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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
V. Songs
ii. F-L
THE GREATEST MAN (My teacher said us boys . . .) (VI-B-69) (259) Text by Anne Timoney Collins
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
February 12, 1940, New York City, NY. Mordecai Bauman, baritone; Albert Hirsh, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370806, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. Recorded from WNYC broadcast.
Mordecai Bauman, baritone. Pianist unlisted. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371267, 78rpm.
Mordecai Bauman, baritone. Pianist unlisted. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371267, 78rpm.
Helen Boatwright, soprano. John Kirkpatrick, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002126011106, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Helen Boatwright, soprano. John Kirkpatrick, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002126011106, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
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.
ca. 1960 Davy Barnett, soprano; Mel Strauss, piano Stereo Age C3, stereo tape; 7i/2 i.p.s.; 2track (ca. 1960).
ca. 1960 Davy Barnett, soprano; Mel Strauss, piano Stereo Age C3, stereo tape; 7i/2 i.p.s.; 2track (ca. 1960).
November 26, 1961, Konserthus, Stolkholm, Sweden Erik Sædén, baritone; Sten Envik, piano EMI C 053-35162, 33.3 RPM (1976). Gösta Nystroem: Sånger Vid Havet - Ture Rangström: Idyll - Charles Ives: Sånger
November 26, 1961, Konserthus, Stolkholm, Sweden Erik Sædén, baritone; Sten Envik, piano EMI C 053-35162, 33.3 RPM (1976). Gösta Nystroem: Sånger Vid Havet - Ture Rangström: Idyll - Charles Ives: Sånger
January 24, February 2 &7, 1962, New York City, NY. Theodor Uppman, baritone; Allen Rogers, piano Internos INT0001 (Matrix: N70P3751), 33.3 RPM (1962). The Artistry of Theodor Uppman
January 24, February 2 &7, 1962, New York City, NY. Theodor Uppman, baritone; Allen Rogers, piano Internos INT0001 (Matrix: N70P3751), 33.3 RPM (1962). The Artistry of Theodor Uppman
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 2 4, CD (2008). Marni Nixon sings Ives, Goehr, Schürmann. A Portrait of Charles Ives. Charles Ives: Songs, Orchestral Sets, From the Steeples and the Mountains.
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 2 4, CD (2008). Marni Nixon sings Ives, Goehr, Schürmann. A Portrait of Charles Ives. Charles Ives: Songs, Orchestral Sets, From the Steeples and the Mountains.
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. Recorded during recital
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. Recorded during recital
Helen Boatwright, soprano. William Dale, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370723, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Helen Boatwright, soprano. William Dale, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370723, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Helen Boatwright, soprano. William Dale, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038372109, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Helen Boatwright, soprano. William Dale, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038372109, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Devy Barnett, soprano. Mel Strauss, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038372166, 1/4 inch audiotape reel.
Devy Barnett, soprano. Mel Strauss, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038372166, 1/4 inch audiotape reel.
THE GREATEST MAN (My teacher said us boys . . .) (VI-B-69) (259)
Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
Mordecai Bauman, baritone; Albert Hirsh, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373826, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Mordecai Bauman, baritone; Albert Hirsh, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373826, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.