List of compositions by Henri Vieuxtemps


Below is a list of compositions by Henri Vieuxtemps. The works are categorized by genre, opus number, date of composition, date of first publication, titles and scoring.
Opus numbers 1 through 5 were possibly designated for juvenile works. The date of composition for many works is unclear, and often appears in many sources to be based on the date of the first publication.
GenreOpusComposition
date		Publication
date		French title English titleScoringNotes
Vocal1836Le héros mourant, Imitation d'un chant russeLe héros mourant, Imitation d'un chant russefor voice and pianowords by J.F. Dobelin; published by Van Lier, La Haye
Vocal1837Le papillonLe papillonfor voice and pianowords by Alphonse de Lamartine; published in France Musicale, Paris, 1837
Vocal5 Mélodies 5 Songsfor voice and piano
Chamber music1838Fantaisie concertante sur des motifs de l'opéra "Les Huguenots" de G. MeyerbeerFantaisie concertante on Themes from Meyerbeer's Opera "Les Huguenots"for violin and pianocomposed in collaboration with Jacques Gregoir
Chamber music1838Duo brillant en forme de fantaisie sur des airs hongrois concertantDuo brillant en forme de fantaisie sur des airs hongrois concertantfor violin and pianocomposed in collaboration with Ferenc Erkel; dedicated to "à Madame la Baronne Fery d'Orczy"
Vocal6c.1845Le chevalierLe chevalierfor voice and pianopublished by A.M. Abrahams, La Haye
Chamber music6c.18371837Air varié avec introduction de l'opéra "Il Pirata" de Bellini en ré majeurAir varié with Introduction on a Theme from Bellini's "Il Pirata" in D majorfor violin and piano or orchestra
Chamber music7184118463 Romances sans paroles 3 Songs without Words for violin and piano
Chamber music8
c.184518504 Romances sans paroles 4 Songs without Words for violin and pianopublished also with Op. 7; the Violin Concerto No. 2 initially published as Op. 8, later Op. 19
Concertante91845?1846Hommage à Paganini, Caprice sur des thèmes du celèbre maestroHomage to Paganini, Capricefor violin and orchestra or piano
Concertante1018401840Grand Concerto Nº 1 en mi majeur Concerto No. 1 in E majorfor violin and orchestradedicated "au roi des belges"
Concertante1118381840Fantaisie-caprice en la majeurFantaisie-caprice in A majorfor violin and orchestraat end: St. Pétersbourg ce 21 Février 1840; dedicated to Jean Radoux
Chamber music1218431844Grande sonate concertante en quatre parties en ré majeur Sonata in D majorfor violin and pianodedicated to pianist Édouard Wolff
Chamber music13c.18431843Grand duo sur des thèmes de "Le duc d'Olonne" d'AuberGrand duo on Themes from Auber's "Le duc d'Olonne"for violin and pianocomposed in collaboration with Édouard Wolff
Chamber music14c.18431844Grande fantaisie concertante sur l'opéra "Obéron" de C. M. de WeberGrande fantaisie concertante on Themes from Weber's Opera "Oberon"for violin and pianocomposed in collaboration with Édouard Wolff
Concertante15c.18431843Les arpèges, CapriceLes arpèges, Caprice in D majorfor violin and orchestra with obligato cello
Chamber music16c.184518456 Études de concert 6 Concert Etudes for violin solo
Chamber music1718431844Souvenir d'Amérique, Variations burlesques sur "Yankee Doodle"Souvenir d'Amérique, Variations burlesques sur "Yankee Doodle"for violin and pianoalso for violin and string quartet
Concertante1818441844Norma, Fantaisie sur la quatrième cordeNorma, Fantasia on the G Stringfor violin and orchestra or piano
Concertante19
18361846Concerto Nº 2 en fa dièse mineur Concerto No. 2 in F minor "Sauret"for violin and orchestracomposed prior to Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 10; also published as Op. 8 by C. Joubert in Paris and others; dedicated "à son ami P. de Bremacker"
Chamber music20
c.18451845Duo concertant sur des thèmes de "Don Juan" de MozartDuo concertant on Themes from Mozart's "Don Giovanni"for violin and pianocomposed in collaboration with Édouard Wolff ; published by Schlesinger in Berlin; also published as Duo brillant sur les motifs de Don Juan de Mozart, Op. 19 by E. Troupenas & Cie in Paris
Concertante21c.18451846Souvenirs de russie, FantaisieSouvenirs de Russie, Fantasia in B minorfor violin and orchestra or pianodedicated to B. Rubens
Chamber music221846–18476 Morceaux de salon 6 Salon Piecesfor violin and piano or orchestra
2. dedicated "à son ami Serge Wolkoff"
Chamber music23
c.18451854Grande fantaisie sur l'opéra "L'étoile du nord" de G. MeyerbeerGrande fantaisie on Themes from Meyerbeer's Opera "L'étoile du nord"for violin and pianocomposed in collaboration with Theodor Kullak; published as Op. 24 by Brandus et Cie.
