List of compositions by Joachim Raff

This is a list of compositions by Swiss-German Romantic composer Joachim Raff. Raff was a prolific composer and composed numerous works in a wide variety of genres. His works include eleven symphonies, five concertos, six operas, eight string quartets, numerous other chamber works, over 100 works for solo piano and many songs and song cycles.

Orchestral

Symphonies

WoO. 18: Grand Symphony in E minor in five movements
Op. 96: Symphony No. 1 in D major An das Vaterland
Op. 140: Symphony No. 2 in C major
Op. 153: Symphony No. 3 in F major Im Walde
Op. 167: Symphony No. 4 in G minor
Op. 177: Symphony No. 5 in E major Lenore
Op. 189: Symphony No. 6 in D minor Gelebt: Gestrebt, Gelitten, Gestritten - Gestorben - Umworben
Op. 201: Symphony No. 7 in B-flat major In den Alpen
Op. 205: Symphony No. 8 in A major Frühlingsklänge
Op. 208: Symphony No. 9 in E minor Im Sommer
Op. 213: Symphony No. 10 in F minor Zur Herbstzeit
Op. 214: Symphony No. 11 in A minor ''Der Winter''

Soloist and orchestra

Op. 67: The Love Fairy: Characteristic Concert Piece in A minor for violin and orchestra
Op. 76: Ode to Spring: Concert Piece in G major for piano and orchestra
Op. 161: Violin Concerto No. 1 in B minor
Op. 180: Suite for Violin and Orchestra in G minor
Op. 185: Piano Concerto in C minor
Op. 193: Cello Concerto No. 1 in D minor
Op. 200: Suite for Piano and Orchestra in E-flat major
WoO 45: Cello Concerto No. 2 in G major
Op. 206: Violin Concerto No. 2 in A minor

Orchestral suites

Op. 101: Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major
WoO. 35: Italian Suite in E minor
Op. 194: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in F major In the Hungarian Style
WoO. 45: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in B-flat major ''Thüringian''

Other orchestral works

WoO. 15: Festival Overture
WoO. 16a: Fantasy in the form of a grand freely developed Overture
WoO. 17: Music to the tragedy Bernhard von Weimar
Op. 103: Celebration Overture
Op. 117: Festival Overture in A major
Op. 123: Concert Overture in F major
Op. 124: Festival Overture in B-flat major Eine feste Burg ist unser Gott, Ouvertüre zu einem Drama aus dem Dreißigjährigen Krieg, Op. 127
Op. 139: Festival March
WoO. 48: Elegy for Orchestra
WoO. 49: Orchestral Prelude to Shakespeare's The Tempest
WoO. 50: Orchestral Prelude to Shakespeare's Macbeth
WoO. 51: Orchestral Prelude to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
WoO. 52: Orchestral Prelude to Shakespeare's Othello
WoO. 56: Grand Fugue for Orchestra

Operas and choral works

Operas

WoO. 14: King Alfred, opera in four acts
WoO. 20: Samson, opera in five acts
WoO. 29: The Password, opera in three acts
Op. 154: Lady Phantom, comic opera in three acts
WoO. 46: Benedetto Marcello, opera in three acts
WoO. 54: Die Eifersüchtigen, comic opera in three acts

Works for chorus and orchestra

WoO. 8: Der 121. Psalm
WoO. 16: Te Deum
WoO. 19: Dornröschen, fairy-tale epic in four parts
Op. 80: Wachet auf!, cantata after Emanuel Geibel
Op. 100: Deutschlands Auferstehung, Festival Cantata for the fiftieth anniversary of the Battle of
Op. 141: De Profundis, Psalm 130 for soprano, eight-part choir, and orchestra, dedicated to Franz Liszt
WoO. 30a: Accompaniment of six wind instruments for the Laudi Sion & Stabat mater of the church in Lachen
Op. 171: Zwei Lieder for mixed choir and orchestra
Op. 186: Morgenlied ' and One Who Has Passed Away
Op. 209: Die Tageszeiten, text by Helge Heldt, four movements for piano, choir and orchestra
WoO. 53: Die Sterne, text by Helge Heldt, cantata for choir and orchestra
Op. 212: , oratorio

