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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
All Recordings
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III. Keyboard Music
i. Piano sonatas
SONATA, PIANO, NO. 1 (III-A-1) (87) see also SET FOR THEATRE ORCHESTRA: ii.
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
ca. 2013 Philippe Keler, piano Soupir Editions S220, CD (2013). Concord: Sonates pour Piano
ca. 2016 Einar Steen-Nokleberg, piano SWR Digital SWR10307, Digital (2016). Charles Ives: Piano Sonata No. 1
ca. 2016 Einar Steen-Nokleberg, piano SWR Digital SWR10307, Digital (2016). Charles Ives: Piano Sonata No. 1
SONATA, PIANO, NO. 2 "CONCORD, MASS., 1840-60‚"; i. EMERSON; ii. HAWTHORNE; iii. THE ALCOTTS; iv. THOREAU (selections) (III-A-2) (88) i. EMERSON see also TRANSCRIPTIONS FROM EMERSON; iv. THOREAU see also THOREAU
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
mid-1930s, probably New York City, NY. Charles Edward Ives, piano 7" Disc A Side [1] (Four Transcriptions from "Emerson," No. 1): CRI CD-810, CD (1999). 7" Disc A Side [2] (Four Transcriptions from "Emerson," No. 1): CRI CD-810, CD (1999). 8" Disc Side [1] (Four Transcriptions from "Emerson," No. 1): CRI CD-810, CD (1999). 8" Disc Side [2] (Four Transcriptions from "Emerson," No. 1): CRI CD-810, CD (1999). 10" Disc Side [1] (Four Transcriptions from "Emerson," No. 3): CRI CD-810, CD (1999). 10" Disc Side [2] (Four Transcriptions from "Emerson," No. 3): CRI CD-810, CD (1999). Ives Plays Ives: The Composer at the Piano in Four Recording Sessions, 1933-1943 Recorded on Speakophone discs;(NOTE 3); (i.: selections/ exerpts)
mid-1930s, probably New York City, NY. Charles Edward Ives, piano 7" Disc A Side [1] (Four Transcriptions from "Emerson," No. 1): CRI CD-810, CD (1999). 7" Disc A Side [2] (Four Transcriptions from "Emerson," No. 1): CRI CD-810, CD (1999). 8" Disc Side [1] (Four Transcriptions from "Emerson," No. 1): CRI CD-810, CD (1999). 8" Disc Side [2] (Four Transcriptions from "Emerson," No. 1): CRI CD-810, CD (1999). 10" Disc Side [1] (Four Transcriptions from "Emerson," No. 3): CRI CD-810, CD (1999). 10" Disc Side [2] (Four Transcriptions from "Emerson," No. 3): CRI CD-810, CD (1999). Ives Plays Ives: The Composer at the Piano in Four Recording Sessions, 1933-1943 Recorded on Speakophone discs;(NOTE 3); (i.: selections/ exerpts)
June 12, 1933, studio of Columbia Graphophone Co., Ltd., London, England Charles Edward Ives, piano CRI CD-810, CD (1999). TT_x001E_1419_x001E_2 (Four Transcriptions from "Emerson," No. 1 About the last quarter, or an improvision?): CRI CD-810, CD (1999). [no number] (Four Transcriptions from "Emerson," No. 3 Mm. 1-25 as Copy C). CRI CD-810, CD (1999). [no number] (Improvision on a passage common to Study No. 23) CRI CD-810, CD (1999). Ives Plays Ives: The Composer at the Piano in Four Recording Sessions, 1933-1943 (Selections/excerpts); (the two surviving test pressings known bear the matrix numbers:, TT-1419-1 and TT_x001E_1419_x001E_2; the matrices do not survive; NOTE 3. TT_x001E_1419_x001E_1 (Four Transcriptions from "Emerson," No 1 Mm. 1-39 as in Copy C, with improvisation).
June 12, 1933, studio of Columbia Graphophone Co., Ltd., London, England Charles Edward Ives, piano CRI CD-810, CD (1999). TT_x001E_1419_x001E_2 (Four Transcriptions from "Emerson," No. 1 About the last quarter, or an improvision?): CRI CD-810, CD (1999). [no number] (Four Transcriptions from "Emerson," No. 3 Mm. 1-25 as Copy C). CRI CD-810, CD (1999). [no number] (Improvision on a passage common to Study No. 23) CRI CD-810, CD (1999). Ives Plays Ives: The Composer at the Piano in Four Recording Sessions, 1933-1943 (Selections/excerpts); (the two surviving test pressings known bear the matrix numbers:, TT-1419-1 and TT_x001E_1419_x001E_2; the matrices do not survive; NOTE 3. TT_x001E_1419_x001E_1 (Four Transcriptions from "Emerson," No 1 Mm. 1-39 as in Copy C, with improvisation).
