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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
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V. Songs
iv. S-V
SERENITY (O Sabbath rest of Galilee! . . .) (VI-B-60-d) (347) Text by John Greenleaf Whittier
Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
William Ventura, tenor. Columbia Concert Orchestra, conducted by Bernard Herrmann. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370830, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Helen Boatwright, soprano. John Kirkpatrick, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371036, 1/4 sound tape reel.
Helen Boatwright, soprano. John Kirkpatrick, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371036, 1/4 sound tape reel.
SERENITY (O Sabbath rest of Galilee! . . .) (VI-B-60-d) (177 (unison choir), 347 (medium voice)) Text by John Greenleaf Whittier
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
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.
February 22, 1956, Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano
February 22, 1956, Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT Helen Boatwright, soprano; John Kirkpatrick, piano
Blake Stern, tenor Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370749, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Blake Stern, tenor Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370749, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
May 11, 1963, McMillin Theatre, Columbia University, NYC Norma Marder, soprano; James Tenney, piano Capitol (number unlisted), LP (1963). Ives Concert
May 11, 1963, McMillin Theatre, Columbia University, NYC Norma Marder, soprano; James Tenney, piano Capitol (number unlisted), LP (1963). Ives Concert
October 26, 1963, Whittier Women's Club Auditorium, Whittier, California Robert Voris, bass-baritone; Georgie Cooper, piano Century Custom Recording Service 18020, 33.3 RPM (1964). Century Custom Recording Service 18020, CD (1998). Festival of Song Recorded from WKCR-FM broadcast of concert.
October 26, 1963, Whittier Women's Club Auditorium, Whittier, California Robert Voris, bass-baritone; Georgie Cooper, piano Century Custom Recording Service 18020, 33.3 RPM (1964). Century Custom Recording Service 18020, CD (1998). Festival of Song Recorded from WKCR-FM broadcast of concert.
October 1964 Ward Devenny, piano; Singer unlisted Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373776, 78 RPM Test Pressing.
October 1964 Ward Devenny, piano; Singer unlisted Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373776, 78 RPM Test Pressing.
June 6, 1965 (first broadcast date), Boston, MA Donald Gramm, baritone; Richard Cumming, piano ST/AND SLP411 in set SLP411SLP412; a collection entitled Songs of American Composers, 33.3 RPM (1961). ST/AND SLPS7411 in set SLPS-7411SLPS7412, stereo 33.3 RPM (1961). Desto DST 6411-6412, 33.3 RPM (1964). Desto D-7001, mono 33.3 RPM (1964). Desto DST-67001, stereo 33.3 RPM (1964). Desto D411 in set D411D412; same collection; same title, 33.3 RPM (1964). Desto DST7411 in set DST7411-DST7412, stereo 33.3 RPM (1964). Voxbox CDX-5129, CD (1996). Phoenix USA PHCD 178, CD (2011). Songs of American Composers Broadcast of National Educational Television, MUSICAL EXPERIMENTERS, from "Music in the Twenties" series.
June 6, 1965 (first broadcast date), Boston, MA Donald Gramm, baritone; Richard Cumming, piano ST/AND SLP411 in set SLP411SLP412; a collection entitled Songs of American Composers, 33.3 RPM (1961). ST/AND SLPS7411 in set SLPS-7411SLPS7412, stereo 33.3 RPM (1961). Desto DST 6411-6412, 33.3 RPM (1964). Desto D-7001, mono 33.3 RPM (1964). Desto DST-67001, stereo 33.3 RPM (1964). Desto D411 in set D411D412; same collection; same title, 33.3 RPM (1964). Desto DST7411 in set DST7411-DST7412, stereo 33.3 RPM (1964). Voxbox CDX-5129, CD (1996). Phoenix USA PHCD 178, CD (2011). Songs of American Composers Broadcast of National Educational Television, MUSICAL EXPERIMENTERS, from "Music in the Twenties" series.
September 13-17, 1965, Cue Studios, NYC Ted Puffer, tenor; James Tenney, piano Folkways FM3345, 33.3 RPM (1965). Smithsonian Folkways FW03345, CD (2004). Charles Ives Songs, Volume 2
September 13-17, 1965, Cue Studios, NYC Ted Puffer, tenor; James Tenney, piano Folkways FM3345, 33.3 RPM (1965). Smithsonian Folkways FW03345, CD (2004). Charles Ives Songs, Volume 2
May 4, 1966, Hollywood, CA The Gregg Smith Singers; The Columbia Chamber Orchestra; Gregg Smith, conductor Columbia ML6321 (Matrix: XXLP-114206), 33.3 RPM (1966). Columbia MS692 1 (Matrix: XXSM114208), stereo 33.3 RPM (1966). C.B.S. BRG72581 & SBRG-725821, stereo 33.3 RPM (1967, England). Charles Ives: Music for Chorus (with additions from fragment of version for chorus and orchestra)
May 4, 1966, Hollywood, CA The Gregg Smith Singers; The Columbia Chamber Orchestra; Gregg Smith, conductor Columbia ML6321 (Matrix: XXLP-114206), 33.3 RPM (1966). Columbia MS692 1 (Matrix: XXSM114208), stereo 33.3 RPM (1966). C.B.S. BRG72581 & SBRG-725821, stereo 33.3 RPM (1967, England). Charles Ives: Music for Chorus (with additions from fragment of version for chorus and orchestra)
ca. 1967, Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart, Harrison, New York Summer Session Choir (1967), Pius X School of Liturgical Music; Ralph Hunter, conductor 12-BD-235-A, 33.3 RPM (1967).
ca. 1967, Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart, Harrison, New York Summer Session Choir (1967), Pius X School of Liturgical Music; Ralph Hunter, conductor 12-BD-235-A, 33.3 RPM (1967).
SERENITY (O Sabbath rest of Galilee! . . .) (VI-B-60-d) (347)
Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
Norma Marder, soprano. James Tenney, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370996, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Norma Marder, soprano. James Tenney, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370996, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.