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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
ii. F-L
LITTLE KÄREN see KÄREN
LITTLE STAR OF BETHLEHEM see A CHRISTMAS CAROL
LOW LIE THE MISTS see MISTS
LUCK AND WORK (While one will search . . .) (293)
Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373461, CD.
Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373461, CD.
LUCK AND WORK (While one will search . . .) (VI-B-45-b) (293) Text by Robert Underwood Johnson
Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
Arthur Burrows, baritone. Raymond Beegle, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373974, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Arthur Burrows, baritone. Raymond Beegle, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373974, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
THE GREATEST MAN (My teacher said us boys . . .) (VI-B-69) (259) Text by Anne Timoney Collins
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
Early 1938, Musicraft Records, Inc., New York City, NY. Mordecai Bauman, baritone; Albert Hirsh, piano New Music Recordings 1412 (Matrix: NMQR17), 78rpm (1938). Composers Recordings Inc. CRI SRD 390, LP (1978). Composers Recordings Inc. ACS-6014, cassette (1985). Six Songs. Yankee Music. Music of Charles Ives.
Early 1938, Musicraft Records, Inc., New York City, NY. Mordecai Bauman, baritone; Albert Hirsh, piano New Music Recordings 1412 (Matrix: NMQR17), 78rpm (1938). Composers Recordings Inc. CRI SRD 390, LP (1978). Composers Recordings Inc. ACS-6014, cassette (1985). Six Songs. Yankee Music. Music of Charles Ives.
February 24, 1939, Town Hall, New York City, NY. Mina Hager, mezzosoprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. Recorded during recital
February 24, 1939, Town Hall, New York City, NY. Mina Hager, mezzosoprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano. Recorded during recital
February 12, 1940, New York City, NY. Mordecai Bauman, baritone; Albert Hirsh, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370806, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. Recorded from WNYC broadcast.
February 12, 1940, New York City, NY. Mordecai Bauman, baritone; Albert Hirsh, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370806, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. Recorded from WNYC broadcast.
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.
August 1954, St. Thomas's 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's 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.
ca. 1960 Davy Barnett, soprano; Mel Strauss, piano Stereo Age C3, stereo tape; 7i/2 i.p.s.; 2track (ca. 1960).
ca. 1960 Davy Barnett, soprano; Mel Strauss, piano Stereo Age C3, stereo tape; 7i/2 i.p.s.; 2track (ca. 1960).
November 26, 1961, Konserthus, Stolkholm, Sweden Erik Sædén, baritone; Sten Envik, piano EMI C 053-35162, 33.3 RPM (1976). Gösta Nystroem: Sånger Vid Havet - Ture Rangström: Idyll - Charles Ives: Sånger
November 26, 1961, Konserthus, Stolkholm, Sweden Erik Sædén, baritone; Sten Envik, piano EMI C 053-35162, 33.3 RPM (1976). Gösta Nystroem: Sånger Vid Havet - Ture Rangström: Idyll - Charles Ives: Sånger
THE GREATEST MAN (My teacher said us boys . . .) (VI-B-69) (259)
Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
Text by Anne Timoney Collins Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370806, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Text by Anne Timoney Collins Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370806, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.