Transcriptionc.1846La nuit, Thème de l'ode-symphonie "Le désert"La nuitfor viola and pianoby Félicien-César David; transcription of "Hymne à la nuit" from Le désert ; original for tenor and orchestra
Chamber music
c.18471847Grand duo brillant sur des thèmes de l'opéra "Le camp de Silésie" ou "Vielka" de G. MeyerbeerGrand duo brillant on Themes from Meyerbeer's Opera "A Camp in Silesia" or "Vielka"for violin and pianocomposed in collaboration with Theodor Kullak; published as Op. 24 by Schlesinger
Chamber music24c.18501852Divertissements d'amateurs sur des mélodies russes favorites, 6 Morceaux 6 Divertissements d'amateurs, 6 Pieces on Favorite Russian Melodiesfor violin and pianoalso published as Chansons russes, Transcrites et variées in 1854
1. after Aleksandr L'vovich Gurilyov – Александр Львович Гурилёв
2. after The Nightingale by Alexander Alyabyev
3. after Alexander Dargomyzhsky
4. after Count Matvei Wielhorski
Concertante2518441848Grand Concerto Nº 3 en la majeur Concerto No. 3 in A majorfor violin and orchestradedicated to Guillaume II, roi de Hollande
Chamber music26c.18501850Grand duo sur des thèmes de l'opéra "Le prophète" de G. MeyerbeerGrand duo on Themes from Meyerbeer's Opera "Le prophète"for violin and pianocomposed in collaboration with Anton Rubinstein
Concertante27c.18501851Grande fantaisie sur des thèmes slavesGrande fantaisie on Slavic Themesfor violin and orchestra or pianoversion for violin and piano published 1878
Chamber music1852Duo sur des motifs de "Raymond", ou "Le Secret de la reine", Opéra de ThomasDuo on Themes from Ambroise Thomas's Opera "Raymond" or "Le Secret de la reine"for violin and pianocomposed in collaboration with Édouard Wolff
Concertante28
c.18501853Andante et rondo en mi majeurAndante et rondo in E majorfor violin and orchestra or pianopublished as Op. 29 by J. Schuberth in Leipzig ; listed as Op. 28 in Grove and Radoux Vieuxtemps: Sa vie, ses œuvres
Chamber music29c.18521852–18533 Fantaisies sur les opéras de G. Verdi 3 Fantasias on Themes from Verdi's "I Lombardi", "Ernani" and "Luisa Miller"for violin and pianopublished as Op. 29 by Schott in Mainz
Chamber music301854?1854Élégie en fa mineurÉlégie in F minorfor viola and pianodedicated to Count Matvei Wielhorski :ru:Виельгорский, Матвей Юрьевич|
Concertante185418543 Cadences pour le concerto de violon de L. van Beethoven, œuvre 613 Cadenzas to Beethoven's Violin Concerto, Op. 61for violin solo
Concertante311849–18501854Grand Concerto Nº 4 en ré mineur Concerto No. 4 in D minorfor violin and orchestracomposed 1846–1852?
