List of compositions by Moritz Moszkowski

The following is the complete List of compositions by Moritz Moszkowski.

MoszWV means Moszkowski Werkverzeichnis (=Moszkowski work directory).

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Works with opus number TitleOpusNameKeyTempoGeYear Note Scherzo 1 — B major Quasi andantino 1874 MoszWV 1 → A scherzo composed under Moszkowski's alternative name: Anton Notenquetscher. Published by Simon. Albumblatt 2 — A major Moderato e grazioso 1875 MoszWV 2 → Album leaf is a short instrumental composition usually for piano, and quite often light in character. Published by Hainauer. Piano Concerto No. 1 3 First movement B minor Allegro con spirito 1874 MoszWV 160 → Moszkowski began working in his first Piano concerto, with the orchestra consisting of piano, 1 piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes (English horn), 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, triangle, violin 1, violin 2, violas, cellos, and double basses, in 1873 at the age of 19 (Moszkowski played this composition, with Franz Liszt on the second piano, in a matinee in Weimar, prompting him to praise Moszkowski admiringly). While Moszkowski later dismissed his Opus. 3 as worthless, he called his Piano Concerto in E major, Op. 59, his best work. In a letter to his publisher in April 1875, Moszkowski said: "I should be happy to send you my piano concerto but for two reasons: first, it is worthless; second, it is most convenient (the score being four hundred pages long) for making my piano stool higher when I am engaged in studying better works." Dedicated to Franz Liszt, it was neglected in an archive at the Bibliothèque nationale de France for 140 years, until the manuscript was found three years prior to its premiere performance at the National Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw, Poland, with the Rzeszow Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Kiradjiev, and soloist Ludmil Angelov, on January 9, 2014. It was then published by Symétrie, Lyon. Second movement G major Adagio Third movementE major Scherzo molto vivace Fourth movementB minor Allegro con spirito l'istesso tempo Caprice 4 — A minor Vivo 1875 MoszWV 3 → Caprice is an instrumental free form musical composition with improvisatory style. Dedicated to Frau Helene v. Schack née v. Lynker. Published by Hainauer. Hommage à Schumann 5 — E major Allegro con brio 1875 MoszWV 5 → Fantasie is a free composition written according to the composer's imagination. Published by Hainauer. Fantasie-Impromptu 6 — F major Allegretto grazioso 1875 MoszWV 5 → Fantasie-Impromptu is a free-style composition. Composed and dedicated to Mademoiselle Johanna Wenzel. Published by Simon. G minor L’istesso tempo D minor Tempo I (Allegretto grazioso) Trois Moments Musicaux 7 No. 1 B major Allegramente 1875 MoszWV 6 → A free composition published by Hainauer. No. 2 C minor Con moto No. 3 F major Tranquillo e semplice Fünf Walzer 8 No. 1 A major Allegro moderato 1875 MoszWV 100 → Moszkowski began writing his first composition for piano four hands on 4 November 1875 (published in 1876), likely dedicated to Dr. Alfred Pringsheim most probably because the Trois Moments Musicaux, Op. 7 (MoszWV 6), had already been dedicated to Constantin Sternberg. After the success of this composition, and the subsequent Op. 11, it was natural for Moszkowski to write even more pieces for piano four hands. Published by Simon. No. 2 A minor Pesante e lugubre No. 3 E major Allegro grazioso No. 4 G major Vivace assai No. 5 D major Pomposo ed energico, ma non troppo allegro 8a Idem Idem Idem MoszWV 80a → Arranged for piano two hands. Published by Simon. Arrangement for MoszWV 80a was probably written the same year as MoszWV 100. Zwei Lieder 9 Die Verlassene C Allegretto 1876 MoszWV 170 → A composition for soprano (Regina Moszkowska was for one year (probably 1902) singing teacher at the Stern Conservatory in Berlin) and piano with libretto by Wilhelm Sachs. No. 1 complete title is Die Verlassene: "Einsam dort