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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
ii. Other music for symphony orchestra
| Recording Date/Location | Performing Artists | Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year | Album Names | Additional Recording Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 1965, high school gymnasium, Katowice, Poland. | Polish National Radio Orchestra; William Strickland, conductor. | Composers Recordings Inc. CRI-196, 33.3 RPM (1965). Composers Recordings Inc. CRI196SD, stereo 33.3 RPM (1965). | Charles Ives: Robert Browning Overture; Jack Beeson: Symphony No. 1 in A | Recorded by Polskie Nagrania. |
| May 21, 1965, high school gymnasium, Katowice, Poland. | Polish National Radio Orchestra; William Strickland, conductor. | Composers Recordings Inc. CRI-196, 33.3 RPM (1965). Composers Recordings Inc. CRI196SD, stereo 33.3 RPM (1965). | Charles Ives: Robert Browning Overture; Jack Beeson: Symphony No. 1 in A | Recorded by Polskie Nagrania. |
| June 1966, Barking, London, England, UK. | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Harold Farberman, conductor | Vanguard Cardinal Series VCS10013 (Matrix: XSV124362), stereo 33.3 RPM (1967). Vanguard Cardinal Series C1013, stereo tape, 7i/2 i.p.s.; 4track (1967). Vanguard VSL11011, stereo 33.3 RPM (1969, England). Vanguard 9201518, CD (2012). | Charles Ives Orchestral Works | |
| June 1966, Barking, London, England, UK. | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Harold Farberman, conductor | Vanguard Cardinal Series VCS10013 (Matrix: XSV124362), stereo 33.3 RPM (1967). Vanguard Cardinal Series C1013, stereo tape, 7i/2 i.p.s.; 4track (1967). Vanguard VSL11011, stereo 33.3 RPM (1969, England). Vanguard 9201518, CD (2012). | Charles Ives Orchestral Works | |
| December 21, 1966, New York City, NY. | The American Symphony Orchestra; Leopold Stokowski, conductor | Columbia ML6415 (Matrix: XXLP-117631), 33.3 RPM (1967). Columbia MS7015 (Matrix: XXSM117633), stereo 33.3 RPM (1967). Columbia MQ919, stereo tape; 7i/2 i.p.s.; 4track (1967). C.B.S. SBRG72646; stereo 33.3 RPM (1968, England). C.B.S. Masterworks MP-38890, 33.3 RPM (1983). Sony Masterworks MPK-46726, CD (1991). Sony Classical SBK-89260, CD (2000). Sony Classical B003JH0LAU, CD (2010). Sony Classical 88691971152, CD (2012). | The World of Charles Ives. Ives Symphony No. 4. Symphony no. 4 - Robert Browning Overture - Majority (or The masses) - They are there (A war song march) - An Election (It strikes me that) - Lincoln, The Great Commoner. The Music of America: Charles Ives. Leopold Stokowski: The Columbia Stereo Recordings. | (with the aid of a grant from Edgar Stern in memory of his beloved wife Jean Guthrie Stern.) |
| December 21, 1966, New York City, NY. | The American Symphony Orchestra; Leopold Stokowski, conductor | Columbia ML6415 (Matrix: XXLP-117631), 33.3 RPM (1967). Columbia MS7015 (Matrix: XXSM117633), stereo 33.3 RPM (1967). Columbia MQ919, stereo tape; 7i/2 i.p.s.; 4track (1967). C.B.S. SBRG72646; stereo 33.3 RPM (1968, England). C.B.S. Masterworks MP-38890, 33.3 RPM (1983). Sony Masterworks MPK-46726, CD (1991). Sony Classical SBK-89260, CD (2000). Sony Classical B003JH0LAU, CD (2010). Sony Classical 88691971152, CD (2012). | The World of Charles Ives. Ives Symphony No. 4. Symphony no. 4 - Robert Browning Overture - Majority (or The masses) - They are there (A war song march) - An Election (It strikes me that) - Lincoln, The Great Commoner. The Music of America: Charles Ives. Leopold Stokowski: The Columbia Stereo Recordings. | (with the aid of a grant from Edgar Stern in memory of his beloved wife Jean Guthrie Stern.) |
