List of solo piano compositions by Robert Schumann

The following is a list of compositions by Robert Schumann for piano solo and for pedal piano solo.[note 1] Schumann was a pianist himself and wrote over fifty works for the piano, numbering hundreds of constituent pieces and movements. Because his first 26 published works were all written for solo piano, the first ten years of Schumann's career are strongly associated with the instrument; nevertheless, he composed and published work for the piano throughout his entire life, and Schumann's final composition, the Geistervariationen, was a set of variations for solo piano.

Title page for the first edition of Kinderszenen.

This list is based upon the Thematisch-Bibliographisches Werkverzeichnis, a comprehensive catalogue of Schumann's works compiled by Margit L. McCorkle and published in 2003. Since Schumann's death scholars have made several separate attempts to catalogue his works not published with opus numbers. The result is that one work may bear several separate tags, as designated by the various cataloguers. For works published by Schumann or prepared by him for publication and published posthumously, opus numbers are given. For works not published or prepared for publication by Schumann, McCorkle's RSW ("Robert-Schumann-Werkverzeichnis") numbers are listed first, and Hofmann-Keil (H/K) WoO ("Werke ohne Opuszahl") numbers, which are still occasionally used, given in brackets where designated.

For a full list of Schumann's compositions, see List of compositions by Robert Schumann.

