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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.
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Recording Date/Location | Performing Artists | Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year | Album Names | Additional Recording Notes |
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November 6-8, 2003, Großer Saal, Vienna Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria | Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano; Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano | Warner Classics 2564 60297, CD (2004). Warner Classics 5195024, CD (2010). | Concord Sonata - Songs | |
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT | Lielle Berman, soprano; Eric Trudel, piano | Naxos 8.559273, CD (2008). | Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 5 |
December 21-23, 1987, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY | Jan Degaetani, mezzo-soprano; Gilbert Kalish, piano | Elektra Nonesuch 9 79178-2, CD (1988). | Songs of America: On Home, Love, Nature, and Death | |
September 17-27, 1991, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY | Paul Sperry, tenor; Irma Vallecillo, piano | Albany TROY-077, CD (1994). | The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. I | |
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT | Kenneth Tarver, tenor; Laura Garritson, piano | Naxos 8.559273, CD (2008). | Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 5 |
Summer 1968, Manhattan School of Music, New York City. | Jan De Gaetani, mezzosoprano; The American Brass Ouintet (John Eckert, trumpet; Edward Birdwell, French horn; Gerard Schwarz, trumpet, cornet, & flugelhorn; Arnold Fromme, tenor trombone; Robert Biddlecome, bass trombone) | Nonesuch H71222, stereo 33.3 RPM (1969). Nonesuch H-71222, stereo 33.3 RPM (1969, England). | American Brass Music | Recorded by Jerry Bruck. |
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT | Jennifer Casey Cabot, soprano; Frederick Teardo, organ | Naxos 8.559273, CD (2008). | Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 5 |
January 28, 1969 | William Pearson, baritone; Wilhelm Neuhaus, piano | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038374139, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. | ||
November- December 1978, Lutkin Hall, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL | Walter Carringer, tenor; Will Crutchfield, piano | Brewster Records BR-1299, LP (1979). | Early Songs | |
December 1 & 2, 1982, Holy Trinity Church, New York City, NY. | Jan DeGaetani, mezzo-soprano; Gilber Kalish, piano | Bridge BDG-2002, LP (1983). | American Scenes, American Poets | |
ca. 1984, Netherlands | Roberta Alexander, soprano; Tan Crone, piano. | Etcetera KTC-1020, 33.3 RPM (1984, Netherlands). Etcetera KTC-1020, CD (2004). Etcetera KTC-2508, CD (2005). | Charles Ives Songs | |
September 17-27, 1991, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY | Mary Ann Hart, mezzo-soprano; Dennis Helmrich, piano | Albany TROY-077, CD (1992). | The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. I | |
January 1993, Sound Recording Centre Steurbaut, Ghent, Belgium | Charles Van Tassel, baritone; Marien Van Nieukerken, piano | Walpurgis/Voxtempris VTP CD92010, CD (1993). René Gailly VTP CD92010, CD (1996). | Charles E. Ives: Songs | |
February 16-19, 1997 | Edith Wiens, soprano; Rudolf Jansen, piano | CBC Records MVCD-1102, CD (1998). | Ae Fond Kiss: Ballads, Folksongs, and Parlour Songs = Ballades, Chansons Folkloriques et Mélodies de Salon | |
June 15-16, 1998, Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA | Jean Danton, soprano; Thomas Stumpf, piano | Albany TROY-319, CD (1998). | American Dreamer: Heart Songs | |
ca. 1999, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota | St. Cloud State University Chamber Winds; Richard K. Hansen, conductor | St. Cloud State University Department of Music Self-Released, CD (1999). | In Celebration of Sound | |
November 6-8, 2003, Großer Saal, Vienna Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria | Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano; Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano | Warner Classics 2564 60297, CD (2004). Warner Classics 5195024, CD (2010). | Concord Sonata - Songs | |
ca. 2005 | Thomas Hampson, baritone; Wolfram Rieger, piano | Orfeo C656052I, CD (Germany, 2005). | Dvořák und seine Zeit: Lieder | |
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 | |
July 19, 2005, LSU Recital Hall, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. | Andrew Childs, tenor; Wei-Han Su, piano. | Centaur Records, Inc. CRC-2796, CD (2006). | Songs of Charles Ives | |
March 20-22, 2006, Recording studio Valter Neri, Montevarchi | Jill Feldman, soprano; Jeanette Koekkoek, piano | Olive Music OM-011, CD (2007). | Charles Ives: Songs | |
February 16-20, 2007 | Gerald Finley, baritone; Julius Drake, piano | Hyperion CDA-67644, CD (2008). | Romanzo, di Central Park | |
