Hensel solo piano works

This table lists all of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s solo piano compositions by H number—a mostly chronological catalogue of all Hensel’s works compiled by Renate Hellwig-Unruh.

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H# opus/no. title key year notes ***free PDF*** Furore edition (print) manuscript link
H1 -- Gavotten (12) -- 1819 lost -- -- --
H4 -- Klavierstück d minor 1820 Youth Klavierstücke 1820-21 HenselPushers Furore 10074 MA Ms. 22/A,1
H29 -- Klavierstück e minor 1821 Youth Klavierstücke 1820-21 HenselPushers Furore 10074 MA Ms. 22/A,1
H30 -- Klavierstück. Andante E Major 1821 Youth Klavierstücke 1820-21 HenselPushers Furore 10074 MA Ms. 22/A,1
H37 -- Klavierstück. Allegro g minor 1821 Youth Klavierstücke 1820-21 HenselPushers Furore 10104 MA Ms. 22/A,1
H39 -- Klavierstück B-flat Major 1821 Youth Klavierstücke 1820-21 HenselPushers Furore 10104 MA Ms. 22/A,1
H40 -- Klavierstück. Allegro Agitato g minor 1821 Youth Klavierstücke 1820-21 HenselPushers Furore 10104 MA Ms. 22/A,1
H41 -- Klavierstück A-flat Major 1821 Youth Klavierstücke 1820-21 HenselPushers Furore 10104 MA Ms. 22/A,1
H42 -- Klavierstück (fragment) a minor 1821 ... Furore 10148 MA Ms. 22/A,1
H43 -- Sonate F Major 1821 lost -- -- --
H44 -- Sonatensatz. Allegro assai moderato E Major 1822 Early Sonata Work 1822-24
available in braille		 HenselPushers Furore 1470 MA Ms. 32
H53 -- Übungsstück. Allegro moderato C Major 1822 Keyboard Exercises 1822-24 HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 33
-- -- Cadenza - Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 (Op. 15), first movement C Major 1823 Beethoven Cadenza HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 33
H67 -- Übungsstück. Allegro molto C Major 1823 Keyboard Exercises 1822-24 HenselPushers Furore 2060 MA Ms. 33
H69 -- Übungsstück. Allegro agitato g minor 1823 Keyboard Exercises 1822-24 HenselPushers Furore 2060 MA Ms. 33
H71 -- Übungsstück. Allegro moderato g minor 1823 Keyboard Exercises 1822-24 HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 33
H74 -- Übungsstück. Larghetto e-flat minor 1823 Keyboard Exercises 1822-24 HenselPushers Furore 2070 MA Ms. 33
H79 -- Übungsstück. Allegro assai moderato G Major 1823 Keyboard Exercises 1822-24 HenselPushers Furore 2070 MA Ms. 33
H84 -- Übungsstück. Presto G Major 1823 Keyboard Exercises 1822-24 HenselPushers Furore 2060 MA Ms. 33
H86 -- Übungsstück. Allegro ma non troppo C Major 1823 Keyboard Exercises 1822-24 HenselPushers Furore 2070 MA Ms. 33
H88 -- Übungsstück C Major 1823 Keyboard Exercises 1822-24 HenselPushers Furore 2070 MA Ms. 33
H92 -- Übungsstück. Allegro ma non troppo b minor 1823 Keyboard Exercises 1822-24 HenselPushers Furore 1960 MA Ms. 34
H96 -- Übungsstück g minor 1823 Keyboard Exercises 1822-24 HenselPushers Furore 1960 MA Ms. 34
H99 -- Klavierstück. Lento ma non troppo C Major 1823 Youth Klavierstücke 1823-24 HenselPushers Furore 1960 MA Ms. 34
H102 -- Klavierstück. Andantino B-flat Major 1823 Youth Klavierstücke 1823-24 HenselPushers Furore 1960 MA Ms. 34
H103 -- Übungsstück. Allegro molto agitato d minor 1823 Keyboard Exercises 1822-24 HenselPushers Furore 1960 MA Ms. 34
H108 -- Übungsstück. Allegro di molto C Major 1823 Keyboard Exercises 1822-24 HenselPushers Furore 10105 --
H113 -- Sonata o capriccio f minor 1824 Early Sonata Work 1822-24
available in braille		 HenselPushers Furore 2090 MA Ms. 34
H114 -- Toccata. Allegro moderato c minor 1824 Youth Klavierstücke 1823-24 HenselPushers Furore 2090 MA Ms. 34
H116 -- Klavierstück c minor 1824 Youth Klavierstücke 1823-24 HenselPushers Furore 10105 MA Ms. 34
H123 -- Übungsstück. Allegretto g minor 1824 Keyboard Exercises 1822-24 HenselPushers Furore 1960 MA Ms. 34
H127 -- Gigue. Allegro e minor 1824 Youth Klavierstücke 1823-24 HenselPushers Furore 10104 MA Ms. 34
