Sylvester Revueltas and Charles Ives
December 29, 1968, afternoon, 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. (In German)
December 29, 1968, afternoon, 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. (In German)
November 2, 1969, Crouse Auditorium, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY. Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. Recorded by Richard C. Burns (in German) Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373636, 1/4 inch sound tape reel
November 2, 1969, Crouse Auditorium, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY. Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. Recorded by Richard C. Burns (in German) Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373636, 1/4 inch sound tape reel
November 18, 19, 24, & 25, 1969 Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano (in German) Columbia M4-32504, 33.3 RPM (1974). Charles Ives - The 100th Anniversary
November 18, 19, 24, & 25, 1969 Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano (in German) Columbia M4-32504, 33.3 RPM (1974). Charles Ives - The 100th Anniversary
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.
September, 1977, Olympia, WA Wayne Bloomingdale, tenor; Dorothy Bloomingdale, piano Educo 5036, 33.3 RPM (1977). Charles Ives: Vocal Music
September, 1977, Olympia, WA Wayne Bloomingdale, tenor; Dorothy Bloomingdale, piano Educo 5036, 33.3 RPM (1977). Charles Ives: Vocal Music
ca. 1984, Netherlands 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
ca. 1984, Netherlands 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
October 1990, June 1991, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY. Thomas Hampson, baritone; Armen Guzelimian, piano Teldec 9031-72168-2, CD (1991). Teldec 4509-98825-2, CD (1994). Lieder: Ives, MacDowell, Griffes. The Thomas Hampson Collection, Vol. IV: American Songs.
October 1990, June 1991, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY. Thomas Hampson, baritone; Armen Guzelimian, piano Teldec 9031-72168-2, CD (1991). Teldec 4509-98825-2, CD (1994). Lieder: Ives, MacDowell, Griffes. The Thomas Hampson Collection, Vol. IV: American Songs.
September 17-27, 1991, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY. William Sharp, baritone; Steven Blier, 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. William Sharp, baritone; Steven Blier, piano Albany TROY-080, CD (1994). The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. IV
May 14-16, 1991, St. Barnabas Church, Woodside Park, London, England, UK. Henry Herford, baritone; Robin Bowman, piano Unicorn-Kanchana DKP-9112, CD (1991). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 2
May 14-16, 1991, St. Barnabas Church, Woodside Park, London, England, UK. Henry Herford, baritone; Robin Bowman, piano Unicorn-Kanchana DKP-9112, CD (1991). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 2