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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.
Featured Recordings - World Premieres, First Recordings, and First Broadcasts
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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 2, 1969, Crouse Auditorium, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY. | Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373636, 1/4 inch sound tape reel | Recorded by Richard C. Burns. Recorded during recital. | |
November 18, 19, 24, 25, 1969, New York City, NY. | Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano | Columbia M4-32504, 33.3 RPM (1974). | Charles Ives: The 100th Anniversary | |
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. | Ian Howell, countertenor; Douglas Dickson, piano | Naxos 8.559273, CD (2008). | Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 5 | |
March 18-20, 2008, The Recital Hall at The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, State University of New York, NY. | Susan Narucki, soprano; Donald Berman, piano | New World Records 80680-2, CD (2008). | The Light That is Felt: Songs of Charles Ives |
February 24, 1939, Town Hall, New York City, NY. | Mina Hager, mezzosoprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. | Recorded during recital | ||
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. | |
January 17, 1967, Hollywood CA, by Columbia Records | Adrienne Albert, mezzosoprano; Columbia Chamber Ensemble; Gregg Smith, conductor | Columbia MS7321 (Matrix: XXSM150546), stereo 33.3 RPM (1969). | New Music of Charles Ives: Seventeen First Recordings for Solo Voice, Chorus and Chamber Orchestra | |
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. |
ca. 1975 | The New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble; Gunther Schuller, conductor | Golden Crest CRS-31042, 33.3 RPM (1975). | The Road from Rags to Jazz | (arr. for instrumental ensemble) |
July 29 & 30, 1980, Radiohuset, Studio 2, Stolkholm, Sweden | Kerstin Ståhl, soprano; Kerstin Åberg, piano | Caprice CAP-1187, LP (1981). | Kerstin Ståhl, sopran: Bengt Emil Johnson - Lars-Gunnar Bodin - Charles E. Ives | |
December 1 & 2, 1982, Holy Trinity Church, New York City, NY. | Jan DeGaetani, mezzo-soprano; Gilbert 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 | |
1988, Tedesco Studios, NJ. | Matt Moran, vibraphone; Adam Good, electric guitar, E-bow; John Hollenbeck, percussion; Oscar Noriega, Alto Saxophone, bass clarinet. | CRI CD-2000, CD (2001). | Sideshow: Songs of Charles Ives | |
August 22-24, 1989, American Academy & Institute of Arts & Letters, New York City, NY. | Richard Stoltzman, clarinet; Richard Goode, piano; Lucy Chapman Stoltzman, violin | RCA 60170, CD (1990). | Contrasts | |
November 26-28, 1990, Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, London, England, UK. | Henry Herford, baritone; Robin Bowman, piano | Unicorn-Kanchana DKP-9111, CD (1991). | Songs: Volume 1 | |
August 1991, McLean, VA. | Michael Ingham, baritone; Harry Brant, piano | AmCam recordings APR-10306CD, CD (1991). | Michael Ingram Sings Charles Ives, 28 Songs | |
September 17-27, 1991, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY. | Paul Sperry, tenor; Irma Vallecillo, piano | Albany TROY-079, 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 | |
January 12, 1995, Broward Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL. | Susan Narucki, soprano; Alan Feinberg, piano | Decca 466 841-2, CD (2000). | Charles Ives: When the Moon - Songs - Sets for Orchestra | |
May 29, 1999- June 2, 1999, Bad Münder, Germany. | Veronica Lenz-Kuhn, soprano; Tan Crone, piano | Thorofon CTH-2406, CD (1999). | Charles Ives: Lieder | |
ca. 2002 and 2016 | Bradley Robinson, baritone; Stacy Rodgers, piano | Albany Records TROY1711, CD (2018). | Charles Ives: A Portrait in Song | |
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. | Robert Gardner, baritone; J.J. Penna, piano | Naxos 8.559273, CD (2008). | Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 5 | |
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) |
June 8-10, 2010 at hr-Sendesaal Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Ensemble für Neue Musik Zürich; Sebastian Gottschick, conductor and arranger; Omar Ebrahim, baritone | Hat Hut B00ALZ7BLU, CD (2012). | Charles Ives: A Songbook | (arrangement for instrumental ensemble by Sebastian Gottschick) |
