Selected list of the compositions of Anton Rubinstein.
Orchestral works
editSymphonies
edit- Symphony No. 1 in F major, Op. 40 (1849 or 1850[1])[2]
- Symphony No. 2 in C major Ocean, Op. 42 (1851, original 4-mvt version) (1863, revised 6-mvt version) (1880, final 7-mvt version)[3]
- [original Symphony No. 3 in B-flat major (1853) - this 4-movement work was performed, but Rubinstein was not satisfied with it and it wasn't published] *
- Symphony No. 3 in A major, Op. 56 (1854-5)
- Symphony No. 4 in D minor Dramatic, Op. 95 (1874)
- Symphony No. 5 in G minor Russian, Op. 107 (1880)[4]
- Symphony No. 6 in A minor, Op. 111 (1886)
* The first movement of this work was later published in 1861 as a standalone "Concert Overture". Two years later, in 1863, the second and third movements were incorporated into the second version of Symphony No. 2. The final movement of this original Symphony no. 3 remains unknown.
Other orchestral works
edit- Triumphal Overture in C major, Op. 43 (1855)
- Concert Overture in B-flat major, Op. 60 (1861) (this is the first movement of the original Symphony no. 3 (in B-flat major), which was performed in 1853 but not published)
- Faust, Op. 68, Tone poem, 1864
- Ivan the Terrible, Op. 79 (1869)[5]
- Don Quixote, Op. 87 (1870)[6]
- Eroica Fantasia in F major, Op. 110 (1884)
- Suite in E-flat major, Op. 119 (1894)
- Ouverture Solennelle pour Grand Orchestre, Op. 120 (1894)
Concertos
editPiano and orchestra
edit- Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 25 (1850, published in 1858)
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 35 (1851)
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in G major, Op. 45 (written 1853-4, published 1858)
- Piano Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 70 (dedicated to Ferdinand David) (1864)
- Fantasy for piano in C major, Op. 84 (originally for solo piano, 1869; arr. piano and orchestra, 1880)[7]
- Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 94 (dedicated to Charles-Valentin Alkan) (written 1874, published 1875)
- Caprice russe in C minor for piano and orchestra, Op. 102 (published 1878?)
- Koncertstück in A-flat major, Op. 113[7] (published 1889)
Other concertos
edit- Violin Concerto in G major, Op. 46 (written 1857, published 1859)
- Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 65 (1864)
- Romance et caprice for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 86 (published 1871)
- Cello Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 96 (1874)
Solo piano
edit(in publication order)
- Ondine (étude), Op. 1
- Two Melodies, Op. 3 (1. F major; 2. B major)
- Mazurka-Fantasie in G major, Op. 4
- Three Piano Pieces, Op. 5 (1. Polonaise in C minor; 2. Cracovienne in E-flat major; 3. Mazurka in E major)
- Tarantelle in B minor, Op. 6[8]
- Impromptu-caprice in A minor, Op. 7[8]
- Three Voix Intérieures, Op.8 (1. Volkslied in C major; 2. Rêverie in F minor; 3. Impromptu in A major)
- Kamenniy-Ostrov, Op. 10 (set of 24 piano sketches)
- Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 12
- Le Bal. Fantasy for piano in 10 parts. Op. 14. Published in 1855.[9]
- Sonata No. 2 in C minor, Op. 20 (written 1848-1854, published 1855)
- Three Caprices, Op. 21 (1. F-sharp major; 2. D minor; 3. E-flat major)
- Three Serenades, Op. 22 (1. F major; 2. G minor; 3. E-flat major)
- Six Études, Op. 23
- Six Préludes, Op. 24
- Two Morceaux, Op. 26 (1. Romance in F major; 2. Impromptu in A minor)
- Two Morceaux, Op. 28 (1. Nocturne in G-flat major; 2. Caprice in E-flat major)
- Two Morceaux, Op. 30 (1. F minor (first Barcarolle); 2. D minor)
- Acrostychon, Op. 37
- Sonata No. 3 in F major, Op. 41
- Six soirées à Saint-Petersburg, Op. 44 (published 1859)
- Barcarolle No. 2 in A minor, Op. 45bis
- Six Pièces caractéristiques, Op. 50
- Six fugues (en style libre) introduites de préludes pour piano, Op. 53
- Cinq morceaux, Op. 69
- Three Morceaux, Op. 71 (1. Nocturne in A-flat major; 2. Mazurka in F minor; 3. Scherzo in D-flat major)
- Album de Peterhof, Op. 75.[10]
- Fantasy in E minor, Op. 77 (a massive one-movement free-form sonata more than forty minutes in length)[11]
- Six Études, Op. 81
- Seven National Dances, Op. 82[12]
- Fantasy in C major, Op. 84 (originally for solo piano, 1869; arr. piano and orchestra, 1880)[7]
- Theme and 12 Variations, G major, Op. 88 (a massive work, comparable to the sonatas, more than forty minutes in length)
- Twelve Verschiedene Stücke, Op. 93
- Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 100
- Six morceaux, Op. 104
- Second Acrostychon pour le piano, Op. 114
- Six Souvenir de Dresde, Op. 118
- Barcarolle No. 4 in G major (1858)
- Étude sur des notes fausses (Étude on false notes), C major, no Op. number, (1868)
- Waltz-Caprice in E-flat major (1870)
Two pianos
edit- Bal costumé Op. 103 - 20 pieces for two pianos (1879)
- Fantasy in F minor Op. 73 for two pianos (1864)
Chamber works
editWith piano
edit- Octet for piano, strings and winds in D minor, Op. 9 (from a first attempt at a piano concerto and entitled 'Concerto di camera' ).
