This full catalogue is also listed by by date and by genre. See the Introduction for an explanation of the symbols and for more information. Any arrangement by Raff of one his own compositions is listed in the Notes on the work. If he allocated the arrangement a separate Opus number, it has its won entry. For completeness, lost or destroyed works are listed here and also listed on a separate page.
Date |
Publisher & date |
Notes |
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Op.1 |
Sérénade | Piano | 1842 | André 1843 |
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Op.2 |
Trois Pièces
caractéristiques Three Characteristic Pieces |
Piano | 1842 | Breitkopf & Härtel 1844 |
1st. Op.2 |
Trois Morceaux Three Pieces |
Piano | June & July 1876 |
Breitkopf & Härtel 1877/1886 |
2nd. Op.2. Completely rewritten. 1886 edition is in Pianoforte-Werke zu 2 Händen collection. | |
Op.3 |
Scherzo | Piano | 1842 | Breitkopf & Härtel 1844 |
1st. Op.3 |
Scherzo | Piano | January & February 1881 |
Breitkopf & Härtel 1881/1886 |
2nd. Op.3. Completely rewritten. 1886 edition is in Pianoforte-Werke zu 2 Händen collection. | |
Op.4 |
Fantaisie brillante sur des
motifs de l'opéra "Maria Rudenz" de Doniizetti Brilliant Fantasy on some motifs from the opera "Maria Rudenz" by Donizetti |
Piano | 1842 | Breitkopf & Härtel 1844 |
1st. Op.4 |
Op.4 |
Fantaisie | Piano | January & February 1881 |
Breitkopf & Härtel 1881/1886 |
2nd. Op.4. Completely rewritten. 1886 edition is in Pianoforte-Werke zu 2 Händen collection. |
Op.5 |
Quatre Galops
brillants Four Brilliant Galops |
Piano | Early 1843 | Breitkopf & Härtel 1844 |
1st. Op.5 |
Quatres
Galops-Caprices Four Galop-Caprices |
Piano | January & February 1878 |
Breitkopf & Härtel 1878/1886 |
2nd. Op.5. Completely rewritten. 1886 edition is in Pianoforte-Werke zu 2 Händen collection. | |
Op.6 |
Fantaisie et Variations
brillantes: Morceau Instructif Fantasy and Brilliant Variations: Tuition Piece |
Piano | Spring 1843 | Breitkopf & Härtel 1844 |
1st. Op.6 |
Variations | Piano | January & February 1878 |
Breitkopf & Härtel 1878/1886 |
2nd. Op.6. Completely rewritten. 1886 edition is in Pianoforte-Werke zu 2 Händen collection. | |
Op.7 |
Rondo brillant sur l'air
"Io son ricco e tu sei bella" de l'opéra "L'Elisire
d'amore", de Donizetti Brilliant Rondo on the air "Io son ricco e tu sei bella" from the opera "L'Elisire d'amore" by Donizetti |
Piano | Summer 1843 | Breitkopf & Härtel 1844 |
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Op.8
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Douze Romances en Forme
d'Études Twelve Romances in the form of Etudes |
Piano | Autumn 1843 | Breitkopf & Härtel 1845/1886 |
Composed as Op.10. 1886 edition is in Pianoforte-Werke zu 2 Händen. |
Op.9 |
Impromptu brillant Brilliant Impromptu |
Piano | Autumn 1843 | Breitkopf & Härtel 1845 |
1st. Op.9 |
Op.9 |
Introduction et Rondeau | Piano | December 1875 |
Breitkopf & Härtel 1876/1886 |
2nd. Op.9. Completely rewritten. 1886 edition is in Pianoforte-Werke zu 2 Händen collection. |
Op.10 |
Hommage au Néoromantisme:
Grand Capriccio Homage to Neoranticism: Grand Capriccio |
Piano | Summer 1843 | Breitkopf & Härtel 1845 |
Composed as Op.8 1st. Op.10 |
Op.10 |
Grand Capriccio | Piano | November 1881 | Breitkopf & Härtel 1883/1886 |
2nd. Op.10. Completely rewritten. 1886 edition is in Pianoforte-Werke zu 2 Händen collection. |
Op.11 |
Air Suisse Swiss Air |
Piano | Early 1844 | Breitkopf & Härtel 1845 |
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Op.12 |
Morceau de Salon: Fantaisie
gracieuse Salon piece: Graceful Fantasy |
Piano | Early 1844 | Breitkopf & Härtel 1845 |
1st. Op.12 |
Op.12 |
Fantaisie Gracieuse Graceful Fantasy |
Piano | January & February 1881 |
Breitkopf & Härtel 1881/1886 |
2nd. Op.12. Completely rewritten. 1886 edition is in Pianoforte-Werke zu 2 Händen collection. |
Op.13 |
Valse-Rondino sur des motifs
de l'opéra "Les Huguenots" de Meyerbeer Waltz-Rondino on some motifs from the opera "Les Huguenots" by Meyerbeer |
Piano Four Hands | Early 1844 | Breitkopf & Härtel 1845 |