Chamber music1855Grand duo sur des motifs de l'opéra "Les Huguenots" de G. MeyerbeerGrand duo on Themes from Meyerbeer's Opera "Les Huguenots"for violin and cellocomposed in collaboration with Adrien-François Servais
Chamber music32c.185018563 Morceaux de salon 3 Salon Piecesfor violin and piano
Chamber music33c.18551860Bouquet américain, 6 Variations sur mélodies populaires Bouquet américain, 6 Variations on Popular Melodiesfor violin and piano
Transcriptionc.1855Grand duoGrand duofor viola and pianotranscription of the Clarinet Quintet, KV 581 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Arrangement1855?"Le trille du Diable", Sonate de Tartini"The Devil's Trill", Sonata by Giuseppe Tartinifor violin and pianopiano part arranged by Vieuxtemps
Chamber music34185918593 Mährchen 3 Tales for violin and piano
Concertante35c.18591859Fantasia appassionata en sol mineur Fantasia appassionata in G minorfor violin and orchestra or piano
Transcription1861Scène et romance de l'opéra "Halka" de St. MoniuszkoScène et romance from the Opera "Halka" by Stanisław Moniuszkofor violin and orchestra or pianoadapted for viola and piano by Hieronymus Weickmann
Chamber music3618621863Sonate en si bémol majeur Sonata in B majorfor viola and pianodedicated to George V, King of Hanover; original version for viola and piano, later transcribed for cello and piano
Concertante371858–18591862Concerto Nº 5 en la mineur "Le Grétry" Concerto No. 5 in A minor "Le Grétry"for violin and orchestracompetition piece for Hubert Léonard and the Conservatory of Brussels; dedicated to Leopold II, Duke of Brabant; movement II borrows "Où peut-on être mieux qu'au sein de sa famille?" from André Grétry's opera Lucile
Concertante38c.18581863Ballade et polonaise de concert en sol mineurBallade et polonaise de concert in G minorfor violin and orchestra
Concertante391864?1864Duo brilliant en la majeurDuo brilliant in A majorfor violin, cello and orchestra
Chamber music401864?18643 Feuilles d'album, 3 Morceaux 3 Album Leaves, 3 Piecesfor violin and piano
Choral4118631863Ouverture et hymne national belge
Overture with the Belgian National Anthemfor chorus and orchestra
Chamber music1864Duo brillant sur des thèmes de l'opéra "Orphée" de GluckDuo brillant on Themes from Gluck's Opera "Orphée"for violin and pianocomposed in collaboration with Édouard Wolff
Chamber music1864Duo brillant sur "Les Noces de Figaro" de MozartDuo brillant on Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro"for violin and pianocomposed in collaboration with Édouard Wolff
Chamber music1864Duo brillant sur "Preciosa" de C. M. de WeberDuo brillant on Weber's "Preciosa"for violin and pianocomposed in collaboration with Édouard Wolff ; after the 1820 music for the play by Pius Alexander Wolff
Chamber music4218651865Old England, Caprice sur des airs anglais du XVIe et XVIIe siècleOld England, Caprice on 16th- and 17th-Century English Airsfor violin and piano
Chamber music1869?1869Fantasie sur "Faust" de Ch. GounodFantasia on Themes from Gounod's "Faust"for violin and piano or orchestradedicated to violinist Wilma Norman-Neruda
Chamber music4318711871Suite en si mineur Suite in B Minor for violin and piano
Chamber music4418711871Quatuor à cordes N° 1 en mi mineurString Quartet No. 1 in E minorfor 2 violins, viola and cellodedicated to Monsieur de Rémusat
Chamber music1868–1872
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1872
1872		6 Morceaux de Salon 6 Salon Pieces for violin and pianoarrangements for violin and piano
2. movement II of the Violin Concerto No. 2
5. transcription of "Hymne à la nuit" from Le désert by Félicien-César David
6. movement II of the Clarinet Quintet, K. 581 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; also for viola and piano
Chamber music1872Larghetto de Mozart Larghetto de Mozartfor viola and pianomovement II of the Clarinet Quintet, K. 581 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; arrangement of No. 6 from 6 Morceaux de Salon for viola and piano; original version for violin and piano
Chamber music451876Voix intimes, 6 Pensées mélodiques Intimate Voices, 6 Melodic Thoughts for violin and pianodedicated to Madame Léon van Hennebryck
Concertante461875–18761877Concerto Nº 1 en la minuer Concerto No. 1 in A minorfor cello and orchestradedicated to Guillaume III
Chamber musicc.18771877Duo sur des motifs de l'opéra "Paul et Virginie" de V. MasséDuo on Themes of Victor Massé's Opera "Paul et Virginie"for violin and pianocomposed in collaboration with "D. Magnus", pianist Désiré Magnus ; dedication "À Mademoiselle Alix Massé"
Concertante4718651880Concerto Nº 6 en sol majeur Concerto No. 6 in G majorfor violin and orchestraOp. 1 posthumous; dedicated to violinist Wilma Norman-Neruda; composed 1877–1881?
Chamber musicc.1880Fantaisie sur "Lucia di Lammermoor", Souvenir de DonizettiFantasia on "Lucia di Lammermoor", Souvenir de Donizettifor violin and pianopublished as Op. 33
Chamber music481881188236 Études
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