List of compositions by Charles-Valentin Alkan

The following is a list of all the musical compositions of Charles-Valentin Alkan in order of opus number. Transcriptions are excluded from this list. All dates are publication dates except for unpublished works:

With opus numbers
• : No. 1 Lentement in C major
 * Op. 1, Variations on a theme from Steibelt's Orage concerto in E major (1828)
 * Op. 2, Les omnibus, variations in C major (1829)
 * Op. 3, Rondoletto Il était un p'tit homme in A major (1833)
 * Op. 4, Rondo brillant in A major (1833)
 * Op. 5, Largo al factotum, air du Barbier de Séville arrangé en rondo brillant (1833, lost)
 * Op. 8  See 12 morceaux caractéristiques in 'Without opus numbers' below.
 * Op. 10, Two Concerti da camera (1832–1837?)
 * No. 1 Concerto da Camera in A minor (1832)
 * Allegro moderato in A minor; Adagio in E major; Rondo: Allegro in A major
 * No. 2 Concerto da Camera in C♯ minor (1834)
 * Allegro moderato in C♯ minor; Adagio in A major; 1re movimento in C♯ major
 * No. 3 Concerto da Camera in C♯ major (1837) (= orchestral version of Op. 13 No. 2. Orchestral parts lost, reconstructed by Hugh Mcdonald)
 * Op. 12, Rondeau Chromatique in B minor (1834)
 * Opp. 12, 13, 15 and 16 (nos. 1-3) below were published as 12 caprices en 4 livres (4 Livres d'Études-Caprices) (1837):
 * Op. 12 (duplicated opus number), Trois improvisations dans le style brilliant (1837)
 * No. 1 Prestissimo in E♭ major; No. 2 Allegretto in D♭ major; No. 3 Allegro marziale in B minor
 * Op. 13, Trois andantes romantiques (1837)
 * No. 1 Andante in B♭ major; No. 2 Andante con moto in C♯ major (= solo piano version of Op. 10 No. 3); No. 3 Andante in G♭ major
 * Op. 15, Souvenirs. Trois morceaux dans le genre pathétique (1837)
 * No. 1 Aime-moi in A♭ minor; No. 2 Le vent in B minor; No. 3 Morte in E♭ minor
 * Op. 16 nos. 1–3, Trois études de bravoure, Tre scherzi ou Caprices (1837)
 * No. 1 Mouvement de valse in C major; No. 2 Moderato (quasi Minuetto) in C minor; No. 3 Prestissimo in B minor
 * Op. 16 no. 4 Variations sur "Ah! segnata é la mia morte" in D major (1834)
 * Op. 16 no. 5 Variations sur un thème de Bellini "La tremenda ultrice spada" in G major (1834)
 * Op. 16 no. 6 Variations quasi-fantaisie sur une barcarolle napolitiane in B♭ major (1834)
 * Op. 16 (duplicate opus number) - See 12 morceaux caractéristiques in 'Without opus numbers' below.
 * Op. 17, Le preux, étude de concert in B♭ major (1844), See also below 'Works without opus numbers - Piano 4 hands', Finale (duplicate opus number)
 * Op. 21, Grand duo concertant in F♯ minor for violin and pianoforte (1842)
 * Assez anime in F♯ minor; L'enfer (Lentement) ("Hell") in C♯ major; Aussi vite que possible in F♯ major
 * Op. 22, Premier Nocturne in B major (1844)
 * Op. 23, Saltarelle in E minor (1844)
 * Op. 24, Gigue et air de ballet dans le style ancien (1844)
 * Presto in A minor
 * Modéré in D minor
 * Op. 25, Alleluia in F major (1844)
 * Op. 26, Marche funèbre in E♭ minor (1846). See also below 'Works without opus numbers - Piano 4 hands', Fantaisie à 4 mains sur Don Juan (duplicate opus number)
 * Op. 27, Marche triomphale in B major (1846)
 * Op. 27, Le chemin de fer in D minor (1844) (duplicate opus number)
 * Op. 29, Bourrée d'Auvergne in C minor (1846)
 * Op. 30, Premier Trio pour Piano, Violon, et Basse in G minor (1841)
 * Assez largement in G minor; Très vite in G minor; Lentement in G major; Vite in G minor
 * Op. 31, 25 Préludes dans tous les tons majeurs et mineurs pour le piano ou orgue (1847)

