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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
I. Orchestra Music
i. Symphonies
ii. Other music for symphony orchestra
iii. Music for chamber or theatre orchestra
iv. Music for band
II. Chamber Music
i. String quartets
ii. Music for various combinations
iii. Sonatas for violin and piano
III. Keyboard Music
i. Piano sonatas
ii. Other music for piano
iii. Piano duets
iv. Organ music
IV. Choral Music
i. Cantata
ii. Other music for chorus and orchestra
iii. Sacred choral music
iv. Secular partsongs
V. Songs
i. A-E
ii. F-L
iii. M-R
iv. S-V
v. W-Y
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III. Keyboard Music
ii. Other music for piano
STUDIES: #1. ALLEGRO; #2.; #9. THE ANTIABOLITIONIST RIOTS; #11.; #20. EVEN DURATIONS UNEVENLY DIVIDED; #21. SOME SOUTHPAW PITCHING; #22. ANDANTE MAESTOSO; #23. (III-B-17) (90, 91, 97, 99, 104, 105, 106, 107)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
August 28-29, 1963, Hartman Rehearsal Hall, Hopkins Ctr, Dartmouth Coll., Hanover, NH James Sykes, piano Folkways FM3348, 33.3 RPM (1964). Smithsonian Folkways FW03348, CD (2004). Charles Ives: The Short Piano Pieces (#9., #21., & #22. only)
August 28-29, 1963, Hartman Rehearsal Hall, Hopkins Ctr, Dartmouth Coll., Hanover, NH James Sykes, piano Folkways FM3348, 33.3 RPM (1964). Smithsonian Folkways FW03348, CD (2004). Charles Ives: The Short Piano Pieces (#9., #21., & #22. only)
August 1967-January 1968, Rutgers Pres. Church, NYC Alan Mandel, piano Desto DST 6458 & DST 6460 in set DST 6458 DST 6461, stereo 33.3 RPM (1968). Vox Box CD3X-3034, CD (1995). Complete Works for Piano. Works for Piano. Madison Sound Studios, Inc.; (#2., #5., #6., #7., #8., #9., #15., #18., #20., #21., #22., #23: Baseball take_x001E_off, a patch for #23 labeled: "A knock_x001E_out chord play with baseball bat.")
August 1967-January 1968, Rutgers Pres. Church, NYC Alan Mandel, piano Desto DST 6458 & DST 6460 in set DST 6458 DST 6461, stereo 33.3 RPM (1968). Vox Box CD3X-3034, CD (1995). Complete Works for Piano. Works for Piano. Madison Sound Studios, Inc.; (#2., #5., #6., #7., #8., #9., #15., #18., #20., #21., #22., #23: Baseball take_x001E_off, a patch for #23 labeled: "A knock_x001E_out chord play with baseball bat.")
July 1973, College Park, MD Nelita True, piano International Library of Piano Music 31, 33.3 RPM (1973). The International Library of Piano Music (#21.)
July 1973, College Park, MD Nelita True, piano International Library of Piano Music 31, 33.3 RPM (1973). The International Library of Piano Music (#21.)
1976 Roger Shields, piano Vox Box CD3X-3027, CD (1993). Piano Music in America (1900-1945) (#9., #21.)
1976 Roger Shields, piano Vox Box CD3X-3027, CD (1993). Piano Music in America (1900-1945) (#9., #21.)
July 1984, München, BR (Studio 3), Munich, Germany Herbert Henck, piano Wergo WER-60-112, 33.3 RPM (1985). Wergo WER-60112-50, CD (1985). Charles Ives: Piano Pieces (#9., #20., #21., #22)
July 1984, München, BR (Studio 3), Munich, Germany Herbert Henck, piano Wergo WER-60-112, 33.3 RPM (1985). Wergo WER-60112-50, CD (1985). Charles Ives: Piano Pieces (#9., #20., #21., #22)
October 20-21, 1988, St. Mary's Church, Hatfield Broad Oak, UK Joanna MacGregor, piano LDR CD-1004, CD (1989). American Piano Classics: Joanna MacGregor (#21.)
October 20-21, 1988, St. Mary's Church, Hatfield Broad Oak, UK Joanna MacGregor, piano LDR CD-1004, CD (1989). American Piano Classics: Joanna MacGregor (#21.)
August 9, 1991, part of series of concerts by Radio France Eric Watson, piano Accord 201862, CD (France, 2000). Charles Ives: 1ere Sonate - Three-Page Sonata - The Anti-Abolitionist Riots - Etude No. 20 (#9., #20)
August 9, 1991, part of series of concerts by Radio France Eric Watson, piano Accord 201862, CD (France, 2000). Charles Ives: 1ere Sonate - Three-Page Sonata - The Anti-Abolitionist Riots - Etude No. 20 (#9., #20)
March 1992, Studio C, BMG Studios, New York City, NY Alan Feinberg, piano Argo 436 925-2, CD (1993). The American Innovator: Adams - Ives - Cowell - Nancarrow - Cage (#20.)
March 1992, Studio C, BMG Studios, New York City, NY Alan Feinberg, piano Argo 436 925-2, CD (1993). The American Innovator: Adams - Ives - Cowell - Nancarrow - Cage (#20.)
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 (#20., #21., #22., #23)
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 (#20., #21., #22., #23)
December 1992 and September 1995, Villa Aurelia, American Academy, Rome, Italy Richard Trythall, piano; Lauren Weiss, flute Centaur CRC 2285, CD (1996). Charles Ives: Sonata No. 2, "Concord, Mass." - Three Page Sonata - Some South-Paw Pitching - The Anti-Abolitionist Riots - Varied Air and Variations (#9., #21.)
December 1992 and September 1995, Villa Aurelia, American Academy, Rome, Italy Richard Trythall, piano; Lauren Weiss, flute Centaur CRC 2285, CD (1996). Charles Ives: Sonata No. 2, "Concord, Mass." - Three Page Sonata - Some South-Paw Pitching - The Anti-Abolitionist Riots - Varied Air and Variations (#9., #21.)
1994-1996, WFMT Chicago, Chicago, IL Easley Blackwood, piano Cedille Records CDR-90000 027, CD (1996). Radical Piano (#20.)
1994-1996, WFMT Chicago, Chicago, IL Easley Blackwood, piano Cedille Records CDR-90000 027, CD (1996). Radical Piano (#20.)
March 30, 1994, Paine Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Donald Berman, piano CRI CD-811, CD (1999). The Unknown Ives (#16/19, #20., #23.)
STUDIES: #1. ALLEGRO; #2.; #9. THE ANTIABOLITIONIST RIOTS; #11.; #20. EVEN DURATIONS UNEVENLY DIVIDED; #21. SOME SOUTHPAW PITCHING; #22. ANDANTE MAESTOSO; #23. (III-B-17) (105)
Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
Norma Marder, soprano. James Tenney, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370996, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Norma Marder, soprano. James Tenney, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370996, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.