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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
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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
THE UNANSWERED QUESTION (I-C-25) (50)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
Jun 6, 1965 The Cambridge Festival Orchestra; Kalman Novak, associate conductor; Aaron Copland, conductor, broadcast of National Educational Television, MUSICAL EXPERIMENTERS, from "Music in the Twenties" series; taped in or near Boston, Massachusetts
January 31, 1966, Orchestra Hall, Chicago, IL. Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Morton Gould, conductor RCA Victor LM2893 (Matrix: SRRM6079), 33.3 RPM (1966). RCA Victor LSC2893 (stereo; Matrix: SRRS608 1), 33.3 RPM (1966). RCA Victor FTC2221, stereo tape; 7i/2 i.p.s.; 4track (1967). RCA Victor TR35011, stereo tape; 33/4 i.p.s.; 4track (1967). RCA Victor R8S5051, stereo tape cartridge (1969). R.C.A. RB6687 & SB6687, stereo 33.3 RPM (1967, England). BMG 74321 29246, CD (1995). RCA 88875120702, CD (2016). Orchestral set no. 2 - Putnam's camp, Redding, Connecticut - Robert Browning overture
January 31, 1966, Orchestra Hall, Chicago, IL. Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Morton Gould, conductor RCA Victor LM2893 (Matrix: SRRM6079), 33.3 RPM (1966). RCA Victor LSC2893 (stereo; Matrix: SRRS608 1), 33.3 RPM (1966). RCA Victor FTC2221, stereo tape; 7i/2 i.p.s.; 4track (1967). RCA Victor TR35011, stereo tape; 33/4 i.p.s.; 4track (1967). RCA Victor R8S5051, stereo tape cartridge (1969). R.C.A. RB6687 & SB6687, stereo 33.3 RPM (1967, England). BMG 74321 29246, CD (1995). RCA 88875120702, CD (2016). Orchestral set no. 2 - Putnam's camp, Redding, Connecticut - Robert Browning overture
June 1966, Barking, London, England, UK. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Harold Farberman, conductor Vanguard Cardinal Series VCS10013 (Matrix: XSV 12436 3), stereo 33.3 RPM (1967). Vanguard Cardinal Series C1013, stereo tape; 7i/2 i.p.s.; 4track (1967). Vanguard VSL11011, stereo (1969, England). Vanguard 9201518, CD (2012). Charles Ives Orchestral Works (oboe substituted for trumpet; oboe & clarinet substituted for two of the flutes)
June 1966, Barking, London, England, UK. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Harold Farberman, conductor Vanguard Cardinal Series VCS10013 (Matrix: XSV 12436 3), stereo 33.3 RPM (1967). Vanguard Cardinal Series C1013, stereo tape; 7i/2 i.p.s.; 4track (1967). Vanguard VSL11011, stereo (1969, England). Vanguard 9201518, CD (2012). Charles Ives Orchestral Works (oboe substituted for trumpet; oboe & clarinet substituted for two of the flutes)
ca. 1969 Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra; Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor Melodiya/EMI ASD-3633, 33.3 RPM (1978). Gennady Rozhdestvensky Conducts
ca. 1969 Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra; Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor Melodiya/EMI ASD-3633, 33.3 RPM (1978). Gennady Rozhdestvensky Conducts
1969, London, England, UK. Sinfonia of London; Joseph Eger, conductor; with John Neville, speaker, who reads poetry of Kenneth Patchen during the performance Probe CPLP4516S, stereo 33.3 RPM (1970). Classical Heads (the speaker reads most of "Be music, Night" and other lines not identified; English horn substituted for trumpet)
1969, London, England, UK. Sinfonia of London; Joseph Eger, conductor; with John Neville, speaker, who reads poetry of Kenneth Patchen during the performance Probe CPLP4516S, stereo 33.3 RPM (1970). Classical Heads (the speaker reads most of "Be music, Night" and other lines not identified; English horn substituted for trumpet)
June 18, 1970, Royal Festival Hall, London, England, UK. London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Leopold Stokowski, conductor Music & Arts CD-787, CD (1993). Leopold Stokowski conducts Messiaen, Ives, Britten & Barber
June 18, 1970, Royal Festival Hall, London, England, UK. London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Leopold Stokowski, conductor Music & Arts CD-787, CD (1993). Leopold Stokowski conducts Messiaen, Ives, Britten & Barber
ca. 1973, North Carolina The Governor's School of North Carolina Orchestra; Conductor Unlisted Century Records 41928, 33.3 RPM (1973). The Governor's School of North Carolina - 1973
ca. 1973, North Carolina The Governor's School of North Carolina Orchestra; Conductor Unlisted Century Records 41928, 33.3 RPM (1973). The Governor's School of North Carolina - 1973
ca. 1973, Rudolfinum, Prague, Czechoslovakia. Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Aaron Copland, conductor Dis PCCD-20212, 33.3 RPM (1973). Romantic Robot RR-1973, CD (1993). An American in Prague: Aaron Copland conducts the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
ca. 1973, Rudolfinum, Prague, Czechoslovakia. Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Aaron Copland, conductor Dis PCCD-20212, 33.3 RPM (1973). Romantic Robot RR-1973, CD (1993). An American in Prague: Aaron Copland conducts the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Lukas Foss. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373917, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Lukas Foss. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038373917, 1/4 inch sound tape reel.
ca. 1976, U.S.S.R. Chamber Ensemble Of The Moscow Radio Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra; Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor ABC Westminster Gold WGS-8338, 33.3 RPM (1976). Gennady Rozhdestvensky Conducts
ca. 1976, U.S.S.R. Chamber Ensemble Of The Moscow Radio Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra; Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor ABC Westminster Gold WGS-8338, 33.3 RPM (1976). Gennady Rozhdestvensky Conducts
ca. 1977, Japan Isao Tomita, electronics RCA ARL1-2616, 33.3 RPM (1978). BMG 2616-2-RG, CD (1991). Kosmos: Tomita
ca. 1977, Japan Isao Tomita, electronics RCA ARL1-2616, 33.3 RPM (1978). BMG 2616-2-RG, CD (1991). Kosmos: Tomita
ca. 1979, Soviet Union Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor Melodiya 33CM 04283-84 (a), 33.3 RPM (1979).
ca. 1979, Soviet Union Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor Melodiya 33CM 04283-84 (a), 33.3 RPM (1979).
THE UNANSWERED QUESTION (50)
Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year
Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038372844, CD.
Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038372844, CD.