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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
iv. S-V
TWO LITTLE FLOWERS (On sunny days in our backyard . . .) (VI-B-68) (379)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
May-June 2005, Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale University, New Haven CT. Michael Cavalieri, baritone; Douglas Dickson, piano Naxos 8.559274, CD (2008). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 6
July 19, 2005, LSU Recital Hall, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. Andrew Childs, tenor; Wei-Han Su, piano. Centaur Records, Inc: CRC-2796, CD (2006). Songs of Charles Ives
July 19, 2005, LSU Recital Hall, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. Andrew Childs, tenor; Wei-Han Su, piano. Centaur Records, Inc: CRC-2796, CD (2006). Songs of Charles Ives
March 20-22, 2006, Recording studio Valter Neri, Montevarchi, Italy. Jill Feldman, soprano; Jeannette Koekkoek, piano Olive Music OM-011, CD (2007). Charles Ives: Songs
March 20-22, 2006, Recording studio Valter Neri, Montevarchi, Italy. Jill Feldman, soprano; Jeannette Koekkoek, piano Olive Music OM-011, CD (2007). Charles Ives: Songs
February 16-20, 2007, All Saints, Durham Rd., East Finchley, London, England, UK. Gerald Finley, baritone; Julius Drake, piano Hyperion CDA-67644, CD (2008). Romanzo, di Central Park
February 16-20, 2007, All Saints, Durham Rd., East Finchley, London, England, UK. Gerald Finley, baritone; Julius Drake, piano Hyperion CDA-67644, CD (2008). Romanzo, di Central Park
March 18-20, 2008, The Recital Hall at The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, State University of New York, Purchase, NY. 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, Purchase, NY. Susan Narucki, soprano; Donald Berman, piano New World Records 80680-2, CD (2008). The Light That is Felt: Songs of Charles Ives
Mordecai Bauman, baritone; Albert Hirsh, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038372257, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Mordecai Bauman, baritone; Albert Hirsh, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038372257, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
TWO LITTLE FLOWERS (On sunny days in our backyard . . .) (379)
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.
TWO LITTLE FLOWERS (On sunny days in our backyard . . .) (VI-B-68) (379) Text by Harmony Twichell Ives and the composer
Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
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.
Two Little Flowers, S. 379 (VI-B-68) (379) Text by Harmony Twichell Ives and the composer
Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
Devy Barnett, soprano; Mel Strauss, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373826, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Devy Barnett, soprano; Mel Strauss, piano. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373826, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
TWO SLANTS or CHRISTIAN AND PAGAN: a. DUTY (So nigh is grandeur to our dust . . .); b. VITA (Nascentes morimur . . .) (VI-B-64-a) (380) a. Text by Ralph Waldo Emerson b. Text by Manlius or Manilius, from Astronomica
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 (Matrix: CHS316, side no. 1316), 78 rpm (1948). Charles Ives: An Album of Songs (b. only)
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 (Matrix: CHS316, side no. 1316), 78 rpm (1948). Charles Ives: An Album of Songs (b. only)
October 27 or 28, 1969, New York City, NY. Evelyn Lear, soprano; Alan Mandel, piano (a., only) Columbia M30229, stereo 33.3 RPM (1971). American Scenes, American Poets
October 27 or 28, 1969, New York City, NY. Evelyn Lear, soprano; Alan Mandel, piano (a., only) Columbia M30229, stereo 33.3 RPM (1971). American Scenes, American Poets
Ernest McChesney, tenor. Otto Herz, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038372125, 1/4 inch audio tape reel.
Ernest McChesney, tenor. Otto Herz, piano Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038372125, 1/4 inch audio tape reel.
May 14-16, 1991, St. Barnabas Church, Woodside Park, London, 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, UK. Henry Herford, baritone; Robin Bowman, piano Unicorn-Kanchana DKP-9112, CD (1991). Charles Ives: Songs, Volume 2