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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
All Recordings
I. Orchestra Music
iii. Music for chamber or theatre orchestra
| Recording Date/Location | Performing Artists | Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year | Album Names | Additional Recording Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| February and March 1991, Maison de Radio-France, France | Nicholas Isherwood, bass; Eric Watson, piano | Accord 201812, CD (1991). | Charles Ives (1874-1954): Melodies | (No. 3 only) |
| February and March 1991, Maison de Radio-France, France | Nicholas Isherwood, bass; Eric Watson, piano | Accord 201812, CD (1991). | Charles Ives (1874-1954): Melodies | (No. 3 only) |
| May 14-16, 1991, St. Barnabas Church, Woodside Park, London, 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, UK. | Henry Herford, baritone; Robin Bowman, piano | Unicorn-Kanchana DKP-9112, CD (1991). | Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 2 | |
| September 17-27, 1991, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY | Paul Sperry, tenor; Irma Vallecillo, 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 | Paul Sperry, tenor; Irma Vallecillo, piano | Albany TROY-080, CD (1994). | The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. IV | |
| September 8, 1995, Colden Center for the Performing Arts, Queens College, NY. | Sanford Sylvan, baritone; Alan Feinberg, piano | Decca 466 841-2, CD (2000). | Charles Ives: When the Moon - Songs - Sets for Orchestra | |
| September 8, 1995, Colden Center for the Performing Arts, Queens College, NY. | Sanford Sylvan, baritone; Alan Feinberg, piano | Decca 466 841-2, CD (2000). | Charles Ives: When the Moon - Songs - Sets for Orchestra | |
| May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT | Mary Phillips, mezzo-soprano; J.J. Penna, piano | Naxos 8.559273, CD (2008). | Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 5 | |
| May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT | Mary Phillips, mezzo-soprano; J.J. Penna, piano | Naxos 8.559273, CD (2008). | Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 5 | |
| March 20-22, 2006, Recording Studio Valter Neri, Montevarchi | Jill Feldman, soprano; Jeanette Koekkoek, piano | Olive Music OM-011, CD (2007). | Charles Ives: Songs | (i. and iii. only) |
| March 20-22, 2006, Recording Studio Valter Neri, Montevarchi | Jill Feldman, soprano; Jeanette Koekkoek, piano | Olive Music OM-011, CD (2007). | Charles Ives: Songs | (i. and iii. only) |
| February 16-20, 2007 | Gerald Finley, baritone; Julius Drake, piano | Hyperion CDA-67644, CD (2008). | Romanzo, di Central Park | (iii. only) |
| February 16-20, 2007 | Gerald Finley, baritone; Julius Drake, piano | Hyperion CDA-67644, CD (2008). | Romanzo, di Central Park | (iii. only) |
| Recording Date/Location | Performing Artists | Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year | Album Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yale Theater Orchestra, conducted by James Sinclair. | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373230, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. | ||
| Yale Theater Orchestra, conducted by James Sinclair. | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373230, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. | ||
| February and May 1990, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. | Orchestra New England; James Sinclair, conductor | Koch 3-7025-2, CD (1990). | The Orchestral Music of Charles Ives |
| February and May 1990, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. | Orchestra New England; James Sinclair, conductor | Koch 3-7025-2, CD (1990). | The Orchestral Music of Charles Ives |
| March 23, 2000, Saarbrücken, Funkhaus Halberg, Musikstudio I | Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken; Michael Stern | Col legno 20225, CD (2006). | Charles Ives: Symphony No. 3 - Ragtime Dances - Robert Browning Overture |
| March 23, 2000, Saarbrücken, Funkhaus Halberg, Musikstudio I | Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken; Michael Stern | Col legno 20225, CD (2006). | Charles Ives: Symphony No. 3 - Ragtime Dances - Robert Browning Overture |
| 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 Records 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 Records PRLP1001 (Matrix: NEOLMC4121 ), 33.3 RPM (1951). | The Music of Charles Ives: Volume One | Recorded by Robert E. Blake |
| October 1962, Jordan Hall, NEC, 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 |