September 28, 1939, WPA Community Building Theatre, The World's Fair, New York City, NY | Gretchen Gantvoort, soprano; Thomas Weil, piano | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371572, 78 RPM Test Pressing. | Recorded from broadcast of WNYC of recital. | |
February 24, 1939, Town Hall, New York City, NY | Mina Hager, mezzosoprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. | Recorded during recital. The song was repeated; both performances were recorded. Recorded during recital. | ||
May 24 or June 2, 1947, Carnegie Studio No. 306, New York City, NY | Ernest McChesney, tenor; Otto Herz, piano | Concert Hall Series C Album 7 (side no. 1312: Matrix: CHS312), 78 rpm (1948). | Charles Ives: An Album of Songs | |
September 13-17, 1965, Cue Studios, New York City, NY | Ted Puffer, tenor; James Tenney, piano | Folkways FM3345, 33.3 RPM (1965). Smithsonian Folkways FW03345, CD (2004). | Charles Ives Songs, Volume 2 | |
July 8-9, 1967, Pye Records Studio No. 1, ATV House, London, England | 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. Charles Ives: Songs, Orchestral Sets, From the Steeples and the Mountains. | |
December 29, 1968, afternoon, Sprague Memorial 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. |
February 6, 1969, Hilversum, The Netherlands | Sophia van Sante, soprano; Reinbert de Leeuw, piano | Broadcast of VaraTelevisiedienst | ||
October 27 or 28, 1969, New York City, NY | Evelyn Lear, soprano; Alan Mandel, piano | Columbia M30229, stereo 33.3 RPM (1971). | American Scenes, American Poets | |
November 2, 1969 Crouse Auditorium, Syracuse University, NY | Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373636, 1/4 inch sound tape reel | Recorded by Richard C. Burns. Recorded during recital. | |
November 18, 19, 24, 25, 1969, New York City, NY | Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano | Columbia M4-32504, 33.3 RPM (1974). | Charles Ives: The 100th Anniversary | |
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 | |
June 5, 1974, Alice Tully Hall, New York City, NY | Helen Boatwright, soprano; Yehudi Wyner, piano | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002126011023, 78 RPM Test Pressing. | ||
April 10/ 11, 1975, Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany | Avon Stuart, baritone; Gregor Eichhorn, piano | Edition Rhodos ERS-1218, 33.3 RPM (year unlisted). | Avon Stuart Recital | |
March 1976, Evanston IL | Helen-Kay Eberley, soprano; Donald Isaak, piano | Eb-Sko Productions 1001, 33.3 RPM (1976). | Separate But Equal | |
January 17, 1978, Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena, CA | Evelyn Lear, soprano; Martin Katz, piano | Pelican 2012, 33.3 RPM (1978). | Evelyn Lear & Thomas Stewart Live in Recital | |
July 29 & 30, 1980, Radiohuset, Studio 2, Stolkholm, Sweden | Kerstin Ståhl, soprano; Kerstin Åberg, piano | Caprice CAP-1187, LP (1981). | Kerstin Ståhl, sopran: Bengt Emil Johnson - Lars-Gunnar Bodin - Charles E. Ives | |
1982, Dartington Hall, Devon, England | Sarah Walker, mezzo-soprano; Roger Vignoles, piano | Meridian E-77056, 33.3 RPM (1982). Meridian CDE-84167, CD (1988). | Cabaret Songs: Britten, Gershwin, Danworth & Others | |
November 2, 1982, Wigmore Hall, London, England | Carolyn Watkinson, mezzo-soprano; Tan Crone, piano | Etcetera ETC-1007, 33.3 RPM (1983). Etcetera KTC-1007, CD (1987). | Recital at Wigmore Hall: Bizet, Brahms, Berg, Dvorak, Ives | |
December 1 & 2, 1982, Holy Trinity Church, New York City, NY. | Jan DeGaetani, mezzo-soprano; Gilbert 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 | |
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 | |
August 29, 1989, West Garden Court of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. | National Gallery Vocal Arts Ensemble: Rosa Lamoreaux, soprano; Beverly Benso, contralto; Samuel Gordon, tenor; Robert Kennedy, baritone; George Manos, artistic director and pianist | Koch 3-7038-2 H1, CD (1991). Koch 3-7360-2, CD (1996). | Four Centuries of Vocal Music. American Songbook. | |
November 26-28, 1990, Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, London, England | Henry Herford, baritone; Robin Bowman, piano | Unicorn-Kanchana DKP-9111, CD (1991). | Songs: Volume 1 | |
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 | |
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 |