The following is a list of compositions by Robert Schumann for piano solo and for pedal piano solo.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 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 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;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. 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 Piano Sonata No. 1 in F 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 Piano 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 , Vienna, August 1839 Op. 19 Blumenstück in D 1839 , Vienna, August 1839 Op. 20 Humoreske in B 1839 , 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 , Vienna, June 1840 Op. 26 Faschingsschwank aus Wien 1839 , 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 FragmentRSW:Anh:F7 Variations in G on an original theme, "“Mit Gott”" 1831-32 Modern publication FragmentRSW:Anh:F8 Introduction, Theme, and Sketches for 4 variations on a theme of Paganini’s “La Campanella” in B minor 1831-32 Modern publication UnfinishedRSW:Anh:F11 Exercise fantastique 1832 LostRSW:Anh:F12 Étude fantastique 1830-32 LostRSW:Anh:F14 12 Burlesken (or Burlen und Papilloten) 1832 Modern publication FragmentsRSW:Anh:F15 Fandango in F minor 1832 Modern publication Some material from this was reused in the Op. 11 SonataRSW:Anh:F18 Fantasie satyrique, after Henri Herz 1832 Modern publication FragmentRSW: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 major 1832-33 Modern publication RSW:Anh:F24 Variationen über den “Sehnsuchtswalzer” von Franz Schubert in A 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 symphonyRSW: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

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