List of works by Charles-Valentin Alkan

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Works with Opus Number

c : composed. p : published

• Op.1 - Variations on a Theme from Steibelt's Orage Concerto in E major (c & p 1828 - Richault), dedicated to J. Zimmerman
• Op.2 - Les Omnibus, Variations in C major (c & p 1829 - Schlesinger), dedicated to Dames blanches
• Op.3 - Il Etait un p'tit Homme, Rondoletto in A major (c 1830 p 1833 - Schlesinger), dedicated to Marie Cottin
• Op.4 - Rondo brillant pour piano et cordes in A major (c & p 1833 - Lemoine), dedicated to the Duchesse de Montebello
• Op.5 - Largo al factotum, air du Barbier de Séville arrangé en rondo brillant (lost; p 1833 - Lemoine)
• Op.6 - not used
• Op.7 - not used
• Op.8 - 6 Morceaux Caractéristiques (=Op.16, became part of Op.74)
• Op.9 - not used
• Op.10 - 2 Concertos da Camera for Piano & Orchestra
  • No.1 in A minor (c 1832 p 1838 - Richault), dedicated to Joseph Zimmerman
  • No.2 in C♯ minor (c 1834 p 1859 - R. Cocks), dedicated to Henry Field. Piano solo arrangement p 1859 - Richault
  • No.3 in C♯ major (lost; piano solo arrangement is Op.13 No.2)
• Op.11 - not used
• Op.12 - Rondeau chromatique in B minor (p 1833 - R. Cocks), dedicated to the Societe des enfants d'Apollon
• Op.12 - 3 Improvisations dans le Style Brilliant for Piano (p 1837, Richault) dedicated to Madame Cottin de Guibeville
  • No.1 in E♭ major; No.2 in D♭ major; No.3 in B minor
• Op.13 - 3 Andantes Romantiques for Piano (p 1837, Richault) dedicated to Chretien Urhan
  • No.1 in B♭ major; No.2 in C♯ major; No.3 in G♭ major
• Op.14 - not used
• Op.15 - 3 Morceaux dans le Genre Pathétique for Piano (p 1837, Richault) to Franz Liszt
  • No.1 (Aime-moi) in A♭ minor; No.2 (Le vent) in B minor; No.3 (Morte) in E♭ minor
• Op.16 - 3 Etudes de Bravoure (Scherzi) (p 1837, Richault) to Santiago Masarnau
  • No.1 in C major; No.2 in C minor; No.3 in B minor
• Op.16 - 3 Sets of Variations
  • No.4 - Variations pour le piano sur Ah ! segnata é la mia morte de l'Opéra Anna Bolena de Donizetti in D major (p 1834, R. Cocks) to madame F. G. Loder
  • No.5 - Variations sur un thème de Bellini 'La tremenda ultrice spada' de I Capuleti e i Montecci in G major (p 1834, R. Cocks) to Isabella Field
  • No.6 - Variations quasi fantaisie composés sur une barcarolle napolitaine in B♭ major (p 1834, R. Cocks) to Mary Windsor
• Op.16 - 6 Morceaux Caractéristiques (=Op.8, became part of Op.74)
• Op.17 - Le Preux, Etude de concert in B♭ major (p 1844, Bureau central de musique) to Adele Janvier
• Op.17 - Finale (Marche) in D minor (p 1840, Richault)
• Op.18 - not used
• Op.19 - not used
• Op.20 - not used
• Op.21 - Grand Duo Concertant in F♯ minor (p 1842, Richault) to Chretien Urhan
  • I. F♯ minor; II. (L'enfer) C♯ major; III. F♯ major
• Op.22 - Nocturne for Piano in B major (p 1844, Bureau central de musique) to Elisa Poussielgue
• Op.23 - Saltarelle for Piano in E minor (p 1844, Bureau central de musique) to Elisa Poussielgue
• Op.24 - Gigue et Air de Ballet dans le Style Ancien for Piano (p 1844, Bureau central de musique) to Napoleon Alkan
  • Gigue in A minor; Air in D minor
• Op.25 - Alleluia for Piano in F major (p 1844, Bureau central de musique)
• Op.26 - Marche Funèbre for Piano in E♭ minor (p 1846, Brandus) to the Duchesse de Montebello
• Op.26 - Grande Fantasie sur Don Juan in E minor-C major (p 1844, Bureau central de musique) to Fanny d'Ortigue