H128 -- Sonate c minor 1824 Early Sonata Work 1822-24
available in braille		 HenselPushers Furore 1470 MA Ms. 34
H130 -- Klavierstück. Allegro di molto g minor 1824 Youth Klavierstücke 1823-24 HenselPushers Furore 10104 MA Ms. 34
H132 -- Klavierstück f minor 1824 Youth Klavierstücke 1823-24 HenselPushers Furore 10104 MA Ms. 34
H136 -- Übungsstück. Allegro assai c minor 1824 Keyboard Exercises 1822-24 HenselPushers Furore 10105 MA Ms. 35
H139 -- Klavierstück. Allegro c minor 1824 Youth Klavierstücke 1823-24 HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 35
H140 -- Fugen (32) -- 1824 lost -- -- --
H144 -- Klavierstück g minor 1825 Youth Klavierstücke 1825-1827 HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 35
H145 -- Klavierstück f minor 1825 Youth Klavierstücke 1825-1827 HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 35
H146 -- Klavierstück. Andante con moto c minor 1825 Youth Klavierstücke 1825-1827 HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 35
H165 -- Capriccio. Humoristisch und etwas ironisch F-sharp Major 1826 Youth Klavierstücke 1825-1827 HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 35
H166 -- Etüde F Major 1826 Youth Klavierstücke 1825-1827 HenselPushers Furore 2060 MA Ms. 35
H167 -- Klavierstück. Allegro ma non troppo f minor 1826 Youth Klavierstücke 1825-1827 HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 35
H177 -- Klavierstück. Andante d minor 1826 Youth Klavierstücke 1825-1827 HenselPushers Furore 10074 MA Ms. 35
H181 -- Klavierstück. Andante con espressione c minor 1826 Youth Klavierstücke 1825-1827 HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 35
H183 -- Klavierstück. Allegro di molto (fragment) c minor 1826 ... ... MA Ms. 35
H184 -- Westöstlicher Redaktionswalzer F-sharp Major 1826 Youth Klavierstücke 1825-1827 HenselPushers Furore 10105 MA Ms. 63,1
H187 -- Klavierstück. Andante fugato -- 1826 lost -- -- --
H193 -- Fugata. Largo ma non troppo lento E-flat Major 1827 Neobaroque 1827-34 HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 35
H200 -- Klavierstück. Andante b minor 1827 Youth Klavierstücke 1825-1827 HenselPushers Furore 10074 MA Ms. 22/A,2
H202 -- Klavierstück f minor 1827 Youth Klavierstücke 1825-1827 HenselPushers Furore 10074 MA Ms. 35
H214 -- Klavierbuch e minor 1827 Neobaroque 1827-34 HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 22/A,4;
F. 1 N (1st mvmt only)
H216 -- Klavierstück e minor 1828 Neobaroque 1827-34 HenselPushers Furore 4310 MA Ms. 22/A,2
H223 -- Fuge -- 1828 lost -- -- --
H229 -- Klavierstück E Major 1829 Transitions 1829-32 HenselPushers Furore 4310 MA Ms. 22/A,2
H231 -- Präludium (fragment) a minor 1829 ... ... MA Ms. 22/A,4
H235 -- Ostersonate / Easter Sonata A Major 1828 misattributed to Felix until ~2012 Angela R. Mace ... Morgan Library, New York
H239 -- Klavierstück. Presto a minor 1829 Transitions 1829-32 HenselPushers Furore 4310 MA Ms. 22/A,2
H246 -- Sonate (incomplete) E-flat Major 1829 ... ... MA Ms. 22/A,4
H251 -- Präludium a minor 1830 Transitions 1829-32 HenselPushers Furore 4310 MA Ms. 22/A,2
H253 -- Fantasie. Adagio A-flat Major; E-flat Major 1830 Transitions 1829-32 HenselPushers Furore 4310 Nydahl Collection, Stockholm
H263 -- Das Nordlicht. Allegro di molto (fragment) b-flat minor 1832 ... ... MA Ms. 22/A,2
H267 -- Klavierstück. Con Moto (fragment) c minor 1832 ... ... MA Ms. 22/A,2
H269 -- Duett für Tenor und Sopran, mit den Fingern zu singen. Andante A Major 1832 Transitions 1829-32 HenselPushers Furore 10074 MA Ms. 143
H273 -- Fuga E-flat Major 1833-34 Neobaroque 1827-34 HenselPushers Furore 10148 MA Ms. 42
H294 -- Klavierstück. Allegretto grazioso B-flat Major 1836 10 Pieces 1836-37 HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 44;
MA Ms. 45
