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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
SCHERZO: OVER THE PAVEMENTS (I-C-24) (82)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
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
August 1967- January 1968, Rutgers Presbyterian Church, NYC by Madison Sound Studios, Inc. Alan Mandel, piano Desto DST6460 in set DST6458-DST6461, stereo 33.3 RPM (1968). Vox Box CD3X-3034, CD (1995). Complete Works for Piano. Works for Piano. (measures 6572: sketch toward cadenza; above which is written: Storm & distress)
August 1967- January 1968, Rutgers Presbyterian Church, NYC by Madison Sound Studios, Inc. Alan Mandel, piano Desto DST6460 in set DST6458-DST6461, stereo 33.3 RPM (1968). Vox Box CD3X-3034, CD (1995). Complete Works for Piano. Works for Piano. (measures 6572: sketch toward cadenza; above which is written: Storm & distress)
City College Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Fred Hauptman. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038374121, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
City College Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Fred Hauptman. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038374121, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
March 31 or April 1, 1969, Jordan Hall, NEC, Boston, MA. Chamber Orchestra; Gunther Schuller, conductor Columbia MS7318 (Matrix: XXSM150422), stereo 33.3 RPM (1970). CBS 76033, 33 RPM (1972, France). Calcium Night Light
March 31 or April 1, 1969, Jordan Hall, NEC, Boston, MA. Chamber Orchestra; Gunther Schuller, conductor Columbia MS7318 (Matrix: XXSM150422), stereo 33.3 RPM (1970). CBS 76033, 33 RPM (1972, France). Calcium Night Light
February 1969, City College of New York, New York City, NY. Eddy Kronengold, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038374121, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
February 1969, City College of New York, New York City, NY. Eddy Kronengold, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038374121, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
April 11 & 12, 1969, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Julliard Ensemble; Dennis Russel Davies, conductor Philips 839.322 DSY, 33.3 RPM (1970, Paris). ives - bolcom - berio - pousseur - lifchitz
April 11 & 12, 1969, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Julliard Ensemble; Dennis Russel Davies, conductor Philips 839.322 DSY, 33.3 RPM (1970, Paris). ives - bolcom - berio - pousseur - lifchitz
1979, Bol'shogo Teatra, Moscow, USSR. Ansambl Solistov Orchestra; Aleksandr Lazarev, conductor Melodiya гост-1539, 33.3 RPM (1981).
1979, Bol'shogo Teatra, Moscow, USSR. Ansambl Solistov Orchestra; Aleksandr Lazarev, conductor Melodiya гост-1539, 33.3 RPM (1981).
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 (2008). 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 (2008). A Portrait of Charles Ives. Charles Ives: Songs, Orchestral Sets, From the Steeples and the Mountains.
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
April 8-9, 2003, Sonic Temple, Roslindale, MA. Donald Berman, piano New World Records 80618-2, CD (1994). The Unknown Ives: Premiere Recordings of Unpublished Works and New Critical Editions, Volume 2
April 8-9, 2003, Sonic Temple, Roslindale, MA. Donald Berman, piano New World Records 80618-2, CD (1994). The Unknown Ives: Premiere Recordings of Unpublished Works and New Critical Editions, Volume 2
SCHERZO: THE SEE'R see THE SEE'R; see SET NO. 1: i.
SET FOR THEATRE ORCHESTRA; i. IN THE CAGE; ii. IN THE INN; iii. IN THE NIGHT (I-C-28) (20) i. see also THE CAGE; ii. see also SONATA, PIANO, NO. 1: ii/b
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Additional Recording Notes
May 15 or 16, 1934, Capitol Sound Studios, New York City, NY The Pan American Chamber Orchestra; Nicolas Slonimsky, conductor New Music Quarterly Recordings Vol. I No. 5 (Matrix: CSS429; record later renumbered: 1013), 78rpm (1934). Orion ORD7 150, 33.3 RPM (1971). (iii. only)
May 15 or 16, 1934, Capitol Sound Studios, New York City, NY The Pan American Chamber Orchestra; Nicolas Slonimsky, conductor New Music Quarterly Recordings Vol. I No. 5 (Matrix: CSS429; record later renumbered: 1013), 78rpm (1934). Orion ORD7 150, 33.3 RPM (1971). (iii. only)
November 11, 1941, New York City, NY Eastman School of Music Orchestra; Frederick Fennell, conductor Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370814, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. Recorded from broadcast of WABC, New York. (i. & iii. only)
November 11, 1941, New York City, NY Eastman School of Music Orchestra; Frederick Fennell, conductor Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370814, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. Recorded from broadcast of WABC, New York. (i. & iii. only)