• : No. 2 Assez lentement in F minor

• : No. 3 Dans le genre ancien in D♭ major

• : No. 4 Prière du soir in F♯ minor

• : No. 5 Psaume 150me in D major

• : No. 6 Ancienne mélodiee la synagogue in G minor

• : No. 7 Librement mais sans secousses in E♭ major

• : No. 8 La chanson de la folle au bord de la mer in A♭ minor

• : No. 9 Placiditas in E major

• : No. 10 Dans le style fugué in A minor

• : No. 11 Un petit rien in F major

• : No. 12 Le temps qui n'est plus in B♭ minor

• : No. 13 J'étais endormie, mais mon cœur veillait in G♭ major

• : No. 14 Rapidement in B minor

• : No. 15 Dans le genre gothique in G major

• : No. 16 Assez lentement in C minor

• : No. 17 Rêve d'amour in A♭ major

• : No. 18 Romance in C♯ minor

• : No. 19 Prière du matin in A major

• : No. 20 Modérément vite et bien caractérisé in D minor

• : No. 21 Doucement in B♭ major

• : No. 22 Anniversaire in E♭ minor

• : No. 23 Assez vite in B major

• : No. 24 Prestissimo in E minor

• : No. 25 Prière in C major

• : No. 1 Allegretto in A major
 * Op. 32 no. 1, 1er recueil d'impromptus (1845–1848, published 1848).
 * No. 1 Vaghezza in B major (1847); No. 2 L'amitié in B major (1845); No. 3 Fantasietta alla moresca in G major (1847); No. 4 La foi in B♭ major (1848?).
 * Op. 32 no. 2, 3 Airs à cinq temps et 1 air à sept temps, 2e. Recueil d'Impromptus (1849)
 * No. 1 Andantino in A minor; No. 2 Mesto, allegretto in D minor; No. 3 Vivace in F major; No. 4 Andante flebile in A minor.
 * Op. 33, Grande sonate 'Les quatre âges' (1848)
 * 20 ans in B minor; 30 ans: Quasi-Faust in D♯ minor; 40 ans: Un heureux ménage in G major; 50 ans: Prométhée enchaîne in G♯ minor
 * Op. 34, Scherzo-focoso in B minor (1848)
 * Op. 35, Douze études dans tous les tons majeurs (1848)

• : No. 2 Allegro in D major

• : No. 3 Andantino in G major

• : No. 4 Presto in C major

• : No. 5 Allegro barbaro in F major

• : No. 6 Allegramente in B♭ major

• : No. 7 L'incendie au village voisin ("Fire in the neighboring village") in E♭ major

• : No. 8 Lento appassionato in A♭ major

• : No. 9 Contrapunctus in C♯ major

• : No. 10 Chant d'amour - Chant de mort: Et quando expectavi lumen, venit caligo ("Song of love - Song of death: And when I looked for light, darkness came") in G♭ major

• : No. 11 Posément in B major

• : No. 12 Andando: Technique des octaves in E major

• : No. 1 Assez vivement in E major
 * Op. 37, Trois marches quasi da cavalleria (1857)
 * No. 1 Molto Allegro in A minor; No. 2 Allegro vivace in A minor; No. 3 Allegro - Più Presto in C minor
 * Op. 38a, Premier recueil de chants (1857)

• : No. 2 Sérénade in A minor

• : No. 3 Chœur in A major

• : No. 4 L'offrande in A major

• : No. 5 Agitatissimo in F♯ minor

• : No. 6 Barcarolle in G minor

• : No. 1 Hymne in E major
 * Op. 38b, Deuxième recueil de chants (1857)

