List of compositions by Bedřich Smetana


Below is a List of compositions by Bedřich Smetana sorted by genre, catalogue numbers, original and English titles. JB numbers are from Tematický katalog skladeb Bedřicha Smetany by Jiří Berkovec. B. numbers are from the catalogue by František Bartoš. T. numbers are from the 1893 catalogue by Karel Teige.
GenreJBBTComposition dateCzech title English titleKeyScoringNotes
Opera1:87124901862–1863Braniboři v ČecháchThe Brandenburgers in Bohemia in 3 acts; libretto by Karel Sabina
Opera1:100131931863–1866Prodaná nevěstaThe Bartered Bride 4 versions; revised 1868–1869 and 1870; libretto by Karel Sabina
Opera1:101133961865–1867DaliborDalibor in 3 acts; revised 1870; libretto by Josef Wenzig in Czech translation by Ervin Špindler
Opera1:1021071869–1872LibušeLibuše in 3 acts; libretto by Josef Wenzig in Czech translation by Ervin Špindler
Opera1:1081091873–1874Dvě vdovyThe Two Widows in 2 acts; revised 1877; libretto by Emanuel Züngel, after Jean Pierre Félicien Mallefille's play Les deux veuves
Opera1:1041151875–1876HubičkaThe Kiss in 2 acts; libretto by Eliška Krásnohorská after the novel by Karolina Světlá
Opera1:1101181877–1878TajemstvíThe Secret in 3 acts; libretto by Eliška Krásnohorská
Opera1:1221291879–1882Čertova stěnaThe Devil's Wall in 3 acts; libretto by Eliška Krásnohorská
Opera2:481331874
1883–1884
ViolaViola fragment; libretto by Eliška Krásnohorská after Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night
Orchestral1:103112c.1842MinuetMinuetB-flat majorfor orchestra
Orchestral1:113214c.1842Kvapík bajadér / Galopp bajadérekBayadere GalopC majorfor orchestra
Orchestral1:3963461848–1849Velká předehraFestive Overture D majorfor orchestraOp. 4
Orchestral1:5992591853–1854Triumfální symfonieFestive Symphony E majorfor orchestraOp. 6; revised 1881
Orchestral1:70106741857–1858Richard IIIRichard IIIA minorfor orchestrasymphonic poem after the play by William Shakespeare; Op. 11
Orchestral1:72111791858–1859Valdštýnův táborWallenstein's CampD majorfor orchestrasymphonic poem; Op. 14; after the Wallenstein trilogy by Friedrich Schiller
Orchestral1:79118821860–1861Hakon JarlHakon JarlC minorfor orchestrasymphonic poem; Op. 16; after the tragic drama by Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger
Orchestral1:85123911862Doktor FaustDoctor Faust for orchestraoverture to a puppet play
Orchestral1:86125491862–1863Našim děvámTo Our GirlsD majorfor orchestrapolka; revised 1888
Orchestral1:88127941863Oldřich a BoženaOldřich and Božena for orchestraoverture to a puppet play
Orchestral1:90129951864Pochod k slavnosti ShakespearověSolemn March for Shakespeare CelebrationsE majorfor orchestraOp. 20
Orchestral1:92132971867Fanfáry k Shakespearovu dramatu Richard IIIFanfares for Shakespeare's Richard III for brass and timpani
Orchestral1:951361021868Slavnostní předehra k položení základního kamene Národního DivadlaSolemn Prelude on the Occasion of Laying the Foundation Stone for the National TheatreC majorfor orchestra
Orchestral1:971381031869RybářThe Fisherman for harmonium, harp and string orchestra
Orchestral1:981391041869Libušin soudLibuše's Judgement for orchestra
Orchestral1:112
110
111
113
114
120
121

1872–1874
1874
1875
1875
1878
1879
Má vlast My Country
E-flat major
E minor
A minor
G minor
D minor
D minor
for orchestraCycle of 6 symphonic poems