Works for choir ''a capella''

Op. 97: Ten Songs for Men's Choir
Op. 122: Ten Songs for Men's Choir
WoO. 27: Four Marian Antiphones after the Cantus Firmus of the Roman church
WoO. 31: Kyrie and Gloria
WoO. 32: Pater Noster
WoO. 33: Ave Maria
Op. 195: Ten Songs for Men's Choir
Op. 198: Ten Songs for Mixed Choir

Chamber music

Piano quintets

Op. 107: Piano Quintet in A minor
Op. 207b: Fantasy for Piano Quintet in G minor

Piano quartets

Op. 202, No. 1: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G major
Op. 202, No. 2: Piano Quartet No. 2 in C minor

Piano trios

WoO. 9: Piano Trio in C minor
Op. 102: Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor
Op. 112: Piano Trio No. 2 in G major
Op. 155: Piano Trio No. 3 in A minor
Op. 158: Piano Trio No. 4 in D major

String quartets

WoO. 13: String Quartet in C major
Op. 77: String Quartet No. 1 in D minor
Op. 90: String Quartet No. 2 in A major
Op. 136: String Quartet No. 3 in E minor
Op. 137: String Quartet No. 4 in A minor
Op. 138: String Quartet No. 5 in G major
Op. 192: Three String Quartets
* No. 6 in C minor, Suite in Ancient Style
* No. 7 in D major, The Maid of the Mill
* No. 8 in C major, ''Suite in Canon Form''

Violin sonatas

Op. 73: Violin Sonata No. 1 in E minor
Op. 78: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major
Op. 128: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D major
Op. 129: Violin Sonata No. 4 in G minor
Op. 145: Violin Sonata No. 5 in C minor

Other works for violin and piano

Op. 57: From Switzerland: Fantastic Eclogue
Op. 58: Two fantasy pieces for violin and piano
Op. 59: Duo for piano and cello or violin in A major
Op. 85: Six pieces for violin and piano
Op. 203: Volker, cyclic tone poem
Op. 210: Suite for violin and piano in A major
WoO. 55: Duo for violin and piano in G minor

Works for cello and piano

Op. 59: Duo for piano and cello or violin in A major
Op. 86: Three fantasy pieces for cello and piano
Op. 182: Two Romances for cello and piano
Op. 183: Cello Sonata in D major

Other chamber works

Op. 124: Festival Overture for wind instruments on four beloved student songs
WoO. 25: Introduction and Fugue for organ in E minor
Op. 176: String Octet in C major
Op. 178: String Sextet in G minor
Op. 188: Sinfonietta in F major for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns

