The following is a list of compositions by Robert Schumann for piano solo and for pedal piano solo. 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.
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
| Catalogue No. | Title | Year of composition | Publication details | Notes |
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| Op. 1 | Variations on the name "Abegg" | 1830 | Kistner, Leipzig, November 1831 | |
| Op. 2 | Papillons | 1829–1831 | Kistner, Leipzig, February/March 1832 | |
| Op. 3 | Etudes after Paganini Caprices | 1832 | Hofmeister, Leipzig, August 1832 | |
| Op. 4 | Intermezzi | 1832 | Hofmeister, Leipzig, September 1833 | |
| Op. 5 | Impromptus on a theme of Clara Wieck | 1833, revised 1850 | Hofmeister, Leipzig, September 1833; revision also published by Hofmeister | |
| Op. 6 | Davidsbündlertänze | 1837, revised 1850 | Friese, Leipzig, January 1838; revision published by Schuberth, Hamburg and Leipzig | |
| Op. 7 | Toccata in C major | 1830-4 | Hofmeister, Leipzig, early 1834 | |
| Op. 8 | Allegro in B minor | 1831 | Friese, Leipzig, end of 1834/beginning of 1835 | |
| Op. 9 | Carnaval | 1834–1835 | Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, July 1837 | |
| Op. 10 | 6 Concert Studies on Caprices by Paganini | 1833 | Hofmeister, Leipzig, September 1835 | |
| Op. 11 | Grand Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor | 1835 | Kistner, Leipzig, June 1836 | |
| Op. 12 | Fantasiestücke | 1837 | Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, February 1838 | |
| RSW:op12:Anh (H/K WoO 28) | Supplement to the Op. 12 Fantasiestücke | 1837 | Modern publication | A piece withdrawn from publication by Schumann at the final redaction of the Fantasiestücke |
| Op. 13 | Études symphoniques | 1834-6, revised 1852 | Haslinger, Vienna, May 1837; revision published by Schuberth, Hamburg and Leipzig | |
| RSW:op13:Anh:1-5 (H/K WoO 6) | Symphonic Etudes in Variation Form | 1837 | Modern publication | Five supplementary variations to Op.13, often performed as part of the main work |
| Op. 14 | Grand Sonata No. 3 in F minor ("Concerto without Orchestra") | 1835-6, revised 1853 | First 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) | Scherzo | 1835-36 | Modern publication | Rejected from the Op. 14 Sonata |
| Op. 15 | Kinderszenen | 1838 | Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, March 1839 | |
| Op. 16 | Kreisleriana | 1838, revised 1850 | Haslinger, Vienna, September 1838; revision published by Whistling, Leipzig | |
| Op. 17 | Fantasie in C | 1836, revised 1839 | Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, April 1839 | |
| Op. 18 | Arabeske in C | 1839 | Mechetti [de], Vienna, August 1839 | |
| Op. 19 | Blumenstück in D-flat | 1839 | Mechetti [de], Vienna, August 1839 | |
| Op. 20 | Humoreske in B-flat | 1839 | Mechetti [de], Vienna, August 1839 | |
| Op. 21 | Novelletten | 1838 | Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, June 1839 | |
| Op. 22 | Sonata No. 2 in G minor | 1833–1835 | Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, September 1839 | |
| RSW:op22:Anh (H/K WoO 5,2) | Presto passionato | 1835 | Modern publication | Original finale for Sonata No. 2 Op. 22 |
| Op. 23 | Nachtstücke | 1839 | Mechetti [de], Vienna, June 1840 | |
| Op. 26 | Faschingsschwank aus Wien | 1839 | Mechetti [de], Vienna, August 1841 | |
| Op. 28 | 3 Romanzen | 1839 | Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, October 1840 | |
| Op. 32 | 4 Klavierstücke (Scherzo, Gigue, Romance and Fughette) | 1838–1839 | Schuberth, Hamburg and Leipzig, February/March 1841 | |
| Op. 56 | Etuden in kanonischer Form für Orgel oder Pedalklavier | 1845 | Whistling, Leipzig, September 1846 | |
| Op. 58 | Skizzen für Orgel oder Pedalklavier | 1845 | Kistner, Leipzig, August 1846 | |
| Op. 60 | 6 Fugen über den Namen Bach für Orgel oder Pedalklavier | 1845 | Whistling, Leipzig, November 1846 | |
| Op. 68 | Album für die Jugend | 1848 | Schuberth, 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. 68 | 1848 | Modern 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. 68 | 1848 | Modern publication | |
| Op. 72 | 4 Fugues | 1845 | Whistling, Leipzig, September 1850 | |
| Op. 76 | 4 Marches | 1849 | Whistling, Leipzig, August 1849 | |
| Op. 82 | Waldszenen | 1848–1849 | Senff, Leipzig, November 1850 | |
| Op. 99 | Bunte Blätter | 1836–1849 | Arnold, Elberfeld, December 1851 | |
| Op. 111 | Three Fantasiestücke, Op. 111 | 1851 | Peters, Leipzig, July 1852 | |
| Op. 118 | 3 Piano Sonatas for the Young | 1853 | Schuberth, Hamburg and Leipzig, December 1853 | |
| Op. 124 | Albumblätter | 1832–1845 | Arnold, Elberfeld, December 1853 | |
| Op. 126 | 7 Pieces in Fughetta Form | 1853 | Arnold, Elberfeld, May 1854 | |
| Op. 133 | Gesänge der Frühe | 1853 | Arnold, Elberfeld, November 1855 | |
| RSW:Anh:F2 | Romanze in F minor | 1829 | Modern publication | Fragment |
| RSW:Anh:F7 | Variations in G on an original theme, "“Mit Gott”" | 1831-32 | Modern publication | Fragment |
| RSW:Anh:F8 | Introduction, Theme, and Sketches for 4 variations on a theme of Paganini’s “La Campanella” in B minor | 1831-32 | Modern publication | Unfinished |
| RSW:Anh:F11 | Exercise fantastique | 1832 | Lost | |
| RSW:Anh:F12 | Étude fantastique | 1830-32 | Lost | |
| RSW:Anh:F14 | 12 Burlesken (or Burlen und Papilloten) | 1832 | Modern publication | Fragments |
| RSW:Anh:F15 | Fandango in F-sharp minor | 1832 | Modern publication | Some material from this was reused in the Op. 11 Sonata |
| RSW:Anh:F18 | Fantasie satyrique, after Henri Herz | 1832 | Modern publication | Fragment |
| RSW:Anh:F19 | 8 Fugen und Kanons | 1832-33 | Modern publication | |
| RSW:Anh:F19,8 (H/K WoO 4) | Canon on F.H. Himmel's "An Alexis send' ich dich" in A flat major | 1832-33 | Modern publication | |
| RSW:Anh:F24 | Variationen über den “Sehnsuchtswalzer” von Franz Schubert in A-flat major | 1831-34 | Modern publication | Unfinished. 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 Beethoven | 1833–1835 | Modern publication: Henle, Munich 1976 | The theme is the opening of the Allegretto from Beethoven's seventh symphony |
| RSW:Anh:F26 | Variations on a nocturne by Chopin in G minor | 1835-36 | Modern publication | Incomplete. The theme is Chopin's nocturne Op. 15, No. 3) |
| RSW:Anh:F28 | Sonata No.4 in F minor | 1833-37 | Modern publication | Unfinished |
| RSW:Anh:F39 (H/K WoO 24) | Thema mit Variationen (Geistervariationen) | 1854 | Modern publication: Hinrichsen, London, 1939 |
Notes
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
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