• Op.27 - Marche triomphale for Piano in B major (p 1846, Brandus) to the Duchesse de Montebello
• Op.27 - Le Chemin de Fer, Etude for Piano in D minor (p 1844, Bureau central de musique)
• Op.28 - not used
• Op.29 - Bourrée d'Auvergne, Etude for Piano in C minor (p 1846, Heugel) to Clara Loveday
• Op.30 - Piano Trio in G minor (p 1846, Richault) to James Odier
  • I. G minor II. G minor III. G major IV. G minor
• Op.31 - 25 Preludes for Piano (p 1847, Brandus) to Madame James Odier
  • No.1 in C major
  • No.2 in F minor
  • No.3 Dans le genre ancien in D♭ major
  • No.4 Priere du soir in F♯ minor
  • No.5 Psaume 150me in D major
  • No.6 Ancienne melodie de la synagogue in G minor
  • No.7 Librement mais sans secousses in E♭ major
  • No.8 La chanson de la folle au bord de la mer in A♭ minor
  • No.9 Placiditas in E major
  • No.10 Dans le style fugue in A minor
  • No.11 Un petit rien in F major
  • No.12 Le temps qui n'est plus in B♭ minor
  • No.13 J'etais endormie, mais mon coeur veillait in G♭ major
  • No.14 in B minor
  • No.15 Dans le genre gothique in G major
  • No.16 in C minor
  • No.17 Reve d'amour in A♭ major
  • No.18 Romance in C♯ minor
  • No.19 Priere du matin in A major
  • No.20 in D minor
  • No.21 in B♭ major
  • No.22 Anniversaire in E♭ minor
  • No.23 in B major
  • No.24 in E minor
  • No.25 Priere in C major
• Op.32 - 1er & 2e Recueil d'Impromptus (1re: p 1848, Brandus; 2e: p 1849, Brandus)
  • No.1 Vaghezza in B major
  • No.2 L'amitie in B major
  • No.3 Fantasietta alla moresca in G major
  • No.4 La foi in G major
  • No.5 in A minor
  • No.6 in D minor
  • No.7 in F major
  • No.8 in A minor
• Op.33 - Grande Sonate Les Quatre Ages for Piano (p 1847, Brandus) to Alkan Morhange
  • I. 20 ans in B minor
  • II. 30 ans: Quasi-Faust in D♯ minor
  • III. 40 ans: Un heureux menage in G major
  • IV. 50 ans: Promethee enchaine in G♯ minor
• Op.34 - Scherzo focoso in B minor (p 1847, Brandus)
• Op.35 - 12 Etudes in the Major Keys (p 1848, Brandus) to Francois-Joseph Fetis
  • No.1 in A major
  • No.2 in D major
  • No.3 in G major
  • No.4 in C major
  • No.5 in F major (F Lydian)
  • No.6 in B♭ major
  • No.7 L'incendie au village voisin in E♭ major
  • No.8 in A♭ major
  • No.9 Contrapunctus in C♯ major
  • No.10 Chant d'amour - chant de mort: Et quando expectavi lumen, venit caligo in G♭ major
  • No.11 in B major
  • No.12 in E major
• Op.36 - not used
• Op.37 - 3 Marches quasi da Cavalleria for Piano (p 1857, Richault) to Gustave de Montebello
  • No.1 in A minor; No.2 in A minor; No.3 in C minor
• Op.38 - 1er & 2e Recueil de Chants for Piano (p 1857, Richault) 1er to Leon Honore; 2me to Jules Schulhoff
  • No.1 in E major
  • No.2 Serenade in A minor
  • No.3 Choeur in A major
  • No.4 L'offrande in A major
  • No.5 in F♯ minor
  • No.6 Barcarolle in G minor
  • No.7 Hymne in E major
  • No.8 Fa in A minor
  • No.9 Chant de Guerre in A major
  • No.10 Procession-Nocturne in A major
  • No.11 in F♯ minor
  • No.12 Barcarolle en choeur in G minor
• Op.39 - 12 Etudes in the minor Keys (No.'s.4-7 are the symphony for solo piano & no.'s 8-10 are the concerto for solo piano) (p 1857, Richault) to Francois-Joseph Fetis
  • No.1 Comme le vent in A minor
  • No.2 En rhythme molossique in D minor
  • No.3 Scherzo diabolico in G minor
  • No.4 Symphonie - Allegro moderato in C minor
  • No.5 Symphonie - Marche funebre sulla morte d'un Uomo da bene in F minor
  • No.6 Symphonie - Menuet in B♭ minor
  • No.7 Symphonie - Finale in E♭ minor
