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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
III. Keyboard Music
ii. Other music for piano
| Recording Date/Location | Performing Artists | Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year | Album Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 1967- January 1968, Rutgers Presbyterian Church, NYC, by Madison Sound Studios | Alan Mandel, piano | Desto DST6460 in set DST6458DST6461, stereo 33.3 RPM (1968). Vox Box CD3X-3034, CD (1995). | Complete Works for Piano. Works for Piano. |
| August 1967- January 1968, Rutgers Presbyterian Church, NYC, by Madison Sound Studios | Alan Mandel, piano | Desto DST6460 in set DST6458DST6461, stereo 33.3 RPM (1968). Vox Box CD3X-3034, CD (1995). | Complete Works for Piano. Works for Piano. |
| July 1984, München, BR (studio 3), Munich, Germany. | Herbert Henck, piano | Wergo WER 60112-50, CD (1985). | Charles Ives: Piano Pieces |
| July 1984, München, BR (studio 3), Munich, Germany. | Herbert Henck, piano | Wergo WER 60112-50, CD (1985). | Charles Ives: Piano Pieces |
| August 26-28, 1992, Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Ultimo Centre, Sydney, Australia. | Donna Coleman, piano | Etcetera KTC-1147, CD (1992). | Charles Ives: Piano Sonata N. 1 - 4 Studies - Varied Air Variations - Waltz-Rondo |
| August 26-28, 1992, Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Ultimo Centre, Sydney, Australia. | Donna Coleman, piano | Etcetera KTC-1147, CD (1992). | Charles Ives: Piano Sonata N. 1 - 4 Studies - Varied Air Variations - Waltz-Rondo |
| ca. 2002 | Philip Mead, piano | Metier MSV CD-92037, CD (2002). | Varied Air: Charles Ives: the piano music |
| ca. 2002 | Philip Mead, piano | Metier MSV CD-92037, CD (2002). | Varied Air: Charles Ives: the piano music |
| 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 |
| March, 2004, Milan, Italy | Ciro Longobardi, piano | Limen Musica Contemporanea CDE06-C007, CD (2004). | Charles Edward Ives: Opere per Pianoforte: Vol. 1 |
| March, 2004, Milan, Italy | Ciro Longobardi, piano | Limen Musica Contemporanea CDE06-C007, CD (2004). | Charles Edward Ives: Opere per Pianoforte: Vol. 1 |
iii. Piano duets
| Recording Date/Location | Performing Artists | Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year | Album Names | Additional Recording Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1967, New York, NY. | George C. Pappastavrou & Stuart Warren Lanning, pianos | Odyssey 32160161, 33.3 RPM (1967). Odyssey 32160162, stereo 33.3 RPM (1967). Amado 60034, CD (2003). | New Music in Quarter-Tones | |
| May 5, 1967, New York, NY. | George C. Pappastavrou & Stuart Warren Lanning, pianos | Odyssey 32160161, 33.3 RPM (1967). Odyssey 32160162, stereo 33.3 RPM (1967). Amado 60034, CD (2003). | New Music in Quarter-Tones | |
| December 8, 1972, Warner Concert Hall, Oberlin, OH | Richard Bunger, piano | Avant Records AV-1008, LP (1973). | ...The Perilous Night... | (iii. only) |
| December 8, 1972, Warner Concert Hall, Oberlin, OH | Richard Bunger, piano | Avant Records AV-1008, LP (1973). | ...The Perilous Night... | (iii. only) |
| August 16 or November 15, 1980, or March 11, 1981, Studio 2 and 3, Radiohuset, Stockholm, Sweden | Mats Persson & Kristine Scholz, pianos | Caprice CAP-1226, LP (1982). | Ives - Duchamp - Cage | |
| August 16 or November 15, 1980, or March 11, 1981, Studio 2 and 3, Radiohuset, Stockholm, Sweden | Mats Persson & Kristine Scholz, pianos | Caprice CAP-1226, LP (1982). | Ives - Duchamp - Cage | |
| November 8-11, 1983, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA | Randall Hodgkinson and Stephen Drury, pianos | New England Conservatory NEC-122, 33.3 RPM (year unlisted). (ii. only) | Charles Ives: New England Conservatory, November 8-11, 1983 | |
| November 8-11, 1983, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA | Randall Hodgkinson and Stephen Drury, pianos | New England Conservatory NEC-122, 33.3 RPM (year unlisted). (ii. only) | Charles Ives: New England Conservatory, November 8-11, 1983 | |
| July 1984, München, BR (studio 3), Munich, Germany. | Herbert Henck, piano; Deborah Richards, piano | Wergo WER 60112-50, CD (1985). Wergo WER 286 221-2, CD (1992). | Charles Ives Piano Pieces | |
| July 1984, München, BR (studio 3), Munich, Germany. | Herbert Henck, piano; Deborah Richards, piano | Wergo WER 60112-50, CD (1985). Wergo WER 286 221-2, CD (1992). | Charles Ives Piano Pieces | |
| June 1986, Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, NY, or September 1987, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN. | Cheryl Seltzer, Joel Sachs, pianos | 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. | |
| June 1986, Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, NY, or September 1987, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN. | Cheryl Seltzer, Joel Sachs, pianos | 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. | |
| June 11, 1988, Pro Piano Studios, New York City, NY. | Joshua Pierce, Dorothy Jonas, pianos | Newport Classics NPD-85526, CD (1992). | Between the Keys: Microtonal Masterpieces of the 20th Century |