- Piano Trio No. 1 in F major, Op. 15
- Piano Trio No. 2 in G minor, Op. 15
- Piano Trio No. 3 in B-flat major, Op. 52
- Piano Trio No. 4 in A major, Op. 85
- Piano Trio No. 5 in C minor, Op. 108
- Quartet for Piano and Strings in C major, Op. 66
- Quintet for Piano and Strings in G minor, Op. 99
- Quintet for Piano and Winds in F major, Op. 55
- 9 Salon Pieces (9 Салонных пьес) for violin, or viola, or cello, and piano, Op. 11; originally only 3 pieces written for each instrument, later all 9 works transcribed by the composer for each of the 3 instruments
- Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 in D major, Op. 18 (1852)
- Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2 in G major, Op. 39 (1857)
- Sonata for Piano Four-Hands in D major, Op. 89 [13]
- Sonata for Viola and Piano in F minor, Op. 49 (written 1855, published 1857)
- Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in G major, Op. 13[14]
- Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in A minor, Op. 19[15]
- Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in B minor, Op. 98
- Three Character Pieces for Piano Four-Hands, Op. 9 [16]
- Six character pictures (Character-Bilder) for Piano Four-Hands Op. 50.[16]
Without piano
edit- Quintet for Strings in F major, Op. 59 (arranged also as Piano Quartet).
- Sextet for Strings in D major Op. 97
- Three quartets, Op. 17 (in G major, C minor and F major).
- Three quartets, Op. 47 (in E minor, B flat major, and D minor).
- Two quartets, Op. 90. (in G minor and E minor). (about 1860.)
- Two quartets, Op. 106 (in A flat major and F minor).
Stage works
editOperas
edit- Dmitry Donskoy. 1849/50.
- Vengeance (1852?) - lost
- The Siberian Hunters (Sibirskiye okhotniki). 1852. (premiered 1854 under Franz Liszt's baton[17])
- Fomka the Fool[18]
- Die Kinder der Heide (Children of the Steppes) (premiered 1861 in Vienna.[18][19])
- Feramors. 1862.
- The Demon. 1871.
- Die Maccabäer. 1872-4.[18]
- Néron. 1875-6.
- The Merchant Kalashnikov. 1877-9.,[18] (premiered 1880)
- Unter Räubern, 1883.
- Der Papagei. (The Parakeet.) 1884.
