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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WoO.1 |
Trois Fantasies de
Soir Three Night Fantasies |
Piano | 1841 | Lost - destroyed by Raff | |
WoO.2 |
Schicksale Fate |
Piano | 1841 | Lost | |
WoO.3 |
Alla Tarantella: Caprice | Piano | Summer 1846 | Lost - destroyed by Raff. | |
WoO.4 |
Scherzo fantastique Fantastic Scherzo |
Piano | Autumn 1846 | Lost - destroyed by Raff in Stuttgart in 1847. | |
WoO.5 |
Sérénade | Piano | Early 1847 | Lost - destroyed by Raff in Stuttgart in 1848. | |
WoO.6 |
Sicilienne | Piano | Early 1847 | Lost - destroyed by Raff in 1848. | |
WoO.7 |
Fantasie über Themen aus
Kücken's "Prätendent" Fantasy on themes from Kücken's "Prätendent" |
Piano | December 1847 | Lost - last known of at the publisher Kistner. | |
WoO.8 |
Der 121 Psalm The 121st. Psalm |
Soloists, Choir & Orchestra | Spring & Summer 1848 | Manuscript. | |
WoO.9 |
Trio |
Piano Trio | Spring & Summer 1849 | Lost - destroyed by Raff. Based on Mendelssohn's C minor Trio. | |
WoO.10 |
Große Fantasie über Motive
aus der Oper "Das Diamantkreuz" von Seigfried Salomon Grand Fantasy on motifs from the opera "Das Diamantkreuz" by Siegfried Salomon |
Piano | November 1849 | Lost - Manuscript was held by the dedicatee, Freiherrn von König of Stuttgart. | |
WoO.11 |
2 Violin-Romanzen von L. van
Beethoven, übertragen 2 Violin Romances by L. van Beethoven, arranged |
Piano | November 1849 | Schuberth 1849 |
|
WoO.12 |
Valse-Rondino über Motive
aus der Oper "Das Diamantkreuz" von Seigfried Salomon Valse-Rondino on motifs from the opera "Das Diamantkreuz" by Siegfried Salomon |
Piano | November 1849 | Schuberth 1850 |
|
WoO.13 |
Quartett Quartet [String Quartet] |
String Quartet | Summer 1849 - Spring 1850 |
Lost - destroyed by Raff. In C major. 3rd. Movement a fugal adagio. | |
WoO.15 |
Fest-Ouverture Festival Overture |
Orchestra | April & May 1851 - January 1852 | Lost | |
WoO.16 |
Te Deum | Choir & Orchestra | July 1853 | Manuscript. 38 pages. | |
WoO.17 |
Musik zum Trauerspiel
"Bernhard von Weimar" Music to the tragedy "Bernhard von Weimar" |
Orchestra | Summer 1854 | Aibl 1885 |
Nos.2&4 published as Zwei Märsche. No.1 Ouvertüre revised and published as Op.127. Nos.3&5 Fanfaren for brass unpublished but in Manuscript. |
| Große Sinfonie Grand Symphony |
Orchestra | 1854 | Lost. In 5 movements. 4th. & 5th. movements re-used in op.101 Suite. Also described by Raff as an Orchester-Suite. | ||
WoO.19 |
Dornröschen: Märchen-Epos in
4 Teilen Sleeping Beauty: Fairy Tale Epic in 4 parts |
Soloists, Choir & Orchestra | Summer 1855 | Manuscript. | |
WoO.20 |
Todte Liebe: Cyklus von
Liedern und Gesängen Fatal Love: Cycle of Lieder and Songs. |
Voice & Piano | Before or |
Manuscript. 11 Nos. including one with text only. 2 later published in Op.98.. | |
| Ständchen von C.O.
