This list of compositions by Joseph Martin Kraus is organized by number in Bertil H. van Boer's Die Werke von Joseph Martin Kraus: Systematisch-thematisches Werkverzeichnis, which gives each composition a VB number.
The compositions are also arranged in categories: sacred choral works (VB 1 - 17), secular dramatic works (VB 18 - 34), ballet music (VB 35 - 39), secular cantate (VB 40 - 46), arias and duets (VB 47 - 66), canons (VB 67 - 69), lieder (VB 70 - 120), cantatas and pastorals (VB 121 - 126), symphonies (VB 127 - 148), concertos ( VB 149 - 156), chamber music for more than one instrument (VB 157 - 184), piano music (VB 185 - 193), miscellany (VB 194 - 204).
Bertil van der Boer lists five works mistakenly attributed to Joseph Martin Kraus: a Fugue in D minor by Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, and four pieces by other men named Kraus. A full list of Kraus' works is categorized along with relevant metadata by the Swedish Musical Heritage Society of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. The total amount of cataloged works total 153 according to the Society, although many works have not yet been included in the inventory yet.
Symphony
Symphony in D major Symphony 'Sigmaringen' 1 in A major (lost) Symphony 'Sigmaringen' 2 in G major (lost) Symphony 'Sigmaringen' 3 in E-flat Major (lost) Symphony 'Sigmaringen' 4 in C major (lost) Symphony 'Sigmaringen' 5 in D major (lost)
Symphony in F Symphony (lost) Symphony "Göttingen" 1 (lost) Symphony "Göttingen" 2 (lost) Symphony "Göttingen" 3 (lost) Symphony "Göttingen" 4 (lost) Symphony "Göttingen" 5 (lost) Symphony "Göttingen" 6 (lost) Symphony in C major Violino Obligato Symphony in C major Symphony in C-sharp minor Symphony in E minor Symphony in C minor Symphony in D major Symphony in E-flat Major Symphony in F major Symphony in A major Symphonie Funébre in C minor
Duets, Trios, and Quartet
Piano Trio "Hoffstetter" No. 1 (lost) Piano Trio "Hoffstetter" No. 2 (lost) Piano Trio "Hoffstetter" No. 3 (lost) Piano Trio "Hoffstetter" No. 4 (lost) Piano Trio "Hoffstetter" No. 5 (lost) Piano Trio "Hoffstetter" No. 6 (lost) Piano Trio in D major Sonata for Piano & Violin in D major Sonata for Piano & Violin in C major Sonata for Piano & Violin in E-flat Major Sonata for Piano & Violin in C major Allegro for Piano & Violin in D major
String Quartet in F minor String Quartet in C minor String Quartet in E major String Quartet in B-flat major String Quartet in C major String Quartet in G minor String Quartet in D major String Quartet in A major String Quartet in C major String Quartet in G major
Concertos
Concerto for 2 Violins (lost) Flute Concerto (lost) Violin Concerto in C major Concerto for Violin & Viola (lost) 153a. Concerto for Viola & Cello in G major 153b. Viola Concerto in C major 153c. Violin Concert in E-flat major
Vocal
1778: 'Aandes sagte, vestevinde' ('Aure belle') in F major 1782: Zum Geburtstage des Königs 1783: Der Mann im Lehnstuhl 1783: 'Ein Schauspiel ist die Welt' G minor (for voice and piano) 1785: 'Est on sage, dans le bel âge' A major (for voice and piano) 1787: 'Hör mina ömma suckar klaga' (from opera, Visittimman) 1788: 'Conservati fedele' in F major 1790: Die Henne (for voice and piano) An das Klavier (for voice and piano) Requiem in D minor Requiem for Joseph II (lost) Miserere in C minor Parvum quando in D major Te Deum in D major Fracto demum Sacramento in D major Proh parvule in C major Mot en Alsvåldig Magt in E-flat Major Stella Coeli in C major In te speravi domine in E-flat Major Miserere (with Roman Hoffstetter) (lost) Miserere Nostri Domine in C minor Jubileum Mass for Pater Alexander Keck (lost) Fragments of a Motet in D major Cantata for the Installation of Magnus Lehnberg in D major
Cantatas and Oratorios
1778-79: La Pesce 1782: Den Frid ett Menlöst Hjerta Njuter 1782: Kantate zum Geburtstag Gustav III 1790: La Scusa 1790: La Primavera Die Geburt Jesu (lost) Der Tod Jesu
Opera
