This full catalogue is also listed by Opus Number and by date. See the Introduction for an explanation of the symbols and for more information. Only original compositions are listed here. Raff's arrangements of other composers' compositions and of his own compositions are listed separately.
| Piano Quartets (2) | Date |
Publisher & date |
Notes |
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Op.202 |
Zwei Quartette Two Quartets [Piano Quartets Nos.1 & 2] |
Piano Quartet | Early 1876 | Siegel 1876-1877 |
No.1 pub. 1876, No.2 pub. 1877. |
| String Quartets (9) | |||||
WoO.13 |
Quartett Quartet [String Quartet] |
String Quartet | Summer 1849 - Spring 1850 |
Lost - destroyed by Raff. In C major. 3rd. Movement a fugal adagio. | |
| Quatuor Quartet [String Quartet No.1] |
String Quartet | Autumn 1855 | Schuberth 1860 |
Arranged for Piano Four Hands (pub. 1877). | |
| Quatuor Quartet [String Quartet No.2] |
String Quartet | May 1857 | Schuberth 1862 |
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Op.136 |
Quatuor Quartet [String Quartet No.3] |
String Quartet | December 1866 | Schubert 1868 |
Arranged for Piano Four Hands (Manuscript). |
Op.137 |
Quatuor Quartet [String Quartet No.4] |
String Quartet | January 1867 | Schuberth 1869 |
Arranged for Piano Four Hands (Manuscript). |
Op.138 |
Quatuor Quartet [String Quartet No.5] |
String Quartet | 1867 | Schuberth 1869 |
Arranged for Piano Four Hands (Manuscript). | Drei Quartette Three Quartets Nr.1 Suite in älterer form No.1 Suite in Olden Style [String Quartet No.6] Nr.2 Die Schöne Müllerin: Cyklische Tondichtung No.2 The Beautiful Miller Maid: Cyclic Tonepoem [String Quartet No.7] No.3 Suite in Kanonform No.3 Suite in Canon Form [String Quartet No.8] |
String Quartet | Winter & Spring 1874 |
Kahnt 1876 |
All arranged for Piano Four Hands |
| Piano Trios (5) | |||||
WoO.9 |
Trio |
Piano Trio | Spring & Summer 1849 | Lost - destroyed by Raff. Based on Mendelssohn's C minor Trio. | |
| Erstes großes Trio First Grand Trio [Piano Trio No.1] |
Piano Trio | 1861 | Schuberth 1864 |
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| Zweites großes Trio Second Grand Trio [Piano Trio No.2] |
Piano Trio | 1863 | Rieter-Biedermann 1865 |
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| Troisième grand Trio Third Grand Trio [Piano Trio No.3] |
Piano Trio | Winter & Spring 1870 |
Bote & Bock 1872/? |
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| Viertes großes Trio Fourth Grand Trio [Piano Trio No.4] |
Piano Trio | Summer & Autumn 1870 |
Seitz (later Ries &
Erler) 1871 |
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| Violin Sonatas (5) | |||||
| Erste große Sonate First Grand Sonata [Violin Sonata No.1] |
Violin & Piano | Autumn 1853 - Early 1854 |
Schuberth 1859/1869 |
Arranged for Piano Four Hands as Op.73b (pub. 1867). All 5 Violin Sonatas published in 1 Vol. in 1877 as Sämtlich Sonaten für Pianoforte und Violine. | |
| Zweite große Sonate Second grand Sonata [Violin Sonata No.2] |
Violin & Piano | Winter 1858 - 1859 |
Schuberth 1861/1870/1877 |
Arranged for Piano Four Hands (pub. 1881). All 5 Violin Sonatas published in 1 Vol. in 1877 as Sämtlich Sonaten für Pianoforte und Violine. SCH: 1858, MR: Winter 1858-9. | |
| Dritte großes Sonate Third Grand Sonata [Violin Sonata No.3] |
Violin & Piano | 1865 | Schuberth 1867/1877 |
All 5 Violin Sonatas published in 1 Vol. in 1877 as Sämtlich Sonaten für Pianoforte und Violine. | |
| Vierte große Sonate
(Chromatische Sonate in einem Satze) Fourth Grand Sonata (Chromatic Sonata in one Movement) [Violin Sonata No.4] |
Violin & Piano | Early 1866 | Schuberth 1867/1877 |
All 5 Violin Sonatas published in 1 Vol. in 1877 as Sämtlich Sonaten für Pianoforte und Violine. | |