H299 -- Klavierstück. Prestissimo C Major 1836 10 Pieces 1836-37 HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 44
H300 -- Klavierstück. Allegro Agitato g minor 1836 10 Pieces 1836-37 HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 44
H301 op.2, no.1 Lied. Andante G Major 1836 10 Pieces 1836-37 Op.2, IMSLP ... MA Ms. 44
H302 -- Klavierstück. Allegro Agitato f minor 1836 Creative Freedom 1836-39 HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 44
H303 -- Klavierstück. Allegro con spirito F Major 1836 10 Pieces 1836-37 HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 44
H304 -- Klavierstück. Allegro con brio f minor 1836 10 Pieces 1836-37 HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 44
H308 -- Capriccio. Allegro ma non troppo f-sharp minor 1836-37 10 Pieces 1836-37 HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 44
H310 -- Bagatelle. Allegretto F Major 1836 Bagatelles 1837 HenselPushers Furore 1230 --
H311 -- Bagatelle. Con moto D Major 1837 Bagatelles 1837 HenselPushers Furore 1230 --
H313 -- Klavierstück. Allegro moderato B Major 1837 10 Pieces 1836-37 HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 44
H314 -- Klavierstück. Andante con espressione B-flat Major 1837 Creative Freedom 1836-39 HenselPushers Furore 1940 MA Ms. 44
H321 -- Klavierstück. Allegro con brio c minor 1837 10 Pieces 1836-37 HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 44
H322 -- Klavierstück. Largo con espressione e minor 1837 10 Pieces 1836-37 HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 44
H330 -- Klavierstück. Andante con moto E Major 1838 Creative Freedom 1836-39 HenselPushers Furore 1940 MA Ms. 44
H332 -- Klavierstück. Allegro molto vivace ma con sentimento E-flat Major 1838 Creative Freedom 1836-39 HenselPushers Furore 1940 MA Ms. 44
H333 -- Etüde. Allegro con brio g minor 1838 Creative Freedom 1836-39 HenselPushers Furore 1950 MA Ms. 44
H337 -- Notturno. Andantino g minor 1838 Italian Collection
 HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 44
H338 -- Klavierstück. Allegro di molto d minor 1838 Creative Freedom 1836-39 HenselPushers Furore 1950 MA Ms. 44
H339 -- Klavierstück. Allegro grazioso B-flat Major 1839 Creative Freedom 1836-39 HenselPushers Furore 1950 MA Ms. 44
H342 op.4, no.1 Mélodie. Allegro assai A-flat Major 1839 Creative Freedom 1836-39 Op.4, IMSLP ... --
H345 -- Gondelfahrt. Serenata g minor 1839 Italian Collection HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 22/A,3;
MA Ms. 163
H346 -- Klavierstück. Allegro moderato A-flat Major 1840 Italian Collection HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 22/A,3
H349 -- Capriccio. Andante; Allegro molto b minor 1840 Italian Collection HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 22/A,3;
MA Ms. 163
H350 -- Klavierstück. Largo; Allegro con fuoco g minor 1840 Italian Collection HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 22/A,3
H352 -- Abschied von Rom. Ponte Molle. Andante con espressione a minor 1840 Italian Collection HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 22/A,3;
MA Ms. 163;
MA Ms. 50
H353 -- Villa Medicis. Allegro maestoso A-flat Major 1840 Italian Collection HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 22/A,3;
MA Ms. 163
H356 op.6, no.2 Lied. Allegro vivace B Major 1839-40 Italian Collection Op.6, IMSLP ... MA Ms. 163
-- -- Notturno Neapolitano b minor 1840 Post-Italy
discovered after H-U numbers established		 HenselPushers Furore 10074 MA Ms. 3,19,7
H357 op.2, no.3 Villa Mills. Allegretto grazioso E Major 1839-40 Italian Collection Op.2, IMSLP ... MA Ms. 163
H364 op.4, no.3 Mélodie. Allegro molto quasi presto E Major 1840 Post-Italy Op.4, IMSLP ... MA Ms. 46
H365 op.5, no.2 Mélodie. Allegro molto vivace G Major 1840 Post-Italy Op.5, IMSLP ... --
H366 op.5, no.3 Mélodie. Andante soave E-flat Major 1840 Post-Italy Op.5, IMSLP ... --
