List of compositions by Clara Schumann
This is a list of compositions by Clara Schumann, initially arranged by genre, sortable by date of completion (click on "Comp.Date" column header).
Complete list of works
[edit]Opus/ WoO | Title | Instr | Comp Date | Publ Date | Notes |
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Orchestra[edit] | |||||
Overture | orch | 1830–32 | lost | ||
Scherzo | orch | 1830–33 | lost | ||
Concerto[edit] | |||||
Op. 7 | Piano Concerto in A minor
| pf orch | 1833–35 | 1836 | |
Op. 18 | Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor | pf orch | 1847 | 1994 | intended as Op. 18 but unfinished;[1] 1st mvt only, publ. 1994 as Konzertsatz |
Chamber[edit] | |||||
Op. 17 | Piano Trio in G minor
| pf vn vc | by 1846 | 1846 | |
Op. 22 | (3) Romanze für Clavier und Violine | vn pf | 1853 | 1855 | |
Piano[edit] | |||||
Variationen über ein Tyroler Lied | pf | 1830 | lost | ||
Variationen über ein Original-Thema | pf | 1830 | lost | ||
Op. 1 | 4 Polonaises
| pf | 1830 | 1831 | |
Phantasie-Variationen über ein Wieck Romanze | pf | 1831 | lost | ||
Op. 2 | (9) Caprices en forme de valse
| pf | 1831–32 | 1832 | |
WoO 4 | Etude in A♭ | pf | 1832 | ||
Op. 3 | Romance variée in C major | pf | 1833 | 1833 | |
Rondo in B minor | pf | 1833 | lost | ||
Op. 4 | Valses romantiques | pf | 1835 | 1835 | |
Op. 5 | 4 Pièces caractéristiques
| pf | 1835 | 1836 | |
Op. 6 | (6) Soirées musicales
| pf | 1836 | 1836 | |
Op. 8 | Variations de concert sur la cavatine du Pirate de Bellini | pf | 1837 | 1837 | |
Op. 9 | Souvenir de Vienne, Impromptu in G minor | pf | 1838 | 1838 | |
Op. 10 | Scherzo (No. 1) in D minor | pf | 1838? | 1839 | |
Op. 11 | 3 Romances
| pf | 1839 | 1840 | |
Piano Sonata in G minor
| pf | 1841–42 | 1991 | mvts I & III originally written in Dec.1841 as Sonatine. Allegro und Scherzo, mvts II & IV added in Jan.1842; mvt III publ. 1845 as Op. 15 No. 4 | |
Impromptu in E major | pf | c.1844 | 1885 | published as No. 17 in Album du Gaulois | |
Op. 14 | Scherzo No. 2 in C minor | pf | after 1840 | 1845 | Uses themes from Lied Op. 12, No. 2, "Er ist gekommen in Sturm und Regen" |
Op. 15 | 4 Flüchtige Stücke ("4 Fleeting Pieces")
| pf | 1840–44? 4. 1841 | 1845 | No. 4 originally part of Sonatine/Sonata |
Op. 16 | 3 Praeludien und Fugen
| pf | by 1845 | 1845 | |
Praeludium und Fuga a 4 voci in F♯ minor | pf | 1845 | 2015 | ||
Praeludium in F minor | pf | 1845 | listed erroneously in some catalogs as an unpublished introduction to the "easy" Praeludien für Schüler of 1895, but was actually written 50 years earlier | ||
3 Fugen über Themen von J. S. Bach
| pf | 1845 | |||
Op. 20 | Variationen über ein Thema von Robert Schumann in F♯ minor | pf | 1853 | 1854 | |
Op. 21 | 3 Romanzen
| pf | 1853 | 1855 | |
WoO 28 | Romanze in A minor | pf | 1853 | unpubl. | |
Romanze in B minor | pf | 1855? | posth. | ||
Geburstagmarsch ("Wedding Anniversary March") in E♭ major | pf4h | 1879 | unpubl. | ||
(6) Praeludien | pf | c.1895 | unpubl. | notated piano improvisations; listed in some catalogs as Vorspiele | |
Einfach Praeludien für Schüler ("Easy Preludes for Students") | pf | 1895 | unpubl. | notated piano improvisations | |
Cadenza[edit] | |||||
Cadenzas for Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major (Op. 58) Mvts 1 and 3 | pf | 1846 | |||
Cadenza for Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor (Op. 37) Mvt 1 | pf | 1868 | |||
Cadenzas for Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor (K. 466) Mvts 1 and 3 | pf | by 1891 | |||
Arrangements[edit] | |||||
William Sterndale Bennett: Andante cantabile, from Three Diversions (for four hands, Op. 17) (arr. C. Schumann) | pf | c.1841 | 2012 | ||
Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 1 in B♭ major (Op. 38) (arr. C. Schumann) | pf4h | c.1842–57 | |||