May 11, 1938, Melotone Recording Co., New York City, NY Charles Edward Ives, piano Disc 1 Side [1]: (Four Transcriptions from "Emerson," No.3 ) CRI CD-810, CD (1999). Disc [III] Side 5: (Mvt. 2 ("Hawthorne") Like the opening material; ends with "I'll go on") CRI CD-810, CD (1999). Ives Plays Ives: The Composer at the Piano in Four Recording Sessions, 1933-1943 (selections/ exerpts)
May 11, 1938, Melotone Recording Co., New York City, NY Charles Edward Ives, piano Disc 1 Side [1]: (Four Transcriptions from "Emerson," No.3 ) CRI CD-810, CD (1999). Disc [III] Side 5: (Mvt. 2 ("Hawthorne") Like the opening material; ends with "I'll go on") CRI CD-810, CD (1999). Ives Plays Ives: The Composer at the Piano in Four Recording Sessions, 1933-1943 (selections/ exerpts)
January 20, 1939, Town Hall, New York City, NY. John Kirkpatrick, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371713, 78 RPM Test Pressing. [i. part I] Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371705, 78 RPM Test Pressing. [i. part II] Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371689, 78 RPM Test Pressing. [i. part 4, ii. part 1] Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371762, 78 RPM Test Pressing. [iii. only] Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002128474575, 78 RPM Test Pressing. [iv. part 1] Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371739, 78 RPM Test Pressing. [iv. part 3] (First public performance. The final portion of iv., played as an encore, was also recorded.) Recorded during recital.
January 20, 1939, Town Hall, New York City, NY. John Kirkpatrick, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371713, 78 RPM Test Pressing. [i. part I] Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371705, 78 RPM Test Pressing. [i. part II] Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371689, 78 RPM Test Pressing. [i. part 4, ii. part 1] Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371762, 78 RPM Test Pressing. [iii. only] Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002128474575, 78 RPM Test Pressing. [iv. part 1] Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371739, 78 RPM Test Pressing. [iv. part 3] (First public performance. The final portion of iv., played as an encore, was also recorded.) Recorded during recital.
February 24, 1939, Town Hall, New York City, NY. John Kirkpatrick, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371630, 78 RPM Test Pressing. [ii. part 1] Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371655, 78 RPM Test Pressing. [iii. part 2, iv. part 1] Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371648, 78 RPM Test Pressing. [iv. part 2]
February 24, 1939, Town Hall, New York City, NY. John Kirkpatrick, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371630, 78 RPM Test Pressing. [ii. part 1] Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371655, 78 RPM Test Pressing. [iii. part 2, iv. part 1] Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371648, 78 RPM Test Pressing. [iv. part 2]
March 24, 1939 (i & iii); March 31, 1939 (ii, iv, a portion of iv. as a closing), New York City, NY. John Kirkpatrick, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370764, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. Recorded from broadcasts of WABC, New York
March 24, 1939 (i & iii); March 31, 1939 (ii, iv, a portion of iv. as a closing), New York City, NY. John Kirkpatrick, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370764, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. Recorded from broadcasts of WABC, New York
March 31, 1939, New York City, NY John Kirkpatrick, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370772, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. (Concert for WABC, Champion Recording Company)
March 31, 1939, New York City, NY John Kirkpatrick, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370772, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. (Concert for WABC, Champion Recording Company)
September 28, 1939, WPA Community Building Theatre, The World's Fair, New York City, NY. John Kirkpatrick, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371556, 78 RPM Test Pressing. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371549, 78 RPM Test Pressing. [i. and ii] Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371531, 78 RPM Test Pressing. [ii. and iii.] Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371523, 78 RPM Test Pressing. [iii. and iv.] Recorded from WNYC broadcast of recital.
September 28, 1939, WPA Community Building Theatre, The World's Fair, New York City, NY. John Kirkpatrick, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371556, 78 RPM Test Pressing. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371549, 78 RPM Test Pressing. [i. and ii] Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371531, 78 RPM Test Pressing. [ii. and iii.] Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371523, 78 RPM Test Pressing. [iii. and iv.] Recorded from WNYC broadcast of recital.
March 24, 1943, St. Louis, MO. John Kirkpatrick, piano (i., ii., & the beginning of iii.); Recorded from broadcast of KMOX, St. Louis
March 24, 1943, St. Louis, MO. John Kirkpatrick, piano (i., ii., & the beginning of iii.); Recorded from broadcast of KMOX, St. Louis
SONATA, PIANO, NO. 2 "CONCORD, MASS., 1840-60‚"; i. EMERSON; ii. HAWTHORNE; iii. THE ALCOTTS; iv. THOREAU (selections) (III-A-2) (88)
Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
Charles Ives, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002128475234, 78rpm.
Charles Ives, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002128475234, 78rpm.