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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
iii. Music for chamber or theatre orchestra
| Recording Date/Location | Performing Artists | Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year | Album Names | Additional Recording Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ca. 1959, Norwalk, Connecticut | The Norwalk Symphony Orchestra; Quinto Maganini, conductor | MST 194 0788, 33.3 RPM (1959). | ||
| April 17, 1964, Manhattan Ctr., New York, NY. | New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor; William Vacchiano, trumpet | Columbia ML6243 (Matrix: XXLP-112363), 33.3 RPM (1966). Columbia MS6843 (Matrix: XXSM112365), stereo 33.3 RPM (1966). Columbia MQ797, stereo tape; 7Y2 i.p.s.; 4track (1966). C.B.S. BRG72458 & SBRG72458, stereo 33.3 RPM (1966, England). Columbia M4-32504, 33.3 RPM (1974). CBS Masterworks, 33.3 RPM (1983). Wadsworth Publishing Company, Inc. P6 17972, 33.3 RPM (1985). Sony Classical SMK 46701 (1990). Sony Music Special Products A6A 26259, CD (1995). Sony Classical SMK-60203, CD (1998). Sony 516235, CD (2004). Sony 516023 2, CD (2004). Deutsche Grammophon 4792770, CD (2014). | Bernstein Conducts Ives. Listen: Third Brief Edition. Charles Ives: The 100th Anniversary. The Leonard Bernstein Collection: Volume 1: Part 4. | |
| April 17, 1964, Manhattan Ctr., New York, NY. | New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor; William Vacchiano, trumpet | Columbia ML6243 (Matrix: XXLP-112363), 33.3 RPM (1966). Columbia MS6843 (Matrix: XXSM112365), stereo 33.3 RPM (1966). Columbia MQ797, stereo tape; 7Y2 i.p.s.; 4track (1966). C.B.S. BRG72458 & SBRG72458, stereo 33.3 RPM (1966, England). Columbia M4-32504, 33.3 RPM (1974). CBS Masterworks, 33.3 RPM (1983). Wadsworth Publishing Company, Inc. P6 17972, 33.3 RPM (1985). Sony Classical SMK 46701 (1990). Sony Music Special Products A6A 26259, CD (1995). Sony Classical SMK-60203, CD (1998). Sony 516235, CD (2004). Sony 516023 2, CD (2004). Deutsche Grammophon 4792770, CD (2014). | Bernstein Conducts Ives. Listen: Third Brief Edition. Charles Ives: The 100th Anniversary. The Leonard Bernstein Collection: Volume 1: Part 4. | |
| Jun 6, 1965 | The Cambridge Festival Orchestra; Kalman Novak, associate conductor; Aaron Copland, conductor, broadcast of National Educational Television, MUSICAL EXPERIMENTERS, from "Music in the Twenties" series; taped in or near Boston, Massachusetts | |||
| Jun 6, 1965 | The Cambridge Festival Orchestra; Kalman Novak, associate conductor; Aaron Copland, conductor, broadcast of National Educational Television, MUSICAL EXPERIMENTERS, from "Music in the Twenties" series; taped in or near Boston, Massachusetts | |||
| January 31, 1966, Orchestra Hall, Chicago, IL. | Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Morton Gould, conductor | RCA Victor LM2893 (Matrix: SRRM6079), 33.3 RPM (1966). RCA Victor LSC2893 (stereo; Matrix: SRRS608 1), 33.3 RPM (1966). RCA Victor FTC2221, stereo tape; 7i/2 i.p.s.; 4track (1967). RCA Victor TR35011, stereo tape; 33/4 i.p.s.; 4track (1967). RCA Victor R8S5051, stereo tape cartridge (1969). R.C.A. RB6687 & SB6687, stereo 33.3 RPM (1967, England). BMG 74321 29246, CD (1995). RCA 88875120702, CD (2016). | Orchestral set no. 2 - Putnam's camp, Redding, Connecticut - Robert Browning overture | |
| January 31, 1966, Orchestra Hall, Chicago, IL. | Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Morton Gould, conductor | RCA Victor LM2893 (Matrix: SRRM6079), 33.3 RPM (1966). RCA Victor LSC2893 (stereo; Matrix: SRRS608 1), 33.3 RPM (1966). RCA Victor FTC2221, stereo tape; 7i/2 i.p.s.; 4track (1967). RCA Victor TR35011, stereo tape; 33/4 i.p.s.; 4track (1967). RCA Victor R8S5051, stereo tape cartridge (1969). R.C.A. RB6687 & SB6687, stereo 33.3 RPM (1967, England). BMG 74321 29246, CD (1995). RCA 88875120702, CD (2016). | Orchestral set no. 2 - Putnam's camp, Redding, Connecticut - Robert Browning overture | |
| June 1966, Barking, London, England, UK. | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Harold Farberman, conductor | Vanguard Cardinal Series VCS10013 (Matrix: XSV 12436 3), stereo 33.3 RPM (1967). Vanguard Cardinal Series C1013, stereo tape; 7i/2 i.p.s.; 4track (1967). Vanguard VSL11011, stereo (1969, England). Vanguard 9201518, CD (2012). | Charles Ives Orchestral Works | (oboe substituted for trumpet; oboe & clarinet substituted for two of the flutes) |
