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Opp.101-150
Opp.151-200
Opp.201-216
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USA edition of the song Ständchen WoO.22
USA edition, published in 1875, of the song Ständchen WoO.22.

Score of Macbeth WoO.51
Original 1891 edition of Macbeth WoO.51

Catalogue: WoO (Works without Opus Numbers)

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. WoO numbers were allocated in 1999 and 2010/11. For completeness, lost or destroyed works are listed here and also listed on a separate page.

	Works with WoO numbers		Date	Publisher & date	Notes
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.4A	Paraphrase über Les Huguenots Paraphrase on Les Huguenots	Piano	1846		Lost - abandoned as unsuccessful.
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 Trio [Piano 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.10A	Arrangement of 3 Etudes and an Elegy for piano 4 hands by Karl Vollweiler	Violin or Cello & Piano	November 1849		Made for the publisher Schuberth. Unknown fate.
WoO.10B	Arrangement of 2 Romances for piano by Henselt	Violin or Cello & Piano	November 1849		Made for the publisher Schuberth. Unknown fate.
WoO.10C	Arrangement of a song by Spohr	Violin or Cello & Piano	November 1849		Made for the publisher Schuberth. Unknown fate.
WoO.10D	Arrangement of a song by Carl Reissiger	Violin or Cello & Piano	November 1849		Made for the publisher Schuberth. Unknown fate.
WoO.11	2 Violin-Romanzen von L. van Beethoven, übertragen 2 Violin Romances by L. van Beethoven, arranged	Piano	November 1849	Schuberth 1849
WoO.12A	Etude de Concert sur un motif des "Puritani" de Bellini Concert Study on a motif from Puritani by Bellini	Piano	December 1849?		Manuscript.. Discovered in 2010 in the Nederlands Musiek Instituut in The Hague.
WoO.12B	Fantasie über das Lied Dir zum angedenken op.53 no.2 Fantasy on the song Dir zum angedenken op.53 no.2	Piano	December 1849		Unfinished in November 1849. Probbaly completed in or soon after December 1849. Lost.
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.14	"König Alfred": Große heroische Oper in 4 Akten "King Alfred": Grand heroic opera in 4 acts	Soloists, Choir & Orchestra	September 1848 - April 1849		Manuscript. Revised 1850 in Weimar.
WoO.14A	Orchestration and arrangement of Liszt's original sketches for the Overture: Der entfesselte Prometheus RV.539	Orchestra	First half of 1850	Nordstern 2002	Prepared by Raff when working for Liszt. Performed 24 August 1850.
WoO.14B	Nocturne Nocturne	Piano	1850		Mentioned in a letter by Raff. Lost.
WoO.15	Fest-Ouverture Festival Overture	Orchestra	April & May 1851 - January 1852		Lost
WoO.15A	Fantaisie Fantasy	Piano	1850-52?		Manuscript.. Discovered in 2010 in the Nederlands Musiek Instituut in The Hague. Previously unknown.
WoO.15B	Orchestral arrangment of Liszt's Psalm XX: Domine salvum fac regum	Tenor, Choir & Orchestra	Early 1853	Breitkoph & Härtel 1936	Prepared at Liszt's request. Raff credited in the published score.
WoO.16	Te Deum	Choir & Orchestra	July 1853		Manuscript. 38 pages.
WoO.16A	Fantasie in Form einer großen freien Ouvertüre Fantasy in the form of a grand freely developed Overture	Orchestra	1853		Prefaced by a verse motto from Faust. Lost - destroyed by Raff.
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.
WoO.18	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 Briar Rose: Fairy Tale Epic in 4 parts	Soloists, Choir & Orchestra	Summer 1855		Manuscript.
WoO.20	Samson: Musikalisches Trauerspiel Samson: Music Drama	Soloists, Choir & Orchestra	Spring 1853 - Summer 1854		Manuscript. Libretto written by Raff Summer 1851 - Autumn 1852. Orchestrated April - late Autumn 1857. In 3 parts and 5 acts.
WoO.20A	Todte Liebe: Cyklus von Liedern und Gesängen Fatal Love: Cycle of Lieder and Songs.	Voice & Piano	Before or during 1855?		Manuscript. 11 Nos. including one with text only. 2 later published in Op.98..