Orchestral1:1151231879VenkovankaThe Country WomanG majorfor orchestrapolka; also for piano
Orchestral1:1261351882–1883Pražský karneval: Introdukce a polonézaThe Prague Carnival for orchestraIntroduction and Polonaise
Chamber music1:1235161843Fantasie na českou národní píseň „Sil jsem proso“Fantasy on a Bohemian SongG minorfor violin and piano
Chamber music1:6496641855Klavírní TrioPiano TrioG minorfor violin, cello and pianoOp. 15; revised 1857, B. 104
Chamber music1:1051161876Smyčcový kvartet č. 1 „Z mého života“String Quartet No.1 "From My Life" E minorfor 2 violins, viola and cello
Chamber music1:1181281879–1880Z domovinyFrom My Homeland, 2 PiecesA major
G minor
for violin and piano
Chamber music1:1241311882–1883Smyčcový kvartet č. 2String Quartet No.2D minorfor 2 violins, viola and cello
Organ1:3052351846Šest preludií6 PreludesC major
C minor
G major
G minor
D major
F major
for organ
Piano2:131831–1832KvapíkGalopD majorfor piano
Piano1:11241840Louisina PolkaLouisina Polka D majorfor piano
Piano1:21381840Jiřinková PolkaGeorgina Polka D majorfor piano
Piano1:3751840Galopp di bravouraGalopp di bravouraB-flat majorfor piano
Piano1:42261841ImpromptuImpromptuE-flat minorfor piano
Piano1:52371841ImpromptuImpromptuB minorfor piano
Piano1:624111842ImpromptuImpromptuA-flat majorfor piano
Piano1:728131842?OuverturaOvertureC minorfor piano 4-hands
Piano1:829151842?OuverturaOvertureA majorfor piano 4-hands
Piano1:930c.1842„Ze studentského života“ PolkaFrom Student LifeC majorfor pianopolka; revised 1858, B. 110
Piano1:132717c.1842Duo beze slovDuo without Words E majorfor piano
Piano1:1433181843QuadrilleQuadrilleB-flat majorfor piano
Piano2:1034191843Skladba bez názvu Untitled Piece A-flat majorfor piano
Piano1:1636201843–1844QuadrilleQuadrilleF majorfor piano
Piano1:1538211843–1844Skladba bez nadpisu Untitled Piece C-sharp minorfor piano
Piano1:1737381843–1844„Vzpomínka na Plzeň“ PolkaSouvenir of Pilsen E-flat majorfor pianopolka
Piano1:1940271844Bagately a impromptus Bagatelles and Impromptus
C major
A minor
G major
E minor
D major
B minor
A major
F-sharp minor
for pianoOp. 6
Piano1:1839221844Valčíky5 WaltzesC minor
A-flat major
E-flat major
C minor
A-flat major
for piano
Piano
1:20
1:25
1:21
1:22
1:23
1:81
1844–1862
1844
1845
1845
1845
1845?
1862
Šest lístků do památníku 6 Album Leaves
B major
E major
C minor
E-flat minor
A-flat major
C major
for piano
Piano1:24461845Pensée fugitivePensée fugitiveD minorfor piano
PianoA431845Pochod válečníkůMarch of the SoldiersD majorfor piano
PianoA501845Venkovský pochodRustic MarchB-flat majorfor piano
PianoA551845Triumfalní pochodTriumphant MarchE majorfor piano
Piano1:2647261845Skladba bez nadpisuUntitled PieceG minorfor 2 pianos 8-hands
Piano3:24A76351846Klavírní sonátaPiano SonataG minorfor piano
Piano1:2850371846PolkaPolkaE-flat majorfor piano
Piano3:18A57281846Etuda Étude in Prelude FormC majorfor piano
Piano3:18A58281846Etuda Étude in Song FormA minorfor piano
PianoA60291846Charakteristické variace na českou píseň „Sil jsem proso“Variations on the Czech Song "Sil jsem proso"G majorfor piano
Piano1:3052351846Šest preludií6 Preludes for piano 4-hands
Piano1:3153521847
1855
Lesní city a dojmy: NocturnoForest Impressions and Emotions: NocturneF minorfor piano
Piano1:3255481847?Allegro capricciosoAllegro capricciosoB minorfor piano
Piano1:33541847?RomanceRomanceB-flat majorfor pianorevised 1883