• : No. 2 Allegretto ("Fa") in A minor

• : No. 3 Chant de Guerre in A major

• : No. 4 Procession-Nocturne in A major

• : No. 5 Andantino in F♯ minor

• : No. 6 Barcarolle en chœur in G minor

• : No. 1 Comme le vent ("Like the wind") in A minor
 * Op. 39, Douze études dans tous les tons mineurs (1857)

• : No. 2 En rhythme molossique ("In Molossian rhythm") in D minor

• : No. 3 Scherzo diabolico ("Diabolic scherzo") in G minor

• : No. 4 Symphony for solo piano: Allegro moderato in C minor

• : No. 5 Symphony for solo piano: Marche funèbre (Andantino) in F minor

• : No. 6 Symphony for solo piano: Menuet in B♭ minor

• : No. 7 Symphony for solo piano: Finale (Presto) in E♭ minor

• : No. 8 Concerto for solo piano: Allegro assai in G♯ minor

• : No. 9 Concerto for solo piano: Adagio in C♯ minor

• : No. 10 Concerto for solo piano: Allegretto alla barbaresca in F♯ minor

• : No. 11 Ouverture in B minor

• : No. 12 Le festin d'Ésope (Aesop's feast) in E minor

• : No. 1 La Vision, C major
 * Op. 40, 3 marches for piano 4 hands (1857)
 * No. 1 Allegro in A♭ major; No. 2 Allegro moderato in E♭ major; No. 3 Modérément in B♭ major
 * Op. 41, Trois petites fantaisies (1857)
 * No. 1 Assez gravement in A minor; No. 2 Andantino in G major; No. 3 Presto in B♭ major
 * Op. 42, Réconciliation - petit caprice mi-partie en forme de zorcico, ou Air de Danse Basque à cinq temps in C major (1857)
 * Op. 45, Salut, cendre de pauvre!, paraphrase (texte de Legouvé) in B♭ major (1856)
 * Op. 46, Minuetto alla tedesca in A minor (1857)
 * Op. 47, Sonate de concert in E major for cello and pianoforte (1857); viola and piano transcription by Casimir Ney
 * Allegro molto in E major; Allegrettino in A♭ major; Adagio in C major; Finale alla Saltarella in E minor
 * Op. 50, Capriccio alla soldatesca in A minor (1859)
 * Op. 50 bis, Le tambour bat aux champs, esquisse pour piano in B minor (1859)
 * Op. 51, Trois menuets (1859)
 * No. 1 Tempo giusto in E♭ major; No. 2 Tempo debole in G minor; No. 3 Tempo nobile in G major
 * Op. 52, Super flumina Babylonis, paraphrase du psaume 137 in G minor (1859)
 * Op. 53, Quasi-caccia in A major (1859)
 * Op. 54, Benedictus for pedal piano in D minor (1859)
 * Op. 55, Une fusée, Introduction et impromptu in D minor (1859)
 * Op. 57, 2e.et 3e. Nocturnes (1859)
 * No. 1 Deuxième Nocturne in B minor; No. 2 Troisième Nocturne in F♯ major
 * Op. 60, Deux petites pièces pour piano (1859)
 * No. 1 Ma chère liberté in F♯ major; No. 2 Ma chère servitude in A minor
 * Op. 60bis, Le grillon (Quatrième Nocturne) in B major (1859)
 * Op. 61, Sonatine pour piano in A minor (1861)
 * Allegro vivace in A minor; Allegramente in F major; Scherzo-Minuetto in D minor; Tempo giusto in A minor
 * Op. 63, 48 Motifs (Esquisses) (1861). Despite the title given by the composer, there are in fact 49 pieces in the collection.

