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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
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II. Chamber Music
i. String quartets
SCHERZO (83)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
July 10, 1982, Belle Skinner Hall, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY Composers String Quartet: Matthew Raimondi, first violin; Anahid Ajemian, second violin; Jean Dane, viola; Mark Shuman, violoncello. Musical Heritage Society MHS-4823, 33.3 RPM (1983). American Classics for String Quartet: Works by Copland, Ives, Barber & Cowell
January 1987, Wellesley College Chapel, Wellesley, MA. Kronos Quartet: David Harrington, John Sherba, violins; Hank Dutt, viola; Joan Jeanrenaud, cello Elektra Nonesuch 9 79163-2, CD (1987). White Man Sleeps
January 1987, Wellesley College Chapel, Wellesley, MA. Kronos Quartet: David Harrington, John Sherba, violins; Hank Dutt, viola; Joan Jeanrenaud, cello Elektra Nonesuch 9 79163-2, CD (1987). White Man Sleeps
ca. 1990 The Chamber Music Ensemble of the Leipziger Gewandhaus; Max Pommer, conductor Pilz 442062-2, CD (1990). East German Revolution
ca. 1990 The Chamber Music Ensemble of the Leipziger Gewandhaus; Max Pommer, conductor Pilz 442062-2, CD (1990). East German Revolution
June 1991, American Academy of Arts and Letters, NY. Emerson String Quartet: Eugene Drucker, violin; Philip Setzer, violin; Lawerence Dutton, viola; David Finckel, cello Deutsche Grammophon 435864-2, CD (1992). Quartett für 2 Violinen, Viola und Violoncello Nr. 1
June 1991, American Academy of Arts and Letters, NY. Emerson String Quartet: Eugene Drucker, violin; Philip Setzer, violin; Lawerence Dutton, viola; David Finckel, cello Deutsche Grammophon 435864-2, CD (1992). Quartett für 2 Violinen, Viola und Violoncello Nr. 1
June 1991 and December 1992, Cologne, Germany. Arditti String Quartet: Irvine Arditti, David Alberman, violins; Garth Knox, viola; Rohan de Saram, cello Disques Montaigne 782010, CD (1993). Montaigne MO 782139 (2001). Five Small Pieces for String Quartet, On Remembering A Naiad. USA: nancarrow - carter - ives - yim - feldman - lucier - young - cage.
June 1991 and December 1992, Cologne, Germany. Arditti String Quartet: Irvine Arditti, David Alberman, violins; Garth Knox, viola; Rohan de Saram, cello Disques Montaigne 782010, CD (1993). Montaigne MO 782139 (2001). Five Small Pieces for String Quartet, On Remembering A Naiad. USA: nancarrow - carter - ives - yim - feldman - lucier - young - cage.
February 8-11, 2002 Leipziger Streichquartett: Andreas Seidel, violin; Tilman Büning, violin; Ivo Bauer, viola; Andreas Seidel, violin; Tilman Büning, violin; Ivo Bauer, viola; Matthias Moosdorf, violoncello MDG Gold MDG-307 1143, CD (2002). Ives: Complete Music for String Quartet
February 8-11, 2002 Leipziger Streichquartett: Andreas Seidel, violin; Tilman Büning, violin; Ivo Bauer, viola; Andreas Seidel, violin; Tilman Büning, violin; Ivo Bauer, viola; Matthias Moosdorf, violoncello MDG Gold MDG-307 1143, CD (2002). Ives: Complete Music for String Quartet
March 5-6, 2004, Ingram Hall, Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Blair String Quartet: Christian Teal, Cornelia Heard, violins; John Kochanowski, viola; Felix Wang, cello. Naxos 8.559178, CD (2006). Ives: String Quartets
March 5-6, 2004, Ingram Hall, Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Blair String Quartet: Christian Teal, Cornelia Heard, violins; John Kochanowski, viola; Felix Wang, cello. Naxos 8.559178, CD (2006). Ives: String Quartets
May 24-26, 2005, Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany Leipzig String Quartet: Conrad Muck, Tilman Büning, violins; Ivo Bauer, viola; Matthias Moosdorf, cello MDG MDG3071362, CD (Germany, 2006). Encores
May 24-26, 2005, Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Germany Leipzig String Quartet: Conrad Muck, Tilman Büning, violins; Ivo Bauer, viola; Matthias Moosdorf, cello MDG MDG3071362, CD (Germany, 2006). Encores
ca. 2012 Signum Quartett: Annette Walther, Kerstin Dill, violins; Xandi Van Dijk, viola; Thomas Schmitz, cello Capriccio C5064, CD (2012). Quartet Movements
ca. 2012 Signum Quartett: Annette Walther, Kerstin Dill, violins; Xandi Van Dijk, viola; Thomas Schmitz, cello Capriccio C5064, CD (2012). Quartet Movements
STRING QUARTET see QUARTET, STRINGS
THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS see QUARTET, STRINGS, NO. 2
ii. Music for various combinations
ALL THE WAY AROUND AND BACK see SCHERZO: ALL THE WAY AROUND AND BACK
CHROMATIMELODTUNE (for brass quartet & piano) (II-B-20) (35)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
Summer, 1968, the Manhattan School of Music, New York City, NY. The American Brass Quintet (John Eckert, trumpet; Edward Birdwell, French horn; Gerard Schwarz, trumpet, cornet, & flugelhorn; Arnold Fromme, tenor trombone; Robert Biddlecome, bass trombone: with drum & cymbal. Nonesuch H71222, stereo 33.3 RPM (1969). Nonesuch H-71222, stereo 33.3 RPM (1969, England). American Brass Music Recorded by Jerry Bruck.
Summer, 1968, the Manhattan School of Music, New York City, NY. The American Brass Quintet (John Eckert, trumpet; Edward Birdwell, French horn; Gerard Schwarz, trumpet, cornet, & flugelhorn; Arnold Fromme, tenor trombone; Robert Biddlecome, bass trombone: with drum & cymbal. Nonesuch H71222, stereo 33.3 RPM (1969). Nonesuch H-71222, stereo 33.3 RPM (1969, England). American Brass Music Recorded by Jerry Bruck.