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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.

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I. Orchestra Music
iii. Music for chamber or theatre orchestra
A SET OF THREE SHORT PIECES; i.LARGO CANTABILE; ii. SCHERZO; iii. ADAGIO CANTABILE (II-B-16) (84) i. See also HYMN; (i. only)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
November 1988, Avery Fisher Hall, New York City, NY. New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor Deutsche Grammophon 429 220-2, CD (1990). Deutsche Grammophon 0289 479 1512 6, CD (2013). Deutsche Grammophon 4792770, CD (2014). Charles Ives: Symphony No. 2. The Leonard Bernstein Collection: Volume 1: Part 4.
November 1988, Avery Fisher Hall, New York City, NY. New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor Deutsche Grammophon 429 220-2, CD (1990). Deutsche Grammophon 0289 479 1512 6, CD (2013). Deutsche Grammophon 4792770, CD (2014). Charles Ives: Symphony No. 2. The Leonard Bernstein Collection: Volume 1: Part 4.
February and May 1990, Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT Orchestra New England; James Sinclair, conductor Koch 3-7025-2, CD (1990). The Orchestral Music of Charles Ives
February and May 1990, Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT Orchestra New England; James Sinclair, conductor Koch 3-7025-2, CD (1990). The Orchestral Music of Charles Ives
December 1992, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Mondriaan String Quartet: Jan Erik Van Regteren Altena, 1st violin; Edwin Blankensteijn, 2nd violin; Annette Bergman, viola; Eduard Van Regteren Altena, Cello. Quirijn Van Regteren Altena, double bass; Fred Oldenburg, piano Etcetera KTC-1169, CD (1993). Charles Ives: Music for String Quartet
December 1992, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Mondriaan String Quartet: Jan Erik Van Regteren Altena, 1st violin; Edwin Blankensteijn, 2nd violin; Annette Bergman, viola; Eduard Van Regteren Altena, Cello. Quirijn Van Regteren Altena, double bass; Fred Oldenburg, piano Etcetera KTC-1169, CD (1993). Charles Ives: Music for String Quartet
February 8-11, 2002 Leipziger Streichquartett: Andreas Seidel, violin; Tilman Büning, violin; Ivo Bauer, viola; Matthias Moosdorf, violoncello; Steffen Schleiermacher, piano MDG Gold MDG-307 1143, CD (2002). Ives: Complete Music for String Quartet (iii. only)
February 8-11, 2002 Leipziger Streichquartett: Andreas Seidel, violin; Tilman Büning, violin; Ivo Bauer, viola; Matthias Moosdorf, violoncello; Steffen Schleiermacher, piano MDG Gold MDG-307 1143, CD (2002). Ives: Complete Music for String Quartet (iii. only)
A SOUND OF A DISTANT HORN see THE POND
ADAGIO SOSTENUTO (12)
Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
Mitchell Miller, English horn Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371465, 78rpm.
Mitchell Miller, English horn Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371465, 78rpm.
ADAGIO SOSTENUTO see SET NO. 3: 1.
ALLEGRETTO SOMBREOSO see SET NO. 1: vi.
ALLEGRO "FROM THE STEEPLES AND THE MOUNTAINS" see FROM THE STEEPLES
AN OLD SONG DERANGED (II-B-10) (76)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
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
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
Yale Theater Orchestra, conducted by James Sinclair. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373271, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Yale Theater Orchestra, conducted by James Sinclair. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373271, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
BYRON'S "WHEN THE MOON IS ON THE WAVE" see SET NO. 1: vi.
CALCIUM LIGHT NIGHT see SET NO. 1: v.; NOTE: THE GONG ON THE HOOK AND LADDER was once published as "Calcium Light Night,' which it is not