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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
iv. Organ music
| Recording Date/Location | Performing Artists | Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year | Album Names | Additional Recording Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 1960, First Universalist Church, Woodstock, VT. | Edward George Power Biggs, organ 93; organ built in 1875 by Hutchings Plaisted, originally for the studio of Eugene W. Thayer of Boston | Columbia ML5496 (Matrix: XLP-50083), 33.3 RPM (1960). (in an album entitled: The Organ in America) Columbia MS6161 (Matrix: XXSM50085), stereo 33.3 RPM (1960). Columbia M4-32504, 33.3 RPM (1974). CBS Special Products P6 15628, 33.3 RPM (1981). | The Organ in America. Charles Ives: The 100th Anniversary. | |
| October 1963, by Project Records, New York City, NY. | Paul Creston, organ | Record 7: 18771890 (Matrix: LHS007B4), 33.3 RPM (1964). | The Life History of the United States | (first 32 measures of the introductory Allegro section plus an added chord) |
| October 1963, by Project Records, New York City, NY. | Paul Creston, organ | Record 7: 18771890 (Matrix: LHS007B4), 33.3 RPM (1964). | The Life History of the United States | (first 32 measures of the introductory Allegro section plus an added chord) |
| February 1968, The Hammond Museum, Gloucester, MA. | Richard Ellsasser, organ | Nonesuch H71200, stereo 33.3 RPM (1968). | Yankee Organ Music | |
| February 1968, The Hammond Museum, Gloucester, MA. | Richard Ellsasser, organ | Nonesuch H71200, stereo 33.3 RPM (1968). | Yankee Organ Music | |
| November 7, 1968, Fisk Organ, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. | Edward George Power Biggs, organ | Columbia MS7269 (Matrix: XXSM139619), stereo 33.3 RPM (1969). | E. Power Biggs' Greatest Hits | |
| November 7, 1968, Fisk Organ, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. | Edward George Power Biggs, organ | Columbia MS7269 (Matrix: XXSM139619), stereo 33.3 RPM (1969). | E. Power Biggs' Greatest Hits | |
| October 28-30, 1969, St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England, UK. | Christopher Dearnley, organ | His Master's Voice CSD3677 (Matrix: 2YEA3946), stereo 33.3 RPM (1970, England). | St. Paul's Cathedral | |
| October 28-30, 1969, St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England, UK. | Christopher Dearnley, organ | His Master's Voice CSD3677 (Matrix: 2YEA3946), stereo 33.3 RPM (1970, England). | St. Paul's Cathedral | |
| ca. 1971, First Baptist Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan | Janice Beck, organ | Musical Heritage Society OR A-264, 33.3 RPM (1971). | An Anthology of American Organ Music, Volume III | |
| ca. 1971, First Baptist Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan | Janice Beck, organ | Musical Heritage Society OR A-264, 33.3 RPM (1971). | An Anthology of American Organ Music, Volume III | |
| Spring 1971, Zumbro Lutheran Church, Rochester, MN | Robert Anderson, organ | Aeolian/Skinner Organ Company AS-328, LP (1972). | Robert Anderson in a Program of 19th Century Music | |
| Spring 1971, Zumbro Lutheran Church, Rochester, MN | Robert Anderson, organ | Aeolian/Skinner Organ Company AS-328, LP (1972). | Robert Anderson in a Program of 19th Century Music | |
| July 9 & 10, 1971, Noehren organ in the First Baptist Church, Ann Arbor, MI | Janice Bech, Organist | Musical Heritage Society OR A-264, 33.3 RPM (1973). | An Anthology of American Organ Music, Volume III | |
| July 9 & 10, 1971, Noehren organ in the First Baptist Church, Ann Arbor, MI | Janice Bech, Organist | Musical Heritage Society OR A-264, 33.3 RPM (1973). | An Anthology of American Organ Music, Volume III | |
| ca. 1973, The United Presbyterian Church, Cortland, New York | Robert Roubos, organ | Wicks Organ Company TS73-723/724, 33.3 RPM (1973). | Variations of "America" (Introduction, Chorale, and 5 Variations), 1973 | |
| ca. 1973, The United Presbyterian Church, Cortland, New York | Robert Roubos, organ | Wicks Organ Company TS73-723/724, 33.3 RPM (1973). | Variations of "America" (Introduction, Chorale, and 5 Variations), 1973 | |
| May 11, 1974, Exhibition Hall of Wichita's Century II Civic Center, Wichita, KS | Virgil Fox, organ | RCA ARL1-0666, 33.3 RPM (1974). | The Entertainer | |
| May 11, 1974, Exhibition Hall of Wichita's Century II Civic Center, Wichita, KS | Virgil Fox, organ | RCA ARL1-0666, 33.3 RPM (1974). | The Entertainer | |
| July 24-25, 1975, night, Basilica of St. Sernin, Toulouse, France | George C. Baker, organ | Delos FY025, 33.3 RPM (1976). | Charles Ives, Variations sur "America": et six autres compositeurs Americains pour orgue | |
| July 24-25, 1975, night, Basilica of St. Sernin, Toulouse, France | George C. Baker, organ | Delos FY025, 33.3 RPM (1976). | Charles Ives, Variations sur "America": et six autres compositeurs Americains pour orgue | |
| November 16, 1975, All Saints Episcopal Church, Pasadena, CA | The Digital Equipment Corporation PDP-8 (Computer–performed organ recital); Dr. Prentiss Knowlton, producer | Creative Record Service CR-9115, 33.3 RPM (1976). | Unplayed by Human Hands: Prentiss Knowlton | |
| November 16, 1975, All Saints Episcopal Church, Pasadena, CA | The Digital Equipment Corporation PDP-8 (Computer–performed organ recital); Dr. Prentiss Knowlton, producer | Creative Record Service CR-9115, 33.3 RPM (1976). | Unplayed by Human Hands: Prentiss Knowlton | |
| December 1975, Columbia Studios, New York City, NY | Arthur Whittemore & Jack Lowe, pianos | Personal Touch 88 WL, stereo 33.3 RPM (1976). | American Sampler | |
| December 1975, Columbia Studios, New York City, NY | Arthur Whittemore & Jack Lowe, pianos | Personal Touch 88 WL, stereo 33.3 RPM (1976). | American Sampler |