Piano1:34561847–1848Charakteristická skladbaCharacter Piece C-flat majorfor piano
Piano1:3557441847–1848Šest charakteristických skladeb 6 Character Pieces
C major
C minor
G major
G minor
D major
D minor
for pianoOp. 1
Piano1:365845a1848Pochod pražské studentské legieMarch of the Prague Student Legion
F majorfor piano
Piano1:375945b1848Pochod národní gardyNational Guard March D majorfor piano
Piano2:1762421848CapriceCapriceG minorfor piano
Piano1:42751848–1849Lístek do památníkuAlbum LeafG minorfor piano
Piano1848–1850Lístek do památníkuAlbum LeafE-flat majorfor piano
Piano1848–1852Lístek do památníkuAlbum LeafF-sharp minorfor piano
Piano1848–1852Lístek do památníkuAlbum LeafE majorfor piano
Piano1848–1852Lístek do památníkuAlbum LeafG-sharp minorfor piano
Piano1:6094621848–1854Tři salonní polky3 Salon Polkas F-sharp major
F minor
E major
for pianoOp. 7
Piano1:66101681848–1857Črty 1 Sketches I
F-sharp minor
B major
A-flat major
G-sharp minor
for pianoOp. 4
Piano1:67102681848–1857Črty 2 Sketches II
F-sharp major
G-sharp minor
D-flat major
F minor
for pianoOp. 5
Piano1:4464411849Svatební scény Wedding Scenes
C major
A-flat major
A major
for piano
Piano1:4577 Lístek do památníkuAlbum LeafA majorfor piano
Piano1:4678 Lístek do památníkuAlbum LeafB-flat majorfor piano
Piano1:4770471849Sonátová větaSonata MovementE minorfor 2 pianos 8-hands
Piano1:4872501849–1850Poklad melodií A Treasure of Melodies I
C major
A minor
G major
for piano
Piano1:49711849–1850Poklad melodií A Treasure of Melodies II
C major
G major
D major
A major
E major
for piano
Piano1:5186531849–1850Šest lístků do památníku 6 Album Leaves
C major
A minor
G major
E minor
D major
B minor
for pianoOp. 2
Piano1:65100671849–1850Tři lístky do památníku 3 Album Leaves
E major
A major
F-sharp minor
for pianoOp. 3
Piano
1:53
1:41
1:43
1:54
1:52

84
74
76
85
80

30



1849–1850Skladby psané do památníku Album Leaves
B minor
B-flat major
G major
B minor
E-flat minor
B-flat minor
for piano
Piano1:5073571850Rondo pro mládežRondo for the YoungC majorfor 2 pianos 8-hands
Piano1:57
1:55
1:56
1:63
90
88
89
93
56
54
55
93
1852–1854Polky z let padesátých4 Polkas from the 1850sE major
G minor
A major
F minor
for piano

completed 1883
Piano1:6195631854Tři poetické polky3 Poetic Polkas E-flat major
G minor
A-flat major
for pianoOp. 8
Piano1:6297651855?AndanteAndanteE-flat majorfor piano
Piano2:42D491857–1858CidCid for pianoincomplete
Piano2:43107701858BaladaBalladeE minorfor pianoincomplete
Piano1:71109691858Vidění na plese Ball-VisionA minorfor piano
Piano1:711091858PolkaPolkaC majorfor pianorevision of Vidění na plese
Piano1:73108711858Scherzo-etudaScherzo-ÉtudeC majorfor pianooriginal version of Concert Étude
Piano1:69105721858Zvědavý, transkripce písně Franze Schuberta z cyklu Krásná mlynářkaTranscription of Schubert's Der NeugierigeB majorfor pianoOp. 10; from Franz Schubert's song cycle Die schöne Müllerin
Piano1:73113751858–1859Koncertní etudaConcert ÉtudeC majorfor piano
Piano1:75112801859Macbeth, skizza ke scéně „Macbeth a čarodějnice“ ze ShakespearaMacbeth G minorfor pianoafter a scene from William Shakespeare's Macbeth
Piano1:74114811859Bettina PolkaBettina PolkaC majorfor pianoversion 1
Piano1:76115831859–1860Vzpomínky na Čechy ve formě polekSouvenir de Bohême en forme de polkasA minor
E minor
for pianoOp. 12
Piano1:77116841859–1860Vzpomínky na Čechy ve formě polekSouvenir de Bohême en forme de polkasE minor