Sternau Serenade from C.O. Sternau |
Voice & Piano | 1859 | Cotta 1861 Stehl & Thomas 1886 |
Proceeds of the second edition devoted to the Raff Memorial Fund. | |
WoO.23 |
2 Märsche aus Händel's
Oratorien: "Saul" und "Jephta". Transkription. 2 Marches from Handel's Oratorios: "Saul" and "Jephta". Transcription |
Piano | 1859 | Schuberth 1879 |
|
| Ausgewählte Stücke aus den
Violin-Sonaten von Joh. Seb. Bach: bearbeitet Selected Pieces from the Violin Sonatas of Joh. Seb. Bach: arranged |
Piano | Summer 1865 | Rieter-Biedermann 1869 |
18 Nos. in 7 vols. | |
WoO.25 |
Abendlied von Robert
Schumann: Konzert-Paraphrase "Evening Song" by Robert Schumann: Concert Paraphrase |
Piano | Autumn 1865 | Schuberth 1866 |
Simplified version published by Maylath in 1871. |
| 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. | |
| Reminiscenzen aus Richard
Wagner's Oper: "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg" Reminiscences of Richard Wagner's Opera "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg" |
Piano | Summer 1867 | Schott 1868 |
4 Nos (one for each act) in 4 Vols. | |
WoO.28 |
Vier Marianische Antiphonen
nach dem Cantus firmus der römischen Kirche Four Marian Antiphones after the Cantus Firmus of the Roman church. |
Choir | May 1868 | Nordstern 1999 |
|
| Valse-Impromptu à la
Tyrolienne Waltz-Impromptu after the Tyrolienne |
Piano | 1868 | Schott 1869 |
Arranged for Piano Four Hands (pub.1877) | |
| 6 Sonaten für Violincell von
J.S. Bach für das Pianoforte bearbeitet 6 Sonatas for the Cello by J.S. Bach arranged for the Piano |
Piano | 1868 | Rieter-Biedermann 1869-1871 |
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WoO.32 |
Kyrie und Gloria | Choir | 1869 | Manuscript. | |
WoO.33 |
Pater Noster | Choir | 1869 | Nordstern 1999 |
|
WoO.34 |
Ave Maria | Double Choir | 1869 | Nordstern 1999 |
|
WoO.35 |
Improvisation über das Lied
"Der Lindenzweig" by L. Damrosch Improvisation on the Lied "Der Lindenzweig" by L. Damrosch |
Piano | Summer 1870 | Lichtenberg (later Stürmer) 1871 | |
| Italienische Suite Italian Suite |
Orchestra | Autumn 1871 | Ries & Erler 1884 |
Originally titled Aus dem Suden. Arranged for Piano Four Hands (pub. 1884). No.4 Notturno arr. Piano (pub. 1884) | 30 fortschreitende
Etüden 30 Progressive Etudes |
Piano | 1868 - 1872 | Mittler 1870/1871/1873 Steingräber 1883 |
Nos.28-30 comp. in 1868 and pub. 1869 by Mittler in a multi-composer collection. Nos.1-15 comp. in 1870 and pub. 1871 by Mittler in a multi-composer collection. Nos.16-27 comp. in 1872 for 1873 edition. Collected together with this title by Steingräber, pub. 1883. |
WoO.38 |
Berceuse d'aprés une pensée
de Ch. Gounod Berceuse after an idea by Ch. Gounod |
Piano | 1872 | Siegel 1872 |
|
WoO.39 |
Valse de Juliet de Ch.
