List of compositions by Anton Rubinstein

Selected list of the compositions of Anton Rubinstein.

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Orchestral works

Symphonies

• Symphony No. 1 in F major, Op. 40
• Symphony No. 2 in C major Ocean, Op. 42 (1851, revised 1863, 1880)
• Symphony No. 3 in A, Op. 56 (1854-5)
• Symphony No. 4 in D minor Dramatic, Op. 95 (1874)
• Symphony No. 5 in G minor Russian, Op. 107 (1880)
• Symphony No. 6 in A minor, Op. 111 (1886)

Other orchestral works

• Triumphal Overture, Op. 43
• Ouverture de Concert (in B-flat), Op. 60
• Faust, Op. 68, Tone poem, 1864
• Ivan the Terrible, Op. 79 (1869)
• Don Quixote, Op. 87 (1870)
• Eroica Fantasia, Op. 110 (1884)
• Suite in E-flat, Op. 119 (1894)
• Ouverture Solennelle pour Grand Orchestre, Op. 120 (1894)

Concertos

Piano and orchestra

• 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).
• Fantasy for piano in C major, Op. 84 (originally for solo piano, 1869; arr. piano and orchestra, 1880)
• 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 (published 1889)

Other concertos

• Violin Concerto in G major, Op. 46 (written 1857, published 1859)
• Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 65 (1864)
• Romance et caprice for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 86 (published 1871)
• Cello Concerto in D minor, Op. 96 (1874)

Solo piano

(in publication order)

• Ondine (étude), Op. 1
• Two Melodies, Op. 3 (1. F major; 2. B major)
• Tarantelle, Op. 6
• Caprice, Op. 7
• Kamenniy-Ostrov, Op. 10 (set of piano sketches)
• Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 12
• Le Bal. Fantasy for piano in 10 parts. Op. 14. Published in 1855.
• 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. 30 (1. F minor (first Barcarolle); 2. D minor)
• Acrostychon, Op. 37
• Sonata for Piano No. 3 in F major, Op. 41
• Six soirées á Saint-Petersburg, Op. 44 (published 1859)
• Trois Barcarolles (1. Op. 45bis; 2. Op. 50 no.3bis; 3. no Op. number)
• 6 fugues (en style libre) introduites de préludes pour piano, Op. 53
• Cinq morceaux, Op. 69
• Album de Peterhof, Op. 75.
• Fantasy in E minor, Op. 77 (a massive one-movement free-form sonata more than forty minutes in length)
• Six Études, Op. 81
• Seven National Dances, Op. 82
• Fantasy in C major, Op. 84 (originally for solo piano, 1869; arr. piano and orchestra, 1880)
• Theme and 12 Variations, G major, Op. 88 (a massive work, comparable to the sonatas, more than forty minutes in length)
• Ballade, Op. 93
• Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 100
• Six morceaux, Op. 104
• Second Acrostychon pour le piano, Op. 114
• Six Barcarolles
• Étude sur des notes fausses (Étude on false notes), C major, no Op. number, (1868)
• Valse-Caprice in E-flat (1870)

Two pianos

• Bal costumé Op. 103 - 20 pieces for two pianos (1879)
• Fantasy in F minor Op. 73 for two pianos (1864)

Chamber works

Ensemble music with piano

• Octet Op. 9 for piano, strings and winds (from a first attempt at a piano concerto and entitled 'Concerto di camera' ).
• Piano Trio No. 1 in F, Op. 15
• Piano Trio No. 2 in G minor, Op. 15
• Piano Trio in B-flat major, Op. 52
• Piano Trio in A major, Op. 85
• Piano Trio 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
• 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
• Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in A minor, Op. 19
• Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in B minor, Op. 98
• Three Character Pieces for Piano Four-Hands, Op. 9
• Six character pictures (Character-Bilder) for Piano Four-Hands Op. 50.

Other chamber music

• 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

Operas

• Dmitry Donskoy. 1849/50.
• The Siberian Hunters (Sibirskiye okhotniki). 1852. (premiered 1854 under Franz Liszt's baton)
• Fomka the Fool
• Die Kinder der Heide (Children of the Steppes) (premiered 1861 in Vienna.)
• Feramors. 1862.
• The Demon. 1871.
• Die Maccabäer. 1872-4.
• Néron. 1875-6.
• The Merchant Kalashnikov. 1877-9., (premiered 1880)
• Unter Räubern, 1883.
• Der Papagei. (The Parakeet.) 1884.
• Gorjuša (The Sorrowful One) 1888

Sacred operas and oratorios

• 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? )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

• Die Rebe (La vigne, The Grapevine) (1881) (staged 1893 by Emil Graeb for the Court Opera Ballet in Berlin)

Vocal works

Lieder

• 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

• 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 Haga in der Wüste) Op. 92