Short bio Joachim Raff
Birthday:
1822 in Lachen, Switzerland
Died:
1882 in Frankfurt, Germany
Genre:
Classical
Period:
Romantic
Full biography Joachim Raff
Joachim Raff (27 May 1822 – 24 or 25 June 1882) was a German-Swiss composer , who was celebrated during his life, but later fell into obscurity in the 20th century. He was a prolific composer who wrote in a wide variety of genres including orchestral works, chamber music, songs, and operas.
Born in Switzerland, Raff studied music in Stuttgart before moving to Weimar where he became friendly with Liszt, who helped to promote his music. In 1850 he took up a teaching post in Wiesbaden, where he lived for the rest of his life. He continued to compose prolifically and his works were performed widely across Europe during his lifetime.
Raff's music is notable for its Romantic character, rich harmonies and bold ideas. His music reflects the influence of both Liszt and Wagner, although he also drew inspiration from the works of Bach and Beethoven. His orchestral works, such as his symphonies and suites, are particularly admired for their rich textures and vivid instrumentation.
Some of Raff's best-known works include his Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 153 "Im Walde", which incorporates bird calls, bugle calls, and hunting songs, and his Suite for Orchestra No. 2 in F major, Op. 194 "In ungarischer Weise", which combines Hungarian folk melodies with Raff's own inventive ideas.
While Raff's music fell into obscurity following his death, there has been renewed interest in his work during the 21st century. New recordings of his music have been released, and his oeuvre has been reassessed by scholars and critics who recognize his importance as a composer of the Romantic era.
Compositions featuring Joachim Raff
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Die Eifersüchtigen, comic opera in 3 acts, WoO 54 | Opera | 1881 | |
| 2 | Die Eifersüchtigen, comic opera in 3 acts, WoO 54 | Opera | 1881 | |
| 3 | Frühlingsboten, for piano, Op. 55 | 35:30 min | Keyboard | 1881 |
| 4 | Grand Sonata, for piano, Op. 14 | 34:49 min | Keyboard | 1881 |
| 5 | Elegie for orchestra, WoO 48 | 7:42 min | Orchestral | 1879 |
| 6 | Overture to Der Sturm (The Tempest), for orchestra | 14:08 min | Orchestral | 1879 |
| 7 | Overture to Macbeth | 11:32 min | Orchestral | 1879 |
| 8 | Overture to Othello, for orchestra | 8:18 min | Orchestral | 1879 |
| 9 | Romeo and Juliet Overture, for orchestra | 9:02 min | Orchestral | 1879 |
| 10 | Symphony No. 10 in F minor ("In Autumn"), Op. 213 | 32:22 min | Symphony | 1879 |
| 11 | Fantasy for 2 violins, viola & cello in G minor, Op. 207b | 17:06 min | Chamber Music | 1878 |
| 12 | Symphony No. 9 in E major ("In Summer"), Op. 208 | 39:48 min | Symphony | 1878 |
| 13 | Aus Thüringen | 35:40 min | Orchestral | 1877 |
| 14 | Violin Concerto No. 2 in A minor, Op. 206 | 33:01 min | Concerto | 1877 |
| 15 | Suite for piano No. 7 in B flat major, Op. 204 | Keyboard | 1876 | |
| 16 | Symphony No. 8 in A major ("Frülingsklange"), Op. 205 | 41:35 min | Symphony | 1876 |
| 17 | Symphony No. 11 in A minor ("Der Winter"), Op. 214 | 34:45 min | Symphony | 1876 |
| 18 | Ungrischer (À La Hongroise) for violin & orchestra, Op. 203 | 8:30 min | Concerto | 1876 |
| 19 | Suite for piano & string orchestra, Op. 200 | 38:24 min | Film Score | 1875 |
| 20 | Symphony No. 7 in B flat major ("In den Alpen"), Op. 201 | 46:30 min | Symphony | 1875 |
