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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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II. Chamber Music
i. String quartets
QUARTET, STRINGS, NO. 1: FROM THE SALVATION ARMY; i. CHORALE (later this movement was included in SYMPHONY NO. 4 and the other movements were renumbered); ii. PRELUDE; iii. OFFERTORY; iv. POSTLUDE (II-A-1) (57)
Recording Date/Location Performing Artists Record Label, Release Number, Format, Release Year Album Names Additional Recording Notes
March 16, 1943, New York City, NY. Columbia Concert Orchestra; Bernard Herrmann, conductor Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370814, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370822, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. Recorded from WABC broadcast; (I & ii, arranged for string orchestra by Bernard Herrmann). Recorded from WABC broadcast. (ii & iii, arranged for string orchestra by Bernard Herrmann)
March 16, 1943, New York City, NY. Columbia Concert Orchestra; Bernard Herrmann, conductor Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370814, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038370822, 1/4 inch sound tape reel. Recorded from WABC broadcast; (I & ii, arranged for string orchestra by Bernard Herrmann). Recorded from WABC broadcast. (ii & iii, arranged for string orchestra by Bernard Herrmann)
Columbia Concert Orchestra; Bernard Herrmann, conductor Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371788, 78rpm.
Columbia Concert Orchestra; Bernard Herrmann, conductor Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371788, 78rpm.
Bernard Herrmann, conductor. CBS Concert Orchestra. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371515, 78rpm.
Bernard Herrmann, conductor. CBS Concert Orchestra. Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002038371515, 78rpm.
1963, Carl Fisher Hall, New York City, NY. The Kohon Quartet of New York University: Harold Kohon & Raymond Kunicki, violins; Bemard Zaslav, viola; Aaron Shapinsky, violoncello Vox DL1120 (Matrix: M1539A), 33.3 RPM (1964). Vox STDL501120 (Matrix: S-376A), stereo 33.3 RPM (1964). String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2
1963, Carl Fisher Hall, New York City, NY. The Kohon Quartet of New York University: Harold Kohon & Raymond Kunicki, violins; Bemard Zaslav, viola; Aaron Shapinsky, violoncello Vox DL1120 (Matrix: M1539A), 33.3 RPM (1964). Vox STDL501120 (Matrix: S-376A), stereo 33.3 RPM (1964). String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2
November 28 & 29, 1966 and January 12, 1967, New York City, NY. The Juilliard String Quartet: Robert Mann & Earl Carlyss, violins; Raphael Hillyer, viola; Claus Adarn, violoncello Columbia ML6427 (Matrix: XXLP-118152), 33.3 RPM (1967). Columbia MS7027 (Matrix: XXSM118154) stereo 33.3 RPM (1967). C.B.S. SBRG72630; stereo 33.3 RPM (1968, England). C.B.S 64 282 (Matrix: S64282), 33.3 RPM (1974, Germany). Columbia Masterworks MP 39752, 33.3 RPM (1985). Sony Classical SBK-87967, CD (2003). Ives: The Two String Quartets. Ives: The String Quartets.
November 28 & 29, 1966 and January 12, 1967, New York City, NY. The Juilliard String Quartet: Robert Mann & Earl Carlyss, violins; Raphael Hillyer, viola; Claus Adarn, violoncello Columbia ML6427 (Matrix: XXLP-118152), 33.3 RPM (1967). Columbia MS7027 (Matrix: XXSM118154) stereo 33.3 RPM (1967). C.B.S. SBRG72630; stereo 33.3 RPM (1968, England). C.B.S 64 282 (Matrix: S64282), 33.3 RPM (1974, Germany). Columbia Masterworks MP 39752, 33.3 RPM (1985). Sony Classical SBK-87967, CD (2003). Ives: The Two String Quartets. Ives: The String Quartets.