Piano music

Op. 2: 3 Pièces caractéristiques
Op. 3: Scherzo in C minor
Op. 5: 4 Galop-caprices
Op. 6: Variations
Op. 7: Rondo brillante in B-flat major
Op. 11: Air suisse in A-flat major
Op. 14: Grand Sonata in E-flat minor
Op. 15: 6 Poèmes
Op. 17: Album lyrique
Op. 38: Grand Mazurka in A-flat major
Op. 41: Romance in A-flat major
Op. 54: 3 Dance-Caprices
Op. 64: Caprice in F-sharp minor
Op. 69: Piano Suite No. 1 in A minor
Op. 71: Piano Suite No. 2 in C major
Op. 72: Piano Suite No. 3 in E minor
Op. 79: Cachoucha-Caprice in C minor
Op. 82: 12 Pieces for Piano Four Hands
Op. 91: Piano Suite No. 4 in D minor
Op. 92: Caprice in D minor
Op. 94: Impromptu-waltz in B-flat major
Op. 99: 3 sonatinas
Op. 104: Caprice brillante in E-flat major Le galop
Op. 106: Fantasy-Polonaise in A minor
Op. 111: 2 Caprices
Op. 115: 2 Morceaux lyriques
Op. 116: Waltz-Caprice in G major
Op. 118: Waltz favorite in D-flat major
Op. 119: Fantasy in G minor
Op. 125: 3 Piano Pieces
Op. 126: 3 Piano Pieces
Op. 142: Fantasy in F-sharp major
Op. 144: Tarаntella in A minor
Op. 156: Waltz brillante in E-flat major
Op. 157: 2 Piano Pieces
Op. 162: Piano Suite No. 5 in G minor
Op. 163: Piano Suite No. 6 in G major
Op. 164: 3 Piano Pieces
Op. 166: 2 Piano Pieces
Op. 168: Fantasy-Sonata in D minor
Op. 196: 4 Piano Pieces
Op. 197: Caprice in D-flat major
Op. 204: Piano Suite No. 7 in B-flat major

Songs

Orchestral songs

Op. 66: Dream-King and his Love
Op. 199: Two Scenes

Songs for multiple voices

Op. 114: Twelve Songs for Two Voices
Op. 184: Six Songs from Emanuel Geibel for Three Female Voices

Lieder

Op. 16: Three Lieder from Lord Byron
Op. 18: Three Lieder from Julius Scheffel
Op. 47: Three Lieder from J.G. Fischer
Op. 48: Two Lieder from Gotthold Logau
Op. 49: Three Lieder from J.G. Fischer
Op. 50: Two Italian Lieder from C.O. Sternau
Op. 51: Five Lieder from Emanual Geibel
Op. 52: Three Lieder from C.O. Sternau
Op. 53: Two Lieder from the Rhine from C.O. Sternau
WoO. 20a: Fatal Love, cycle of lieder and songs
Op. 98: Spring Songs, 30 compositions for one voice with piano accompaniment
WoO. 21: Serenade from C.O. Sternau
Op. 172: Maria Stuart, cycle of songs
Op. 173: Eight Songs
Op. 191: The Language of Flowers, six songs from Gustav Kastropp
WoO. 47: Spring Song
WoO. 52a: Two Settings of Tennyson's Tears, Idle Tears
Op. 211: Blondel de Nesle, cycle of songs

Arrangements

Arrangements of works by others

Orchestral arrangements

WoO. 14a: Orchestration and arrangement of Liszt's original sketches for the overture Der entfesselte Prometheus
WoO. 34a: Orchestration of Huldigungsmarsch by Richard Wagner
WoO. 39: J.S. Bach's Chaconne for solo violin, arranged for large orchestra
WoO. 41: J.S. Bach's English Suite arranged for orchestra

Choral arrangements

WoO. 15b: Orchestral arrangement of Liszt's Psalm XX ''Domine salvum fac regum''

Arrangements for piano four hands

Op. 13: Waltz-Rondino on some motifs from the opera Les Huguenots by Giacomo Meyerbeer
Op. 42: Der Prätendent, music by Franz Kücken
WoO. 39: J.S. Bach's Chaconne for solo violin, arranged for piano four hands

Arrangements for violin and piano

WoO. 10a: Arrangement of 3 Etudes and an Elegy for piano four hands by Karl Vollweiler
WoO. 10b: Arrangement of 2 Romances for piano by Adolf von Henselt
WoO. 10c: Arrangement of a song by Louis Spohr
WoO. 10d: Arrangement of a song by Carl Reissiger
WoO. 42: 3 Sonatas by Benedetto Marcello for Cello with added piano accompaniment employing free use of the numbered bass

