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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
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V. Songs
i. A-E
AT THE RIVER (Shall we gather at the river) (VI-B-54) (214) see also SONATA, VIOLIN & PIANO, NO. 4: iii. Text by Robert Lowry
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
June 8-10, 2010 at hr-Sendesaal Frankfurt am Main, Germany Ensemble für Neue Musik Zurich; Sebastian Gottschick, conductor and arranger; Jeannine Hirzel, mezzosoprano Hat Hut B00ALZ7BLU, CD (2012). Charles Ives: A Songbook Arrangement for instrumental ensemble by Sebastian Gottschick)
April 4, 6, 2014 at Systems Two Studio, Brooklyn, NY; Lighthouse Recordings, Staten Island, NY Players from the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, and the Mingus Dynasty Big Band; Jack Cooper, conductor Planet Arts Recordings 101420 (2014). Mists: Charles Ives for Jazz Orchestra Arrangement for jazz orchestra by Jack Cooper.
April 4, 6, 2014 at Systems Two Studio, Brooklyn, NY; Lighthouse Recordings, Staten Island, NY Players from the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, and the Mingus Dynasty Big Band; Jack Cooper, conductor Planet Arts Recordings 101420 (2014). Mists: Charles Ives for Jazz Orchestra Arrangement for jazz orchestra by Jack Cooper.
ca. 2016 Robert Barefield, baritone; Carolyn Hague, piano Albany Records B01DW81OO2, CD (2016). Occident Meets Orient
ca. 2016 Robert Barefield, baritone; Carolyn Hague, piano Albany Records B01DW81OO2, CD (2016). Occident Meets Orient
AT THE RIVER (Shall we gather at the river) (214)
Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002126011163, audiocassette.
Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002126011163, audiocassette.
AT THE RIVER (Shall we gather at the river) (VI-B-54) (214) Text by Robert Lowry
Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
Blake Stern, tenor; Ward Davenny, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373776, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Blake Stern, tenor; Ward Davenny, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373776, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Ernest McChesney, tenor. Otto Herz, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038372265, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Ernest McChesney, tenor. Otto Herz, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038372265, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
AUGUST (VI-B-61-a) (216)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
October 12 or 19, 1970, Wahlberg Recording Studios, San Francisco, CA. Peter Del Grande, baritone; Vladimir Pleshakov, piano Custom Division of Orion Records CST-106, LP (1970). Peter Del Grande Sings Charles Ives
October 12 or 19, 1970, Wahlberg Recording Studios, San Francisco, CA. Peter Del Grande, baritone; Vladimir Pleshakov, piano Custom Division of Orion Records CST-106, LP (1970). Peter Del Grande Sings Charles Ives
May 14-16, 1991, St. Barnabas Church, Woodside Park, London, England, UK. Henry Herford, baritone; Robin Bowman, piano Unicorn-Kanchana DKP-9112, CD (1991). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 2
May 14-16, 1991, St. Barnabas Church, Woodside Park, London, England, UK. Henry Herford, baritone; Robin Bowman, piano Unicorn-Kanchana DKP-9112, CD (1991). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 2
September 17-27, 1991, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY. William Sharp, baritone; Steven Blier, piano Albany TROY-080, CD (1994). The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. IV
September 17-27, 1991, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY. William Sharp, baritone; Steven Blier, piano Albany TROY-080, CD (1994). The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. IV
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. David Pittsinger, bass; Eric Trudel, piano Naxos 8.559269, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 1
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. David Pittsinger, bass; Eric Trudel, piano Naxos 8.559269, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 1
March 18-20, 2008, The Recital Hall at The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, State University of New York Susan Narucki, soprano; Donald Berman, piano New World Records 80680-2, CD (2008). The Light That is Felt: Songs of Charles Ives
March 18-20, 2008, The Recital Hall at The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, State University of New York Susan Narucki, soprano; Donald Berman, piano New World Records 80680-2, CD (2008). The Light That is Felt: Songs of Charles Ives
AUTUMN (Earth rests ! . . .) (VI-B-45) (217) Text by Harmony Twichell Ives
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
February 24, 1939, Town Hall, New York City, NY. Mina Hager, mezzosoprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371655, 78 RPM Test Pressing.
February 24, 1939, Town Hall, New York City, NY. Mina Hager, mezzosoprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371655, 78 RPM Test Pressing.
Helen Boatwright, soprano. John Kirkpatrick, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002126011106, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Helen Boatwright, soprano. John Kirkpatrick, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002126011106, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.