| February 15, 1967, Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL. | Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Morton Gould, conductor | RCA Victor LM2959 (Matrix: URRM1282), 33.3 RPM (1967). RCA Victor LSC2959 (stereo; Matrix: URRS 1 284), stereo 33.3 RPM (1967). RCA Victor TR35011, stereo tape; 3% i.p.s.; 4track (1967). RCA Victor R8S5 051, stereo tape cartridge (1969). RCA RB6719; SB6719; stereo 33.3 RPM (1967, England). BMG 74321 29246, CD (1995). | Orchestral Set No. 2 - Putnam’s Camp, Redding, Connecticut - Robert Browning Overture. Charles Ives: Symphony no. 1 in D minor - The Unanswered Question; Robert Browning Overture - Orchestral Suite No. 2. | |
| February 15, 1967, Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL. | Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Morton Gould, conductor | RCA Victor LM2959 (Matrix: URRM1282), 33.3 RPM (1967). RCA Victor LSC2959 (stereo; Matrix: URRS 1 284), stereo 33.3 RPM (1967). RCA Victor TR35011, stereo tape; 3% i.p.s.; 4track (1967). RCA Victor R8S5 051, stereo tape cartridge (1969). RCA RB6719; SB6719; stereo 33.3 RPM (1967, England). BMG 74321 29246, CD (1995). | Orchestral Set No. 2 - Putnam’s Camp, Redding, Connecticut - Robert Browning Overture. Charles Ives: Symphony no. 1 in D minor - The Unanswered Question; Robert Browning Overture - Orchestral Suite No. 2. | |
| July 22-25, 1991, Lisbon, Portugal. | The Gulbenkian Orchestra; Max Rabinovitsj, leader; Michel Swierczewski, conductor | Nimbus Records NI-5316, CD (1992). | Orchestral Works - Charles Ives | |
| July 22-25, 1991, Lisbon, Portugal. | The Gulbenkian Orchestra; Max Rabinovitsj, leader; Michel Swierczewski, conductor | Nimbus Records NI-5316, CD (1992). | Orchestral Works - Charles Ives | |
| March 7-9, 1994, Bamberg, Germany. | Bamberger Symphoniker; Ingo Metzmacher, conductor | EMI 7243 5 55254 2 0, CD (1995). | Hartmann: Symphony No. 3 - Ives: Robert Browning Overture | |
| March 7-9, 1994, Bamberg, Germany. | Bamberger Symphoniker; Ingo Metzmacher, conductor | EMI 7243 5 55254 2 0, CD (1995). | Hartmann: Symphony No. 3 - Ives: Robert Browning Overture | |
| March 23, 2000, Saarbrücken, Funkhaus Halberg, Musikstudio I, Saarbrücken, Germany. | Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken; Michael Stern | Col legno 20225, CD (2006). | Charles Ives: Symphony No. 3 - Ragtime Dances - Robert Browning Overture | |
| March 23, 2000, Saarbrücken, Funkhaus Halberg, Musikstudio I, Saarbrücken, Germany. | Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken; Michael Stern | Col legno 20225, CD (2006). | Charles Ives: Symphony No. 3 - Ragtime Dances - Robert Browning Overture | |
| June 19, 2000, Andrew Jackson Hall, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Nashville, TN. | Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor | Naxos 8.559076, CD (2000). | Ives: Symphony No. 2 - Robert Browning Overture | |
| June 19, 2000, Andrew Jackson Hall, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Nashville, TN. | Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor | Naxos 8.559076, CD (2000). | Ives: Symphony No. 2 - Robert Browning Overture | |
| ca. 2014 | Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Stefan Asbury, conductor | Neos 11420 (2015). | Musica Viva Volume 20 | |
| ca. 2014 | Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Stefan Asbury, conductor | Neos 11420 (2015). | Musica Viva Volume 20 |
| Recording Date/Location | Performing Artists | Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year | Album Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 8-10, 2008, Konsertsalen, Malmö, Sweden. | Malmö Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Chorus; James Sinclair, conductor | Naxos 8.559370, CD (2009). | Charles Ives: Holiday Symphony (excerpts) - The General Slocum - Overture in G Minor |
| January 8-10, 2008, Konsertsalen, Malmö, Sweden. | Malmö Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Chorus; James Sinclair, conductor | Naxos 8.559370, CD (2009). | Charles Ives: Holiday Symphony (excerpts) - The General Slocum - Overture in G Minor |