E-flat major
for pianoOp. 13
Piano1:80119861861Na břehu mořském, koncertní etudaOn the Seashore, Concert ÉtudeG-sharp minorfor pianoOp. 17
Piano1:83121881862Koncertní fantasie na české národní písněFantasy on Czech FolksongsB majorfor piano
Piano1001868Z Dalibora, Fantasie na temata z opery DaliborFantasy on Themes from the Opera Dalibor for piano
Piano1081873Motivy z opery Dalibor, PotpourriPotpourri, Themes from the Opera Dalibor for piano
Piano1874Polka z Dvou vdovPolka from The Two WidowsC majorfor piano
Piano1:1031121874–1875Sny: Šest charakteristických skladeb Dreams
E-flat major
F minor
A minor
E major
B minor
G minor
for piano
Piano1:107112/11877České tance 1: 4 PolkyCzech Dances I: 4 PolkasF-sharp minor
A minor
F major
B-flat major
for piano
Piano1:114112/21879České tance 2 Czech Dances II
A minor
B-flat major
A-flat major
C major
G major
D major
A major
E-flat major
B major
F major
for pianoOp. 21
Piano1:1151231879„Venkovanka“ PolkaThe Country WomanG majorfor pianopolka; also for orchestra
Piano1:1171251880AndanteAndanteF minorfor piano
Piano1:1211301880RomanceRomanceG minorfor piano
Piano1:74114811883Bettina PolkaBettina PolkaC majorfor pianoversion 2
Piano Dvojitá fugaTwo-voice Fugue for piano
Piano Třihlasá fugaThree-voice Fugue for piano
Piano Čtyřhlasá fugaFour-voice Fugue for piano
Piano4:4103851857, 1872 Cadenzas to Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 for piano
Piano4:1981856 Cadenzas to Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, KV466 for piano
Piano4:2991856? Cadenza to Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, KV491 for piano
Piano4:31301864? Cadenzas to Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major, KV595 for piano
Piano Fragments and Sketches for piano
Choral1846Jesu meine Freunde Chorale
Choral1846Ich hoffe auf den Herrn Fugue
Choral1846Lobet den Herrn Introduction and Fugue
Choral1846Heilig ist der Herr Zebaoth
ChoralA771846Scapulis suis obumbrabit tibi dominus for chorus, horns, strings and organ
ChoralA781846Medtabitur in mandatis tuis for chorus, horns, strings and organ
Choral1:38601848Píseň svobodySong of Liberty for male chorus and piano
Choral1:781171860Píseň českáCzech Song for male chorus or mixed chorus
Choral1:84122891862Tři jezdciThe Three Riders for male chorus
Choral1:89126921863OdrodilecThe Renegade for male chorusrevised 1864, JB 1:91
Choral1:94135991868RolnickáFarmer's Song for male chorus
Choral1:961011868Česká píseňCzech Song for chorus and piano or orchestrarevised 1878, JB 1:111
Choral1:991061870Slavnostní sborFestive Chorus for male chorus
Choral1:1061171876–1877Píseň na mořiThe Song of the Sea for male chorus
Choral1:1091191878Tři ženské sbory 3 Female Choruses for female chorus
Choral1:1191261880VěnoThe Dower for male chorus
Choral1:1201271880ModlitbaPrayer for male chorus
Choral1:1231321882Dvě hesla2 Slogans for male chorus
Choral1:1251341883Naše píseňOur Song for male chorus
Vocal3:25A70321846Pohled mé dívky for voice and piano
Vocal3:25A71331846Sbohem!Farewell! for voice and piano
Vocal1:2749341846Bolest odloučení for voice and piano
Vocal1:2951401846Vyzvání for voice and piano
Vocal1:5391581853Jaro lásky for voice and piano
Vocal1:93134981867O Gustave, můj králi for voice and piano
Vocal1:1161241879Večerní písně Evening Songs for voice and pianowords by Vítězslav Hálek