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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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June 1995, Bradley Hills Presbetyrian Church, Bethesda, MD | Vocal Arts Quartet: Rosa Lamoreaux, soprano; Beverly Benso, alto; Samuel Gordon, tenor; Robert Kennedy, baritone; Francis Conlon, piano; Howard Bass, guitar; Mary Findlay, violin; Bruce Hutton, banjos | Koch 3-7392-2-H1, CD (1997). | Gentle Annie: Stephen Foster - Charles Ives | |
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT | Kenneth Tarver, tenor; Douglas Dickson, piano | Naxos 8.559274, CD (2008). | Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 6 | |
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 |
April 24, 1943, Mary Howard Studio, New York City, NY | Charles Edward Ives, piano | The Second Annual KANU Radio Album, 33.3 RPM (1975) Disc [C] Side [2]. CRI CD-810, CD (1999). | Ives Plays Ives: The Composer at the Piano in Four Recording Sessions, 1933-1943 | |
April 24, 1943, Mary Howard Studio, New York City, NY | Charles Edward Ives, piano | Disc [D] Side [1] CRI CD-810, CD (1999). | Ives Plays Ives: The Composer at the Piano in Four Recording Sessions, 1933-1943 | (Second take with extra repeat of chorus) |
April 24, 1943, Mary Howard Studio, New York City, NY | Charles Edward Ives, piano | Disc [D] Side [2] CRI CD-810, CD (1999). | Ives Plays Ives: The Composer at the Piano in Four Recording Sessions, 1933-1943 | (Third take) |
June 11, 1976, small auditorium of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands | Roberta Alexander, soprano; Reinbert de Leeuw, piano | Radio Nederland 6808 481/482, 33.3 RPM (1976). | Holland Festival Highlights (1976) | |
ca. 1984, Netherlands | Roberta Alexander, soprano; Tan Crone, piano, Rien de Reede, Piccolo | Etcetera KTC-1020, 33.3 RPM (1984, Netherlands). Etcetera KTC-1068, CD (2004). Etcetera KTC-2508, CD (2005). | Charles Ives Songs | |
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 | |
September 17-27, 1991, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY | Paul Sperry, tenor; Irma Vallecillo, piano; Jayn Rosenfeld piccolo | Albany TROY-079, CD (1994). | The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. III | |
ca. 2009 | The Kropotkins: Lorette Velvette, vocals, guitar; Charlie Burnham, violin; Dave Soldier, banjo, violin; Dog, guitar, bass, Samm Bennett, bass drum, percussion, vocals; Jonathan Kane, snare drum; Alex Greene, keyboards | Mulatta MUL019 (2009). | Paradise Square |
February 24, 1939, Town Hall, New York City, NY | Mina Hager, mezzosoprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano | |||
January 28, 1969 | William Pearson, baritone; Wilhelm Neuhaus, piano | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038374139, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. | ||
October 6, 1969, New York City, NY | Thomas Stewart, baritone; Alan Mandel, piano | Columbia M-30229, 33.3 RPM (1971). | American Scenes, American Poets | |
November 2, 1969, Crouse Auditorium, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY | Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. Recorded by Richard C. Burns | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373636, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. | ||
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 | |
October 1975, New York City, NY | Jan DeGaetani, mezzo-soprano; Gilbert Kalish, piano | Nonesuch H-71325, 33.3 (1976). Elektra, Nonesuch 9 71325-2, CD (year unlisted). | Charles Ives: Songs | |
ca. 1976, Battel Chapel, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut | New Haven Brass Quintet: David Baldwin, trumpet; Grant Keast, trumpet; Christine Snyder, horn; Theodore Toupin, trombone; Kenneth Singleton, tuba, arranger | Red Rose Music RRM 04, 33.3 RPM (1976). | New Haven Brass Quintet: Volume 4 | (arranged for brass quintet) |
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 | |
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 | |
August 22-24, 1989, American Academy & Institute of Arts & Letters | 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 | 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 | Mary Ann Hart, mezzo-soprano; Dennis Helmrich, piano | Albany TROY-079, CD (1994). | The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. III | |
ca. 1993 | David Taylor, bass trombone; Ted Rosenthal, piano; Emily Mitchell, harp; Rolf Schulte, Jon Kass, violins; Louise Schulman, viola; Fred Sherry, cello. | New World Records 80436-2, CD (1993). | Past Tells | |
ca. 1995 | Czech Brass Sextet Brno | Multisonic 31 0349-2, CD (1995). | The Glitter of Brass | |
August 1996, Teldec Studio, Berlin, Germany | Jennifer Larmore, mezzo-soprano; Antoine Palloc, piano | Teldec 0630-16069, CD (1997). | My Native Land: A Collection of American Songs | |
February, August 1997 | Lyne Comtois, mezzo-soprano; Marc Bourdeau, piano | Brioso BR-112, CD (1997). | Songs of the Americas | |
May 29, 1999- June 2, 1999, Bad Münder, Germany | Veronica Lenz-Kuhn, soprano; Tan Crone, piano | Thorofon CTH-2406, CD (1999). | Charles Ives: Lieder | |
September 30, October 1-3, 1999, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA | Thomas Hampson, baritone; Michael Tilson Thomas, piano | BMG 09026-63703-2, CD (2002). Sony 191773025922, CD (2017). | Charles Ives: An American Journey | |
ca. 2002 and 2016 | Bradley Robinson, baritone; Stacy Rodgers, piano | Albany Records TROY1711, CD (2018). | Charles Ives: A Portrait in Song | |
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 | |
November 10-12, 2004, All Saints Church, East Finchley, London, UK | Gerald Finley, baritone; Julius Drake, piano | Hyperion CDA-67516, CD (2005). | Ives: A Song - For Anything | |
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT | David Pittsinger, bass; Eric Trudel, piano | Naxos 8.559274, CD (2008). | Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 6 | |
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; Jeannette Koekkoek, piano | Olive Music OM-011, CD (2007). | Charles Ives: Songs | |
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 | |
June 8-10, 2010 at hr-Sendesaal Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Ensemble für Neue Musik Zürich; Sebastian Gottschick, conductor and arranger; Jeannine Hirzel, mezzosoprano | Hat Hut B00ALZ7BLU, CD (2012). | Charles Ives: A Songbook | (arrangement for instrumental ensemble by Sebastian Gottschick) |
ca. 2016 | Gunnery Sergeant Sara Dell'Omo, mezzo-soprano; "The President's Own" U.S. Marine Band; Lt. Col. Jason K. Fettig, director | Altissimo Recordings ALT04032, CD (2016). | Be Glad Then, America |
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. 1317; Matrix: CHS317) 78 rpm (1948). | Charles Ives: An Album of Songs | |
ca. 1960 | Devy Barnett, soprano; Mel Strauss, piano | Stereo Age C3, stereo tape; 7i/2 i.p.s.; 2track (ca. 1960). | Songs of Charles Ives | |
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. |
October 6, 1969, New York City, NY. | Thomas Stewart, baritone; Alan Mandel, piano | Columbia M-30229, stereo 33.3 RPM (1971). | American Scenes, American Poets | |
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 1975, New York City, NY | Jan DeGaetani, mezzo-soprano; Gilbert Kalish, piano | Nonesuch H-71325, 33.3 (1976). | 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 |