List of works by Egon Wellesz

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  • Op.1 - Unpublished lieder (presumably before 1910).
  • Op.2 - Heldensang, prelude for orchestra (1905).
  • Op.3 - Wie ein Bild (Peter Altenberg, 1906), lieder.
  • Op.4 - Der Abend (1909-10)
  • Op.5 - Gebet der Mädchen zu Maria for soprano, female chorus and orchestra (Rainer Maria Rilke, 1910).
  • Op.6 - 3 Skizzen (1910, published 1963).
  1. Verträumt.
  2. Heftig.
  3. Trotzig.
  • Op.7 - Lieder der Mädchen for voice and piano (Rainer Maria Rilke, 1912).
  • Op.7a - Lieder der Mädchen for voice and small orchestra (Rainer Maria Rilke, 1912).
  • Op.8 - 5 Kirschblütenlieder (1912). 5 Japanese songs (Hans Bethge, translator) for soprano or baritone and piano.
  1. Sehnsucht nach der Nachtigall.
  2. Der Blütenzweig.
  3. Blütenschnee.
  4. Leichtes Spiel.
  5. Blüten.
  1. Anmutig bewegt.
  2. Lebhaft.
  3. Thema mit Variationen.
  • Op.10 - Tänze for piano (1912).
  • Op.11 - Eklogen (1912).
  • Op.12 - Vorfrühling for orchestra (1912).
  • Op.13 - 3 Studies (1912-13).
  1. Etüde. Allegretto.
  2. Leidenschaftlich bewegt.
  3. Lebhaft.
  • Op.14 - String Quartet No.1 in 5 movements (1912).
  • Op.15 - Lieder aus der Fremde (1913) for voice and piano (Hans Bethge, translator).
  • Op.16 - Suite for Orchestra (1913).
  • Op.17 - Epigramme for piano (1912-14, published 1921).
  • Op.18 - Das Wunder der Diana (1914–17), ballet after Béla Balázs.
  • Op.19 - not used.
  • Op.20 - String Quartet No.2 "in G minor" (1915-16).
  • Op.21 - Idyllen (1917).
  • Op.22 - Lieder nach Dichtungen von Stephan George (1917).
  • Op.23 - Geistliches Lied (Francis Jammes) for middle voice, violin, viola and piano (1918-19, published 1919).
  • Op.24 - 3 Lieder (Ernst Stadler, 1918?).
  1. Betörung.
  2. Der Morgen.
  3. Reinigung.
  • Op.25 - String Quartet No.3 in D minor (1918, published 1997 by Doblinger).
  • Op.26 - 6 Klavierstücke (1919).
  1. Tranquillo.
  2. Moderato.
  3. Lento.
  4. Allegretto.
  5. Adagio.
  6. Wuchtig.
  • Op.27 - Die Prinzessin Girnara (1919–1920), libretto by Jakob Wassermann.
  • Op.28 - String Quartet No.4 (1920).
  • Op.29 - 2 [3] Studies (1921).
  1. Langsam.
  2. Sehr ruhig.
  3. Leidenschaftlich.
  • Op.30 - Persisches Ballett (1920).
  • Op.31 - Cello Sonata (1920, published 1923).
  • Op.32 - Aurora (1920). Lieder for coloratura soprano and piano.
  • Op.33 - Achilles auf Skyros (1921), ballet after Hugo von Hofmannsthal.
  • Op.34 - 2 Stücke for Clarinet and Piano (1922, published 1923).
  1. Moderato.
  2. Andante appassionato.
  • Op.35 - Alkestis (1922-23, published 1923), Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal after Euripides.
  • Op.36 - Sonata for Violin Solo (1923, published 1924).
  • Op.37 - Die Nächtlichen: Tanzsinfonien (1924), ballet scene after Max Terpis.
  • Op.38 - Suite for violin and small orchestra (1924).
  • Op.39 - Suite for violoncello solo (1924).
  • Op.40 - Die Opferung des Gefangenen (1924–25), Stage drama after Eduard Stucken.
  • Op.41 - Scherz, List und Rache (1927), libretto after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
  • Op.42 - 5 Tanzstücke (1927, published 1929).
  1. Langsam, Kraftvoll.
  2. Pastorale.
  3. Allegretto grazioso.
  4. Lebhaft.
  5. Getragen – Allegro energico – Mächtig – Langsam.
  • Op.43 - 3 gemischte Chöre (Angelus Silesius, 1930).
  1. Wo ist mein Aufenthalt?
  2. Blüh auf, gefrorner Christ.
  3. Mensch, werd aus Gott geboren.
  • Op.44 - Die Bakchantinnen (1930 or earlier), libretto by the composer after Euripides, opera in 2 acts.