  • No.8 Concerto - Allegro assai in G♯ minor
  • No.9 Concerto - Adagio in C♯ minor
  • No.10 Concerto - Allegretto alla barbaresca in F♯ minor
  • No.11 Ouverture in B minor
  • No.12 Le festin d'Esope in E minor
• Op.40 - 3 Marches (p 1857, Richault) to Ferdinand Hiller
  • No.1 in A♭ major; No.2 in E♭ major; No.3 in B♭ major
• Op.41 - 3 Petites Fantaisies (p 1857, Richault) to L.
  • No.1 in A minor; No.2 in G major; No.3 in B♭ major
• Op.42 - Réconciliation, Petit Caprice en Forme de Zorcico for Piano in C major (p 1857, Richault) to Zina de Mansouroff
• Op.43 - not used
• Op.44 - not used
• Op.45 - Salut, cendre du pauvre! for Piano in B♭ major (p 1857, Richault) to Nicolas Troubetzkoi
• Op.46 - Minuetto alla Tedesca for Piano in A minor (p 1857, Heugel) to Henri Ravina
• Op.47 - Sonate de concert in E major for Cello and Pianoforte (c 1856, p 1857, Richault) to James Odier
  • Autograph copy has survived, dated 1856!
  • I. E major II. A♭ major III. C major IV. Finale alla Saltarella in E minor
• Op.48 - not used
• Op.49 - not used
• Op.50 - Capriccio alla Soldatesca in A minor (p 1859, Richault) to Napoleon de Montebello
• Op.50bis - Le Tambour bat aux Champs in B minor (p 1859, Richault)
• Op.51 - 3 Menuets for Piano (p 1859, Richault) to Gustave Alkan
  • No.1 Tempo giusto in E♭ major; No.2 Tempo debole in G minor; No.3 Tempo nobile in G major
• Op.52 - Super Flumina Babylonis (Paraphrase for Piano of Psalm CXXXVII) in G minor (p 1859, Richault) to abbe August Latouche
• Op.53 - Quasi Caccia for Piano in A major (p 1859, Richault)
• Op.54 - Benedictus in D minor (p 1859, Richault) to Joseph d'Ortigue
• Op.55 - Une fusée, Introduction et Impromptu in B♭ major-D minor (p 1859, Richault) to Alej. Essain
• Op.56 - not used
• Op.57 - 2 Nocturnes (p 1859, Richault) to Catherine N. Orloff
  • No.1 in B minor; No.2 in F♯ major
• Op.58 - not used
• Op.59 - not used
• Op.60 - Ma Chère Liberté, et Ma Chère Servitude for Piano (p 1859, Richault)
  • No.1 Ma chere liberte in F♯ major; No.2 Ma chere servitude in A minor
• Op.60bis - Le Grillon, Nocturne for Piano in B major (p 1859, Richault)
• Op.61 - Sonatine for Piano in A minor (p 1861, Richault)
  • I. A minor; II. F major; III. Scherzo-Minuetto in D minor; IV. A minor
• Op.62 - not used
• Op.63 - 48 Esquisses for Piano (despite the title, actually contains 49 esquisses) (p 1861, Richault) to the Princess Louise de Schleswig-Holstein
• Op.64 - 13 Prières (p 1865, Richault) to the memory of Pierre Erard
• Op.65 - 3e Recueil de Chants for Piano (p 1864, Richault) to Mathilde d'Alfaro
• Op.66 - 11 Grands Préludes et un transcription du Messie de Hændel for Organ (p 1867, Richault) to Cesar Franck
• Op.67 - 4e Recueil de Chants for Piano (p 1875, Richault) to Madame Massart
• Op.68 - not used
• Op.69 - Impromptu sur le Choral de Luther for Organ (c 1866, p 1866, Richault) to Francois Benoist
  • Autograph copy has survived, dated 6 May 1866, dedicated instead to Franz Liszt!
• Op.70 - 5e Recueil de Chants for Piano (p 1872, Richault) to the memory of L. de B. (Ludwig van Beethoven?)
  • This was published in 1879 according to some lists.
• Op.71 - not used
• Op.72 - 11 Pièces dans le style religieux, et un transcription du Messie de Hændel for Organ (p 1867, Richault) to Simon Richault
• Op.73 - not used
• Op.74 - Les Mois, 12 Morceaux Caracteristiques for Piano in 4 Suites
• Op.75 - Toccatina for Piano (p circa 1872, Richault)
• Op.76 - 3 Grandes Études for piano (p 1840, Richault)