• : No. 2 Le Staccatissimo, F minor

• : No. 3 Le Legatissimo, D major

• : No. 4 Les Cloches, G minor

• : No. 5 Les Initiés, E major

• : No. 6 Fuguette, A minor

• : No. 7 Le Frisson, F♯ major

• : No. 8 Pseudo-Naïveté, B minor

• : No. 9 Confidence, A♭ major

• : No. 10 Increpatio, C♯ minor

• : No. 11 Les Soupirs, B♭ major

• : No. 12 Barcarollette, E♭ minor

• : No. 13 Ressouvenir, C minor

• : No. 14 Duettino, F major

• : No. 15 Tutti de Concerto dans le genre ancien, D minor

• : No. 16 Fantaisie, G major

• : No. 17 Petit prélude à 3, E minor

• : No. 18 Liedchen, A major

• : No. 19 Grâces, F♯ minor

• : No. 20 Petite Marche Villageoise, B major

• : No. 21 Morituri te salutant, G♯ minor

• : No. 22 Innocenzia, D♭ major

• : No. 23 L'homme aux sabots, B♭ minor

• : No. 24 Contredanse, E♭ major

• : No. 25 La Poursuite, C major

• : No. 26 Petit Air, G minor

• : No. 27 Rigaudon, D major

• : No. 28 Inflexibilité, A minor

• : No. 29 Délire, E major

• : No. 30 Petit Air Dolent, B minor

• : No. 31 Début de Quatuor, F♯ major

• : No. 32 Minuettino, alla "vedrai carino" de Mozart, C♯ minor

• : No. 33 Fais Dodo, A♭ major

• : No. 34 Odi profanum vulgus et arceo: favete linguis, E♭ minor

• : No. 35 Musique Militaire, B♭ major

• : No. 36 Toccatina, F minor

• : No. 37 Scherzettino, C minor

• : No. 38 Les Bons Souhaits: Le ciel vous soit toujours prospère!, G major

• : No. 39 Héraclite et Démocrite, D minor

• : No. 40 Attendez-moi sous l'orme, A major

• : No. 41 Les Enharmoniques, E minor

• : No. 42 Petit Air à 5 voix, B major

• : No. 43 Notturnino-Innamorato, F♯ minor

• : No. 44 Transports, C♯ major

• : No. 45 Les diablotins, G♯ minor

• : No. 46 Le Premier Billet Doux, E♭ major

• : No. 47 Scherzetto, B♭ minor

• : No. 48 En Songe, F major

• : No. 49 Laus Deo, C major

• : No. 1 Andantino, G major
 * Op. 64, 13 prières for organ or pedal piano (1866)

• : No. 2 Moderato, A major

• : No. 3 Poco adagio, E minor

• : No. 4 Moderatamente, B♭ major

• : No. 5 Adagio, F major

• : No. 6 Moderato, D major

• : No. 7 Maestoso, A minor

• : No. 8 Deus Sabaoth, B♭ major

• : No. 9 Doucement, E major

• : No. 10 Assez lentement, B♭ major

• : No. 11 Andantino, E major

• : No. 12 Allegretto, F major

• : No. 13 Largement et majesteusement, G major

• : No. 1 Vivante in E major
 * Op. 65, Troisième recueil de chants (1866)

• : No. 2 Esprits follets in A minor

• : No. 3 En canon à l'octave in A major

• : No. 4 Tempo giusto in A major

• : No. 5 Horace et Lydie in F♯ minor

• : No. 6 Barcarolle in G minor

• : No. 1 Allegro in F major
 * Op. 66, 11 grands préludes et un transcription du Messie de Hændel for organ, harmonium or pedal piano (1865)

• : No. 2 Allegro moderato in D minor

• : No. 3 Andantino in B♭ major

• : No. 4 Moderamento in G minor

• : No. 5 Quasi-Adagio in E♭ major

• : No. 6 Andantino in C minor

• : No. 7 Andante in A♭ major

• : No. 8 Tempo giusto in F minor

• : No. 9 Langsam in D♭ major

• : No. 10 Scherzando in B♭ minor

• : No. 11 Lento in F♯ major

• : No. 12 Nos. 26 et 27 du Messie de Hændel in E♭ minor

• : No. 1 Neige et lave in E major
 * Op. 67, Quatrième recueil de chants (1868)

