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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.

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V. Songs
i. A-E
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Little star of Bethlehem! . . .) (VI-B-27-d) (228) Text by the composer
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
ca. 2010 Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia; Michael Stairs, organ Direct-to-Tape Recording Company, CD (2010). A Feast of Carols
ca. 2010 Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia; Michael Stairs, organ Direct-to-Tape Recording Company, CD (2010). A Feast of Carols
ca. 2011 The Choral Project; Daniel Hughes, conductor Clarion CLCD-941, CD (2011). Yuletide
ca. 2011 The Choral Project; Daniel Hughes, conductor Clarion CLCD-941, CD (2011). Yuletide
January 20-26, 2013, WGBH Classical New England Performance Studio, Boston, MA. Handel and Haydn Society; Harry Christophers, conductor CORO COR16117, CD (2013). Joy to the World: An American Christmas
January 20-26, 2013, WGBH Classical New England Performance Studio, Boston, MA. Handel and Haydn Society; Harry Christophers, conductor CORO COR16117, CD (2013). Joy to the World: An American Christmas
April 29-30, May 6, 2015, First Presbyterian Church, University of South Carolina Recital Hall, Columbia, SC The Choirs of First Presbyterian Church; Daniel Cole, conductor The Choirs of First Presbyterian Church Self-Released, CD (2015). Dawn On Our Darkness
April 29-30, May 6, 2015, First Presbyterian Church, University of South Carolina Recital Hall, Columbia, SC The Choirs of First Presbyterian Church; Daniel Cole, conductor The Choirs of First Presbyterian Church Self-Released, CD (2015). Dawn On Our Darkness
December 15, 18, 20 2015; January 18, 2016 Washington Master Chorale; Thomas Colohan, conductor Acis APL63682, CD (2017). This Endris Night: Christmas with the Washington Master Chorale
December 15, 18, 20 2015; January 18, 2016 Washington Master Chorale; Thomas Colohan, conductor Acis APL63682, CD (2017). This Endris Night: Christmas with the Washington Master Chorale
ABIDE WITH ME (VI-B-12) (205) Text by The Reverend Henry Francis Lyte
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
August, 1954, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, New Haven, CT. Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. Recorded by Richard C. Burns. Overtone 7, 33.3 RPM (1954). CRI 675, CD (1994). 24 Songs by Charles Ives. Songs of Charles Ives, Ernst Bacon.
August, 1954, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, New Haven, CT. Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. Recorded by Richard C. Burns. Overtone 7, 33.3 RPM (1954). CRI 675, CD (1994). 24 Songs by Charles Ives. Songs of Charles Ives, Ernst Bacon.
December 29, 1968 (afternoon), Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Helen Boatwright, soprano; William Dale, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002126011031, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. Songs of Charles Ives Recorded during recital. Recorded by Richard Warren Jr.
December 29, 1968 (afternoon), Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Helen Boatwright, soprano; William Dale, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002126011031, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. Songs of Charles Ives Recorded during recital. Recorded by Richard Warren Jr.
December 1 & 2, 1975, Studio Lankwitz, Berlin, Germany. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Baritone, Michael Ponti, piano Deutsche Grammophon 2530 696, 33.3 RPM (1976). Deutsche Grammophon 463 514-2, CD (2003). Lieder
December 1 & 2, 1975, Studio Lankwitz, Berlin, Germany. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Baritone, Michael Ponti, piano Deutsche Grammophon 2530 696, 33.3 RPM (1976). Deutsche Grammophon 463 514-2, CD (2003). Lieder
September 17-27, 1991, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY. Paul Sperry, tenor; Irma Vallecillo, piano Albany TROY-077, CD (1994). The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. I
September 17-27, 1991, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY. Paul Sperry, tenor; Irma Vallecillo, piano Albany TROY-077, CD (1994). The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. I
May 29, 1999- June 2, 1999, Bad Münder, Germany. Veronica Lenz-Kuhn, soprano; Tan Crone, piano Thorofon CTH-2406, CD (1999). Charles Ives: Lieder
May 29, 1999- June 2, 1999, Bad Münder, Germany. Veronica Lenz-Kuhn, soprano; Tan Crone, piano Thorofon CTH-2406, CD (1999). Charles Ives: Lieder
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Sara Jakubiak, soprano; Eric Trudel, piano Naxos 8.559269, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 1
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Sara Jakubiak, soprano; Eric Trudel, piano Naxos 8.559269, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 1
ADIEU, ADIEU! MY NATIVE SHORE see A FAREWELL TO LAND
AESCHYLUS AND SOPHOCLES (VI-B-70) (206) Text by Walter Savage Landor, from "Hellenic Dialogues"
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
June 1986, Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, NY, or September 1987, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN. Victoria Villamil, Sheila Schonbrun, sopranos; Eva Gruesser, Mia Wu, violins; Rachel Evans, viola; Beverly Lauridsen, cello; Cheryl Seltzer, piano Musical Heritage Society 512292Y, CD (1998). Naxos 8.559194, CD (2005). Charles Ives the Visionary: Piano, Chamber, and Vocal Works