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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
Search pieces, artists, dates, locations, record label, release number/format/year, text by, and additional notes
I. Orchestra Music
iii. Music for chamber or theatre orchestra
ADAGIO SOSTENUTO see SET NO. 3: 1.
ALLEGRETTO SOMBREOSO see SET NO. 1: vi.
ALLEGRO "FROM THE STEEPLES AND THE MOUNTAINS" see FROM THE STEEPLES
AN OLD SONG DERANGED (II-B-10) (76)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
April 3, 1974, 7:30PM-10:30PM, Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT Yale Theater Orchestra; James Sinclair, conductor Columbia M-32969, 33.3 RPM (1974). Old Songs Deranged: Music for Theater Orchestra
April 3, 1974, 7:30PM-10:30PM, Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT Yale Theater Orchestra; James Sinclair, conductor Columbia M-32969, 33.3 RPM (1974). Old Songs Deranged: Music for Theater Orchestra
BYRON'S "WHEN THE MOON IS ON THE WAVE" see SET NO. 1: vi.
CALCIUM LIGHT NIGHT see SET NO. 1: v.; NOTE: THE GONG ON THE HOOK AND LADDER was once published as "Calcium Light Night,' which it is not
CENTRAL PARK IN THE DARK (I-C-27) (34)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
Summer 1951, New York City, NY. The Polymusic Chamber Orchestra; Vladimir Cherniavsky (i.e., Will Lorin), conductor Polymusic PRLP1001 (Matrix: NEOLMC41 2 1 ), 33.3 RPM (1951). The Music of Charles Ives, Volume One Recorded by Robert E. Blake.
Summer 1951, New York City, NY. The Polymusic Chamber Orchestra; Vladimir Cherniavsky (i.e., Will Lorin), conductor Polymusic PRLP1001 (Matrix: NEOLMC41 2 1 ), 33.3 RPM (1951). The Music of Charles Ives, Volume One Recorded by Robert E. Blake.
April 11, 1962, The University Hall, Oslo, Norway. Members of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; William Strickland, conductor Composers Recordings Inc. CRI163, 33.3 RPM (1963). Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. HET 18 (1967). CRI ACS-6014, cassette (1985). Charles Ives - William Flanagan. Exploring Music 1: Record 8. Music of Charles Ives.
April 11, 1962, The University Hall, Oslo, Norway. Members of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; William Strickland, conductor Composers Recordings Inc. CRI163, 33.3 RPM (1963). Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. HET 18 (1967). CRI ACS-6014, cassette (1985). Charles Ives - William Flanagan. Exploring Music 1: Record 8. Music of Charles Ives.
May 7, 1962, Manhattan Center, New York City, NY. New York Philharmonic; Maurice Peress & Seiji Ozawa, conductors; under the supervision of Leonard Bernstein. Columbia ML6243 (Matrix: XXLP-112363), 33.3 RPM (1966). Columbia MS6843 (Matrix: XXSM1 12365), stereo 33.3 RPM (1966). Columbia MQ797, stereo tape; 7i/2 i.p.s.; 4track (1966). C.B.S. BRG72458 & SBRG72458, stereo 33.3 RPM (1966, England). CBS Masterworks, 33.3 RPM (1983). Sony Classical, CD (1998). Sony 516023 2, CD (2004). Bernstein Conducts Ives. Leonard Bernstein Ives.
May 7, 1962, Manhattan Center, New York City, NY. New York Philharmonic; Maurice Peress & Seiji Ozawa, conductors; under the supervision of Leonard Bernstein. Columbia ML6243 (Matrix: XXLP-112363), 33.3 RPM (1966). Columbia MS6843 (Matrix: XXSM1 12365), stereo 33.3 RPM (1966). Columbia MQ797, stereo tape; 7i/2 i.p.s.; 4track (1966). C.B.S. BRG72458 & SBRG72458, stereo 33.3 RPM (1966, England). CBS Masterworks, 33.3 RPM (1983). Sony Classical, CD (1998). Sony 516023 2, CD (2004). Bernstein Conducts Ives. Leonard Bernstein Ives.
February 1976, Boston, MA Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor Deutsche Grammophon 2530 787, 33.3 RPM (1977). Deutsche Grammophon 410 933-1, 33.3 RPM (1977). Deutsche Grammophon 423 243-2, CD (1988). Deutsche Grammophon 439 480-2, CD (1994). Deutsche Grammophon 4791048, CD (2013). Charles Ives: Symphony No. 4 - Central Park in the Dark. Ives: Concord Sonata, Three Places in New England, Central Park in the Dark. The History of Classical Music on 100 CDs: From Gregorian Chant to Górecki.
February 1976, Boston, MA Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor Deutsche Grammophon 2530 787, 33.3 RPM (1977). Deutsche Grammophon 410 933-1, 33.3 RPM (1977). Deutsche Grammophon 423 243-2, CD (1988). Deutsche Grammophon 439 480-2, CD (1994). Deutsche Grammophon 4791048, CD (2013). Charles Ives: Symphony No. 4 - Central Park in the Dark. Ives: Concord Sonata, Three Places in New England, Central Park in the Dark. The History of Classical Music on 100 CDs: From Gregorian Chant to Górecki.
ca. 1976, Germany Rudolf Frisius, arranger Klatt Verlag 3-12-087620-8, 33.3 RPM (1976). Sequenzen Musik Sekundarstufe 1 (arranged for electronics)
ca. 1976, Germany Rudolf Frisius, arranger Klatt Verlag 3-12-087620-8, 33.3 RPM (1976). Sequenzen Musik Sekundarstufe 1 (arranged for electronics)
1980, Germany. Rundfunkcor Leipzig; Jochen Wehner, chorus master; Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig; Wolf-Dieter Hauschild Berlin Classics 0090082BC, CD (1994). Berlin Classics 0032462BC, CD (2003). Charles Ives: Holidays Symphony, Central Park in the Dark
1980, Germany. Rundfunkcor Leipzig; Jochen Wehner, chorus master; Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig; Wolf-Dieter Hauschild Berlin Classics 0090082BC, CD (1994). Berlin Classics 0032462BC, CD (2003). Charles Ives: Holidays Symphony, Central Park in the Dark
1986, Medinah Temple, Chicago, IL. Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Adolf Herseth, trumpet CBS Masterworks MK-42381, CD (1988). Sony SB3K-87746, CD (2002). Sony Classical B003JH0LAU, CD (2010). Charles Ives: Holidays Symphony, The Unanswered Question, Central Park in the Dark. Ives: Symphonies Nos. 1-4, Holidays Symphony, Central Park in the Dark, The Unanswered Question. Ives: Symphonies Nos. 1-4, Holidays Symphony, Central Park in the Dark, The Unanswered Question. Charles Ives: The Music of America.
1986, Medinah Temple, Chicago, IL. Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Adolf Herseth, trumpet CBS Masterworks MK-42381, CD (1988). Sony SB3K-87746, CD (2002). Sony Classical B003JH0LAU, CD (2010). Charles Ives: Holidays Symphony, The Unanswered Question, Central Park in the Dark. Ives: Symphonies Nos. 1-4, Holidays Symphony, Central Park in the Dark, The Unanswered Question. Ives: Symphonies Nos. 1-4, Holidays Symphony, Central Park in the Dark, The Unanswered Question. Charles Ives: The Music of America.