Arrangements for solo piano

Op. 4: Brilliant Fantasy on some motifs from the opera Maria Rudenz by Gaetano Donizetti
Op. 7: Brilliant Rondo on the air Io son ricco e tu sei bella from the opera L'Elisire d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti
Op. 18: Two Paraphrases on Lieder by Franz Liszt
Op. 19: Eight Lieder by Mendelssohn
Op. 19: Dramatic Fantasy on motifs from the opera Die Beiden Prinzen by Heinrich Esser
Op. 20: Jaléo and Xeres: two Spanish Dances after Spanish national melodies
Op. 28: Two famous airs from the opera Robert le Diable by Giacomo Meyerbeer
WoO. 4a: Paraphrase on Les Huguenots
Op. 34: Six Lieder by Franz Abt, Luise Barthelemy, Franz Kücken, Bernhard Molique and Franz Schmidt
Op. 35: Fantasy on motifs from the opera Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber
Op. 36: Military Fantasy on some motifs from the opera Les Huguenot by Giacomo Meyerbeer
Op. 37: Fantasy on motifs from the opera La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini
Op. 39: Nocturne after a Romance by Franz Liszt
WoO. 7: Fantasy on themes from Kücken's Prätendent
Op. 42: Piano transcriptions from Der Prätendent by Franz Kücken
Op. 43: Divertimento on motifs from Fromental Halévy's opera La Juive
Op. 44: Fantasy on motifs from the opera The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini
Op. 45: Reminiscences from Mozart's Don Giovanni
Op. 46: Impromptu on "The Last Rose of Summer"
WoO. 10: Grand Fantasy on motifs from the opera Das Diamantkreuz by Siegried Salomon
WoO. 11: Arrangement of two violin romances by Ludwig van Beethoven
WoO. 12: Valse-Rondino on motifs from the opera Das Diamantkreuz by Siegried Salomon
WoO. 12a: Concert Etude on a motif from the opera Puritani by Vincenzo Bellini
Op. 61: Four arrangements for piano
* No. 1: Caprice on Wagner's Lohengrin
* No. 2: Reminiscences on Wagner's The Flying Dutchman
* No. 3: Fantasy on motif's from Wagner's Tannhäuser
* No. 4: Capriccio and rondo on motifs from the opera Genoveva by Robert Schumann
Op. 62: Three Salon-Etudes on Richard Wagner's Operas
Op. 65: Two arrangements for piano
* No. 1: Fantasy on motifs from Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz
* No. 2: Caprice on motifs from the opera King Alfred
Op. 68: Five Transcriptions after Beethoven, Gluck, Mozart, Schumann and Spohr
Op. 70: Trovatore and Traviata, 2 Salon paraphrases after Verdi
Op. 81: Two arrangements for piano
* No. 1: Sicilienne, Favourite air from the opera Les Vêpres Siciliennes by Verdi
* No. 2: Tarantella after the tarantella from the opera Les Vêpres Siciliennes by Verdi
WoO. 22: Two Marches from Handel's oratorios: Saul and Jephta
Op. 121: Illustrations of the opera L'Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer
WoO. 23: Selected pieces from the Violin Sonatas by J.S. Bach
WoO. 24: Concert paraphrase on "Evening Song" by Robert Schumann
WoO. 26: Reminiscences on the opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner
WoO. 30: Six Cello Sonatas by J.S. Bach arranged for piano
WoO. 34: Improvisation on the lied "Der Lindenzweig" by Leopold Damrosch
WoO. 37: Berceuse after an idea by Charles Gounod
WoO. 38: Juliet's Waltz by Charles Gounod
WoO. 40: Three orchestral suites by J.S. Bach arranged for piano

Arrangements of own works

Orchestral arrangements

Op. 163b: Evening Rhapsody, arrangement of Abends from the Piano Suite No. 5, Op. 163
Op. 174: Mazurka, Polonaise, Russian dance, orchestral arrangement of three pieces from Aus dem Tanzsalon
Op. 203: Hungarian Dance, arrangement for violin and orchestra

Arrangements for piano four hands

Most of the arrangements for piano four hands are made after Raff's orchestral works.