  • Op.44a - Hymne der Agave. Concert adaptation of Op.44 for soprano and orchestra (1931).
  • Op.45 - Mitte des Lebens (anonymous texts as well as words by R.A. Schroeder, Angelus Silesius, Alfred Brust and from psalms). Cantata for soprano, mixed chorus and orchestra (1930/31).
  • Op.46 - 5 kleine Männerchöre (Ludwig Derleth, 1932).
  1. Wenn die Rebe wieder blüht.
  2. Lernt den reinen Text der Liebe.
  3. Willst du´s erzwingen?
  4. Seele, was zagst du, verzehrst Dich in Sorgen.
  5. Lasset eure Freuden wandern.
  • Op.47 - 3 geistliche Männerchöre (Rudolf Alexander Schroeder, 1932).
  1. Vor Morgen, o Herr, die Nacht ist ungewiss.
  2. Du musst es lernen.
  3. Advent.
  • Op.48 - Zwei Gesänge (1932) based on poems from Mitte des Lebens by Rudolf Alexander Schröder.
  1. Erst die Mitternacht
  2. An den Abendstern
  • Op.49 - Piano Concerto (1933, published 1935).
  • Op.50 - Amor Timido (Pietro Metastasio). Aria for coloratura soprano and small orchestra (1933, published 1935 by UE)
  • Op.51 - Mass in F minor for 4 voices, mixed chorus and organ (1934).
  • Op.52 - (5) Sonette der Elisabeth Barrett-Browning for voice and string orchestra (Rainer Maria Rilke, 1935, published 1935).
  • Op.53 - Prosperos Beschwörungen for orchestra (after The Tempest by William Shakespeare, 1934/1936).
  • Op.54 - Lied der Welt for voice and orchestra (Hugo von Hofmannsthal, 1936).
  • Op.55 - Leben Traum und Tod for voice and orchestra (Hugo von Hofmannsthal, 1936).
  • Op.56 - Suite for violin and piano (1937/1957).
  • Op.57 - Suite for Solo Flute (1937).
  • Op.58 - Schönbüheler Messe, mass in C major for female chorus, orchestra and organ (1937).
  • Op.59 - Quant'è bella Giovinezza (Lorenzo de Medici), frottola for female chorus (1937).
  • Op.60 - String Quartet No.5 (1943).
  • Op.61 - The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo (Gerard Manley Hopkins). Lieder for soprano, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (1944).
  • Op.62 - Symphony No.1 in C [minor]. (1946. Published 1949.)
  • Op.62a - Carol 'I sing of a maiden' (15th-century text) for female chorus (1944).
  • Op.63 - On Time. 3 Songs for Barytone (1946-50).
  1. Ah, Fading Joy (John Dryden).
  2. The Poet and the Day (Elizabeth MacKenzie).
  3. On Time (John Milton).
  • Op.64 - String Quartet No.6 (1946).
  • Op.65 - Symphony No.2 in E-flat minor ("English") (1947-48).
  • Op.66 - String Quartet No.7 (1948).
  • Op.67 - Octet (1948-49) for clarinet, bassoon, horn, 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass.
  • Op.68 - Symphony No.3 in A minor (1949-51).
  • Op.69 - Incognita (1950), libretto by Elizabeth MacKenzie and William Congreve.
  • Op.70 - Symphony No.4 in G minor ("Austrian") (1951-53).
  • Op.71 - Proprium Missae for Laetare Sunday, for mixed chorus and organ (1953). Unpublished. (Manuscript has Op.70. See WorldCat.)
  • Op.72 - Sonata for Violin Solo (1953, rev. 1959).
  • Op.73 - Suite (1954) for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon.
  • Op.74 - Suite for Clarinet Solo (1954, published 1957).
  • Op.75 - Symphony No.5 (1955-56).
  • Op.76 - Suite for Oboe Solo (1956).
  • Op.77 - Suite for Bassoon Solo (1957).
  • Op.78 - Fanfare for Horn Solo (1957).
  • Op.79 - String Quartet No.8 (1957).
  • Op.80a - Kleine Messe in G (major) for 3 voices (1958).
  • Op.80b - Alleluia for soprano or tenor solo (or unaccompanied unison chorus and soloists) ("In Resurrectione Domini", 1958).
  • Op.81 - Quintet for Clarinet and Strings (1959).
  • Op.82a/b - Lieder aus Wien (Hans Carl Artmann: med ana schwoazzn dintn) 5 lieder for baritone and piano (a) or guitar (b) (1959).
  • Op.83 - 5 Klavierstücke (1960, published 1962).