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Op.14 |
Sonate avec Fugue Sonata with Fugue [Piano Sonata] |
Piano | Early 1844 | Breitkopf & Härtel 1845 |
1st. Op.14 |
Grande Sonate pour le
Piano Grand Sonata for the Piano [Piano Sonata] |
Piano | October & November 1881 | Breitkopf & Härtel 1882/1886 |
2nd. Op.14. Completely rewritten. 1886 edition is in Pianoforte-Werke zu 2 Händen collection. | |
Op.15 |
Fantasie über 2 Charktere
aus den Pariser Mysterien des Sue Fantasy on 2 Characters from the Paris Mysteries of Sue |
Piano | Early 1844 | Lost - 1st. Op.15. Destroyed by Raff after showing to Liszt. | |
Op.15 |
Six Poèmes Six Poems |
Piano | August 1845 | Schott 1846 |
2nd. Op.15 |
Op.16 |
Drei Lieder des Lord
Byron Three Lieder from Lord Byron |
Voice & Piano | Spring 1844 | Lost - 1st. Op.16. Destroyed by Raff after showing to Liszt. | |
Op.16 |
Impromptu | Piano | August 1845 | Lost - 2nd. Op.16 - Destroyed by Raff in September 1849. | |
Op.17 |
Drei Charakterstücke Three Character pieces |
Piano | Summer 1844 | Lost - 1st. Op.17. Destroyed by Raff after showing to Liszt. | |
Op.17 |
Album lyrique Lyric Album |
Piano | August & September 1845 | Schuberth 1846 |
2nd. Op.17. 10 pieces in 4 volumes. |
Album Lyrique Lyric Album |
Piano | September 1849 | Schuberth 1874-77 |
3rd. Op.17. Completely rewritten edition of 1845 work. 9 pieces in 5 volumes. | |
Op.18 |
Drei Lieder von Julius
Scheffel Three Lieder from Julius Scheffel |
Voice & Piano | October 1844 | Lost - 1st. Op.18. Destroyed by Raff after showing to Liszt. | |
Op.18 |
Zwei Paraphrasen über Lieder
von Franz Liszt Two Paraphrases on Lieder by Franz Liszt |
Piano | September 1845 | Eck & Lefebvre (later Hofmeister) 1846 | 2nd. Op.18 |
Op.19 |
Jarner Fantasie im
ländlichen Stile Jarner Fantasy in rural style |
Piano | November 1844 | Lost - 1st. Op.19. Destroyed by Raff after showing to Liszt. Jarnen is the title of a Swiss legend. | |
Op.19 |
Acht Lieder von
Mendelssohn Eight Lieder by Mendelssohn |
Piano | October 1845 | Lost - 2nd. Op.19. Manuscript was owned for many years by Franz Kroll. | |
Op.19 |
Fantaisie dramatique sur des
motifs de l'opéra "Les deux Princes": Musique de H. Esser Dramatic Fantasy on motifs from the opera "Die Beiden Prinzen": Music by H. Esser |
Piano | October 1845 | Meyer (later Litolff) 1847 |
3rd. Op.19 |
Op.20 |
Jaléo und Xeres: Zwei
Spanische Tänze (nach Spanischen Nationalmelodien) Jaléo and Xeres: two Spanish Dances (after Spanish national melodies) |
Piano | December 1844 | Lost - 1st. Op.20. Destroyed by Raff after showing to Liszt. | |
Op.20 |
Deux Morceaux de Salon Two Salon Pieces |
Piano | November & December 1845 | Mechetti (later Spina, Schreiber & Cranz) 1846 | 2nd. Op.20 |
Op.21 |
Loreley: Dictung ohne
Worte Loreley: Song without words |
Piano | January 1846 | Mechetti (later Spina, Schreiber & Cranz) 1846 | |
Deux Rhapsodies
élélgiaques Two Elegiac Rhapsodies |
Piano | January 1846 | Mechetti (later Spina, Schreiber & Cranz) 1846 | ||
Op.23 |
Trois Pièces
caractéristiques Three Characteristic Pieces |
Piano | March 1845 | Kistner 1845 |
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Op.24 |
Valse mélancholique Melancholy Waltz |
Piano | February 1846 | Mechetti (later Spina, Schreiber & Cranz) 1846 | |
Op.25 |
Romance-Étude | Piano | February 1846 | Mechetti (later Spina, Schreiber & Cranz) 1846 | |
Op.26 |
Den Manen Scarlattis:
Scherzo In Scarlatti's style: Scherzo |
Piano | March 1846 | Mechetti (later Spina, Schreiber & Cranz) 1846 | |
Angelens letzter Tag im
Kloster: Ein Cyklus episch-lyrischer Fragmente Angela's last day in the convent: A cycle of epic-lyrical fragments |
Piano | October 1845 to April 1846 | Mechetti (later Spina, Schreiber & Cranz) 1846 | Nos.1,2,6 composed in October 1845 as Op.20. Nos.3-5, 7-12 completed by April 1846. | |
Op.28 |
Deux airs fameux de l'opéra
"Robert le Diable" de G. Meyerbeer, transcrits Two famous airs from the opera "Robert le Diable" by G. Meyerbeer, transcribed |
Piano | April 1846 | Lost - destroyed by Raff in September 1849. Manuscript had 17 pages. | |
Op.29 |
