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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
I. Orchestra Music
iii. Music for chamber or theatre orchestra
SET NO. 3; i. AT SEA (Some things are undivined . . .); ii. LUCK AND WORK (While one will search . . .); iii. PREMONITIONS (I-C-35) (12) i. see also AT SEA i. Text by Robert Underwood Johnson; ii. Text by Robert Underwood Johnson
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
1979, Bol'shogo Teatra, Moscow, USSR. Ansambl Solistov Orchestra; Aleksandr Lazarev, conductor Melodiya гост-1539, 33.3 RPM (1981). [i. only]
December 2-6, 1991, Saal der Deutschen Bank, Frankfurt, Germany Ensemble Modern; Ingo Metzmacher EMI 0777 7 54552 2 9, CD (1992). EMI 50999 2 06631 2 4, CD (2008). A Portrait of Charles Ives. Charles Ives: Songs, Orchestral Sets, From the Steeples and the Mountains. (No. 1 only)
December 2-6, 1991, Saal der Deutschen Bank, Frankfurt, Germany Ensemble Modern; Ingo Metzmacher EMI 0777 7 54552 2 9, CD (1992). EMI 50999 2 06631 2 4, CD (2008). A Portrait of Charles Ives. Charles Ives: Songs, Orchestral Sets, From the Steeples and the Mountains. (No. 1 only)
November 1992, St. Paul's Cathedral, Grosse Pointe, MI Detroit Chamber Winds and Friends; H. Robert Reynolds, conductor Koch 3-7182-2H1, CD (1993). Remembrance: A Charles Ives Collection (No. 1 and 2 only)
November 1992, St. Paul's Cathedral, Grosse Pointe, MI Detroit Chamber Winds and Friends; H. Robert Reynolds, conductor Koch 3-7182-2H1, CD (1993). Remembrance: A Charles Ives Collection (No. 1 and 2 only)
November 11, 15, 16, 1993, Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London, England Music Projects/London; Richard Bernas, conductor Decca 466 841-2, CD (2000). Charles Ives: When the Moon - Songs - Sets for Orchestra
November 11, 15, 16, 1993, Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London, England Music Projects/London; Richard Bernas, conductor Decca 466 841-2, CD (2000). Charles Ives: When the Moon - Songs - Sets for Orchestra
February 8-11, 2002 Leipziger Streichquartett: Andreas Seidel, violin; Tilman Büning, violin; Ivo Bauer, viola; Matthias Moosdorf, violoncello; Steffen Schleiermacher, piano; Yeon-Hee Kwak, english horn. MDG Gold MDG-307 1143, CD (2002). Ives: Complete Music for String Quartet (Adagio Sustenuto)
February 8-11, 2002 Leipziger Streichquartett: Andreas Seidel, violin; Tilman Büning, violin; Ivo Bauer, viola; Matthias Moosdorf, violoncello; Steffen Schleiermacher, piano; Yeon-Hee Kwak, english horn. MDG Gold MDG-307 1143, CD (2002). Ives: Complete Music for String Quartet (Adagio Sustenuto)
SET NO. 5 (I-C-40) (14)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
March 31, or April 1, 1969, Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA Chamber Orchestra; Gunther Schuller, conductor Columbia MS-7318 (Matrix: XSM-150421), stereo 33.3 RPM (1970). CBS 76033, 33 RPM (1972, France). Calcium Night Light (iii.only)
March 31, or April 1, 1969, Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA Chamber Orchestra; Gunther Schuller, conductor Columbia MS-7318 (Matrix: XSM-150421), stereo 33.3 RPM (1970). CBS 76033, 33 RPM (1972, France). Calcium Night Light (iii.only)
ca. 1975 The New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble; Gunther Schuller, conductor Golden Crest CRS-31042, 33.3 RPM (1975). The Road from Rags to Jazz
ca. 1975 The New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble; Gunther Schuller, conductor Golden Crest CRS-31042, 33.3 RPM (1975). The Road from Rags to Jazz
ca. 1979 Laurie Monohan, vocals; Steve Peisch, violin; Andrew Jones, violin; Fred Hersch, piano Golden Crest Records NEC-116, 33.3 RPM (1979). Third Stream Today
ca. 1979 Laurie Monohan, vocals; Steve Peisch, violin; Andrew Jones, violin; Fred Hersch, piano Golden Crest Records NEC-116, 33.3 RPM (1979). Third Stream Today
November 11, 15, 16, 1993, Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London, England Music Projects/London; London Voices; Richard Bernas, conductor Decca 466 841-2, CD (2000). Charles Ives: When the Moon - Songs - Sets for Orchestra
November 11, 15, 16, 1993, Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London, England Music Projects/London; London Voices; Richard Bernas, conductor Decca 466 841-2, CD (2000). Charles Ives: When the Moon - Songs - Sets for Orchestra
SET NO. 7: WATER COLORS; i. AT SEA; ii. SWIMMERS/REMEMBRANCE (16)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
March 13 and April 3, 1974 Yale Theater Orchestra; James Sinclair, conductor Columbia Records, M-32969 (1974). Old Songs Deranged: Music for Theater Orchestra
March 13 and April 3, 1974 Yale Theater Orchestra; James Sinclair, conductor Columbia Records, M-32969 (1974). Old Songs Deranged: Music for Theater Orchestra
November 11, 15, 16, 1993, Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London, England Music Projects/London; Richard Bernas, conductor Decca 466 841-2, CD (2000). Charles Ives: When the Moon - Songs - Sets for Orchestra
November 11, 15, 16, 1993, Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London, England Music Projects/London; Richard Bernas, conductor Decca 466 841-2, CD (2000). Charles Ives: When the Moon - Songs - Sets for Orchestra
SET NO. 9 OF 3 PIECES; i. ANDANTE CON MOTO: THE LAST READER; ii. SCHERZO: THE SEE'R (ALLEGRO); iii. LARGO TO PRESTO: THE UNANSWERED QUESTION (I-C-36) (18)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names
ca. 1996 Budapest Strings; Bela Banfalvi, concertmaster; Reinhold Friedrich, trumpet Capriccio C49007, CD (1996). Die neue Klassik
ca. 1996 Budapest Strings; Bela Banfalvi, concertmaster; Reinhold Friedrich, trumpet Capriccio C49007, CD (1996). Die neue Klassik
SET NO.6; i. MISTS; ii.THE RAINBOW; iii. AFTERGLOW; iv. EVENING (15)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
1970 Gunther Schuller, conductor; Unlisted Orchestra Sony 94731, CD (2005). Symphony No. 2 ; The Unanswered Question [ii. only]
1970 Gunther Schuller, conductor; Unlisted Orchestra Sony 94731, CD (2005). Symphony No. 2 ; The Unanswered Question [ii. only]