Joachim Raff: Catalogue - Piano Music 1

Catalogue - Piano Music 1

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Works for Two Pianos
Piano Four Hands Sonatas
Other Works for Piano Four Hands
Piano Sonatas
Piano Suites

Works for Two Pianos

Chaconne Op.150 (1868). Listen to an extract
Published: 1869, Rieter-Biedermann.

× Chaconne Op.150
Extract from the work.
Thomas Hitzlberger & Georg Schütz. © cpo.

Phantasie [Fantasy] Op.207a (1877). Listen to an extract
Published: 1878, Siegel. Premiere: 29 September 1877, Sondershausen. Arranged for piano quintet as Op.207b.

× Phantasie Op.207a
The beginning of the central Larghetto.
Igor Andreev & Thomas Gerber. © NEOS Music.

Piano Four Hands Sonatas

Piano Four Hands Sonata in E minor Op.73b (1854). Listen to an extract
Published: 1867, Schuberth. Arrangement of Violin Sonata No.1 Op.73.

I. Bewegt, mit elegischem Pathos [Lively, with elegiac pathos].
II. Sehr rasch und fein [Very quick and precise].
III. Nicht zu langsam [Not too slow].
IV. Bewegt, sehr bestimmt [Lively, very determined].

× Piano Four Hands Sonata in E minor Op.73b
From the third movement.
Hansjacob Staemmler & Frederick Thomas.

Piano Four Hands Sonata in A major Op.90b (1857). Listen to an extract
Published: 2021, Edition Nordstern. Arrangement of String Quartet No.2 Op.90.

I. Rasch, jedoch ruhig [Quick, yet peaceful].
II. Rasch [Quick].
III. Langsam, doch nicht schleppend [Slow, but not dragging].
IV. Rasch [Quick].

× Piano Four Hands Sonata in A major Op.90b
From the second movement.
Solveig & Bertil Wikman. © Sterling Records.

Piano Four Hands Sonata in E minor Op.136b (1866).
Unpublished. LOST. Arrangement of String Quartet No.3 Op.136.

I. Allegro.
II. Allegretto con moto.
III. Andante con moto—Thema und Variationen [Theme and Variations].
IV. Allegro con spirito.

Piano Four Hands Sonata in A minor Op.137b (1867).
Unpublished. Arrangement of String Quartet No.4 Op.137.

I. Allegro patetico (quasi alla Breve).
II. Allegro non troppo vivo, quasi Allegretto.
III. Andante.
IV. Andante—Allegro patetico—Presto.

Piano Four Hands Sonata in G major Op.138b (1867).
Unpublished: Arrangement of String Quartet No.5 Op.138.

I. Allegro tranquillo.
II. Allegro vivace.
III. Larghetto.
IV. Allegretto vivace.

Other Works for Piano Four Hands

Réminiscences de l’opéra Les Huguenots. Valses [Reminiscences of the opera Les Huguenots. Waltzes] WoO.0C (1840 ).
Unpublished. LOST.

Valse-Rondino sur des motifs de l’opéra Les Huguenots de Meyerbeer [Waltz-Rondino on motifs from the opera Les Huguenots by Meyerbeer] Op.13 (1844).
Published: 1845, Breitkopf & Härtel.

Romance de Thal [Thal’s Romance] by Henselt WoO.9E (1849).
Published: 1850, Schuberth. Arrangement of Henselt's original piano transcription (of a work by Thal) at the request of the publisher Schuberth. Also arranged for violin & piano and cello & piano.

Three Etudes by Vollweiler WoO.9F (1849).
Unpublished? LOST. Arrangement of unidentified original piano pieces by Vollweiler at the request of the publisher Schuberth. Also arranged for violin & piano.

Les Plaisirs de la Vendage (Herbstfreuden) [The Pleasures of the Grape Harvest (Autumn Pleasures)]. Polka-Mazurka by Labitzky WoO.20A (1857).
Published: 1858, Schott. Anonymous arrangement made at the request of the publisher. Also for piano.

Le Telegraphe [The Telegraph]. Gallop by Labitzky WoO.20B (1857).
Published: 1858, Schott. Anonymous arrangement made at the request of the publisher. Also for piano.