| 21 | Romances (2), for cello & piano, Op. 182 | 9:42 min | Chamber Music | 1873 |
| 22 | Sonata for piano & cello in D major, Op. 183 | 27:56 min | Chamber Music | 1873 |
| 23 | Songs (10) for chorus, Op. 198 | 22:50 min | Choral | 1873 |
| 24 | Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 189 | 34:16 min | Symphony | 1873 |
| 25 | Maria Stuart, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 172 | 29:55 min | Vocal Music | 1872 |
| 26 | Sextet for 2 violins, 2 violas & 2 cellos in G minor, Op. 178 | 28:33 min | Chamber Music | 1872 |
| 27 | Symphony No. 5 in E major ("Lenore"), Op. 177 | 50:42 min | Symphony | 1872 |
| 28 | Italian Suite for orchestra | 31:50 min | Orchestral | 1871 |
| 29 | Symphony No. 4 in G minor, Op. 167 | 33:16 min | Symphony | 1871 |
| 30 | Humoreske in Walzerform, for piano, 4 hands, Op. 159 | 11:51 min | Keyboard | 1870 |
| 31 | Piano Trio No. 4 in D major, Op. 158 | 31:30 min | Chamber Music | 1870 |
| 32 | Violin Concerto No. 1 in B minor, Op. 161 | 26:15 min | Concerto | 1870 |
| 33 | Ave Maria, for chorus & orchestra, WoO 33 | 5:55 min | Choral | 1869 |
| 34 | Kyrie and Gloria for chorus, WoO 31 | 7:25 min | Choral | 1869 |
| 35 | Pater Noster, for chorus & orchestra, WoO 32 | 7:46 min | Choral | 1869 |
| 36 | Symphony No. 3 ("Im Walde" or "In the Forest") | 43:50 min | Symphony | 1869 |
| 37 | Chaconne for 2 pianos in A minor, Op. 150 | 14:34 min | Keyboard | 1868 |
| 38 | De Profundis (Psalm 130), for chorus & orchestra, Op. 141 | 40:18 min | Choral | 1867 |
| 39 | Marianischen Antiphonen (4), for chorus, WoO 27 | 14:25 min | Choral | 1867 |
| 40 | Blätter und Blüten, for piano, Op. 135a | 38:08 min | Keyboard | 1866 |
| 41 | Bereceuse, for piano, Op. 125/2 | 3:38 min | Keyboard | 1865 |
| 42 | Ein fest Burg ist unser Gott, overture, Op. 127 | 18:55 min | Orchestral | 1865 |
| 43 | Sonata for violin & piano No. 3 in D major, Op. 128 | 25:05 min | Chamber Music | 1865 |
| 44 | Fest-Ouvertüre, Op. 117 | 15:21 min | Orchestral | 1864 |
| 45 | Jubel-Overture in C major, Op. 103 | 15:05 min | Orchestral | 1864 |
| 46 | Suite No. 1 for Orchestra, Op. 101 | 29:34 min | Orchestral | 1863 |
| 47 | Concert Overture in F major, Op. 123 | 9:43 min | Orchestral | 1862 |
| 48 | Grand Quintuor, for piano quintet in A minor, Op. 107 | 36:01 min | Chamber Music | 1862 |
| 49 | Eglogues (5), Op. 105 | 18:23 min | Keyboard | 1861 |
| 50 | Fantaisie-Polonaise, for piano, Op. 106 | 6:59 min | Keyboard | 1861 |
| 51 | Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 102 | 29:13 min | Chamber Music | 1861 |
| 52 | Impromptu-Valse, for piano, Op. 94 | 4:12 min | Keyboard | 1860 |
| 53 | Cavatina for violin & piano, Op. 85/3 | 3:58 min | Chamber Music | 1859 |
| 54 | Morceaux (6) for violin & piano, Op. 85 | 18:09 min | Chamber Music | 1859 |
| 55 | Symphony No. 1 in D major ("An das Vaterland"), Op. 96 | 69:02 min | Symphony | 1859 |
| 56 | Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in A major, Op. 78 | 36:41 min | Chamber Music | 1858 |
| 57 | Suite de morceaux pour les petites mains, for piano, Op. 75 | Keyboard | 1858 | |
| 58 | Ode to Spring for piano & orchestra, Op. 76 | 15:36 min | Concerto | 1857 |
| 59 | Caprice on Themes From "King Alfred", for piano, Op. 65/2 | 15:28 min | Keyboard | 1855 |
| 60 | Dornröschen, fairy tale in 4 parts, WoO 19 | 11:58 min | Orchestral | 1855 |
