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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
i. Symphonies
| Recording Date/Location | Performing Artists | Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year | Album Names | Additional Recording Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 15, 17, 1989, Medinah Temple, Chicago, IL | Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Mary Sauer, piano; Richard Webster, organ; Members of the Chicago Symphony Chorus (Margaret Hillis, director) | Sony SK-44939, CD (1991). Sony Classical SX2K-66610, CD (1992). (iv. Only) BBC SONY1, CD (1998). (Comedy only) Sony Classical SB3K-87746, CD (2002). | Charles Ives: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4. Symphonies Nos. 1-4 - Holidays Symphony - Central Park in the Dark - The Unanswered Question (Revised and Original Versions). | (Includes hymns used in symphony). |
| May 1992, Severance Hall, Cleveland, OH | The Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor; Jahja Ling, second conductor; The Cleveland Chorus; Gareth Morrell, director | Decca 443 172-2, CD (1992). Decca 466 745-2, CD (2000). | Ives: The Symphonies - Orchestral Sets 1 & 2. | |
| May 1992, Severance Hall, Cleveland, OH | The Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor; Jahja Ling, second conductor; The Cleveland Chorus; Gareth Morrell, director | Decca 443 172-2, CD (1992). Decca 466 745-2, CD (2000). | Ives: The Symphonies - Orchestral Sets 1 & 2. | |
| May 8, 1998, PalaFenice, Venice, Italy | Orchestra e Coro del Teatro la Fenice; Isaac Karabtchevsky, conductor; Bernd Glemser, piano; Giusseppe Marotta, second conductor | Mondo Musica MFCH-10600, CD (1999). | Charles Ives: Quarta Sinfonia - er coro e orchestra | |
| May 8, 1998, PalaFenice, Venice, Italy | Orchestra e Coro del Teatro la Fenice; Isaac Karabtchevsky, conductor; Bernd Glemser, piano; Giusseppe Marotta, second conductor | Mondo Musica MFCH-10600, CD (1999). | Charles Ives: Quarta Sinfonia - er coro e orchestra | |
| May 24, 1998, Music Hall, Cincinatti, OH | "The President's Own" United States Marine Band; Timothy W. Foley, conductor | United States Marine Band Self-Released, CD (1998). | The Bicentennial Collection: Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of "the President's Own" United States Marine Band | (iii. Fugue in C only) |
| May 24, 1998, Music Hall, Cincinatti, OH | "The President's Own" United States Marine Band; Timothy W. Foley, conductor | United States Marine Band Self-Released, CD (1998). | The Bicentennial Collection: Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of "the President's Own" United States Marine Band | (iii. Fugue in C only) |
| August 29, 1999, Lucerne, Switzerland | Ensemble Modern Orchestra; John Adams, conductor; Franck Ollu, conductor; Collegium Vocale Gent; Hermann Kretzchmar, piano | Ensemble Modern Orchestra EMCD-001, CD (1999). | Charles Ives: Fourth Symphony | |
| August 29, 1999, Lucerne, Switzerland | Ensemble Modern Orchestra; John Adams, conductor; Franck Ollu, conductor; Collegium Vocale Gent; Hermann Kretzchmar, piano | Ensemble Modern Orchestra EMCD-001, CD (1999). | Charles Ives: Fourth Symphony | |
| September 30, October 1-3, 1999, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA | San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor | BMG 09026-63703-2, CD (2002). | Charles Ives: An American Journey | (Number 3 only). |
| September 30, October 1-3, 1999, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA | San Francisco Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor | BMG 09026-63703-2, CD (2002). | Charles Ives: An American Journey | (Number 3 only). |
| June 2-6, 2003, Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall, Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VA. | "The President's Own" United States Marine Band; Colonel Timothy W. Foley. | USMB CD-19, CD (2003). Naxos 8.570559, CD (2007). | Charles Ives's America. Charles Ives: Variations on 'America' - Old Home Days - 'The Alcotts'. | (iii. Fugue in C only) |
| June 2-6, 2003, Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall, Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VA. | "The President's Own" United States Marine Band; Colonel Timothy W. Foley. | USMB CD-19, CD (2003). Naxos 8.570559, CD (2007). | Charles Ives's America. Charles Ives: Variations on 'America' - Old Home Days - 'The Alcotts'. | (iii. Fugue in C only) |
| January 19-22, 2006, Eugene McDermott Concert Hall, Morton H Meyerson Symphony Ctr., Dallas, TX | Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, cond. | Hyperion CDA-67540, CD (2006). | Ives: Symphonies Nos 1 & 4 - Central Park in the Dark | |
| January 19-22, 2006, Eugene McDermott Concert Hall, Morton H Meyerson Symphony Ctr., Dallas, TX | Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, cond. | Hyperion CDA-67540, CD (2006). | Ives: Symphonies Nos 1 & 4 - Central Park in the Dark | |
| ca. 2012, Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas | Ouachita Baptist University Wind Ensemble; Craig Hamilton, conductor | Mark Records 6030-MCD, CD (2012). | Zion | (iii. Fugue in C only); (arr. J. Sinclair) |
| ca. 2012, Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas | Ouachita Baptist University Wind Ensemble; Craig Hamilton, conductor | Mark Records 6030-MCD, CD (2012). | Zion | (iii. Fugue in C only); (arr. J. Sinclair) |
| June 26, 28, 30, 2014, Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia | Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Andrew Davis, conductor; Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano | Chandos CHSA 5174, CD (2017). | Ives - Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 | |
| June 26, 28, 30, 2014, Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia | Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Andrew Davis, conductor; Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano | Chandos CHSA 5174, CD (2017). | Ives - Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 | |
| January 29 & 31, 2015, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, Washington | Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Ludovic Morlot, conductor | Seattle Symphony Media SSM1009 (2015). | Ives: Symphony No. 4 - The Unanswered Question - Central Park in the Dark - Symphony No. 3 | |
| January 29 & 31, 2015, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, Washington | Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Ludovic Morlot, conductor | Seattle Symphony Media SSM1009 (2015). | Ives: Symphony No. 4 - The Unanswered Question - Central Park in the Dark - Symphony No. 3 | |
| Date Unlisted | Performers Unlisted | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038374006, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. [part 1] Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038374014, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. [part 2] | ||
| Date Unlisted | Performers Unlisted | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038374006, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. [part 1] Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038374014, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. [part 2] |