  1. Nänie.
  2. Ein Lied.
  3. Bewegung.
  4. Stille.
  5. Der Entschluß.
  • Op.84 - Violin Concerto (1961).
  • Op.85 - 4 Songs of Return (Elizabeth Mackenzie, 1961) for soprano and chamber orchestra.
  1. Where suddenly the wanderer comes.
  2. Separate the shrivell´d moon and sightless rides.
  3. The stubble was pale.
  4. Befriend us fortune.
  • Op.86 - String Trio (1962).
  • Op.87 - Rhapsody for Viola Solo (1962). (Arranged for guitar solo by E. Bayer.)
  • Op.88 - Laus nocturna. 4 liturgical choruses for mixed chorus (1962).
  1. De Profundis (Psalm 129).
  2. Dies irae (S. Columba, 6th century).
  3. Alleluia.
  4. Carmen paschale (Sedulius Scottus, 9th century).
  • Op.89 - Missa brevis for mixed chorus (1963).
  • Op.90 - Duineser Elegie for soprano, mixed chorus and orchestra (Rainer Maria Rilke, 1963).
  • Op.91 - Music for Strings in one movement (1964).
  • Op.92 - Ode an die Musik (Pindar/Hölderlin) for baritone or alto and chamber orchestra (1965).
  • Op.93 - 5 Miniatures for Violin and Piano (1965).
  1. Adagio.
  2. Appassionato (ma non troppo animato).
  3. Scherzando.
  4. Andante funebre.
  5. Adagio.
  • Op.94 - To Sleep (John Keats). Lieder for mixed chorus (1965).
  • Op.95 - Symphony No.6 (1965, published 1966).
  • Op.96 - Partita in Honorem J.S. Bach for organ (1965).
  • Op.97 - String Quartet No.9 (1966).
  • Op.98 - Triptychon for piano (1966).
  • Op.99 - Vision (Georg Trakl) for soprano and orchestra (1966).
  • Op.100 - Festliches Präludium über ein byzantinisches Magnificat (Festive Prelude on a Byzantine Magnificat) for mixed chorus and organ (1966).
  • Op.101 - Mirabile Mysterium for 4 voices, narrator, mixed chorus and orchestra (Sophronius of Jerusalem, 1967).
  • Op.102 - Symphony No.7 (Contra Torrentum) (1967-68).
  • Op.103 - 4 Stücke for String Quartet (1968).
  1. Adagio.
  2. Agitato.
  3. Lento.
  4. Allegretto.
  • Op.104 - Canticum sapientiae (text from the Old Testament) for baritone, mixed chorus and orchestra (1968).
  • Op.105 - 4 Stücke for String Trio (1969, rev. 1971, published 1974).
  1. Moderato.
  2. Scherzando.
  3. Largo.
  4. Molto tranquillo.
  • Op.106 - Studien in Grau for piano (1969).
  • Op.107 - Divertimento for small orchestra (1969).
  • Op.108 - Symphonischer Epilog for large orchestra (1969).
  • Op.109 - 4 Stücke for String Quintet (1970).
  1. Sostenuto, poco rubato.
  2. Moderato. Grazioso.
  3. Adagio.
  4. Animato.
  • Op.110 - Symphony No.8 (1970).
  • Op.111 - Symphony No.9 (1970-71, published 1973).
  • Op.112 - Prelude for Viola Solo (1971, published 1975).

Works without Opus Number

  • Alleluja. Ascendit deus in jubilatione. Gradual for mixed chorus (1965).
  • 3 Capriccios nach Bildern von Callot in Hoffmann's "Princessin Brambilla" (1902).
  • Courante for Violin Solo (1923).
  • Deutsches Lied (Richard Dehmel, 1915).
  • Erinna (Stefan George) for soprano and piano (1924).
  • Fanfare for 6 trumpets and timpani (1921).
  • Festlicher Marsch for orchestra (1929).
  • Gaillarde (1912), suite for piano. Unifinished.
  • Geburtstagsständchen ("Happy Birthday") for 4 voices (1969).
  • Meiner lieben Liesi zum Geburtstag for violin solo (1924).
  • Österreichisches Reiterlied (Hugo Zuckermann) for voice and piano (1915).
  • Pastorale for flute, baritone saxophone, oboe, trumpet, trombone, 2 violins, cello, double bass and percussion (1935?).
  • Satz for Chamber Orchestra (1920).
  • See the Day Begins to Break, for female chorus (John Fletcher, 1944).
  • Sommernacht (Detlev von Liliencron, 1909/1912-13) for voice and chamber ensemble.
  • Variation über einen Walzer von Schubert (1948).
  • Wie kann ich danken (text by Wellesz) for 5 voices (1962). Unpublished.