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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
Search pieces, artists, dates, locations, record label, release number/format/year, text by, and additional notes
V. Songs
iii. M-R
NATURE'S WAY (VI-B-44-b) (306)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
June 1995, Bradley Hills Presbetyrian Church, Bethesda, MD. Vocal Arts Quartet: Rosa Lamoreaux, soprano; Beverly Benso, alto; Samuel Gordon, tenor; Robert Kennedy, baritone; Francis Conlon, piano; Howard Bass, guitar; Mary Findlay, violin; Bruce Hutton, banjos Koch 3-7392-2-H1, CD (1997). Gentle Annie: Stephen Foster - Charles Ives
June 1995, Bradley Hills Presbetyrian Church, Bethesda, MD. Vocal Arts Quartet: Rosa Lamoreaux, soprano; Beverly Benso, alto; Samuel Gordon, tenor; Robert Kennedy, baritone; Francis Conlon, piano; Howard Bass, guitar; Mary Findlay, violin; Bruce Hutton, banjos Koch 3-7392-2-H1, CD (1997). Gentle Annie: Stephen Foster - Charles Ives
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Lielle Berman, soprano; Eric Trudel, piano Naxos 8.559272, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 4
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Lielle Berman, soprano; Eric Trudel, piano Naxos 8.559272, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 4
NAUGHT THAT COUNTRY NEEDETH (307)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Robert Gardner, baritone; J.J. Penna, piano Naxos 8.559272, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 4
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Robert Gardner, baritone; J.J. Penna, piano Naxos 8.559272, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 4
NIGHT OF FROST IN MAY (There was the lyre of earth beheld...) (VI-B-34) (309) Text by George Meredith
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
May 24 or June 2, 1947, Carnegie Studio No. 306, New York City, NY. Ernest McChesney, tenor; Otto Herz, piano Concert Hall Series C Album 7 (side no. 1314; Matrix: CHS #314), 78 rpm (1948). Charles Ives: An Album of Songs
May 24 or June 2, 1947, Carnegie Studio No. 306, New York City, NY. Ernest McChesney, tenor; Otto Herz, piano Concert Hall Series C Album 7 (side no. 1314; Matrix: CHS #314), 78 rpm (1948). Charles Ives: An Album of Songs
November- December 1978, Lutkin Hall, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Walter Carringer, tenor; Will Crutchfield, piano Brewster Records BR-1299, LP (1979). Early Songs
November- December 1978, Lutkin Hall, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Walter Carringer, tenor; Will Crutchfield, piano Brewster Records BR-1299, LP (1979). Early Songs
ca. 1984, Netherlands Roberta Alexander, soprano; Tan Crone, piano. Etcetera KTC-1020, 33.3 RPM (1984, Netherlands). Etcetera KTC-1068, CD (2004). Etcetera KTC-2508, CD (2005). Charles Ives Songs
ca. 1984, Netherlands Roberta Alexander, soprano; Tan Crone, piano. Etcetera KTC-1020, 33.3 RPM (1984, Netherlands). Etcetera KTC-1068, CD (2004). Etcetera KTC-2508, CD (2005). Charles Ives Songs
December 14-17, 2004, Burlington, Ontario, Canada Jasper Wood, violin; David Riley, piano Endeavour Classics END-1012, CD (2005). Ives: Works for Violin & Piano (arrangement for violin and piano by Matthew Fuerst)
December 14-17, 2004, Burlington, Ontario, Canada Jasper Wood, violin; David Riley, piano Endeavour Classics END-1012, CD (2005). Ives: Works for Violin & Piano (arrangement for violin and piano by Matthew Fuerst)
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano; Douglas Dickson, piano Naxos 8.559272, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 4
May-June 2005, Sprague Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano; Douglas Dickson, piano Naxos 8.559272, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 4
NO MORE (They walked beside the summer sea . . .) (VI-B-28) (312) Text by William Winter
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
February 22, 1956, Sprague Mem. Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. (NOTE l; this was the first performance of the work). Recorded during concert.
February 22, 1956, Sprague Mem. Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. (NOTE l; this was the first performance of the work). Recorded during concert.
November 2, 1969, Crouse Auditorium, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY. Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373636, 1/4 inch sound tape reel Recorded by Richard C. Burns. Recorded during recital.
November 2, 1969, Crouse Auditorium, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY. Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373636, 1/4 inch sound tape reel Recorded by Richard C. Burns. Recorded during recital.
November 18, 19, 24, 25, 1969, New York City, NY. Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano Columbia M4-32504, 33.3 RPM (1974). Charles Ives: The 100th Anniversary
November 18, 19, 24, 25, 1969, New York City, NY. Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano Columbia M4-32504, 33.3 RPM (1974). Charles Ives: The 100th Anniversary
September 17-27, 1991, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY. Dora Ohrenstein, soprano; Phillip Bush, piano Albany TROY-078, CD (1994). The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. III
September 17-27, 1991, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY. Dora Ohrenstein, soprano; Phillip Bush, piano Albany TROY-078, CD (1994). The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. III
June 1995, Bradley Hills Presbetyrian Church, Bethesda, MD. Vocal Arts Quartet: Rosa Lamoreaux, soprano; Beverly Benso, alto; Samuel Gordon, tenor; Robert Kennedy, baritone; Francis Conlon, piano; Howard Bass, guitar; Mary Findlay, violin; Bruce Hutton, banjo Koch 3-7392-2-H1, CD (1997). Gentle Annie: Stephen Foster - Charles Ives