Septet by Beethoven WoO.22A (1859).
Unpublished arrangement requested by Schuberth, but not published by them - possibly the anonymous arrangement published by Peters, 1868. LOST: may be lost.

I. Adagio—Allegro con brio.
II. Adagio cantabile.
III. Tempo di menuetto—Trio.
IV. Tema con variazioni [Theme with variations]: Andante—Vars. I—V.
V. Scherzo: Allegro molto e vivace—Trio.
VI. Andante con molto alla marcia.

Douze Morceaux [Twelve Pieces] Op.82 (1858-1859). Listen to an extract
Published: 1861-65, Schuberth.

No.1 Nina. Etude mélodique [Melodic Study].
No.2 Les Faucheurs. Chanson et Paraphrase de genre [The Reapers. Song and Elaboration of the form].
No.3 Les Batelières de Brienz [The Boatwomen of Brienz].
No.4 Wanda. Polka-Rondino.
No.5 Promenade au bord du ruisseau [Walk Beside the Stream].
No.6 Les Fileuses [The Spinner Maidens].
No.7 Les Commères. Scene burlesque [The Gossips. Burlesque Scene].
No.8 Alison. Valse à la viennaise [Viennese Waltz].
No.9 Pompe solennelle. Marche [Solemn Pomp. March].
No.10 Autrefois. Air varié [Once upon a Time. Air with Variations].
No.11 Sous le saule du Levant. Elégie [Beneath the Weeping Willow. Elegy].
No.12 Les Pecheuses de Procida [The Fisherwomen of Procida].

× Douze Morceaux Op.82
The close of No.12 Les Pecheuses de Procida.
Klavierduo Vilma & Daniel Zbinden.

Blätter und Blüten. Zwölf Klavierstücke [Leaves & Blossoms: Twelve Piano Pieces] Op.135b (1866).
Published: 1869, Kahnt. Also for piano as Blätter und Blüten Op.135a.

No.1 Epheu [Ivy].
No.2 Cypresse [Cypress].
No.3 Nelke [Carnation].
No.4 Lorbeer [Laurel].
No.5 Rose.
No.6 Vergißmeinnicht [Forget-Me-Not].
No.7 Reseda [Mignonette].
No.8 Lubine [Lupin].
No.9 Animone [Anemone].
No.10 Immergrün [Periwinkle].
No.11 Maiglöckchen [Lily of the Valley].
No.12 Kornblume [Cornflower].

Humoreske in Walzerform [Humoresque in Waltz Form] Op.159 (1870).
Listen to an extract
Published: 1871, Bote & Bock.

× Humoreske in Walzerform Op.159
Extract from piano arrangement by Claude Debussy.
Jean-Pierre Armengaud. © Warner Classics.

Reisebilder [Travel Pictures] Op.160 (1870). Listen to an extract
Published: 1871, Siegel.

No.1 Glückliche Reise [Happy Travels].
No.2 Eisenbahnfahrt [Railway Journey].
No.3 Eine Begegnung [An Encounter].
No.4 Gemütliche Herberge [Cosy Wayside Inn].
No.5 Bergbesteigung [Mountain Climb].
No.6 Bei schlechtem Wetter [In Bad Weather].
No.7 Dem Bach entlang [Along the Brook].
No.8 Alpenlandschaft [Alpine Landscape].
No.9 Ein Nachricht von Hause [A Message from Home].
No.10 Postfahrt [Journey by Mail Coach].

× Reisebilder Op.160
From No.2 Eisenbahnfahrt.
Piano Duo Seiju. © Woodnote.

Fest-Ouvertüre [Festival Overture] by Damrosch WoO.35A (1870-71).
Published: 1871, Lichtenberg. Arrangement requested by the publisher.

Aus dem Tanzsalon. Phantasietänze [From the Dance Salon: Fantasy Dances] Op.174 (1872).
Published: 1872, Seitz. Nos.8, 11 & 12 arranged for orchestra.

No.1 Präludium [Prelude].
No.2 Quadrille: I. Pantalon [Trousers]—II. Été [Summer]—III. Poule [Hen]—IV. Trénis—V. Pastourelle [Shepherdess]—VI. Finale.
No.3 Walzer [Waltz].
No.4 Gallop.
No.5 Ländler.
No.6 Polka.
No.7 Ungrischer [Hungarian Dance].
No.8 Mazurka.
No.9 Spanisch [Spanish Dance] (Jaleo).
No.10 Tarantella.
No.11 Polonaise.
No.12 Russisch [Russian Dance].