Gounod Juliet's Waltz by Ch. Gounod |
Piano | 1872 | Siegel 1873 |
|
| J.S. Bach's Ciaconna für
Solo-Violine, bearbeitet für großes Orchester J.S. Bach's Chaconne for solo Violin, arranged for large orchestra |
Orchestra | Autumn 1873 | Seitz (later Ries &
Erler) 1874 |
Arranged for Piano Four Hands | |
WoO.41 |
Drei Suiten für Orchester
von Joh. Seb. Bach: Für Pianoforte bearbeitet Three Suites for Orchestra by Joh. Seb. Bach: arranged for Piano |
Piano | Autumn 1874 | Rieter-Biedermann 1875 |
|
| J.S. Bach's Englische Suite
für Orchester bearbeitet J.S. Bach's English Suite arranged for Orchestra |
Orchestra | Autumn 1874 | Ries & Erler 1892 |
Score given by Doris Raff to R&E in Summer 1883. MR: It is Suite No.3 of the Bach set of English Suites. | WoO.43 |
3 Sonaten von Benedetto
Marcello für Volincello, mit hinzugefügter Klavierbegleitung unter freier
Benutzung des bezifferten Basses 3 Sonatas by Benedetto Marcello for Cello with added piano accompaniment employing free use of the numbered bass |
Cello & Piano | Autumn 1875 | Manuscript. A fourth Sonata is lost. |
WoO.44 |
Vier Capriccios über
walachische und serbische Weisen Four Capriccios on Wallachian and Serbian Airs |
Piano | Autumn 1875 | Siegel 1876 |
|
| Konzert Nr.2 für
Violincell Concerto No.2 for Cello [Cello Concerto No.2] |
Cello & Orchestra | Autumn 1876 | Nordstern 1997 |
Arranged for Cello & Piano. | |
| Thüringer Suite: Suite
No.3 Thuringian Suite: Suite No.3 |
Orchestra | 1877 | Ries & Erler 1893 |
Composed as Op.208. Publlished as Aus Thüringen with Nos. 3&4 reversed and No.5 Beim Vogelschiessn renamed Zum Schützenfest. | |
| Benedetto Marcello: Lyrische
Oper in 3 Akten Benedetto Marcello: Lyric Opera in 3 Acts |
Soloists, Male Choir & Orchestra | 1877 - 1878 | Nordstern 2002 |
Also Vocal Score. | |
WoO.48 |
Frühlingslied Spring Song |
Mezzo-Soprano Piano | Sometime before 1879 | Schott 1879 |
Originally published by Jäger in the Kunkel & Mauß Liedersammlung, date unknown. |
| Elegie für Orchester Elegy for Orchestra |
Orchestra | Summer & Autumn 1879 |
Nordstern 2003 |
Original 3rd. movement of Symphony No.10 op.213. | |
| Orchester-Vorspiel zu
Shakespeare's "Sturm" Orchestral Prelude to Shakespeare's "The Tempest" |
Orchestra | 1879 | Nordstern 2006 |
Also Piano Four Hands arrangement, possibly by Raff | |
| Orchester-Vorspiel zu
Shakespeare's "Macbeth" Orchestral Prelude to Shakespeare's "Macbeth" |
Orchestra | 1879 | Schmidt 1891 |
Published as "revised" by Macdowell. Also Piano Four Hands arrangement, possibly by Raff | |
| Orchester-Vorspiel zu
Shakespeare's "Romeo und Julie" Orchestral Prelude to Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" |
Orchestra | 1879 | Schmidt 1891 |
Published as "revised" by Macdowell. Also Piano Four Hands arrangement, possibly by Raff | |
| Orchester-Vorspiel zu
Shakespeare's "Othello" Orchestral Prelude to Shakespeare's "Othello" |
Orchestra | 1879 | Manuscript. Also Piano Four Hands arrangement, possibly by Raff | ||
WoO.54 |
Die Sterne: Kantate The Stars: Cantata |
Choir & Orchestra | Summer & Autumn 1880 |
Manuscript. | |
WoO.55 |
Die Eifersüchtigen: Komische
Oper in 3 Akten The Jealous Ones: Comic Opera in 3 Acts |
Solists, Choir ? & Orchestra | Spring 1881 - Spring 1882 | Manuscript. Text by written by Raff in 1880. | |
WoO.56 |
Duo |
Violin & Piano | Spring 1882 | Manuscript. Probably the 4th. movement of a projected Violin Sonata. | |
WoO.57 |
Große Fuge für
Orchester Grand Fugue for Orchestra |
Orchestra | Spring 1882 | Manuscript fragment. | |
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