1779: Azire (lost - some orchestral portions remain) 1780: La Gelosia 1782-1791: Aeneas i Carthago, eller Dido och Aeneas 1788: Soliman II, eller De Tre Sultaninnorna 1792: Marknaden (lost) 1792: Olympie 1792: Återfarten ifrån Fiskarstugan 1792: Måltiden i Fiskarstugan 1792: Fiskarstugan Le Bon Seigneur, Schauspiel in 3 Acts (lost) Proserpin Zoelia, ou L'origine de La Felicité (lost) Oedipe (destroyed) Carmen Biblicum
Ballet
1789: Fiskarena Pantomime in D major Pantomime in G major
Piano
1778: Svensk dans C-dur 1787: Keyboard Sonata in E-flat Major 1783: Keyboard Sonata in E major
Other Musik spiel (unarchieved, lost) 4 Intermezzos To Molière's Amphitryon Couplets to Fintbergs Bröllop Couplets to Fri-Corpsen, eller Dalkarkarne (lost) Du, i Hvars Oskuldsfulla in G major Couplets Till Födelsedagen (lost) Äfventyraren, eller Resan till Månans Ö Möt Sveafolk din Tacksamhet in C major Choruses to Oedipe Ballet Movements for Gluck's Armide Non piu fra sassi algosi in E major In te spero, o sposa amata in B-flat Major T'intendo, si mio cor in E-flat Major Duet in G major (lost) Aria in A-flat major (lost) Misero pargoletto in F minor Sentimi, non partir...Al mio bene in E-flat Major Innocente donzelletta in B-flat Major Du temps qui detruit tout in G major Ch'io mai vi possa in C major Del destin non vi lagnate in A major Ch'io parta? M'accheto in F major Se non ti moro al lato in E-flat Major Ma, tu tremi in E-flat Major Non temer, non son piu amante in B-flat Major Fermati!...Se tutti i mali miei in E-flat Major Son pietosa e sono amante in F major Fra l'ombre un lampo solo in F major Meine Mutter hat gense in F major Chorus and Canon Aandes saagte, Vestenvinde in F major Schweizerrundgesang in F major Rheinweinlied in G major An - Als ihm die - Starb in E-flat Major An die quelle in E-flat Major Hans und Hanne in C major An den Wind in B-flat Major An den Wind in F major Ich bin ein deutscher Jüngling in C major Ich bin vergnügt in C major Daphné am Bach in G major Phidile in C major Das Rosenband in A major Anselmuccio in A major An mein mädchen in B-flat Major Das schwarze Lischen aus Kastillien in G major Der nordische witwer in A major Ein Lied um Regen in D major Die mutter bei der Wiege in B-flat Major Ein Wiegenlied in E minor Der Abschied in F minor Ein Wiegenlied in G major Gesundheit in F major Depuis longtemps in G major Dors mon enfant in E-flat Major Point de Tristesse in A major Sans Venus in F major Aande lente in G major Conservati fedele in F major Notturno in G major Si mio ben in E-flat Major L'istessa Canzonetta alla Calabrese in C major Ti sento sospiri in G major Bröder! se Bålen in G major Charon på en Doktor såg (lost) Elegie in F major Hvart hastar Du? in C major Stancer till Elias Martin in G major Mine Herrar in A major Öfver Mozarts Död in E-flat major Posten riktigt öppnad blef in F major Se Källan, Se Lunden in D major Ynglingarne in D minor Atis Och Camilla in G major Den 9 Januarii 1793 (lost) Gracernas Besök vid Professoren Herr Tobias Sergel (lost) Cantate Till en värdig Vän (lost) Den 24 Januarii 1792 Sinfonia Buffa in F major Sinfonia Da Chiesa in D major Sinfonia Da Chiesa in D minor Sinfonia per la Chiesa; Riksdagsmarsch in D major Contradances (lost) Duo for Violin & Viola (lost) Sonata for Harpsichord & Violin in D minor Duo for Flute & Viola in D major String Trio (lost) Kleine Quadros Flute Quintet Opus 7 in D major Keyboard Sonata for Countess Ingelheim (lost) Zwei neue curiose Minuetten fürs Klavier Rondo for Keyboard in F major Variations for Keyboard in C major Larghetto for Keyboard in G major 11 Chorale Preludes for Organ Mass in E minor Förkunnom högt Hans Lof och Magt in C major Du, Vår Välgörare och Far in B-flat Major Dröj, Sol, uti din uppgångstimma in D major Stücke 1 Stücke 2 Stücke 3 Stücke 4 Stücke 5 Stücke 6 Exercises for Soprano
Addenda (Anhang) Mass in E minor Entr'acte to Äfventyraren in A major Poeter Prisa Många Gånger in A major Lydia och Arist in E-flat Major Polonaise for Orchestra in D major Trumpet Concerto (lost) Variations for Trumpet and Orchestra (lost) Trio for Keyboard, Flute & Cello in C major Rondo Capriccio for Keyboard in G major
References
Further reading Bertil van Boer, Jr., Die Werke von Joseph Martin Kraus: Systematisch-Thematisches Werkverzeichnis. Stockholm: Kgl. Schwedischen Musikakademie (1988): xxxiii - xxxix