Hensel chamber & instrumental works

This table lists all of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s chamber works, piano duets, organ works, and one orchestral piece by H number—a mostly chronological catalogue of all Hensel’s works compiled by Renate Hellwig-Unruh.

Free PDFs are linked where available.

If you are looking for high-quality print editions, consider purchasing from Furore Verlag —a publishing house specializing in the work of women composers.

Scans of original manuscripts (Ms.) from the Mendelssohn Archives (MA) in Berlin are also linked.

H# opus title instruments key year notes ***free PDF*** Furore edition (print) manuscript link
H55 -- Piano Quartet violin, viola, cello, piano A-flat Major 1822 Piano Quartet 1822
available in braille
HenselPushers v2.3.1 Furore 1390 MA Ms. 32
H72 -- Adagio violin, piano E Major 1823 String & Piano Duets
available in braille
HenselPushers v1.5.1 Furore 1370 (violin);
Furore 10007 (viola)
MA Ms. 33
H81 -- Walzer für den Herzog von Rovigo piano 4 hands C Major 1823 Piano Duets HenselPushers v1.3 ... MA Ms. 33
H238 -- Sonata O Fantasia cello, piano g minor 1829 String & Piano Duets
available in braille
HenselPushers v1.4.1 ... MA Ms. 22/A,4
H242 -- Präludium (wedding processional) organ F Major 1829 Transitions 1829-32 HenselPushers v1.2 Furore 4960 MA Ms. 22/A,4
H243 -- Präludium (wedding recessional) organ G Major 1829 Transitions 1829-32 HenselPushers v1.3 Furore 4960 MA Ms. 22/A,4
H244 -- Präludium. Grave (fragment) organ G Major 1829 ... Furore 2490 MA Ms. 22/A,4
H247 -- Capriccio cello, piano A-flat Major / f minor 1829 String & Piano Duets
available in braille
HenselPushers v1.4.1 ... MA Ms. 22/A,4
H265 -- Overture. Andante; Cantabile orchestra C Major 1832 Overture 1832 ComposHer & HenselPushers Furore 2507 MA Ms. 38
H277 -- String Quartet 2 violins, viola, cello E-flat Major 1834 String Quartet 1834 HenselPushers v2.1 Furore 1210 MA Ms. 43
H386 -- Duet violin, piano a minor 1841 lost -- -- --
H406 -- Klavierstück. Allegretto piano 4 hands E-flat Major 1844 Piano Duets HenselPushers v1.4 Furore 1200 MA Ms. 86
H408 -- Klavierstück. Allegro Molto piano 4 hands c minor 1844 Piano Duets HenselPushers v1.4 Furore 1200 MA Ms. 86
H409 -- Klavierstück. Allegretto Grazioso piano 4 hands A-flat Major 1844 Piano Duets HenselPushers v1.4 Furore 1200 MA Ms. 86
H465 op.11 Piano Trio violin, cello, piano d minor 1847 Op.11, IMSLP ... --