Works

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Catalogue No.TitleYear of compositionPublication detailsNotes
Op. 1Variations on the name "Abegg"1830Kistner, Leipzig, November 1831
Op. 2Papillons1829–1831Kistner, Leipzig, February/March 1832
Op. 3Etudes after Paganini Caprices1832Hofmeister, Leipzig, August 1832
Op. 4Intermezzi1832Hofmeister, Leipzig, September 1833
Op. 5Impromptus on a theme of Clara Wieck1833, revised 1850Hofmeister, Leipzig, September 1833;[note 2] revision also published by Hofmeister
Op. 6Davidsbündlertänze1837, revised 1850Friese, Leipzig, January 1838; revision published by Schuberth, Hamburg and Leipzig
Op. 7Toccata in C major1830-4Hofmeister, Leipzig, early 1834
Op. 8Allegro in B minor1831Friese, Leipzig, end of 1834/beginning of 1835
Op. 9Carnaval1834–1835Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, July 1837
Op. 106 Concert Studies on Caprices by Paganini1833Hofmeister, Leipzig, September 1835
Op. 11Grand Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor1835Kistner, Leipzig, June 1836
Op. 12Fantasiestücke1837Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, February 1838
RSW:op12:Anh (H/K WoO 28)Supplement to the Op. 12 Fantasiestücke1837Modern publicationA piece withdrawn from publication by Schumann at the final redaction of the Fantasiestücke
Op. 13Études symphoniques1834-6, revised 1852Haslinger, Vienna, May 1837; revision published by Schuberth, Hamburg and Leipzig
RSW:op13:Anh:1-5 (H/K WoO 6)Symphonic Etudes in Variation Form1837Modern publicationFive supplementary variations to Op.13, often performed as part of the main work
Op. 14Grand Sonata No. 3 in F minor ("Concerto without Orchestra")1835-6, revised 1853First edition as Concert sans Orchestre by Haslinger, Vienna, September 1836; revision issued as Grande Sonate by Schuberth, Hamburg and Leipzig
RSW:op14:Anh:1 (H/K WoO 5,1)Scherzo1835-36Modern publicationRejected from the Op. 14 Sonata
Op. 15Kinderszenen1838Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, March 1839
Op. 16Kreisleriana1838, revised 1850Haslinger, Vienna, September 1838; revision published by Whistling, Leipzig
Op. 17Fantasie in C1836, revised 1839Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, April 1839
Op. 18Arabeske in C1839Mechetti [de], Vienna, August 1839
Op. 19Blumenstück in D-flat1839Mechetti [de], Vienna, August 1839
Op. 20Humoreske in B-flat1839Mechetti [de], Vienna, August 1839
Op. 21Novelletten1838Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, June 1839
Op. 22Sonata No. 2 in G minor1833–1835Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, September 1839
RSW:op22:Anh (H/K WoO 5,2)Presto passionato1835Modern publicationOriginal finale for Sonata No. 2 Op. 22
Op. 23Nachtstücke1839Mechetti [de], Vienna, June 1840
Op. 26Faschingsschwank aus Wien1839Mechetti [de], Vienna, August 1841
Op. 283 Romanzen1839Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, October 1840
Op. 324 Klavierstücke (Scherzo, Gigue, Romance and Fughette)1838–1839Schuberth, Hamburg and Leipzig, February/March 1841
Op. 56Etuden in kanonischer Form für Orgel oder Pedalklavier1845Whistling, Leipzig, September 1846
Op. 58Skizzen für Orgel oder Pedalklavier1845Kistner, Leipzig, August 1846
Op. 606 Fugen über den Namen Bach für Orgel oder Pedalklavier1845Whistling, Leipzig, November 1846
Op. 68Album für die Jugend1848Schuberth, Hamburg and Leipzig, end of 1849; reissued December of the following year, unrevised but with a new text appendix
RSW:op68:Anh:9,10,13,14 (H/K WoO 16)Additional pieces to Album für die Jugend Op. 681848Modern publication
RSW:op68:Anh:1,3,6,9,10,13,14,16-18,21,24,26,27 (H/K WoO 30)Additional pieces to Album für die Jugend Op. 681848Modern publication
Op. 724 Fugues1845Whistling, Leipzig, September 1850
Op. 764 Marches1849Whistling, Leipzig, August 1849
Op. 82Waldszenen1848–1849Senff, Leipzig, November 1850
Op. 99Bunte Blätter1836–1849Arnold, Elberfeld, December 1851
Op. 111Three Fantasiestücke, Op. 111 1851Peters, Leipzig, July 1852
Op. 1183 Piano Sonatas for the Young1853Schuberth, Hamburg and Leipzig, December 1853
Op. 124Albumblätter1832–1845Arnold, Elberfeld, December 1853
Op. 1267 Pieces in Fughetta Form1853Arnold, Elberfeld, May 1854
Op. 133Gesänge der Frühe1853Arnold, Elberfeld, November 1855
RSW:Anh:F2Romanze in F minor1829Modern publicationFragment
RSW:Anh:F7Variations in G on an original theme, "“Mit Gott”"1831-32Modern publicationFragment
RSW:Anh:F8Introduction, Theme, and Sketches for 4 variations on a theme of Paganini’s “La Campanella” in B minor1831-32Modern publicationUnfinished
RSW:Anh:F11Exercise fantastique1832Lost
RSW:Anh:F12Étude fantastique1830-32Lost
RSW:Anh:F1412 Burlesken (or Burlen und Papilloten)1832Modern publicationFragments
RSW:Anh:F15Fandango in F-sharp minor1832Modern publicationSome material from this was reused in the Op. 11 Sonata
RSW:Anh:F18Fantasie satyrique, after Henri Herz1832Modern publicationFragment
RSW:Anh:F198 Fugen und Kanons1832-33Modern publication
RSW:Anh:F19,8 (H/K WoO 4)Canon on F.H. Himmel's "An Alexis send' ich dich" in A flat major1832-33Modern publication
RSW:Anh:F24Variationen über den “Sehnsuchtswalzer” von Franz Schubert in A-flat major1831-34Modern publicationUnfinished. The opening was reused in No. 1 from Carnaval, Op. 9
RSW:Anh:F25 (H/K WoO 31) 15 Studies in the Form of Free Variations on a Theme by Beethoven1833–1835Modern publication: Henle, Munich 1976The theme is the opening of the Allegretto from Beethoven's seventh symphony
RSW:Anh:F26Variations on a nocturne by Chopin in G minor1835-36Modern publicationIncomplete. The theme is Chopin's nocturne Op. 15, No. 3)
RSW:Anh:F28Sonata No.4 in F minor1833-37Modern publicationUnfinished
RSW:Anh:F39 (H/K WoO 24)Thema mit Variationen (Geistervariationen)1854Modern publication: Hinrichsen, London, 1939

Notes

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  1. ^ All Schumann's works for pedal piano may also be performed by organ, as was always indicated by the composer. Organ performances are considerably more common today because there exist so few pedal pianos.
  2. ^ Schumann had his brother Karl, a publisher in Schneeberg, engrave and print the Impromptus; afterwards he sought Hofmeister's permission to print his firm's name on the cover, in return for a commission. Schumann hoped this might lend the edition some authority.

Sources

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  • Daverio, John (1997). Robert Schumann. Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195091809.
  • McCorkle, Margit L. (2003). Thematisch-Bibliographisches Werkverzeichnis. Munich: G. Henle Verlag. ISBN 9783873281103.