| June 1966, Barking, London, England, UK. | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Harold Farberman, conductor | Vanguard Cardinal Series VCS10013 (Matrix: XSV 12436 3), stereo 33.3 RPM (1967). Vanguard Cardinal Series C1013, stereo tape; 7i/2 i.p.s.; 4track (1967). Vanguard VSL11011, stereo (1969, England). Vanguard 9201518, CD (2012). | Charles Ives Orchestral Works | (oboe substituted for trumpet; oboe & clarinet substituted for two of the flutes) |
| ca. 1969 | Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra; Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor | Melodiya/EMI ASD-3633, 33.3 RPM (1978). | Gennady Rozhdestvensky Conducts | |
| ca. 1969 | Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra; Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor | Melodiya/EMI ASD-3633, 33.3 RPM (1978). | Gennady Rozhdestvensky Conducts | |
| 1969, London, England, UK. | Sinfonia of London; Joseph Eger, conductor; with John Neville, speaker, who reads poetry of Kenneth Patchen during the performance | Probe CPLP4516S, stereo 33.3 RPM (1970). | Classical Heads | (the speaker reads most of "Be music, Night" and other lines not identified; English horn substituted for trumpet) |
| 1969, London, England, UK. | Sinfonia of London; Joseph Eger, conductor; with John Neville, speaker, who reads poetry of Kenneth Patchen during the performance | Probe CPLP4516S, stereo 33.3 RPM (1970). | Classical Heads | (the speaker reads most of "Be music, Night" and other lines not identified; English horn substituted for trumpet) |
| June 18, 1970, Royal Festival Hall, London, England, UK. | London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Leopold Stokowski, conductor | Music & Arts CD-787, CD (1993). | Leopold Stokowski conducts Messiaen, Ives, Britten & Barber | |
| June 18, 1970, Royal Festival Hall, London, England, UK. | London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Leopold Stokowski, conductor | Music & Arts CD-787, CD (1993). | Leopold Stokowski conducts Messiaen, Ives, Britten & Barber | |
| ca. 1973, North Carolina | The Governor's School of North Carolina Orchestra; Conductor Unlisted | Century Records 41928, 33.3 RPM (1973). | The Governor's School of North Carolina - 1973 | |
| ca. 1973, North Carolina | The Governor's School of North Carolina Orchestra; Conductor Unlisted | Century Records 41928, 33.3 RPM (1973). | The Governor's School of North Carolina - 1973 | |
| ca. 1973, Rudolfinum, Prague, Czechoslovakia. | Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Aaron Copland, conductor | Dis PCCD-20212, 33.3 RPM (1973). Romantic Robot RR-1973, CD (1993). | An American in Prague: Aaron Copland conducts the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| ca. 1973, Rudolfinum, Prague, Czechoslovakia. | Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Aaron Copland, conductor | Dis PCCD-20212, 33.3 RPM (1973). Romantic Robot RR-1973, CD (1993). | An American in Prague: Aaron Copland conducts the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| ca. 1976, U.S.S.R. | Chamber Ensemble Of The Moscow Radio Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra; Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor | ABC Westminster Gold WGS-8338, 33.3 RPM (1976). | Gennady Rozhdestvensky Conducts | |
| ca. 1976, U.S.S.R. | Chamber Ensemble Of The Moscow Radio Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra; Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor | ABC Westminster Gold WGS-8338, 33.3 RPM (1976). | Gennady Rozhdestvensky Conducts | |
| ca. 1977, Japan | Isao Tomita, electronics | RCA ARL1-2616, 33.3 RPM (1978). BMG 2616-2-RG, CD (1991). | Kosmos: Tomita | |
| ca. 1977, Japan | Isao Tomita, electronics | RCA ARL1-2616, 33.3 RPM (1978). BMG 2616-2-RG, CD (1991). | Kosmos: Tomita | |
| ca. 1979, Soviet Union | Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor | Melodiya 33CM 04283-84 (a), 33.3 RPM (1979). | ||
| ca. 1979, Soviet Union | Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor | Melodiya 33CM 04283-84 (a), 33.3 RPM (1979). |