am Bache kauert, and no. 2 is Schlaflied: "Schlaf, Bubchen, schlaf" with respective high key in D major, middle in C major, and low in B major. Published by Julius Hainauer. Schlaflied (Berceuse) D major Andante Skizzen, Vier Kleine Stücke 10 Melodie G major Con moto 1876 MoszWV 7 → Four little pieces for piano published by Hainauer. No. 4 is translated as: Sachs, a family surname. Thema E major Tranquillo ed espressivo Mazurka G major Allegro Impromptu über Sachs G minor Allegro assai Drei Stücke 11 Polonaise E major Brioso ed energico 1876 MoszWV 101 → A composition for piano four hands published by Hainauer. Dedicated to his friend Carl Wittkowsky. Walzer G major Allegretto grazioso Ungarischer Tanz B Minor Allegro con fuoco Spanische Tänze 12 Flamenco (Gypsy Dance) C major Allegro brioso 1876 MoszWV 102 → A composition for piano four hands dedicated to his brother Alexander Moszkowski. Later publishers found, among other things, a new title for every piece: No. 1 Madrid, No. 2 Sevilla, No. 3 Barcelona, No. 4 Valencia, No. 5 Málaga. They were published by Simon. In 1902 Moszkowski wrote: I think it was about the middle of my seventeenth year that, as often happens to both old and young musicians, I was in sore need of money. I could think of only two ways to get what I wanted: to borrow or to compose something. After turning over, for several days, the advantages and disadvantages of both ways of bettering my circumstances, I concluded I would borrow. Therefore, I went to those two of my colleagues with whom I was on most familiar terms: Philipp and Xaver Scharwenka, in hope that I should not find their fortunes at so low an ebb. Philipp was at home, sitting on a sofa and smoking a pipe. I sat down by him and asked if he had a cigar. He said that he was out of cigars, but that I could smoke a pipe. So I took a pipe and looked around for tobacco, but sought and sought in vain. Finally Philipp said: "You needn’t hunt hunt any longer, Moritz; there is no tobacco here." Then I began to grow a little angry and said: "Do you know, Philipp, that is drawing it rather strong? You offer me an empty pipe, let me look for tobacco in vain and then coolly tell me there is none here, and yet you yourself are smoking. Give me some tobacco." "If you will smoke what I am smoking, I am satisfied." answered Philipp, who emptied his pipe and prepared anew by drawing out a hole in the sofa some of the sea-grass used to stuff it, which he put in his pipe. For a moment I was speechless with astonishment. Now it was clear that I could not borrow money from a man who was using his sofa for smoking. I went back home, sat down at my table, and began to look through my sketch book. A motive of Spanish character struck my eyes, and at the same moment arose the thought that I would write a set of Spanish dances. I worked rapidly, and in several days had finished my Opus 12, the Spanish Dances for four hands. I had only the last few notes to write as [Xaver] Scharwenka stepped into my room. "Good day, Moritz," he said; "you may be glad that you need not to go out, for it is wretched weather." "Since we are speaking of wretched things," said I, "what are you composing now?" "Oh, nothing," said Xaver, who was accustomed to this kind of conversational tone from me; "but you appear to be at work: do you need money?" Right you are," said I, "and you can do me a service by playing through these four-hand pieces and telling me what you think of them." We tried the dances, and then Xaver said: "I would rather have lent you some money, so that you would not have had to compose." But that was only a return thrust. An hour later I called on Simon the publisher, who promised to let me know in a few days if he would bring the pieces out. When I saw him several days later he said he had shown the pieces to several experienced critics and they had advised him to take them. The question now was, what I wanted from them. "I have a brilliant idea," I said: "I propose that you pay me an exceptionally good price which will