| 61 | Sangesfrühling, songs (30) for voice & piano, Op. 98 | 84:33 min | Vocal Music | 1855 |
| 62 | Fantasy Pieces (2), for cello & piano, Op. 86 | 15:38 min | Chamber Music | 1854 |
| 63 | Duo on motifs from Wagner's Der Fliegende Holländer, for violin & piano, Op. 63/1 | 8:32 min | Chamber Music | 1853 |
| 64 | Samson, musical tragedy in 5 acts, WoO 20 | Show/Musical | 1853 | |
| 65 | Te Deum, for chorus & orchestra, WoO 16 | 10:03 min | Choral | 1853 |
| 66 | Aus der Schweiz, Phantastiche Ekloge for violin & piano, Op. 57 | 14:02 min | Chamber Music | 1848 |
| 67 | King Alfred, opera, WoO 14 | Opera | 1848 | |
| 68 | Album Lyrique, for piano, Op. 17 | 46:48 min | Keyboard | 1845 |
| 69 | Abends-Rhapsodie, Op. 163b | 5:36 min | Orchestral | - |
| 70 | Allegro agitato, for piano, Op. 151 | 5:25 min | Keyboard | - |
| 71 | Barcarolle, for piano, Op. 143 | 7:12 min | Keyboard | - |
| 72 | Begegnung, phantasie-stück for cello & piano, Op. 86/1 | 7:29 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 73 | Benedetto Marcello, opera | Opera | - | |
| 74 | Cavatina | 4:45 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 75 | Cello Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 193 | 23:17 min | Concerto | - |
| 76 | Cello Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. posth. | 29:53 min | Concerto | - |
| 77 | Chromatic Sonata for violin & piano in G minor (Violin Sonata No. 4), Op. 129 | 16:14 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 78 | Concerto for piano & orchestra in C minor, Op. 185 | 32:32 min | Concerto | - |
| 79 | Dame Kobold, overture, Op. 154 | 7:11 min | Orchestral | - |
| 80 | Die Parole, opera | Opera | - | |
| 81 | Drei Klavier-Soli, Op. 74 | 29:04 min | Keyboard | - |
| 82 | Duo for cello & piano in A major, Op. 59 | 15:39 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 83 | Duos (3) on motifs from Wagner's Operas, for violin & piano, Op. 63 | 11:06 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 84 | Erinnerung an Venedig, for piano, Op. 187 | 22:21 min | Keyboard | - |
| 85 | Etude for piano ("La fileuse"), Op. 157/2 | 3:50 min | Keyboard | - |
| 86 | Fantaisie, for piano, Op. 142 | 13:02 min | Keyboard | - |
| 87 | Fantasie-Sonate, for piano, Op. 168 | 17:23 min | Keyboard | - |
| 88 | Fantasy for piano in B major, WoO 15a | 12:04 min | Keyboard | - |
| 89 | Fantasy Pieces (2), for violin & piano, Op. 58 | 18:04 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 90 | Festmarsch, Op. 159 | 6:46 min | Orchestral | - |
| 91 | Grand Sonata for violin & piano No. 5, Op. 145 | 30:06 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 92 | La Cicerenella, for piano, Op. 165 | 8:11 min | Keyboard | - |
| 93 | La Fileuse (The Spinning Girl), for piano | 3:36 min | Keyboard | - |
| 94 | La fée d'amour, morceau caractéristique de concert, Op. 67 | 17:56 min | Orchestral | - |
| 95 | Mercè, dilette amiche, transcription for piano (after Verdi's "I Vespri Siciliani") | 3:50 min | Keyboard | - |
| 96 | Octet for 4 violins, 2 violas & 2 cellos in C major, Op. 176 | 24:26 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 97 | Paraphrases de Salon (2), (after Verdi),for piano, Op. 70 | 9:43 min | Keyboard | - |
