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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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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. | (No. 1 and 3) |
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 | (No. 1 and 3) |
March 13, 1974, 7:30PM-12AM, Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT | Yale Theater Orchestra; James Sinclair, conductor | Columbia M-32969, 33.3 RPM (1974). | Old Songs Deranged: Music for Theater Orchestra | |
ca. 1975 | Capital University Symphonic Wind Ensemble; Richard J. Suddendorf, conductor | Silver Crest OM-75-19, 33.3 RPM (1975). | MENC North Central and Southwestern Divisions: Getting Together | (arranged by James Sinclair) |
March 9, 1975, Alice Statler Auditorium, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY | Cornell Wind Ensemble; Marice Stith, conductor | Cornell Univerity Wind Ensemble CUWE-17, 33.3 RPM (1969). | Cornell Wind Ensemble | |
ca. Summer 1975, Hartford, Connecticut | Hartt Summer Youth Band (1975); Donald A. Mattran, conductor | HCO-92575, 33.3 RPM (1975). | ||
ca. 1976, New Jersey | Central Jersey Region II Wind Ensemble; Richard Castiglione, conductor | AMP Recordings AMP 7612, 33.3 RPM (1976). | Central Jersey Region II Bands: American Revolution Bicentennial 1776-1976 | |
ca. 1979, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado | University of Northern Colorado Wind Ensemble Wind Ensemble; Eugene Corporon | Audicom Corporation KM3718, 33.3 RPM (1979). | New Directions | |
ca. 1985, Netherlands | Music Group De Ereprijs | BV Haast Records BVHAAST 062, 33.3 RPM (Netherlands, 1985). | Muziekgroup "De Ereprijs" | |
March, 24-25, 1987, Fumon Hall, Tokyo, Japan. | Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra; Frederick Fennell, conductor | KOCD-3562, 33.3 RPM (1989). Kosei Publishing Company KOCD-3562, CD (?). Kosei Publishing Company KOCD-2407, CD (2000). | Symphonic Songs for Band, American Band Classics | |
February and May 1990, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. | Orchestra New England; James Sinclair, conductor | Koch 3-7025-2, CD (1990). Koch 3-7233-2, CD (1994). | The Orchestral Music of Charles Ives. American Portraits. | |
June 8, 13, 1990, Symphony Hall, Osaka, Japan. | Eastman Wind Ensemble; Donald Hunsberger, conductor | Sony SK-47198, CD (1992). | Live in Osaka | |
ca. 1991 | Wind Symphony of California State University, Long Beach; Larry Curtis, conductor | Digital Brothers (number unlisted), CD (1991). | Wind Symphony of California State University, Long Beach | |
November 30, 1995, and November 20 and 29, 1996, Fine Arts Center Concert Hall, University of Massachusetts, MA. | University of Massachusetts/Amherst Wind Ensemble; Malcolm W. Rowell, Jr., conductor | Albany TROY-206, CD (1996). | Tears: Khachaturian, Grainger, Ives, Copland, Wilson, Maslanka, Ticheli | |
January 26, 1998, DAR Constitution Hall, Washington DC. | The President's Own‚ United States Marine Band; Leonard Slatkin, conductor | United States Marine Band Self-Released, CD (1998). Altissimo 75442262022, CD (2011). | The Bicentennial Collection, Vol. 9 | |
ca. 2000, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida | University of Florida Wind Symphony; David A. Waybright, conductor | Mark Records 3181-MCD, CD (2000). | Symphonies, Circuses and Songs | |
June 19, 20, 2000, All Saints Church, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. | Northern Sinfonia; James Sinclair, conductor | Naxos 8.559087, CD (2003). Naxos 8558164-65, CD (2005). | Charles Ives: Symphony No. 3, Washington’s Birthday and Other Works | |
June 2-6, 2003, Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall, Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VA. | The President's Own‚ United States Marine Band; Timothy W. Foley, director | USMB CD-19, CD (2003). Naxos 8.570559, CD (2007). | Charles Ives's America. Charles Ives: Variations on 'America' - Old Home Days - 'The Alcotts'. | |
May 6-7, 2005, Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester, England, UK. | Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra; Clark Rundell, director | Chandos 10367, CD (2006). | Experiments on a March | |
ca. 2007 | Genkin Philharmonic; Jon Nelson, director and arranger | 8Bells 56454-CD 02D, CD (2007). | Genkin Philharmonic | |
ca. 2012 | James E. Taylor High School Symphony Orchestra; George F. Engelmann, conductor | Mark Records 9683-MCD, CD (2012). | 2011 Midwest Clinic: James E. Taylor High School Symphony Orchestra | |
July 12-18, 2015, San Jose, California | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Wind Ensemble; John Climer, conductor | Mark Records 51878-MCD, CD (2015). | WASBE 2015 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Wind Ensemble |
February 15 & 17, 1975, Columbia Records 30th St. Studio, New York City, NY | The Incredible Columbia All-Star Band; Gunther Schuller, conductor | Columbia XM-33513, LP (1975). | Footlifters: A Century of American Marches | |
