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.
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Publisher & date |
Notes |
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Op.51 |
Fünf Lieder von Emanuel
Geibel Five Lieder from Emanual Geibel |
Voice & Piano | Spring 1849 & during 1850 |
Kistner 1853 |
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Op.52 |
Drei Lieder von C.O.
Sternau Three Lieder from C.O. Sternau |
Voice & Piano | 1850 | Schlesinger 1853 |
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Op.53 |
Zwei Lieder vom Rhein von
C.O. Sternau Two Lieder from the Rhine from C.O. Sternau |
Voice & Piano | Spring 1849 | Schloß 1853 / 1875 |
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| Tanz-Capricen Dance Caprices |
Piano | 1852 | Trautwein (later Bahn) 1853/1873 |
3 Nos. | |
| Frühlingsboten: Zwolf
Klavierstücke Harbingers of Spring: Twelve Piano pieces |
Piano | 1850-52 |
Heinrichshofen (later
Schuberth) 1853/1860/1878 |
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Op.56 |
Drei Salonstücke Three Salon pieces |
Piano | Summer 1849 | Bachmann 1854 |
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| 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)1854/1861 | 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). | |
| Schweizerweisen Swiss Airs |
Piano | Summer 1851 | Schuberth 1855 |
9 Nos. | Op.61 |
Nr.1 Caprice über Wagner's
"Lohengrin" No.1 Caprice on Wagner's "Lohengrin" Nr.2 Reminiscenzen aus Wagner's "Fliegender Holländer" No.2 Reminiscences of Wagner's "Fliegender Holländer" Nr.3 Fantasie über Motive aus Richard Wagner's "Tannhäuser" No.3 Fantasy on motifs from Richard Wagner's "Tannhäuser" Nr.4 Capriccio in Rondoform über Motive aus der Oper "Genoveva" von R. Schumann No.4 Capriccio in Rondo form on motifs from the opera "Genoveva" by R. Schumann |
Piano | 1853 - May 1855 | Schuberth 1855/1876/1877 |
No.1 originally published as Lyrische Fragmente aus Lohengrin. Vols. 7-10 of the collection Oper im Salon of 1876. All three published in one Vol. in 1877 as Richard Wagner's Opern-Album. Op.61 Nos.1-3 composed in 1853, No.4 composed in May 1855. |
Op.62 |
Drei Salon-Etüden aus
Richard Wagner's Opern Three Salon-Etudes on Richard Wagner's Operas |
Piano | 1853 | Schlesinger 1855 |
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| Drei Duos für Pianoforte und
Violine über Motive aus Richard Wagner's Opern Three Duos for Piano and Violin on motifs from Richard Wagner's Operas |
Piano & Violin | 1853 | Meer (later Siegel) 1856/1871 |
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| Capriccio | Piano | April 1855 | Leuckart 1857 |
Op.65 |
Nr.1 Fantasie über Motive
aus "Benvenuto Cellini" von Hector Berlioz No.1 Fantasy on motifs from "Benvenuto Cellini" by Hector Berlioz Nr.2 Caprice über Motive aus der Oper "König Alfred" von J. Raff No.2 Caprice on motifs from "the Opera "König Alfred" by J. Raff |
Piano | May 1855 | Schuberth 1865/1876 |
Vols. 11 & 12 of the collection Oper im Salon of 1876. |
Op.66 |
Trumkönig und sein
Lieb Dream-King and his Love |
Voice & Orchestra | November 1854 | Schott 1857/1875 |
Arranged for Voice & Piano. |
| La Fée d'amour: Morceau
caractéristique de Concert The Love Fairy: Characteristic Concert piece. |
Violin & Orchestra | December 1854 - Early 1855 |
Schott 1857/1877/1878 |
The ending was revised in between March and November 1858. SCH: written in Dec. 1854, MR: finished Early 1855. Arranged for Violin & Piano | |
Op.68 |
Fünf Transcriptionen nach
Beethoven, Gluck, Mozart, Schumann und Spohr Five Trancriptions after Beethoven, Gluck, Mozart, Schumann and Spohr |
Piano | January 1857 | Peters 1857 |
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| Suite pour Piano Suite for Piano [Piano Suite No.1] |
Piano | February 1857 | Körner (later Sulzer) 1857/1884 |
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| Trovatore et Traviata: 2
Paraphrases de Salon d'aprés Verdi Trovatore and Traviata: 2 Salon Paraphrases after Verdi |
Piano | Febraury 1857 | Peters 1857 |
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| Suite pour Piano Suite for Piano [Piano Suite No.2] |
Piano | April 1857 | Kühn (later Sulzer) 1858/1884 |
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| Suite pour Piano Suite for Piano [Piano Suite No.3] |
Piano | April 1857 | Kühn (later Sulzer) 1858/1884 |
1882 edition incorporates a change by Raff to 4. Romanza. | |
| 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. | |
| Drei Klavier-soli Three Piano solos |
Piano | 1852 | Schuberth 1859 |