• : No. 2 Chanson de la bonne vieille in A minor

• : No. 3 Bravement in A major

• : No. 4 Doucement in A major

• : No. 5 Appassionato in F♯ minor

• : No. 6 Barcarolle in G minor

• : No. 1 Duettino in E major
 * Op. 69, Impromptu sur le choral de Luther "Un fort rempart est notre Dieu" for pedal piano in E♭ major (1866)
 * Op. 70, Cinquième recueil de chants (1872)

• : No. 2 Andantinetto in A minor

• : No. 3 Allegro vivace in A major

• : No. 4 La voix de l'instrument in A major

• : No. 5 Scherzo-coro in F♯ minor

• : Récapitulation en guise de Transition, ou Introduction, pour le numéro suivant

• : No. 6 Barcarolle in G minor

• : No. 1 Tempo giustissimo in C major
 * Op. 72, 11 pièces dans le style religieux, et un transcription du Messie de Hændel for organ, harmonium or pedal piano (1867)

• : No. 2 Andantino in A major

• : No. 3 Quasi-Adagio in D minor

• : No. 4 Assez doucement in G major

• : No. 5 Lentement in D minor

• : No. 6 Majesteusement in B♭ major

• : No. 7 Molto moderato in F major

• : No. 8 Assez vite in A minor

• : No. 9 Assez lentement in E♭ major

• : No. 10 Modérément in D minor

• : No. 11 Dolcemente in A minor

• : No. 12 No. 13 du Messie de Hændel in B major


 * Op. 74, Les Mois (1838) - See 12 morceaux caractéristiques in 'Without opus numbers' below.
 * Op. 75, Toccatina in C minor (1872)
 * Op. 76, Trois grandes études for piano (1839). Originally published without opus number.
 * No. 1 Fantaisie in A♭ major for the left hand; No. 2 Introduction, Variations et Finale in D major for the right hand; No. 3 Mouvement semblable et perpetuel (Rondo-Toccata) in C minor for hands reunited

Piano solo
• : No. 1 Une nuit d'hiver in G minor
 * 12 morceaux caractéristiques (c. 1838). Nos. 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 12 subsequently published as 6 morceaux caractéristiques op. 8 (in Leipzig) and op. 16 (Paris). Later republished complete as op. 74.

• : No. 2 Carnaval in E minor

• : No. 3 La retraite in D major

• : No. 4 La Pâque in A major

• : No. 5 La Sérénade in F♯ minor

• : No. 6 Promenade sur l'eau in A major

• : No. 7 Une nuit d'été in A major

• : No. 8 Les moissonneurs in E♭ major

• : No. 9 L'hallali in D major

• : No. 10 Gros temps in D minor

• : No. 11 Le mourant in C minor

• : No. 12 L'opéra in D♭ major


 * Étude in A minor (1840)
 * Jean qui pleure et Jean qui rit (1840)
 * No. 1 Jean qui pleure in E minor
 * No. 2 Jean qui rit in C major


 * Variations à la vielle in C major (1841)
 * Variations sur un air favori de l'opéra Ugo (1842)
 * Désir. Fantaisie pour piano in A♭ major (1844)
 * Impromptu in F♯ major, for piano (1845)
 * Appassionato in D major, sketch of op. 63, no. 29 (1847, unfinished)
 * Ouverture de l'opéra 'Le prophète' de Meyerbeer arrangée pour piano (1850)
 * Les Regrets de la Nonnette. Petite mélodie pour piano in G minor (1854)
 * Palpitamento in A major (1855)
 * Etude alla Barbaro in F major, for piano (1857)
 * Petit conte pour le Piano in E♭ major (1859)
 * Pour Monsieur Gurkhaus in G major (1863)
 * Zorcico. Danse Iberienne in D minor, for piano (1864)
 * Fantasticheria pour Piano in B minor (1868)
 * Chapeau bas! in F♯ minor (1872)