| 98 | Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 202/2 | 39:22 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 99 | Piano Quartet in G major, Op. 202/1 | 38:42 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 100 | Piano Trio No. 2 in G major, Op. 112 | 32:04 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 101 | Piano Trio No. 3 in A minor, Op. 155 | 32:27 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 102 | Pieces (2) for piano, Op. 166 | 10:29 min | Keyboard | - |
| 103 | Pieces (2) for piano, Op. 169 | 11:56 min | Keyboard | - |
| 104 | Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 196 | 18:57 min | Keyboard | - |
| 105 | Poems (6) for piano, Op. 15 | 23:43 min | Keyboard | - |
| 106 | Reminiscenzen aus 'Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg', for piano, WoO. 26 | Keyboard | - | |
| 107 | Revue musicale Rigoletto, 3 salon pieces for violin & piano (after Verdi; previously attrib. to Joseph Küffner) | 13:39 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 108 | Revue musicale Trovatore, 3 salon pieces for violin & piano (after Verdi; previously attrib. to Joseph Küffner) | 16:34 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 109 | Romance for piano No. 1, WoO 11 (after Beethoven's Romance for violin, Op. 40) | 5:44 min | Keyboard | - |
| 110 | Romances (12) en forme d'etudes, for piano, Op. 8 | 34:30 min | Keyboard | - |
| 111 | Sei still | 4:10 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 112 | Serenade | 2:28 min | Orchestral | - |
| 113 | Sinfonietta in F, Op. 188 | 26:02 min | Orchestral | - |
| 114 | Sonata for violin & piano No. 1 in E minor, Op. 73 | 29:13 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 115 | Sonatillen, version for violin & piano, Op. 99 | 44:00 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 116 | Souvenirs de Musique de W.A. Mozart "Don Giovanni" (K. 527), Op. 45, for piano | 9:49 min | Keyboard | - |
| 117 | String Quartet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 77 | 36:06 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 118 | String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 90 | 38:46 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 119 | String Quartet No. 3 in E minor, Op. 136 | 33:37 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 120 | String Quartet No. 4 in A minor, Op. 137 | 30:40 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 121 | String Quartet No. 6 in C minor, Op. 192/1 | 29:09 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 122 | String Quartet No. 7 in D major ("Die schöne Müllerin"), Op. 192/2 | 30:32 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 123 | String Quartet No. 8 in C major, Op. 192 | 22:37 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 124 | Suite for piano in D minor, Op. 91 | Keyboard | - | |
| 125 | Suite for piano No. 5 in G minor, Op. 162 | Keyboard | - | |
| 126 | Suite for violin & orchestra, Op. 181 | 29:03 min | Orchestral | - |
| 127 | Suite No. 2 for orchestra in F major, Op. 194 "In Ungarischer Weise" | 35:48 min | Orchestral | - |
| 128 | Symphonies | Symphony | - | |
| 129 | Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op.140 | 35:57 min | Symphony | - |
| 130 | Transcription for orchestra of Bach's Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor (BWV1004) | 12:14 min | Orchestral | - |
| 131 | Unter den Palmen, for voice & piano | 3:13 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 132 | Variations on a original theme, for piano, Op. 179 | 26:28 min | Keyboard | - |
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