get talked about in the papers and thus make a big stir about the pieces." But it made no impression on the publisher. He thought that so pretty pieces needed no such advertising, and besides that, Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert and others always had sold their compositions cheaply, and as a publisher he felt obliged to accept such traditions. In vain I sought to change his mind by suggesting that he ought not to compare me with Beethoven; he would listen to no distinction between us in that respect, and paid me a small price with which I finally withdrew, tolerably well satisfied, at least, to be relieved of my present necessities. When the Spanish Dances were published, several weeks later, they found a good sale. Some years later they were known everywhere, being taken up in various editions and arrangements. I consider this as one of the works which first made me known to the musical world in general. Of course the publisher profited largely by it, and all because Philipp Scharwenka had no tobacco and could not lend me money. Romance in Córdoba G minor Moderato Juana (Andalusian Vito) A major Con moto Malagueña B major Allegro comodo Bolero D major Con spirito 12a Idem Idem Idem MoszWV 102a → Chamber music for clarinet and piano, first published by Bote & Bock. It was orchestrated by Philipp Scharwenka (No. 2 and No. 5) and Valentin Frank (No. 1, No. 3 and No. 4) in 1880. Published by Edition Peters. Drei Lieder 13 Bitte: Weil auf mir, du dunkles Auge D major Molto moderato 1877 MoszWV 171 → A composition for soprano and piano. No. 1 uses a text by Nikolaus Lenau, No. 2 by Heinrich Heine, and No. 3. Julius Wolff. Published by Hainauer. Und wüssten's die Blumen E minor Andante melancolico Mädchenaug'! Mädchenaug'! D major Con vivacita Humoreske 14 — D major Allegro fastoso 1877 MoszWV 8 → A Humoresque composition characterized by pieces with fanciful humor. Dedicated to Xaver Scharwenka. Published by Hainauer. Sechs Stücke 15 Serenata D major Andante grazioso 1877 MoszWV 9 → A composition for piano solo. No. 1 Serenata was the first revised, personally corrected by the composer himself, Moritz Moszkowski, and authorized edition ever published in an American magazine (The Ladies' Home Journal, No. 8, July 1905). Published by Hainauer. Arabeske G major Allegro molto Mazurka G minor Allegro Canon D major Con moto Walzer D major Molto moderato Barcarole A minor Andante semplice 15a Serenata Idem Idem 1911 MoszWV 9a → A composition for piano 4 hands (after Op. 15, No. 1). Published by Hainauer. 15b Waltzer 1902 MoszWV 9b → Chamber music for cello and piano (after Op. 15, No. 5). Published by Hainauer. Zwei Konzertstücke 16 Ballade G minor Andante con moto 1878 MoszWV 130 → Chamber music originally composed for violin and piano and published with a companion piece, a Bolero, Op 16, No 2. No. 1 Ballade has for tempo Andante con moto (part 1), and Tempo animato, quasi allegro (part 2). This is Moszkowski earliest orchestral work (Spanish Dances, Op 12, which appeared earlier, was orchestrated by Philipp Scharwenka and Valentin Frank). No. 1 was dedicated to German composer and violin-virtuoso Gustav Hille (born 21 May 1851), who had studied at the Kullak Academy along with Moszkowski, and No. 2 Bolero to Fräulein Marianne Stresow. Published by Hainauer. Bolero D major Allegro spiritoso 16a Ballade Idem Idem MoszWV 130a → A ballad for violin and orchestra (after Op. 16) composed of 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, harp (opt), and strings. It was dedicated to Marianne Stresow two years prior to her marriage with Philipp Scharwenka (1847-1917). Published by Hainauer. Drei Klavierstücke in Tanzform 17 Polonaise D major Allegro con fuoco 1878 MoszWV 10 → A composition for piano. Published by Hainauer. Menuett G major Allegro moderato Waltzer A major Molto allegro 17a Menuett Idem Idem MoszWV 10a → A Minuet for piano four hands (after Op. 17, No. 2). Published by Hainauer. Fünf Klavierstücke 18 Melodie F major Moderato 1878 MoszWV 11 → A co