WoO.21	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.22	2 Märsche aus Händel's Oratorien: "Saul" und "Jephta". Transkription. 2 Marches from Handel's Oratorios: "Saul" and "Jephta". Transcription	Piano	1859	Schuberth 1879
WoO.23	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.24	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.
WoO.25	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.
WoO.26	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.27	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
WoO.28	Valse-Impromptu à la Tyrolienne Waltz-Impromptu after the Tyrolienne	Piano	1868	Schott 1869	Arranged for Piano Four Hands (pub.1877)
WoO.29	Die Parole: Opern in 3 Aufzügen The Password: Opera in 3 Acts	Soloists, Choir ? & Orchestra	1868		Libretto written by Raff in Autumn 1867 and published in 1873 by Schellenberg (under pseudonym of Arnold Börner).
WoO.30 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6	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
WoO.30A	Begleitung von sechs Bläser für die Laudi Sion & Stabat mater von der Kirche in Lachen Accompaniment of six wind instruments for the Laudi Sion & Stabat mater of the church in Lachen.	Choir & Winds	1868		Made at the request of a Swiss friend for the church at Lachen. Lost.
WoO.31	Kyrie und Gloria	Choir	1869		Manuscript.
WoO.32	Pater Noster	Choir	1869	Nordstern 1999
WoO.33	Ave Maria	Double Choir	1869	Nordstern 1999
WoO.34	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
WoO.34A	Orchestration of Richard Wagner's Huldigungsmarsch Homage March	Orchestra	First half of 1871	Schott 1871	Orchestration of Wagner's original for wind band WVV.97, carried out at the request of Wagner and his publisher Schott, but not credited as Raff's in the published score.
WoO.35	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)
WoO.36	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.37	Berceuse d'aprés une pensée de Ch. Gounod Berceuse after an idea by Ch. Gounod	Piano	1872	Siegel 1872
WoO.38	Valse de Juliet de Ch. Gounod Juliet's Waltz by Ch. Gounod	Piano	1872	Siegel 1873
WoO.39	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.40	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
WoO.41	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.42	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.43	Vier Capriccios über walachische und serbische Weisen Four Capriccios on Wallachian and Serbian Airs	Piano	Autumn 1875	Siegel 1876
WoO.44	Konzert Nr.2 für Violincell Concerto No.2 for Cello [Cello Concerto No.2]	Cello & Orchestra	Autumn 1876	Nordstern 1997	Arranged for Cello & Piano.
WoO.45	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.
WoO.46	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.47	Frühlingslied Spring Song	Mezzo-Soprano Piano	Sometime before 1879	Schott 1879	Originally published by Jäger in the Kunkel & Mauß Liedersammlung, date unknown.
WoO.48	Elegie für Orchester Elegy for Orchestra	Orchestra	Summer & Autumn 1879	Nordstern 2003	Original 3rd. movement of Symphony No.10 op.213.
WoO.49	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
WoO.50	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
WoO.51	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
WoO.52	Orchester-Vorspiel zu Shakespeare's "Othello" Orchestral Prelude to Shakespeare's "Othello"	Orchestra	1879		Manuscript. Also Piano Four Hands arrangement, possibly by Raff
WoO.53	Die Sterne: Kantate The Stars: Cantata	Choir & Orchestra	Summer & Autumn 1880		Manuscript.
WoO.54	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.55	Duo	Violin & Piano	Spring 1882		Manuscript. Probably the 4th. movement of a projected Violin Sonata.
WoO.56	Große Fuge für Orchester Grand Fugue for Orchestra	Orchestra	Spring 1882		Manuscript fragment.

Opp.1-50 : Opp.51-100 : Opp.101-150 : Opp.151-200 : Opp.201-216 : WoO : Lost works : Projects

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