February 24 & 25, 2008, Brooklyn Recording, New York City, NY | Theo Bleckmann, voice and live electronic processing; Kneebody | Winter and Winter W&W 910 147-2, CD (2008). | Twelve Songs by Charles Ives | (Mixed July 2 & 3, 2008, Fluxx Studio, Munich, Germany) |
March 18-20, 2008, The Recital Hall at The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, State University of New York | Susan Narucki, soprano; Donald Berman, piano | New World Records 80680-2, CD (2008). | The Light That is Felt: Songs of Charles Ives | |
ca. 2009 | Thomas Hampson, baritone; Craig Ruttenberg, piano | Thomas Hampson Media, CD (2009). | Wondrous Free: Song of America II | |
ca. 2016 | Stephanie Hutzele, mezzo-soprano; Charles Spencer, piano | Capriccio C5262, CD (2016). | Nostalgia |
November- December 1978, Lutkin Hall, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL | Walter Carringer, tenor; Will Crutchfield, piano | Brewster Records BR-1299, LP (1979). | Early Songs | |
ca. 1984, Netherlands | Roberta Alexander, soprano; Tan Crone, piano. | Etcetera KTC-1020, 33.3 RPM (1984, Netherlands). Etcetera KTC-1020, CD (2004). Etcetera KTC-2508, CD (2005). | Charles Ives Songs | |
1990, Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity, New York City, NY | Paul Sperry, tenor; Irma Vallecillo, piano | Albany TROY-034, CD (1990). | Paul Sperry Sings Songs of an Innocent Age: Music from Turn of the Century America | |
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 | Dora Ohrenstein, soprano; Phillip Bush, piano | Albany TROY-078, CD (1994). | The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. III | |
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT | Jennifer Casey Cabot, soprano; Douglas Dickson, piano | Naxos 8.559273, CD (2008). | Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 5 | |
ca. 2013 | Rayanne Dupois, soprano; Antoine Palloc, piano | Soupir Editions S221, CD (2013). | The Side Show: Chansons de Charles Ives |
April 12, 1977, 7-11 PM, Columbia Recording Studios, 30th Street, New York City, NY | William Parker, baritone; Dalton Baldwin, piano; Ani Kavafian, violin | New World Records, NW-300, LP (1978). New World Records 80463-2, CD (1995). | Songs, Selections: Nine Songs by Charles Ives | (Edited John Kirkpatrick) |
June 1986, Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, NY, or September 1987, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN | Sheila Schonbrun, soprano; Mia Wu, violin; Cheryl Seltzer, piano | Musical Heritage Society 512292Y, CD (1988). Naxos 8.559194, CD (2005). | Charles Ives the Visionary. Ives: Three Quarter-Tone Pieces - Five Take-Offs - Hallowe'en - Sunrise. | |
December 21-23, 1987, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY | Jan Degaetani, mezzo-soprano; Gilbert Kalish, piano; Joyce Robbins, violin | Elektra Nonesuch 79178-1, 33.3 RPM (1988). Elektra Nonesuch 9 79178-2, CD (1988). | Songs of America: On Home, Love, Nature, and Death | |
December 2-6, 1991, Saal der Deutschen Bank, Frankfurt, Germany | Ensemble Modern; Ingo Metzmacher, conductor; Henry Herford, baritone | EMI 0777 7 54552 2 9, CD (1992). | A Portrait of Charles Ives | |
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT | Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano; Douglas Dickson, piano; Jooyeon Kong, violin | Naxos 8.559273, CD (2008). | Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 5 |
August 1954, St. Thomas's Episcopal Church, New Haven, CT | Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano | Overtone 7, 33.3 RPM (1954). CRI 675, CD (1994). | 24 Songs by Charles Ives. Songs of Charles Ives, Ernst Bacon. | Recorded by Richard C. Burns. |
June-August 1974, Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT | Easter Brass Quintet: Charles Baxter, horn; Robert Fanning, trombone; Richard Green, trumpet; Tucker Jolly, tuba; William Wich, trumpet | Klavier Records KS 539, 33.3 RPM (1975). | Rags and Other American Things | |
July 1987- February 1988 | Berliner Blechbläserquintett: Rainer Auerbach, Trumpet I; Dietrich Schmuhl, Trumpet II; Uwe Holjewilken, Horn; Curt Lommatzsch, Trombone; Dietrich Unkrodt. | Ars Vivendi 2100162, CD (1990). | Musik für Blechbläser = Music for Brass | |
ca. 1990 | Eastern Brass Quintet: Charles Baxter, horn; Robert Fanning, Trombone; Richard Green, Trumpet; Tucker Jolly, tuba; William Wich, trumpet | Klavier KCD-11025, CD (1990). | Classical Brass | |
March 1991, 1992, Salen Church Hall, Ski, Norway | Arctic Brass: Arne Bjøhei, trumpet; Espen Ræstad, trumpet; Joar Jensen, horn; Gaute Vikdal, trombone; Jan-Erik Lund, tuba | Simax of Norway PSC-1074, CD (1993). | Contemporary Music for Brass Quintet | |
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 | William Sharp, baritone; Steven Blier, piano | Albany TROY-078, CD (1994). | The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. III | |
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 | (arranged for brass quintet) |
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT | Ryan MacPherson, tenor; Douglas Dickson, piano | Naxos 8.559274, CD (2008). | Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 6 |