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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
I. Orchestra Music
ii. Other music for symphony orchestra
| Recording Date/Location | Performing Artists | Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year | Album Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 22-25, 1991, Lisbon, Portugal. | The Gulbenkian Orchestra; Max Rabinovitsj, leader; Michel Swierczewski, conductor | Nimbus Records NI-5316, CD (1992). | Orchestral Works - Charles Ives |
| July 22-25, 1991, Lisbon, Portugal. | The Gulbenkian Orchestra; Max Rabinovitsj, leader; Michel Swierczewski, conductor | Nimbus Records NI-5316, CD (1992). | Orchestral Works - Charles Ives |
| March 7-9, 1994, Bamberg, Germany. | Bamberger Symphoniker; Ingo Metzmacher, conductor | EMI 7243 5 55254 2 0, CD (1995). | Hartmann: Symphony No. 3 - Ives: Robert Browning Overture |
| March 7-9, 1994, Bamberg, Germany. | Bamberger Symphoniker; Ingo Metzmacher, conductor | EMI 7243 5 55254 2 0, CD (1995). | Hartmann: Symphony No. 3 - Ives: Robert Browning Overture |
| March 23, 2000, Saarbrücken, Funkhaus Halberg, Musikstudio I, Saarbrücken, Germany. | Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken; Michael Stern | Col legno 20225, CD (2006). | Charles Ives: Symphony No. 3 - Ragtime Dances - Robert Browning Overture |
| March 23, 2000, Saarbrücken, Funkhaus Halberg, Musikstudio I, Saarbrücken, Germany. | Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken; Michael Stern | Col legno 20225, CD (2006). | Charles Ives: Symphony No. 3 - Ragtime Dances - Robert Browning Overture |
| June 19, 2000, Andrew Jackson Hall, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Nashville, TN. | Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor | Naxos 8.559076, CD (2000). | Ives: Symphony No. 2 - Robert Browning Overture |
| June 19, 2000, Andrew Jackson Hall, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Nashville, TN. | Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor | Naxos 8.559076, CD (2000). | Ives: Symphony No. 2 - Robert Browning Overture |
| ca. 2014 | Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Stefan Asbury, conductor | Neos 11420 (2015). | Musica Viva Volume 20 |
| ca. 2014 | Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Stefan Asbury, conductor | Neos 11420 (2015). | Musica Viva Volume 20 |
| Recording Date/Location | Performing Artists | Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year | Album Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 8-10, 2008, Konsertsalen, Malmö, Sweden. | Malmö Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Chorus; James Sinclair, conductor | Naxos 8.559370, CD (2009). | Charles Ives: Holiday Symphony (excerpts) - The General Slocum - Overture in G Minor |
| January 8-10, 2008, Konsertsalen, Malmö, Sweden. | Malmö Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Chorus; James Sinclair, conductor | Naxos 8.559370, CD (2009). | Charles Ives: Holiday Symphony (excerpts) - The General Slocum - Overture in G Minor |
iii. Music for chamber or theatre orchestra
| Recording Date/Location | Performing Artists | Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year | Album Names | Additional Recording Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 14, 1938 (broadcast date) , New York City, NY | Columbia Chamber Orchestra; Bernard Herrmann, conductor | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371200, 78 RPM Test Pressing. | Recorded from broadcast of WABC, New York | |
| March 14, 1938 (broadcast date) , New York City, NY | Columbia Chamber Orchestra; Bernard Herrmann, conductor | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371200, 78 RPM Test Pressing. | Recorded from broadcast of WABC, New York | |
| March 31, 1943 (broadcast date), New York City, NY | Columbia Concert Orchestra; Bernard Herrmann, conductor | (i. only); Recorded from broadcast of WABC, New York | ||
| March 31, 1943 (broadcast date), New York City, NY | Columbia Concert Orchestra; Bernard Herrmann, conductor | (i. only); Recorded from broadcast of WABC, New York | ||
| 1953 or 1954, New York City, NY | The C.B.S. Radio Orchestra; Leopold Stokowski, conductor | (i. only); Broadcast in the series "20th Century Concert Hall" of WCBS | ||
| 1953 or 1954, New York City, NY | The C.B.S. Radio Orchestra; Leopold Stokowski, conductor | (i. only); Broadcast in the series "20th Century Concert Hall" of WCBS | ||
| October 1962, Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA | The Boston Chamber Ensemble; Harold Farberman, conductor | Cambridge CRM804, 33.3 RPM (1963). Cambridge CRS1804 (Matrix: P4RS7433), stereo 33.3 RPM (1963). | Ives: Chamber pieces, Songs [and] Piano Sonata | (i. only: "Hymn" on notes) |
| Performing Artists | Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year |
|---|---|
| Columbia Chamber Orchestra conducted by Bernard Herrmann | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371200, 78rpm. |
| Columbia Chamber Orchestra conducted by Bernard Herrmann | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371200, 78rpm. |