June 8 & 9, 1967, Barking Assembly Hall, Civic Ctr, Dagenham, Essex, England, UK. The Amici Quartet: Lionel Bentley & Michael Jones, violins; Christopher Wellington, viola; Peter Halling, violoncello Pye GGC4104, 33.3 RPM (1967, England). Pye GSGC14104, stereo 33.3 RPM (1967, England). String Quartet No. 1
June 8 & 9, 1967, Barking Assembly Hall, Civic Ctr, Dagenham, Essex, England, UK. The Amici Quartet: Lionel Bentley & Michael Jones, violins; Christopher Wellington, viola; Peter Halling, violoncello Pye GGC4104, 33.3 RPM (1967, England). Pye GSGC14104, stereo 33.3 RPM (1967, England). String Quartet No. 1
March 1974, Rutgers Presbyterian Church, 136 West 73rd St., New York City, NY The Concord String Quartet: Mark Sokol, violin; Andrew Jennings, violin; John Kochanowski, viola; Norman Fischer, cello Nonesuch H-71306, 33.3 RPM (1975). Charles Ives: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2
March 1974, Rutgers Presbyterian Church, 136 West 73rd St., New York City, NY The Concord String Quartet: Mark Sokol, violin; Andrew Jennings, violin; John Kochanowski, viola; Norman Fischer, cello Nonesuch H-71306, 33.3 RPM (1975). Charles Ives: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2
The Amici Quartet Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002126013458, 78rpm.
The Amici Quartet Yale Charles Ives Non-Commercial Sound Recordings 39002126013458, 78rpm.
September 17-18, 1988, Slosberg Auditorium, Brandeis University, Boston, MA. The Lydian String Quartet: Daniel Stepner, violin; Judith Eissenberg, violin; Mary Ruth Ray, viola; Rhonda Rider, cello Centaur CRC-2069, CD (1990). Charles Ives: The String Quartets
September 17-18, 1988, Slosberg Auditorium, Brandeis University, Boston, MA. The Lydian String Quartet: Daniel Stepner, violin; Judith Eissenberg, violin; Mary Ruth Ray, viola; Rhonda Rider, cello Centaur CRC-2069, CD (1990). Charles Ives: The String Quartets
November 1990, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY. Emerson String Quartet: Eugene Drucker, violin; Philip Setzer, violin; Lawrence Dutton, viola; David Finckel, cello Deutsche Grammophon 435864-2, CD (1992). Quartett für 2 Violinen, Viola und Violoncello Nr. 1
November 1990, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York City, NY. Emerson String Quartet: Eugene Drucker, violin; Philip Setzer, violin; Lawrence Dutton, viola; David Finckel, cello Deutsche Grammophon 435864-2, CD (1992). Quartett für 2 Violinen, Viola und Violoncello Nr. 1
February 8-11, 2002 Leipziger Streichquartett: Andreas Seidel, violin; Tilman Büning, violin; Ivo Bauer, viola; Andreas Seidel, violin; Tilman Büning, violin; Ivo Bauer, viola; Matthias Moosdorf, violoncello MDG Gold MDG-307 1143, CD (2002). Ives: Complete Music for String Quartet
February 8-11, 2002 Leipziger Streichquartett: Andreas Seidel, violin; Tilman Büning, violin; Ivo Bauer, viola; Andreas Seidel, violin; Tilman Büning, violin; Ivo Bauer, viola; Matthias Moosdorf, violoncello MDG Gold MDG-307 1143, CD (2002). Ives: Complete Music for String Quartet
March 5-6, 2004, Ingram Hall, Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Blair String Quartet: Christian Teal, Cornelia Heard, violins; John Kochanowski, viola; Felix Wang, cello. Naxos 8.559178, CD (2006). Ives: String Quartets
March 5-6, 2004, Ingram Hall, Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Blair String Quartet: Christian Teal, Cornelia Heard, violins; John Kochanowski, viola; Felix Wang, cello. Naxos 8.559178, CD (2006). Ives: String Quartets
ca. 2009 Ancia Saxophone Quartet: Matthew Sintchak, soprano saxophone; Joan Hutton, alto saxophone; David Milne, tenor saxophone; Angela Wyatt, baritone saxophone Naxos 8559616, CD (2009) [i. only] Short Stories: American Music for Saxophone Quartet (arr. M. Sintchak for saxophone quartet)