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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
| Recording Date/Location | Performing Artists | Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year | Album Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring, 1983, Sound 80 Studio, Minneapolis | Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor | Pro-Arte CDS-3429, CD (1992). Pro-Arte CDD-140, CD (1998). | Copland: Appalachian Spring, Ives: Symphony No. 3 |
| Spring, 1983, Sound 80 Studio, Minneapolis | Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor | Pro-Arte CDS-3429, CD (1992). Pro-Arte CDD-140, CD (1998). | Copland: Appalachian Spring, Ives: Symphony No. 3 |
| ca. 1988 | Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davis, conductor | Intersound CDG 3140 (1988). | Copland: Appalachian Spring, Short Symphony - Ives: Symphony No. 3 |
| ca. 1988 | Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davis, conductor | Intersound CDG 3140 (1988). | Copland: Appalachian Spring, Short Symphony - Ives: Symphony No. 3 |
| May 7, 1991, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, MO | St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor | RCA Victor 09026-61222-2, CD (1992). Musical Heritage Society 513954T, CD (1995). | Symphony No. 3 - The Unanswered Question - Three Places in New England. Symphony No. 3. |
| May 7, 1991, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, MO | St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor | RCA Victor 09026-61222-2, CD (1992). Musical Heritage Society 513954T, CD (1995). | Symphony No. 3 - The Unanswered Question - Three Places in New England. Symphony No. 3. |
| April 1993, Performing Arts Center, State University of NY at Purchase, NY | Orpheus Chamber Orchestra | Deutsche Grammophon 439869-2, CD (1994). Deutsche Grammophon 457911-2, CD (1999). | A Set of Pieces: Music by Charles Ives. Three Places in New England. |
| April 1993, Performing Arts Center, State University of NY at Purchase, NY | Orpheus Chamber Orchestra | Deutsche Grammophon 439869-2, CD (1994). Deutsche Grammophon 457911-2, CD (1999). | A Set of Pieces: Music by Charles Ives. Three Places in New England. |
| March 23, 2000, Saarbrücken, Funkhaus Halberg, Musikstudio I | 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 | Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken; Michael Stern | Col legno 20225, CD (2006). | Charles Ives: Symphony No. 3 - Ragtime Dances - Robert Browning Overture |
| June 19-20, 2000, All Saints Church, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK | Northern Sinfonia; James Sinclair conductor | Naxos 8.559087, CD (2003). Naxos 8.559187, CD (2003) [i. only] | Charles Ives: Symphony No. 3, Washington’s Birthday and Other Works |
| June 19-20, 2000, All Saints Church, Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK | Northern Sinfonia; James Sinclair conductor | Naxos 8.559087, CD (2003). Naxos 8.559187, CD (2003) [i. only] | Charles Ives: Symphony No. 3, Washington’s Birthday and Other Works |
| September 23-26, 2004, Eugene McDermott Concert Hall, Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX. | Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton, Conductor. | Hyperion SACDA-67525, CD (2006). | Ives: Symphonies Nos 2 & 3, General William Booth enters into Heaven |
| September 23-26, 2004, Eugene McDermott Concert Hall, Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX. | Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton, Conductor. | Hyperion SACDA-67525, CD (2006). | Ives: Symphonies Nos 2 & 3, General William Booth enters into Heaven |
| May 14, September 9, 10, 26, April 3, 2015, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, Washington | Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Ludovic Morlot, conductor | Seattle Symphony Media SSM1009 (2015). | Ives: Symphony No. 4 - The Unanswered Question - Central Park in the Dark - Symphony No. 3 |
| May 14, September 9, 10, 26, April 3, 2015, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, Washington | Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Ludovic Morlot, conductor | Seattle Symphony Media SSM1009 (2015). | Ives: Symphony No. 4 - The Unanswered Question - Central Park in the Dark - Symphony No. 3 |
| March 22, 23, 2016, Hamer Hall, The Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia | Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Andrew Davis, conductor | Chandos CHSA 5174, CD (2017). | Ives - Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 |
| March 22, 23, 2016, Hamer Hall, The Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia | Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Andrew Davis, conductor | Chandos CHSA 5174, CD (2017). | Ives - Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 |
| Recording Date/Location | Performing Artists | Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year | Additional Recording Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 20, 1939, Town Hall, NYC | John Kirkpatrick, piano | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370822, 78 RPM Test Pressing. | |
| January 20, 1939, Town Hall, NYC | John Kirkpatrick, piano | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370822, 78 RPM Test Pressing. | |
| February 24, 1939, Town Hall, NYC | John Kirkpatrick, piano | (iii. Fugue, only). Broadcast of WABC | |
| February 24, 1939, Town Hall, NYC | John Kirkpatrick, piano | (iii. Fugue, only). Broadcast of WABC | |
| April 13, 1942, NYC | Columbia Concert Orchestra; Bernard Herrmann, conductor | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370822, 78 RPM Test Pressing. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371218, 78 RPM Test Pressing. | |
| April 13, 1942, NYC | Columbia Concert Orchestra; Bernard Herrmann, conductor | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370822, 78 RPM Test Pressing. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371218, 78 RPM Test Pressing. | |
| March 17, 1943, NYC | Columbia Concert Orchestra; Bernard Herrmann, conductor | Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370822, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. | (i. Prelude, without chorus & iii. Fugue, only). Broadcast of WABC |