- Gorjuša (The Sorrowful One) 1888[18]
Sacred operas and oratorios
edit- Der Thurm zu Babel, Op. 80. 1870. (Sacred opera in one act)
- Sulamith. 1882/3. (Biblical representation) Hamburg 1883
- Das verlorene Paradies, Op. 54. (sacred opera) (Libretto written by 1855?[20])review (published by Leipzig : Bartholf Senff, around 1860. Text freely after John Milton)
- Moses, Op. 112. (sacred opera), Riga 1894
- Christus, Op. 117. (sacred opera), Bremen 1895
- Cain (unfinished) (sacred opera)
Ballet
edit- Die Rebe (La vigne, The Grapevine) (1881) (staged 1893 by Emil Graeb for the Court Opera Ballet in Berlin)
Vocal works
edit- Numerous sets including
- Neun Lieder von Kolzoff, aus dem Russischen von A. von Viedert ... für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, Op. 27. (about 1855)
- 6 Lieder from Heine for voice and piano, Op. 32
- 6 Lieder for voice and piano, Op. 33
- 12 Persian Songs, Op. 34
- 12 Lieder for voice and piano, Op. 36
- 6 Lieder for voice and piano, Op. 72
- 6 Lieder for voice and piano, Op. 76
- 10 Lieder, Op. 83 (from the French, Italian and English)
Other vocal works
edit- Scena ed Aria "E dunque ver? - Ist es denn wahr?", Op. 58 (for Soprano with the accompaniment of Orchestra or Piano),
- Die Nixe, Op. 63 (for chorus of women's voices and alto solo, with accompaniment of a piano or orchestra)
- Two songs for chorus and orchestra (Hecuba and Hagar in der Wüste) Op. 92
Books
editWorklists in print
edit- Sitsky, Larry (1998). Anton Rubinstein: an annotated catalog of piano works and biography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-25497-4. OCLC 39162282. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
References
edit- ^ "Symphony No. 1, Op. 40 (Rubinstein, Anton)". IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library: Free Public Domain Sheet Music. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ^ Robinson, Bradford (2004). "Online Publication of Preface to Score of Rubinstein Symphony No. 1". Musikproduktion Juergen Hoeflich. Archived from the original on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ Reynolds, Carol (December 11, 1994). "Rubinstein, Symphony No. 2". Archived from the original on August 10, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ Robinson, Bradford (2005). "Online Publication of Preface to Score of Rubinstein 5th Symphony". Musikproduktion Juergen Hoeflich. Archived from the original on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ "Ivan the Terrible, Op. 79 (1869)". February 8, 2004. Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ Robinson, Bradford (2004). "Online Publication of Preface to Score of Don Quixote". Musikproduktion Juergen Hoeflich. Archived from the original on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ a b c "Notes to Recording of Fantasy and Concertstuck". Naxos Records. 1990. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ a b "Joint Catalog of the GBV Library Network" (in German). Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ "Anna Amalia Library Weimar OPAC" (in German). Archived from the original on 2013-01-06. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ Rubinstein, Anton (2006). "Album de Peterhof. 12 morceaux pour piano par Ant. Rubenstein, Op. 75". University of Rochester. hdl:1802/2371.
- ^ Rubinstein, Anton (2006). "Fantaisie pour le pianoforte: op. 77 / composée par Ant. Rubinstein". University of Rochester. hdl:1802/2354.
- ^ Rubinstein, Anton (2006). "7 danses nationales, composeées pour le piano par Antoine Rubinstein. Op. 82". University of Rochester. hdl:1802/2370.
- ^ Rubinstein, Anton (2005). "Sonate pour le piano à quatre mains, composée par Ant. Rubinstein. Op. 89". hdl:1802/1436.
- ^ Rubinstein, Anton (2004). "Sonate pour piano et violon, op. 13 / par Ant. Rubinstein". University of Rochester. hdl:1802/965.
- ^ Rubinstein, Anton (2007). "Sonate no. 2 für Pianoforte und Violine. Op. 19". University of Rochester. hdl:1802/3769.
- ^ a b "Koninklijke Bibliotheek, National Library of the Netherlands" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ Walker, Alan (1993) [1989]. Franz Liszt: The Weimar Years, 1848-1861. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. pp. 245, 258. ISBN 0-8014-9721-3.
- ^ a b c d e "Operone Rubinstein Page" (in German). Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ Garden, Edward (November 1998). "Anton Rubinstein and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Selected Operas. Proceedings of the International Musicological Convention in Vorzel (Ukraine), May 4th-6th, 1994 by Yelena S. Zinkevich". Reviews of Books. Music & Letters. 79 (4): 622–4. doi:10.1093/ml/79.4.622. ISSN 0027-4224. JSTOR 854646.
- ^ "Austrian National Library" (in German). Retrieved 2007-12-05.
External links
edit- "British Library Integrated Catalogue".
- "Library of Congress Catalog". Retrieved 2007-01-04.
- "Dreilaenderkatalog im Gateway Bayern" (in German). Archived from the original on 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- "Klassika Werkverzeichnis" (in German). Retrieved 2007-01-04.
- "Werkverzeichnis Rubinstein" (in German).