| Fünfte große Sonate Fifth Grand Sonata [Violin Sonata No.5] |
Violin & Piano | 1868 | Schuberth 1869/1877 |
All 5 Violin Sonatas published in 1 Vol. in 1877 as Sämtlich Sonaten für Pianoforte und Violine. MR: written in 1869. | |
| Other Violin & Piano (7) | |||||
| Aus der Schweiz:
Fantastische Eklogue From Switzerland: Fantastic Eclogue |
Piano & Violin | Spring 1848 | Bachmann 1853 |
Composed as Eglogue Fantastique. Revised in 1852 in Weimar. | |
| Zwei Fantasie-Stücke für
Piano und Violine Two Fantasy pieces for Piano and Violin |
Piano & Violin | October 1850 - Spring 1852 |
Heinrichshofen (later
Schuberth) |
Originally published as Deux Nocturnes pour Piano et Violin. Op.58 No.1 composed in October 1850, No.2 composed in Spring 1852. | |
| Duo für Pianoforte und
Violincell oder Violin Duo for Piano and Cello or Violin |
Piano & Cello or Violin | February | Nagel (later
Schuberth) 1855 |
Written as Caprice für Violincell und Pianoforte. Revised 1852 in Weimar. Improved 1866-67 (MR). | |
| Six Morceaux pour Violin et
Piano Six Pieces for Violin and Piano |
Violin & Piano | 1859 | Kistner 1862/1880 |
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| Volker: Cycklische
Tondichtung Volker: Cyclic Tonepoem |
Violin & Piano | Early 1876 | Siegel 1877 |
9 Nos. No.5 Was er von Werbelein gelernt arranged for Violin & Orchestra as Ungrischer. No.8 Schlummerlied arranged for Violin, String Quintet & 2 Horns. | |
Op.210 |
Suite für Pianoforte und
Violine Suite for Piano & Violin |
Piano & Violin | Early 1879 | Siegel 1880 |
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WoO.56 |
Duo |
Violin & Piano | Spring 1882 | Manuscript. Probably the 4th. movement of a projected Violin Sonata. | |
| Cello & Piano (4) | |||||
| Duo für Pianoforte und
Violincell oder Violin Duo for Piano and Cello or Violin |
Piano & Cello or Violin | February | Nagel (later
Schuberth) 1855 |
Written as Caprice für Violincell und Pianoforte. Revised 1852 in Weimar. Improved 1866-67 (MR). | |
| Zwei Fantasie-Stücke für
Pianoforte und Violincell Three Fantasy pieces for Piano and Cello |
Piano & Cello | Summer 1854 | Rieter-Biedermann 1862 |
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Op.182 |
Zwei Romanzen Two Romances |
Cello (or Horn) & Piano | Early 1873 | Siegel 1873 |
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| Sonate für Pianoforte und
Violincell Sonata for Piano and Cello [Cello Sonata] |
Cello & Piano | Early 1873 | Siegel 1873 |
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| Other (6) | |||||
| Grand Quintuor Grand Quintet [Piano Quintet] |
Piano Quintet | 1862 | Schuberth 1864 |
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Op.124 |
Fest-Ouvertüre (für
Blasinstrumente) über vier beliebte Burschenlieder Festival Overture (for Wind Instruments) on four beloved student songs |
Winds | Early 1865 | Praeger & Meier 1865 |
Manuscript. Piano Four Hands arrangement only published. |
| Introduktion und Fuge für
Orgel Introduction and Fugue for Organ |
Organ | Autumn 1866 | Rieter-Biedermann 1867/1877 |
First edition was as No.23 in a multi-composer collectiion. 1877 edition was only this work. | |
| Octett Octet [String Octet] |
String Octet | 1872 | Seitz (later Ries &
Erler) 1873 |
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| Sextett Sextet [String Sextet] |
String Sextet | 1872 | Seitz (later Ries &
Erler) 1873 |
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Op.182 |
Zwei Romanzen Two Romances |
Horn (or Cello) & Piano | Early 1873 | Siegel 1873 |
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| Sinfonietta | 10 Winds | Spring 1873 | Siegel 1874 |
Arranged for Piano Four Hands. | |
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