Todtentanz (Danse macabre) Zweite Humoreske in Walzerform [Dance of Death: Second Humoresque in Waltz Form] Op.181 (1873). Listen to an extract
Published: 1873, Siegel.

× Todtentanz Op.181
The close of the work.
Solveig & Bertil Wikman. © Solveig & Bertil Wikman.

Piano Sonatas

Sonata avec Fugue [Sonata with Fugue] in E flat minor Op.14 (1844).
Published: 1845, Breitkopf & Härtel.

I. Prélude [Prelude]: Allegro con brio.
II. Scherzo: Presto.
III. Romanza [Romance]: Andante.
IV. Finale: Allegro appassionato—Lento—Fugue.

Piano Sonata WoO.2R (1845).
Unpublished. LOST.

Piano Sonata in E flat minor Op.14 (1881). Listen to an extract
Published: 1882, Breitkopf & Härtel. A new work, replacing the original Op.14.

Allegro

II. Allegro molto.
III. Larghetto.
IV. Allegro.

× Piano Sonata Op.14
Opening of the first movement.
Tra Nguyen. © Grand Piano.

Fantasy Sonata Op.168 (1871). Listen to an extract
Published: 1872, Siegel.
Allegro patetico—Largo—Allegro molto—Presto.

Piano Suites

Suite in A minor Op.69 (1857). Listen to an extract
Published: 1857, Körner.

I. Preludio [Prelude].
II. Mazurka.
III. Toccatina.
IV. Aria.
V. Fuga [Fugue].

× Piano Suite in A minor Op.69
End of I. Preludio.
Alexnder Zolotarev. AK Coburg.

Suite in C major Op.71 (1857). Listen to an extract
Published: 1858, Kühn.

I. Preludio [Prelude].
II. Polka.
III. Toccatina.
IV. Romanza [Romance].
V. Fuga [Fugue].

× Piano Suite in C major Op.71
Opening of III. Toccatina.
Alexnder Zolotarev. AK Coburg.

Suite in E minor Op.72 (1857). Listen to an extract
Published: 1858, Kühn.

I. Preludio [Prelude].
II. Minuetto [Minuet].
III. Toccata.
IV. Romanza [Romance].
V. Fuga [Fugue].

× Piano Suite in E minor Op.72
From IV. Romanza.
Alexnder Zolotarev. AK Coburg.

Suite in D minor Op.91 (1859). Listen to an extract
Published: 1862, Peters.

I. Fantasia e Fuga [Fantasy & Fugue].
II. Giga con Variazioni [Gigue with Variations].
III. Cavatina.
IV. Marcia [March].

Suite in G minor Op.162 (1870). Listen to an extract
Published: 1871, Challier.

I. Elegie in Sonatenform [Elegy in Sonata Form].
II. Volkslied mit Variationen [Folksong with Variations].
III. Ländler.
IV. Mährchen [Fairy Tale].

× Piano Suite in G minor Op.162
The beginning of II. Volkslied mit Variationen.
Alexnder Zolotarev. AK Coburg.

Suite in G major Op.163 (1871). Listen to an extract
Published: 1871, Seitz. V. arranged for orchestra as Abends: Rhapsodie Op.163b.

I. Präludium [Prelude].
II. Allemande.
III. Romanze [Romance].
IV. Menuett [Minuet].
V. Rhapsodie [Rhapsody].
VI. Gigue. Finale.

× Piano Suite in G major Op.163
Close of VI. Gigue. Finale.
Alexnder Zolotarev. AK Coburg.

Suite in B flat major Op.204 (1876). Listen to an extract
Published: 1877, Challier.

I. Prélude [Prelude].
II. Sarabande.
III. Rigaudon.
IV. Menuet [Minuet].
V. Air.
VI. Tambourin.

× Piano Suite in B flat major Op.204
Close of III. Rigaudon.
Alexnder Zolotarev. AK Coburg.

This catalogue is an abridged summary taken from The Music of Joachim
Raff: An Illustrated Catalogue by Mark Thomas, Edition Nordstern, 2021.