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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
IV. Choral Music
ii. Other music for chorus and orchestra
| Recording Date/Location | Performing Artists | Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year | Album Names | Additional Recording Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 18, 1967, New York City, NY, Columbia Records | The Gregg Smith Singers; Gregg Smith, director; The Ithaca College Concert Choir; The American Symphony Orchestra; Leopold Stokowski, conductor | Columbia M4-32504, 33.3 RPM (1974). VoxBox CDX-5016, CD (1990). Sony Masterworks MPK-46726, CD (1991). Sony Classical 88691971152, CD (2012). | Charles Ives: The 100th Anniversary. The Great Sentimental Age: Songs by Foster, Ives, Hawthorne, Hanby & Others. Symphony No. 4 - Robert Browning Overture - Majority (or The Masses) - They are there (A war song march) - An Election (It strikes me that) - Lincoln, The Great Commoner. Leopold Stokowski: The Columbia Stereo Recordings. | |
| 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 (1975). | Cornell Wind Ensemble | |
| 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 (1975). | Cornell Wind Ensemble | |
| November 13, 1976, Penfield High School, Penfield, New York | The 1976 Junior High Area All-State Festival Chorus; Dr. Bruce Purrington, director | Location Recordings Service LRS-RT-6285, 33.3 RPM (1976). | Junior High Area All-State Festival | |
| November 13, 1976, Penfield High School, Penfield, New York | The 1976 Junior High Area All-State Festival Chorus; Dr. Bruce Purrington, director | Location Recordings Service LRS-RT-6285, 33.3 RPM (1976). | Junior High Area All-State Festival | |
| November 8-11, 1983, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA | The Conservatory Chorus; Lorna Cooke de Varon, conductor; John Heiss, piccolo | New England Conservatory NEC-122, 33.3 RPM (1983). | Charles Ives: New England Conservatory, November 8-11, 1983 | |
| November 8-11, 1983, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA | The Conservatory Chorus; Lorna Cooke de Varon, conductor; John Heiss, piccolo | New England Conservatory NEC-122, 33.3 RPM (1983). | Charles Ives: New England Conservatory, November 8-11, 1983 | |
| January 28-29, 1990, Technisonics Studio, St. Louis MO | Kronos Quartet: David Harrington, John Sherba, violins; Hank Dutt, viola; Joan Jeanrenaud, cello | Elektra Nonesuch 9 79242-2, CD (1990). | Black Angels | |
| January 28-29, 1990, Technisonics Studio, St. Louis MO | Kronos Quartet: David Harrington, John Sherba, violins; Hank Dutt, viola; Joan Jeanrenaud, cello | Elektra Nonesuch 9 79242-2, CD (1990). | Black Angels | |
| September 1994, Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD | David Zinman, conductor; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Baltimore Symphony Chorus | Decca 476 1537, CD (1996). Argo 444 860-2, CD (1996). Decca 000340202, CD (2004). | They Are There! - Three Places in New England - New England Holidays | |
| September 1994, Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD | David Zinman, conductor; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Baltimore Symphony Chorus | Decca 476 1537, CD (1996). Argo 444 860-2, CD (1996). Decca 000340202, CD (2004). | They Are There! - Three Places in New England - New England Holidays | |
| September 30, October 1-3, 1999, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA | San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Vance George, director | BMG 09026-63703-2, CD (2002). BBC MM216, CD (2002). | Charles Ives: An American Journey | |
| September 30, October 1-3, 1999, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA | San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Vance George, director | BMG 09026-63703-2, CD (2002). BBC MM216, CD (2002). | Charles Ives: An American Journey | |
| 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). |
| 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-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT | Sara Jakubiak, Lielle Berman, Amanda Ingram, Rebecca Ringle, Michael Cavalieri, Daniel Bircher, Diego Matamoros, Unison voices; Douglas Dickson, piano | Naxos 8.559274, CD (2008). Naxos 8.506030, CD (2013). | Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 6. Charles Ives: A Song Collection. | |
| May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT | Sara Jakubiak, Lielle Berman, Amanda Ingram, Rebecca Ringle, Michael Cavalieri, Daniel Bircher, Diego Matamoros, Unison voices; Douglas Dickson, piano | Naxos 8.559274, CD (2008). Naxos 8.506030, CD (2013). | Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 6. Charles Ives: A Song Collection. | |
| February 16-20, 2007 | Gerald Finley, baritone; Julius Drake, piano | Hyperion CDA-67644, CD (2008). | Romanzo, di Central Park | |
| February 16-20, 2007 | Gerald Finley, baritone; Julius Drake, piano | Hyperion CDA-67644, CD (2008). | Romanzo, di Central Park | |
| ca. 2011 | Creekview High School Wind Symphony; Preston Hazzard, conductor | Mark Records 9698-MCD, CD (2012). | The 65th Annual Midwest Clinic: An International Band & Orchestra Conference | |
| ca. 2011 | Creekview High School Wind Symphony; Preston Hazzard, conductor | Mark Records 9698-MCD, CD (2012). | The 65th Annual Midwest Clinic: An International Band & Orchestra Conference |
| Recording Date/Location | Performing Artists | Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year | Album Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 1966 (a); May 6, 1966, (b) | a.: The Gregg Smith Singers; The Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Gregg Smith, conductor b.: The Texas Boys Choir of Fort Worth; George Bragg, director; The Gregg Smith Singers; Raymond Beegle, Allen organ; Gregg Smith, conductor | Columbia MS7321 (Matrix: XXSM150546), stereo 33.3 RPM (1969). | New Music of Charles Ives: Seventeen First Recordings for Solo Voice, Chorus and Chamber Orchestra |
| May 4, 1966 (a); May 6, 1966, (b) | a.: The Gregg Smith Singers; The Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Gregg Smith, conductor b.: The Texas Boys Choir of Fort Worth; George Bragg, director; The Gregg Smith Singers; Raymond Beegle, Allen organ; Gregg Smith, conductor | Columbia MS7321 (Matrix: XXSM150546), stereo 33.3 RPM (1969). | New Music of Charles Ives: Seventeen First Recordings for Solo Voice, Chorus and Chamber Orchestra |