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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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III. Keyboard Music
ii. Other music for piano
TAKEOFFS: i. THE SEEN & UNSEEN or SWEET AND TOUGH ii. ROUGH & READY ET AL AND/OR THE JUMPING FROG iii. SONG WITHOUT (GOOD) WORDS or MELODY IN F & F FLAT iv. SCENE EPISODE v. BAD RESOLUTIONS, GOOD WAN!
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
June 1986, Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, NY, or September 1987, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN Joel Sachs, 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.
June 1986, Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, NY, or September 1987, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN Joel Sachs, 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.
January 27, 1996, Paine Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Donald Berman, piano CRI CD-811, CD (1999). The Unknown Ives
January 27, 1996, Paine Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Donald Berman, piano CRI CD-811, CD (1999). The Unknown Ives
ca. 2001 Jay Gottlieb, piano Pianovox PIA-542-2, CD (2001). Charles Ives - Jay Gottlieb [iv. only]
ca. 2001 Jay Gottlieb, piano Pianovox PIA-542-2, CD (2001). Charles Ives - Jay Gottlieb [iv. only]
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
January 19-20, 2008, Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal, Köln, Germany Heather O'Donnell, piano Mode 211, CD (2009). Responses to Ives
January 19-20, 2008, Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal, Köln, Germany Heather O'Donnell, piano Mode 211, CD (2009). Responses to Ives
ca. 2013 Matthias Veit, piano TYXArt TXA12009, CD (2013). Micromania: 85 Piano Miniatures
ca. 2013 Matthias Veit, piano TYXArt TXA12009, CD (2013). Micromania: 85 Piano Miniatures
THE ANTIABOLITIONIST RIOTS see STUDIES: #9
THE BELLS OF YALE, OR CHAPEL CHIMES (V-D-11) (192)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
The Whiffenpoofs of 1975; Yale Theater Orchestra, conducted by James Sinclair. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002128474401, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
The Whiffenpoofs of 1975; Yale Theater Orchestra, conducted by James Sinclair. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002128474401, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
ca. 1976 Nina Deutsch, piano Voxbox CDX-5089, CD (1993). Ives: Solo Piano Music
ca. 1976 Nina Deutsch, piano Voxbox CDX-5089, CD (1993). Ives: Solo Piano Music
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.
THE CELESTIAL RAILROAD (III-B-19) (116)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
August 1967- January 1968. Madison Sound Studios, Inc. Rutgers Presbyterian Church, New York City, NY. 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. Madison Sound Studios, Inc. Rutgers Presbyterian Church, New York City, NY. 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.
December 19, 20, 1998, Vredenburg, Utrecht, the Netherlands. Tomoko Mukaiyama, piano BVHAAST 9801, CD (1998). Hello Pop Tart
December 19, 20, 1998, Vredenburg, Utrecht, the Netherlands. Tomoko Mukaiyama, piano BVHAAST 9801, CD (1998). Hello Pop Tart
ca. 1999, John Knowles Paine Concert Hall, Harvard University Stephen Drury, piano; John Zorn, arranger Avant AVAN 022, CD (1999). Faith, The Loss of Faith, and The Return of Faith