Robert Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri (oratorio, Op. 50) (piano reduction of orchestral score by C. Schumann) | pf | c.1843–57 | |||
Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C major (Op. 61) (arr. C. Schumann) | pf4h | c.1846–57 | |||
Robert Schumann: Genoveva (opera, Op. 81) (piano reduction of orchestral score by C. Schumann) | pf | c.1848–57 | 1880 | ||
Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E♭ major (Op. 44) (arr. C. Schumann) | pf4h | 1857 | a reworking of an arrangement abandoned by Brahms | ||
Robert Schumann: Scenen aus Göthe's Faust (oratorio, WoO 3) (piano reduction of orchestral score by C. Schumann) | pf | 1858 | |||
Johannes Brahms: Serenade No. 1 in D Major (for orchestra, Op. 11) Mvt 4 Menuetto I/II (arr. C. Schumann) | pf | 1858 or later | 2012 | ||
Johannes Brahms: Serenade No. 2 in A Major (for orchestra, Op. 16) (arr. C. Schumann) | pf | 1859 or later | 2012 | ||
30 mélodies de Robert Schumann (30 Lieder und Gesänge von Robert Schumann, für Clavier übertragen)
| pf | 1872–74 | c.1874 | ||
(11) Lieder by Robert Schumann
| pf | 1872–74 | 2012 | ||
Robert Schumann: Etuden in kanonischer Form für Orgel oder Pedalklavier (Op. 56) (arr. C. Schumann) | pf | c.1887? | |||
Robert Schumann: Skizzen für Orgel oder Pedalklavier (Op. 58) (arr. C. Schumann) | pf | c.1887? | |||
Choral[edit] | |||||
Schwäne kommen gezogen (partsong) | ch | 1830 | |||
Wenn ich ein Vöglein wär (3-part canon) | 3v | 1840 | |||
Op. 19 | 3 Gemischte Chöre (partsongs)
| ch | 1848 | composed for Robert Schumann's 38th birthday; intended as Op. 19 but withheld[1] | |
Lied[edit] | |||||
Alte Heimat
| v pf | 1831 | lost | ||
Der Traum von Tiedge | v pf | 1831 | lost | ||
Der Wanderer
| v pf | 1831 | authenticity doubtful | ||
Der Wanderer in der Sägemühle
| v pf | 1832? | authenticity doubtful | ||
An Alexis | v pf | 1833 | formerly thought to be a lost piano piece written in 1832, discovered c.1990 | ||
Walzer
| v pf | 1834? | |||
Der Abendstern | v pf | 1834? | |||
Am Strande
| v pf | 1840 | |||
Ihr Bildnis
| v pf | 1840 | revised 1843 as Ich stand in dunklen Träumen Op. 13 No. 1 | ||
Volkslied
| v pf | 1840 | |||
Op. 12 | (3) Gedichte aus Rückerts Liebesfrühling (songs)
| v pf | 1840 | 1841 | |
Die gute Nacht, die ich dir sage
| v pf | 1841 | 1992 | ||
Sie liebten sich beide
| v pf | 1842 | unpubl. | revised as Op. 13 No. 6 | |
Op. 13 | 6 Lieder
| v pf | 1842–43 1,5. 1843 | 1843 | 1. 2nd version of Ihr Bildnis 2. 2nd version |
Lorelei
| v pf | 1843 | 1990 | ||
Oh weh des Scheidens, das er tat
| v pf | 1843 | |||
Mein Stern
| v pf | 1846 | |||
Beim Abschied
| v pf | 1846 | |||
Op. 23 | 6 Lieder aus "Jucunde" von Hermann Rollet
| v pf | 1853 | 1855 | |
Das Veilchen
| v pf | 1853 |
References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Reich, Nancy B. Clara Schumann: The Artist and the Woman, Revised edition, 2001. pp. 289-337 (Catalogue of Works). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. ISBN 0801468302. OCLC 856430972
- New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 7th edition, 2001. S.v. "Schumann, Clara," by Nancy B. Reich.
- Koch, Paul-August. Clara Wieck-Schumann: (1819-1896): Kompositionen: eine Zusammenstellung der Werke, Literatur und Schallplatten. Frankfurt am Main: Zimmermann; Hofheim am Taunus: F. Hofmeister, 1991, 48 p., ML134.S339 A35. Thematic catalog and discography.
- Schumann, Clara. Sämtliche Lieder für Singstimme und Klavier: Complete Songs for Voice and Piano. Ed. by Joachim Draheim and Brigitte Höft. 2 vols. Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1990.
- Reich, Nancy B.: "Clara Schumann: The Artist and the Woman". Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1985. Original edition.
- New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 6th edition, 1980. S.v. "Schumann, Clara," by Pamela Süsskind.
External links
[edit]- List of works at IMSLP. Free downloadable scores.