Discography Portal

About

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
Search pieces, artists, dates, locations, record label, release number/format/year, text by, and additional notes
III. Keyboard Music
i. Piano sonatas
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
April 24, 1943, New York City, NY. Charles Edward Ives, piano Disc [A] Side [1] (Passages from 2nd Piano Sonata- Nos. 2 & 4): CRI CD-810, CD (1999). Disc [A] Side [2] (Sonata No. 2, mvt. 1) CRI CD-810, CD (1999). Disc [B] Side [2] (Four Transcriptions from "Emerson," no. 3) CRI CD-810, CD (1999). Disc [F] (Sonata No. 2 for Piano: Concord, Mass, mvt. 3 "The Alcotts"). CRI CD-810, CD (1999). Ives Plays Ives: The Composer at the Piano in Four Recording Sessions, 1933-1943 (NOTE 3) (selections/ exerpts)
April 24, 1943, New York City, NY. Charles Edward Ives, piano Disc [A] Side [1] (Passages from 2nd Piano Sonata- Nos. 2 & 4): CRI CD-810, CD (1999). Disc [A] Side [2] (Sonata No. 2, mvt. 1) CRI CD-810, CD (1999). Disc [B] Side [2] (Four Transcriptions from "Emerson," no. 3) CRI CD-810, CD (1999). Disc [F] (Sonata No. 2 for Piano: Concord, Mass, mvt. 3 "The Alcotts"). CRI CD-810, CD (1999). Ives Plays Ives: The Composer at the Piano in Four Recording Sessions, 1933-1943 (NOTE 3) (selections/ exerpts)
April 9, 1945, the Liederkranz Society Building, New York City, NY. John Kirkpatrick, piano Columbia MM749 (record numbers: 72535D through 72539D; Matrix numbers: XCO345581, XCO345591, XCO345601, XCO345611, XCO345621, XCO345631, XCO345641, XCO345651, XCO345661) 78 rpm (1948). Columbia ML4250 (Matrix numbers: XLP1639, XLP1640), 33.3 RPM (1950). Sonata No. 2 (Concord. Mass., 1840-1860) and In the Inn
April 9, 1945, the Liederkranz Society Building, New York City, NY. John Kirkpatrick, piano Columbia MM749 (record numbers: 72535D through 72539D; Matrix numbers: XCO345581, XCO345591, XCO345601, XCO345611, XCO345621, XCO345631, XCO345641, XCO345651, XCO345661) 78 rpm (1948). Columbia ML4250 (Matrix numbers: XLP1639, XLP1640), 33.3 RPM (1950). Sonata No. 2 (Concord. Mass., 1840-1860) and In the Inn
May 1960, Leipzig, Germany. Manfred Reinelt, piano; Walter Krummsdorf, flute Eterna 8 28 017, 33.3 RPM (1989). Berlin Classics 0092112, CD (1998). Naive MO782096, CD (2012). [iii. only] Charles Ives: Concord Sonate. d'un siècle à l'autre: from one century to the next
May 1960, Leipzig, Germany. Manfred Reinelt, piano; Walter Krummsdorf, flute Eterna 8 28 017, 33.3 RPM (1989). Berlin Classics 0092112, CD (1998). Naive MO782096, CD (2012). [iii. only] Charles Ives: Concord Sonate. d'un siècle à l'autre: from one century to the next
March 9, 10, 1961, the Steinway Hall Auditorium, New York City, NY. George Pappastavrou, piano; Bonnie Lichter, flute Composers Recordings Inc. CRI150, 33.3 RPM (1962). Charles Ives: Second Piano Sonata: Concord, Mass., 1840-1860.
March 9, 10, 1961, the Steinway Hall Auditorium, New York City, NY. George Pappastavrou, piano; Bonnie Lichter, flute Composers Recordings Inc. CRI150, 33.3 RPM (1962). Charles Ives: Second Piano Sonata: Concord, Mass., 1840-1860.
November 1961, LindströmStudio (Electrola), Cologne, Germany Aloys Kontarsky, piano; Theo Plumacher, viola; Willy Schwegler, flute Time 58005 (Matrix numbers: MB150N5; MB151N4), 33.3 RPM (1962). Time S8005 (Matrix numbers: SMB148W12; SMB149W12), 33.3 RPM (1962). Wergo WER 69402, CD (2010). Charles Ives: "Concord" Sonata. Earle Brown - A Life in Music - Vol. 5.
November 1961, LindströmStudio (Electrola), Cologne, Germany Aloys Kontarsky, piano; Theo Plumacher, viola; Willy Schwegler, flute Time 58005 (Matrix numbers: MB150N5; MB151N4), 33.3 RPM (1962). Time S8005 (Matrix numbers: SMB148W12; SMB149W12), 33.3 RPM (1962). Wergo WER 69402, CD (2010). Charles Ives: "Concord" Sonata. Earle Brown - A Life in Music - Vol. 5.
May 11, 1963, McMillin Theatre, Columbia University, New York City, NY. James Tenney, piano (ii. only) Recorded from WKCR-FM broadcast of concert.
May 11, 1963, McMillin Theatre, Columbia University, New York City, NY. James Tenney, piano (ii. only) Recorded from WKCR-FM broadcast of concert.
August 1967- January 1968, Rutgers Presbyterian Church, New York City, NY. Alan Mandel, piano Madison Sound Studios, Inc. Desto DST6459DST6460 in set DST6458DST6461, 33.3 RPM (1968). Vox Box CD3X-3034, CD (1995). Complete Works for Piano. Works for Piano.
August 1967- January 1968, Rutgers Presbyterian Church, New York City, NY. Alan Mandel, piano Madison Sound Studios, Inc. Desto DST6459DST6460 in set DST6458DST6461, 33.3 RPM (1968). Vox Box CD3X-3034, CD (1995). Complete Works for Piano. Works for Piano.
March 28, 29, 1968, New York City, NY. John Kirkpatrick, piano Columbia MS7192 (Matrix numbers: XXSM137890, XXSM137891), stereo 33.3 RPM (1968). C.B.S. SBRG72763; stereo 33.3 RPM (1969, England). Columbia Special Products CSM 938-44, 33.3 RPM (1969). (3rd movement only) Sony Classical 88875061902, CD (2015). Charles Ives: The "Concord" Sonata
SONATA, PIANO, NO. 2 "CONCORD, MASS., 1840-60‚"; i. EMERSON; ii. HAWTHORNE; iii. THE ALCOTTS; iv. THOREAU (selections) (88)
Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
John Kirkpatrick, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371473, 78rpm.
John Kirkpatrick, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371473, 78rpm.
John Kirkpatrick, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371481, 78rpm.
John Kirkpatrick, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371481, 78rpm.
John Kirkpatrick, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371481, 78rpm.
John Kirkpatrick, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371481, 78rpm.
John Kirkpatrick, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371473, 78rpm.
John Kirkpatrick, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371473, 78rpm.
John Kirkpatrick, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371499, 78rpm.
John Kirkpatrick, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371499, 78rpm.