March 9, 1975, Alice Statler Auditorium, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY | Cornell Wind Ensemble; Marice Stith, conductor | Cornell Univerity Wind Ensemble CUWE-17, 33.3 RPM (1969). | Cornell Wind Ensemble | |
June 2-6, 2003, Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall, Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VA. | "The President's Own" United States Marine Band; Timothy W. Foley, director | USMB CD-19, CD (2003). Naxos 8.570559, CD (2007). | Charles Ives's America. Variations on 'America'. | (Edited by Keith Brion) |
March 29-30, 2004, Sonic Temple, Roslindale, MA. | Donald Berman, piano | New World Records 80618, CD (2004). | The Unknown Ives: Premiere Recordings of Unpublished Works and New Critical Editions, Volume 2 |
April 3, 1974, 7:30PM-10:30PM, Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT | Yale Theater Orchestra; James Sinclair, conductor | Columbia M-32969, 33.3 RPM (1974). | Old Songs Deranged: Music for Theater Orchestra |
May 7, 1991, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, MO. | St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor | RCA Victor 09026-61222-2, CD (1992). Musical Heritage Society 513954T, CD (1995). | Symphony No. 3 - The Unanswered Question - Three Places in New England. Symphony No. 3. | |
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 | (With Old Kentucky Home) |
March 31, 1943, New York City, NY. | Columbia Concert Orchestra; Bernard Herrmann, conductor | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371465, 78 RPM Test Pressing. | Recorded from WABC broadcast. (probably arranged by conductor) | |
March 9, 1969, Bailey Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY | Cornell University Wind Ensemble; Marice Stith, conductor | Century Custom Recording Service C.U.W.E.-2 (Matrix: 34-FV-35708-1 ST), stereo 33.3 RPM (1971). | Cornell Wind Ensemble | |
1974, possibly Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA | Members of the New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble; Frank Battisti, conductor | New England Conservatory NEC-111, 33.3 RPM (1975). | Be Glad, Then, America!: A Bicentennial Recording: The New England Conservatory Celebrates Our American Musical Heritage. | |
ca. 1975 | 1975 Florida Junior College All-State College Band; Dr. W. J. Julian, conductor | Silver Crest FLJC1975, 33.3 RPM (1975). | 1975 Florida All-State Junior College All-State Chorus - Band - String Ensemble | |
February 15 & 17, 1975, Columbia Records 30th St. Studio, New York City, NY | The Incredible Columbia All-Star Band; Gunther Schuller, conductor | Columbia XM-33513, LP (1975). | Footlifters: A Century of American Marches | |
ca. 1983, University Centre, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | University of Victoria Wind Symphony; Jesse Read, conductor | University of Victoria Self-Released, 33.3 RPM (1984). | University of Victoria Wind Symphony / 1983-1984 | |
June 2-6, 2003, Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall, Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VA. | "The President's Own" United States Marine Band; Timothy W. Foley, director | USMB CD-19, CD (2003). Naxos 8.570559, CD (2007). | Charles Ives's America. Charles Ives: Variations on 'America' - Old Home Days - 'The Alcotts'. | |
March 29-30, 2004, Sonic Temple, Roslindale, MA. | Donald Berman, piano | New World Records 80618, CD (2004). | The Unknown Ives: Premiere Recordings of Unpublished Works and New Critical Editions, Volume 2 | |
ca. 2006 | United States Air Force Band of the Golden West; Douglas Monroe, conductor | Altissimo 75442260332, CD (2006). | An American Celebration | |
February 8-11, 2017 | China Spring Wind Ensemble; Pam Hyatt, director | Mark Records 52824-MCD, CD (2017). | 2017 Texas Music Educators Association Clinic/Convention |
March 13, 1974, 7:30PM-12AM), Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT | Yale Theater Orchestra; James Sinclair, conductor | Columbia M-32969, 33.3 RPM (1974). | Old Songs Deranged: Music for Theater Orchestra | |
March 9, 1975, Alice Statler Auditorium, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY | Cornell Wind Ensemble; Marice Stith, conductor | Cornell Univerity Wind Ensemble CUWE-17 | Cornell Wind Ensemble | |
August 19-21, 1988, Kleine Zaal, Shouwburg Theater, Arnhem. | Music Group De Ereprijs | BV Haast Records 8901, CD (1989). | Music Group De Ereprijs | |
June 19, 20, 2000, All Saints Church, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. | Northern Sinfonia; James Sinclair, conductor | Naxos 8.559087, CD (2003). | Charles Ives: Symphony No. 3, Washington’s Birthday and Other Works | |
June 2-6, 2003, Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall, Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VA | "The President's Own" United States Marine Band; Timothy W. Foley, director. | USMB CD-19, CD (2003). Naxos 8.570559, CD (2007). | Charles Ives's America. Charles Ives: Variations on 'America' - Old Home Days - 'The Alcotts'. | (Transcribed by James B. Sinclair) |
May 2005, Kristiansand Cathedral. | Kristiansand Blåseensemble; Bjørn Sagstad | 2L (label) 31, CD (2005). | Over the Hills - and Far Away |