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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
Search pieces, artists, dates, locations, record label, release number/format/year, text by, and additional notes
I. Orchestra Music
iii. Music for chamber or theatre orchestra
FROM THE STEEPLES (for brass and bells) (I-C-12) (65)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
ca. 1973 Gunther Schuller, conductor; Unlisted Orchestra ARSA 389 1100, 33.3 RPM (1973).
ca. 1973 Gunther Schuller, conductor; Unlisted Orchestra ARSA 389 1100, 33.3 RPM (1973).
July 14-15, 1991, All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London, England, UK. The London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble; Christopher Larkin Hyperion CDA-66517, CD (1992). Musical Heritage Society 515374K, CD (1992). Helios CDH-55018, CD (1999). From the Steeples and the Mountains: American music for brass by Ives, Barber, Harris, Thomson, Cowell, Ruggles, Carter & Glass.
July 14-15, 1991, All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London, England, UK. The London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble; Christopher Larkin Hyperion CDA-66517, CD (1992). Musical Heritage Society 515374K, CD (1992). Helios CDH-55018, CD (1999). From the Steeples and the Mountains: American music for brass by Ives, Barber, Harris, Thomson, Cowell, Ruggles, Carter & Glass.
December 2-6, 1991, Saal der Deutschen Bank, Frankfurt, Germany. Ensemble Modern; Ingo Metzmacher EMI 0777 7 54552 2 9, CD (1992). EMI 50999 2 06631 2 4, CD (2010). A Portrait of Charles Ives. Charles Ives: Songs, Orchestral Sets, From the Steeples and the Mountains.
December 2-6, 1991, Saal der Deutschen Bank, Frankfurt, Germany. Ensemble Modern; Ingo Metzmacher EMI 0777 7 54552 2 9, CD (1992). EMI 50999 2 06631 2 4, CD (2010). A Portrait of Charles Ives. Charles Ives: Songs, Orchestral Sets, From the Steeples and the Mountains.
September 30, October 1-3, 1999, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA. San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor BMG 09026-63703-2, CD (2002). Sony Classical B003JH0LAU, CD (2010). Charles Ives: An American Journey
September 30, October 1-3, 1999, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA. San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor BMG 09026-63703-2, CD (2002). Sony Classical B003JH0LAU, CD (2010). Charles Ives: An American Journey
FROM THE STEEPLES AND THE MOUNTAINS see FROM THE STEEPLES
FUGUE IN FOUR KEYS ON THE SHINING SHORE (II-B-4) (69)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
March 13, 1974, 7:30PM-12AM, Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT Yale Theater Orchestra; James Sinclair, conductor Columbia M-32969, 33.3 RPM (1974). Old Songs Deranged: Music for Theater Orchestra
March 13, 1974, 7:30PM-12AM, Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT Yale Theater Orchestra; James Sinclair, conductor Columbia M-32969, 33.3 RPM (1974). Old Songs Deranged: Music for Theater Orchestra
Yale Theater Orchestra, conducted by James Sinclair. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373834, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Yale Theater Orchestra, conducted by James Sinclair. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373834, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
May 7, 1991, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, MO. St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor RCA Victor 09026-61222-2, CD (1992). Musical Heritage Society 513954T, CD (1995). Symphony No. 3 - The Unanswered Question - Three Places in New England. Symphony No. 3.
May 7, 1991, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, MO. St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor RCA Victor 09026-61222-2, CD (1992). Musical Heritage Society 513954T, CD (1995). Symphony No. 3 - The Unanswered Question - Three Places in New England. Symphony No. 3.
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
HALLOWE'EN (II-B-13) (71)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
Summer, 1951, New York City, NY. The Polymusic Chamber Orchestra; Vladimir Cherniavsky (i.e., Will Lorin), conductor Polymusic PRLP1001 (Matrix: NEOLMC4121), 33.3 RPM (1951). The Music of Charles Ives, Volume One Recorded by Robert E Blake.
Summer, 1951, New York City, NY. The Polymusic Chamber Orchestra; Vladimir Cherniavsky (i.e., Will Lorin), conductor Polymusic PRLP1001 (Matrix: NEOLMC4121), 33.3 RPM (1951). The Music of Charles Ives, Volume One Recorded by Robert E Blake.
April 11, 1962, The University Hall, Olso, Norway. Members of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; William Strickland, conductor Composers Recordings Inc. CRI163, 33.3 RPM (1963). CRI ACS-6014, cassette (1985). Charles Ives - William Flanagan. Music of Charles Ives.
April 11, 1962, The University Hall, Olso, Norway. Members of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; William Strickland, conductor Composers Recordings Inc. CRI163, 33.3 RPM (1963). CRI ACS-6014, cassette (1985). Charles Ives - William Flanagan. Music of Charles Ives.
October 1962, Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA. The Boston Chamber Ensemble; Harold Farberman, conductor Cambridge CRM804, 33.3 RPM (1963). Cambridge CRS1804 (Matrix: P4RS7433) stereo 33.3 RPM (1963). Ives: Chamber pieces, Songs [and] Piano Sonata
October 1962, Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA. The Boston Chamber Ensemble; Harold Farberman, conductor Cambridge CRM804, 33.3 RPM (1963). Cambridge CRS1804 (Matrix: P4RS7433) stereo 33.3 RPM (1963). Ives: Chamber pieces, Songs [and] Piano Sonata
July 1967, Bishops Gate Institute, London, England, UK. New Philharmonia Orchestra of London; Harold Farberman, conductor Vanguard Cardinal Series VCS10032 in set VCS10032VCS10034 (Matrix: XSV140121) stereo 33.3 RPM (1968). Vanguard VSL11039, stereo 33.3 RPM (1968, England). Vanguard Classics 08909871, CD (1993, Netherlands). Charles Ives - The Four Symphonies. Charles Ives Symphony No. 1. Symphony No. 3 & 4: Hallowe'en from Three outdoor Scenes.