Liebesfrühling: Dichtungen
ohne Worte Spring Love: Poems without words |
Piano | April & May 1846 | Lost - destroyed by Raff in September 1849. 6 nos. Manuscript had 33 pages. | |
Op.30 |
Deux Mazurkas suivies d'une
Sérénade espagnol Two Mazurkas after a Spanish serenade |
Piano | May 1846 | Lost - destroyed by Raff in September 1849. Manuscript had 12 pages. | |
Op.31 |
Tarantelle | Piano | Summer 1846 | Mechetti (later Spina, Schreiber & Cranz) 1847 | |
Op.32 |
Am Rhein: Romanze On the Rhine: Romance |
Piano | Summer 1846 | Mechetti (later Spina, Schreiber & Cranz) 1847 | |
Op.33 |
Albumstück Album Piece |
Piano | Summer 1846 | Lost - destroyed by Raff in February 1850. Manuscript had 17 pages. In Mazurka style. | |
Op.34 |
Sechs Leider von F. Abt,
Luise Barthelemy, Fr. Kücken, B. Molique und Fr. Schmidt, ubertragen Six Lieder by F. Abt, Luise Barthelemy, Fr. Kücken, B. Molique und Fr. Schmidt, arranged |
Piano | July & August 1847 |
Müller (later Ebner) 1847 |
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Op.35 |
Capricietto über Motive aus
dem "Freischütz" von C.M. von Weber Fantasy on motifs from the "Freischütz" by C.M. Weber |
Piano | August 1847 | Müller (later
Schuberth) 1848/1876 |
Vol. 1 of the collection Oper im Salon of 1876. |
Fantaisie militaire sur des
motifs de l'opéra "Les Huguenots" de Meyerbeer Military Fantasy on some motifs from the opera "Les Huguenots" by Meyerbeer |
Piano | August 1847 | Müller (later
Schuberth) 1848/1853/1876 |
Vol. 2 of the collection Oper im Salon of 1876. | |
Op.37 |
Fantasie über Motive aus
"Die Nachtwanderlin" von V. Bellini Fantasy on motifs from "La Sonnambula" by V. Bellini |
Piano | August & September 1847 | Müller (later
Schuberth) 1848/1853/1876 |
Vol. 3 of the collection Oper im Salon of 1876. |
Op.38 |
Grande Mazurka Grand Mazurka |
Piano | September 1847 | Stoll 1847 |
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Op.39 |
Notturno d'aprés une Romance
de Françoise Liszt Nocturne after a Romance by Franz Liszt |
Piano | October 1847 | Kistner 1847 |
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Op.40 |
Capricietto à la
Bohémienne Bohemian Capricietto |
Piano | October 1847 | Kistner 1848 |
|
Romanze Romance |
Piano | October 1847 | Kistner 1853 |
Revised in May 1850 in Weimar. | |
Op.42 |
"Le Prétendant":
Musique de Fr. Kücken. Transcriptions. "Der Prätendent": Music by Franz Kücken. Transcriptions. |
Piano | November & December 1847 | Kistner 1847/1848 |
3 Nos. No.1 Capricietto and No.3 Grande Valse brillante arranged for Piano Four Hands (pub. 1848). |
Op.43 |
Divertimento über Motive aus
Halevy's "Jüdin" Divertimento on motifs from Halevy's "La Juive" |
Piano | January 1848 | Müller (later
Schuberth) 1848/1854/1876 |
Vol. 4 of the collection Oper im Salon of 1876. |
Op.44 |
Fantaisie sur des motifs de
l'opéra "Le Barbier de Séville" de Rossini Fantasy on motifs from the opera "The Barber of Seville" by Rossini |
Piano | January 1848 | Müller (later
Schuberth) 1848/1854/1876 |
Vol. 5 of the collection Oper im Salon of 1876. |
Reminiscenzen aus Mozart's
"Don Juan" Reminiscences from Mozart's "Don Giovanni" |
Piano | January 1848 | Müller (later
Schuberth) 1848/1854/1876 |
Vol. 6 of the collection Oper im Salon of 1876. | |
Op.46 |
"The last Rose of Summer": Impromptu | Piano | Spring 1849 | Cranz 1849 |
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Op.47 |
Drei Lieder von J.G.
Fischer Three Lieder from J.G. Fischer |
Alto or Baritone & Piano | Spring 1848 | Senff 1850 |
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Op.48 |
Zwei Lieder von Gotthold
Logau Two Lieder from Gotthold Logau |
Voice & Piano | Spring 1848 | Senff 1852 |
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Op.49 |
Drei Lieder von J.G.
Fischer Three Lieder from J.G. Fischer |
Voice & Piano | Spring 1848 | Heinrichshofen (later Schuberth) 1852 | |
Op.50 |
Zwei italienische Lieder von
C.O. Sternau Two Italian Lieder from C.O. Sternau |
Alto or Baritone & Piano | Spring1849 | Heinrichshofen (later Schuberth) 1852 | |
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