Op.66, Op.67, Op.70, Op.72 and Op.75 don't use the same music typeface as the earlier Richault printings from 1857 up to 1865. Is this a typeface overhaul after the death of Simon Richault in 1866?

Works without Opus Number

• 2e verset du 41e Psaume (c 1855, p 2013, IMSLP) to Zina de Mansouroff
• 3 Anciennes Mélodies Juives (c 1854) to Zina de Mansouroff
  • Partially published 2013 on IMSLP (the first two)
• Bombardo-Carillon (p 1872, Richault) to Elie-Miriam Delaborde
• Canon (c 1863 p 2016, IMSLP) to Monsieur Gurkhaus
• Chapeau bas! (p 1872, Richault)
• Concerto di Camera No.3 (string part is lost; piano arrangement is No. 2 of the 3 andantes romantiques) (c 1834)
  • Reconstructed by Hugh Mcdonald
• Désir (Petite Fantasie) (p 1844, Bureau central de musique)
• 12 Etudes for Organ Pedal only (p 1866, Richault) to Alfred Lefébure-Wély
• Étude alla barbaro (p 1857, Nowinski)
• Etude WoO (p 1840, J. Zimmermann)
• Etz chajjim hi (p 1847, S. Naumbourg)
• Fantasticheria (B minor) (p 1867, Richault)
• Halelouyoh (p 1857, S. Naumbourg)
• Impromptu (F♯ major)(p 1844, Paris: A. Grus, Lyon: J. Benacci et Peschier) to Madame Place
• Jean qui Pleure et Jean qui Rit (p 1840, Richault)
• Marcia funèbre, sulla morte d'un Pappagallo (p 1859, Richault)
• Paix à la paix (c 1867)
  • Partially published 2014 on IMSLP (the first verse)
• Palpitamento (c 1855) to Zina de Mansouroff
  • Unpublished
• Pas redoublé (c 1840)
  • Unpublished
• Petit Conte (p 1859, Richault)
• Petite Preludes sur les 8 Gammes du Plain-Chant (p 1859, Heugel)
• Pro organo (c 1850, p 2015, IMSLP)
• Rigaudons des Petits Violons et Hautbois des Louis XIV
• Stances de Millevoye (p 1857, Richault)
• String Quartet in C minor (fragment) (c 1846, p 2013, IMSLP), to P. Cavallo
• Saltarelle, Finale de la Sonate de Concert pour Piano et Violoncelle, arrangée à 4 mains (c 1865, p 1866, Richault)
• Les Regrets de la Nonnette (c 1854, p 2000, London: Trinity College) to mademoiselle Louise
• Variations à la vielle (p 1840, Richault) to Louise Gouget
• Zorcico, Danse Ibérienne (c circa 1849?, p 1969, Heugel)

Transcriptions

• Selected Compositions
• Souvenirs des Concerts du Conservatoire (p 1847, Brandus)
• Souvenirs des Concerts du Conservatoire, deuxième série (p 1861, Richault)
• Souvenirs de Musique de chambre (p 1865, Richault)

Arrangements

• Bach, Johann Sebastian

  Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1

• Beethoven, Ludwig van

  Bundeslied, Op.122

  Piano Concerto No.3, Op.37

• Handel, George Friederic

  Samson, HWV 57

• Haydn, Joseph

  String Quartet in D major, Hob.III:63

  String Quartets, Op.76

  Symphony No.94 in G major, Hob.I:94

• Meyerbeer, Giacomo

  Le prophète

• Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

  Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor, K.466

  String Quartet No.18 in A major, K.464

  Symphony No.39 in E-flat major, K.543

  Thamos, König in Ägypten, K.345/336a

• Weber, Carl Maria von

  Oberon, J.306

  Trio in G minor, Op.63