Piano 4 hands

 * Finale (1840) (later published with the duplicate opus number op. 17)
 * Fantaisie à 4 mains sur Don Juan in E minor–C major (1844) (later published with the duplicate opus number op.26)
 * Ouverture de l'opéra 'Le prophète' de Meyerbeer arrangée pour piano à quatre mains. (1850).
 * Saltarelle, Finale de la Sonate de Concert pour Piano et Violoncelle, arrangée à 4 mains (1866)

Organ
• :No. 1 Moderato in D Dorian
 * Pro Organo in C minor, for organ (1850)
 * Petits préludes sur les huit gammes du plain-chant, for organ (1859)

• :No. 2 Andantino in D Hypodorian

• :No. 3 Tempo giusto in E Phrygian

• :No. 4 Vivace in E Hypophrygian

• :No. 5 Andante in F Lydian

• :No. 6 Poco lento in F Hypolydian

• :No. 7 Andantino in G Mixolydian

• :No. 8 Moderato in G Hypomixolydian

Organ or pédalier
• :No. 1 Moderato in C minor
 * 12 Études d'orgue ou piano à pédalier pour les pieds seulement (12 Etudes for organ or pedal piano for the feet only) (1866)

• :No. 2 Adagio in C minor

• :No. 3 Fughetta - Moderato in A minor

• :No. 4 Moderato in E♭ major

• :No. 5 Moderato in A minor

• :No. 6 Adagio in C♯ minor

• :No. 7 Allegro in A major

• :No. 8 Enérgicamente in D minor

• :No. 9 Leggiermente - Moderato in D major

• :No. 10 Moderato in D major

• :No. 11 Adagio in F minor

• :No. 12 Tempo giusto in C major


 * Bombardo-Carillon in B♭ major for pedal duet (four feet) (1872)

Pédalier

 * Etude, pour Piano à Clavier de Pedales in D major (1872) (ms., unfinished)

Vocal

 * Hermann et Ketty, for soprano, tenor and orchestra (1832) (ms., unpublished)
 * L'Entrée en loge, for tenor and orchestra (1834) (ms., unpublished)
 * Etz chajjim hi, for two sopranos, tenor and bass without accompaniment in C major (1847)
 * Trois Anciennes Mélodies Juives (Three old Jewish melodies), for voice and piano (1854)
 * No. 1 Chant de Nouvel An in D minor
 * No. 2 Consolation et espérance in A minor
 * No. 3 Quand Israël sortit d'Égypte in F major
 * 2er verset du 41me Psaume (42me de la Vulgate) (Verse 2 of the 41st Psalm (42nd of the Vulgate)), for voice and piano in E major (1855) (ms., unpublished)
 * Air tiré de J.S. Bach de la cantate 'Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern'  arr. soprano and piano in A♭ major (1855) (ms., unpublished).
 * Halelouyoh, for soprano, contralto, tenor, bass and piano or organ in G minor (1857)
 * Stances de Millevoye, for three female voices and piano (1859)
 * Marcia funèbre, sulla morte d'un Pappagallo in C minor, for two sopranos, tenor, bass, three oboes and bassoon (1859)
 * Paix à la paix, hymn for solo voice in A major (1867)

Other

 * Pas-redoublé in E♭ major, for concert band (1840)
 * Allegro agitato (A son confrère P: Cavallo), for string quartet in C minor (1846, 6 bars, unfinished ms.)

Lost works (without opus numbers)
These works are listed in François-Sappey and Luguenot's biography on Alkan.
 * Allegretto and Finale of the Seventh Symphony of Beethoven, arr. for two pianos, eight hands (1838)
 * Works for string quintet and string sextet (1840s)
 * Symphony for large orchestra (1844–46) (Not the same as the Symphony for piano solo)
 * Acte d'opéra (unperformed, mentioned the press in 1846 and 1847)
 * Romance du phare d'Eddystone for voice and piano (1847)
 * Cadenza for the first movement of a piano concerto of Handel (1869)
 * 1st Marche Militaire of Schubert (op. 51, D. 733), arr. for piano four hands (1877)
 * Fiat lux, 1e. étude biblique pour orchestre, orchestral version and version arranged for piano (before 1881)