Op. 73b: First Grand Sonata, arrangement of the Violin Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 73
Op. 77b: String Quartet, arrangement of the String Quartet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 77
Op. 78b: Second Grand Sonata, arrangement of the Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 78
Op. 96b: Symphony No. 1 in D major An Das Vaterland
Op. 99b: Three Sonatilles
Op. 101b: Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major
Op. 103b: Celebration Overture
Op. 117b: Festival Overture
Op. 123b: Concert Overture
Op. 124b: Festival Overture for wind instruments on four beloved student songs
Op. 127b: A mighty fortress is our God: Overture to a drama about the 30 Years War
Op. 132b: Brilliant March
Op. 135b: Leaves and Blossoms, 12 Piano Pieces
Op. 136b: String Quartet No. 3, arrangement of the String Quartet No. 3 in E minor, Op. 136
Op. 137b: String Quartet No. 4, arrangement of the String Quartet No. 4 in A minor, Op. 137
Op. 138b: String Quartet No. 5, arrangement of the String Quartet No. 5 in G major, Op. 138
Op. 139b: Festival March
Op. 140b: Symphony No. 2 in C major
Op. 150: Chaconne for Two Pianos
Op. 153b: Symphony No. 3 in F major Im Valde
Op. 167b: Symphony No. 4 in G minor
WoO. 35b: Italian Suite in E minor
Op. 177b: Symphony No. 5 in E major Leonore
WoO. 28b: Waltz-Impromptu after The Tyrolienne
Op. 181b: Dance of Death, second humoresque in waltz form
Op. 188b: Sinfonietta in F major
Op. 189b: Symphony No. 6 in D minor Gelebt, Gestrebt, Gelitten, Gestritten, Gestorben, Umworben
Op. 192b: Arrangement of the String Quartets Nos. 6, 7 & 8
Op. 194b: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in F major In the Hungarian Style
Op. 201b: Symphony No. 7 in B-flat major In den Alpen
Op. 205b: Symphony No. 8 in A major Frühlingsklänge
Op. 208b: Symphony No. 9 in E minor Im Sommer
Op. 213b: Symphony No. 10 in F minor Zur Herbstzeit
WoO. 49b: Orchestral Prelude to Shakespeare's The Tempest
WoO. 50b: Orchestral Prelude to Shakespeare's Macbeth
WoO. 51b: Orchestral Prelude to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
WoO. 52b: Orchestral Prelude to Shakespeare's ''Othello''

Arrangements for voice and piano

WoO 14b: King Alfred
WoO 20b: Samson
Op. 66b: Dream-King and his Love
Op. 80b: Awake!
Op. 100b: Germany's Resurrection, Festival Cantata for the fifty year's jubilee of the German people's Battle at Leipzig
Op. 141b: De profundis
WoO. 29b: The Password
Op. 154b: Lady Phantom
Op. 171b: Two Songs for Mixed Choir
Op. 186b: Morning Song and One Who Has Passed Away
Op. 199b: Two Scenes
Op. 209b: The Times of Day
WoO. 46b: Benedetto Marcello
Op. 212b: ''World's End - Judgement - New World''

Arrangements for alternative piano accompaniment

Op. 67b: The Love Fairy
Op. 76b: Ode to Spring
Op. 161b: Violin Concerto No. 1 in B minor
Op. 180b: Suite for Violin and Orchestra G minor
Op. 193b: Cello Concerto No. 1 in D minor
WoO. 44b: Cello Concerto No. 2 in G major
Op. 206b: Violin Concerto No. 2 in A minor

Arrangements for solo piano

Op. 82b: 12 Pieces for Piano Four Hands
Op. 139c: Festival March
Op. 101c: Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major
Op. 154c: Lady Phantom
Op. 174: From the Dance Salon
Op. 177c: Symphony No. 5 in E major Leonore
Op. 200b: Suite for Piano and Orchestra in E-flat major