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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
V. Songs
iii. M-R
| Recording Date/Location | Performing Artists | Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year | Album Names | Additional Recording Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 28, 1939, WPA Community Building Theatre, The World's Fair, New York City, NY. | Gretchen Gantvoort, soprano; Thomas Weil, piano | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371564, 78 RPM Test Pressing. | Recorded from WNYC broadcast of recital. | |
| September 28, 1939, WPA Community Building Theatre, The World's Fair, New York City, NY. | Gretchen Gantvoort, soprano; Thomas Weil, piano | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371564, 78 RPM Test Pressing. | Recorded from WNYC broadcast of recital. | |
| Gretchen Gantvoort, soprano. Thomas Weil, piano. | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370780, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. | |||
| Gretchen Gantvoort, soprano. Thomas Weil, piano. | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370780, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. | |||
| "Columbia Concert Orchestra, conducted by Bernard Herrmann. (25:25-26:34) " | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370830, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. | |||
| "Columbia Concert Orchestra, conducted by Bernard Herrmann. (25:25-26:34) " | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370830, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. | |||
| March 31, 1947, New York City, NY. | William Ventura, tenor; Columbia Concert Orchestra; Bernard Herrmann, conductor (accompaniment arranged for orchestra by Bernard Herrmann?) | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370830, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. | Recorded from WABC broadcast. | |
| March 31, 1947, New York City, NY. | William Ventura, tenor; Columbia Concert Orchestra; Bernard Herrmann, conductor (accompaniment arranged for orchestra by Bernard Herrmann?) | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370830, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. | Recorded from WABC broadcast. | |
| May 24, or June 2, 1947, Carnegie Studio No. 306, New York City, NY. | Ernest McChesney, tenor; Otto Herz, piano | Concert Hall Series C Album 7 (side no. 1316; Matrix: CHS316) 78 rpm (1948). | Charles Ives: An Album of Songs | |
| May 24, or June 2, 1947, Carnegie Studio No. 306, New York City, NY. | Ernest McChesney, tenor; Otto Herz, piano | Concert Hall Series C Album 7 (side no. 1316; Matrix: CHS316) 78 rpm (1948). | Charles Ives: An Album of Songs | |
| January 28, 1969 | William Pearson, baritone; Wilhelm Neuhaus, piano | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038374139, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. | ||
| January 28, 1969 | William Pearson, baritone; Wilhelm Neuhaus, piano | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038374139, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. | ||
| Ernest McChesney, tenor. Otto Herz, piano. | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038372125, 1/4 inch audio tape reel. | |||
| Ernest McChesney, tenor. Otto Herz, piano. | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038372125, 1/4 inch audio tape reel. | |||
| Neva Pilgrim, soprano; André Savoie, piano. | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373867, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. | |||
| Neva Pilgrim, soprano; André Savoie, piano. | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373867, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. | |||
| November- December 1978, Lutkin Hall, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL | Walter Carringer, tenor; Will Crutchfield, piano | Brewster Records BR-1299, LP (1979). | Early Songs | |
| November- December 1978, Lutkin Hall, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL | Walter Carringer, tenor; Will Crutchfield, piano | Brewster Records BR-1299, LP (1979). | Early Songs | |
| ca. 1984 | Roberta Alexander, soprano; Tan Crone, piano. | Etcetera KTC-1020, 33.3 RPM (1984, Netherlands). Etcetera KTC-1068, CD (2004). Etcetera KTC-2508, CD (2005). | Charles Ives Songs | |
| ca. 1984 | Roberta Alexander, soprano; Tan Crone, piano. | Etcetera KTC-1020, 33.3 RPM (1984, Netherlands). Etcetera KTC-1068, CD (2004). Etcetera KTC-2508, CD (2005). | Charles Ives Songs | |
| ca. 1990 | The New York Vocal Arts Ensemble | VoxBox CDX-5016, CD (1990). | The Great Sentimental Age: Songs by Foster, Ives, Hawthorne, Hanby & Others | |
| ca. 1990 | The New York Vocal Arts Ensemble | VoxBox CDX-5016, CD (1990). | The Great Sentimental Age: Songs by Foster, Ives, Hawthorne, Hanby & Others | |
| September 1990, Henry Wood Hall, London, England, UK. | Samuel Ramey, bass; Warren Jones, piano | Argo 433 027-2, CD (1991). | Copland: Old American Songs - Ives: Songs |
| Performing Artists | Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year |
|---|---|
| William Pearson, baritone; Wilhelm Neuhaus, piano. | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038374139, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. |
| William Pearson, baritone; Wilhelm Neuhaus, piano. | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038374139, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. |