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| Suite de Morceaux pour
petites mains Suite of Pieces for small hands |
Piano | 1858 - 1859 | Kistner 1859/1860 |
12 nos. | |
| Ode au Printemps: Morceaux
de concert Ode to Spring: Concert piece |
Piano & Orchestra | Early 1857 | Schott 1862/1878 |
Premiered as Frühlingshymne. Arranged for Two Pianos (pub. 1860). | |
| Quatuor Quartet [String Quartet No.1] |
String Quartet | Autumn 1855 | Schuberth 1860 |
Arranged for Piano Four Hands (pub. 1877). | |
| 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. | |
| Cachoucha-Caprice | Piano | 1858 | Peters 1861 |
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Op.80 |
Wachet auf! Awake! |
Soloist, Male Choir & Orchestra | 1858 | Schott 1862/1878 |
Also Vocal Score. | Op.81 |
Nr.1 Sicilienne. Air favori
de l'opéra "Les Vêpres Siciliennes" de Verdi. Transcrit. No.1 Sicilienne: Favourite Air from the opera "Les Vêpres Siciliennes" by Verdi. Transcribed. Nr.2 Tarantelle. D'aprés la Tarantelle de l'opéra "Les Vêpres Siciliennes" de Verdi. No.2 Tarantella: After the Tarantella from the opera "Les Vêpres Siciliennes" by Verdi. |
Piano | 1858 | Peters 1861 |
Op.82 |
12 Morceaux pour Pianoforte
à quatre mains 12 Pieces for Piano Four Hands |
Piano Four Hands | 1858-1859 | Schuberth 1861-1865/1876 |
Nos.4,6,8,9 &12 arranged for Piano (pub.1881). 1876 edition has the title Zwölf Salon-stücke zu 4 Händen ohne Octavenspannung. |
Op.83 |
Mazurka-Caprice | Piano | 1858 | Schott 1861 |
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| Chant de l'Ondin: Grande
Etude de l'Arpeggio-Tremolando Song of the Water Nymph: Grand Etude of Arpeggio-Tremolando |
Piano | 1858 | Peters 1861 |
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| Six Morceaux pour Violin et
Piano Six Pieces for Violin and Piano |
Violin & Piano | 1859 | Kistner 1862/1880 |
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| 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.87 |
Introduction et Allegro scherzoso | Piano | 1858 | Rieter-Biedermann 1862 |
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| Am Gießbach At Giessbach |
Piano | 1858 | Rieter-Biedermann 1862 |
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| Villanella | Piano | 1859 | Rieter-Biedermann 1862 |
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| Quatuor Quartet [String Quartet No.2] |
String Quartet | May 1857 | Schuberth 1862 |
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| Suite pour Piano Suite for Piano [Piano Suite No.4] |
Piano | 1859 | Peters 1862/1873 |
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| Capriccio | Piano | 1860 | Peters 1862 |
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| Dans la Nacelle, Réverie-Barcarolle In the gondola, Dream-Barcarole |
Piano | 1860 | Peters 1862/73 |
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| Impromptu-Valse | Piano | 1860 | Peters 1862/73 |
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| La Polka de la Reine The Queen's Polka |
Piano | 1861 | Peters 1863/1873 |
Simplified edition published in 1864/1880. | |
| An Das Vaterland: Eine
Preis-Symphonie in 5 Abteilungen. To the Fatherland: A Prize-Symphony in 5 parts [Symphony No.1] |
Orchestra | September 1859 - Spring 1861 | Schuberth 1864 |
1st. Prize, Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Vienna competition in 1863. Arranged for Piano Four Hands. | |
Op.97 |
Zehn Gesänge für
Männerchor Ten Songs for Men's Choir |
Male Choir | 1853 - 1863 | Kahnt 1865 |
Sanges-Frühling: 30
Kompositionen für eine Singstimme (Romanzen, Balladen, Lieder und Gäsange)
mit Pianoforte-Begleitung Spring Songs: 30 compositions for one voice (Romances, Ballads, Lieder and Songs) with piano accompaniment. |
Voice & Piano | 1855 -1863 | Schuberth 1864/1874 |
1874 publication was revised by Raff with separate editions for Soprano/Tenor and Alto/Baritone. No.10 Kein Sorg' um den Weg also in edition for Mezzo-Soprano. |
| Trois Sonatilles Three Sonatilles |
Piano | 1861 | Schuberth 1864-5/1876 |
Arranged for Piano Four Hands and for Piano & Violin as Zehn Sonatillen (pub 1880). | Op.100 |
Deutschlands Auferstehung:
Festkantate zu dem fünzigjährigen Jubiläum der deutschen Völkerschlacht bei
Leipzig Germany's Resurrection: Festival Cantata for the fifty year's jubilee of the German people's battle at Leipzig |
Men's Chorus & Orchestra | December 1862 - January 1863 | Kahnt 1864 |
Winner of a competition announced in November 1862 by the publisher Kahnt. Vocal score. |
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