H368 -- Klavierstück. Allegro molto G Major 1840-43 Post-Italy HenselPushers ... Bodleian Libraries, Oxford
H369 -- Klavierstück. Allegro molto vivace A-flat Major 1840-43 Post-Italy HenselPushers ... Bodleian Libraries, Oxford
H372 op.6, no.4 Il Saltarello Romano. Tarantella. Allegro molto a minor 1841 Italian Collection Op.6, IMSLP ... MA Ms. 163
H376 -- Klavierstück. Allegro molto a minor 1841 Post-Italy HenselPushers Furore 10148 MA Ms. 46
H381 -- Klavierstück (fragment) F-sharp Major 1841 ... ... MA Ms. 46
H385 -- Das Jahr. i. Januar. Ein Traum. Adagio, quasi una fantasia B Major 1841, 1842 Das Jahr
available in braille, four-hands, easy piano		 HenselPushers;
Das Jahr, IMSLP		 Furore 1380 MA Ms. 47 (1841);
MA Ms. 155 (1842)
H385 -- Das Jahr. ii. Februar. Scherzo. Presto F-sharp Major 1841, 1842 Das Jahr
available in braille, four-hands, easy piano		 HenselPushers;
Das Jahr, IMSLP		 Furore 1380 MA Ms. 47 (1841);
MA Ms. 155 (1842)
H385 -- Das Jahr. iii. März. Agitato f-sharp minor; C-sharp Major 1841, 1842 Das Jahr
available in braille, four-hands, easy piano		 HenselPushers;
Das Jahr, IMSLP		 Furore 1380 MA Ms. 47 (1841);
MA Ms. 155 (1842)
H385 -- Das Jahr. iv. April. Capriccioso. Allegretto E Major; a minor 1841, 1842 Das Jahr
available in braille, four-hands, easy piano		 HenselPushers;
Das Jahr, IMSLP		 Furore 1380 MA Ms. 47 (1841);
MA Ms. 155 (1842)
H385 -- Das Jahr. v. Mai. Frühlingslied. Allegro vivace e gioioso A Major 1841, 1842 Das Jahr
available in braille, four-hands, easy piano		 HenselPushers;
Das Jahr, IMSLP		 Furore 1380 MA Ms. 47 (1841);
MA Ms. 155 (1842)
H385 -- Das Jahr. vi. Juni. Serenade. Largo d minor 1841, 1842 Das Jahr
available in braille, four-hands, easy piano		 HenselPushers;
Das Jahr, IMSLP		 Furore 1380 MA Ms. 47 (1841);
MA Ms. 155 (1842)
H385 -- Das Jahr. vii. Juli. Larghetto F Major 1841, 1842 Das Jahr
available in braille, four-hands, easy piano		 HenselPushers;
Das Jahr, IMSLP		 Furore 1380 MA Ms. 47 (1841);
MA Ms. 155 (1842)
H385 -- Das Jahr. viii. August. Allegro D Major; G Major 1841, 1842 Das Jahr
available in braille, four-hands, easy piano		 HenselPushers;
Das Jahr, IMSLP		 Furore 1380 MA Ms. 47 (1841);
MA Ms. 155 (1842)
H385 op.2, no.2 Das Jahr. ix. September. Am Flusse. Andante con moto b minor 1841, 1842 Das Jahr
available in braille, four-hands, easy piano		 HenselPushers;
Op.2, IMSLP;
Das Jahr, IMSLP		 Furore 1380 MA Ms. 47 (1841);
MA Ms. 155 (1842)
H385 -- Das Jahr. x. Oktober. Allegro con spirito A-flat Major 1841, 1842 Das Jahr
available in braille, four-hands, easy piano		 HenselPushers;
Das Jahr, IMSLP		 Furore 1380 MA Ms. 47 (1841);
MA Ms. 155 (1842)
H385 -- Das Jahr. xi. November. Mesto f minor 1841, 1842 Das Jahr
available in braille, four-hands, easy piano		 HenselPushers;
Das Jahr, IMSLP		 Furore 1380 MA Ms. 47 (1841);
MA Ms. 155 (1842)
H385 -- Das Jahr. xii. Dezember. Allegro molto c minor 1841, 1842 Das Jahr
available in braille, four-hands, easy piano		 HenselPushers;
Das Jahr, IMSLP		 Furore 1380 MA Ms. 47 (1841);
MA Ms. 155 (1842)
H385 -- Das Jahr. xiii. Nachspiel. Choral a minor 1841, 1842 Das Jahr
available in braille, four-hands, easy piano		 HenselPushers;
Das Jahr, IMSLP		 Furore 1380 MA Ms. 47 (1841);
MA Ms. 155 (1842)
H391 -- Klavierstück. Allegro agitato g minor 1843 Studies in Form HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 86
H393 -- Klavierstück. Allegretto ma non troppo e minor 1843 Studies in Form HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 86
H394 op.2, no.4 Klavierstück. Allegro molto vivace A Major 1843 Studies in Form Op.2, IMSLP ... MA Ms. 86
H395 -- Sonate g minor 1843 Studies in Form IMSLP HenselPushers Critical Edition;
Furore 1460		 MA Ms. 48
H396 -- Klavierstück. Adagio E-flat Major 1843 Studies in Form HenselPushers ... Bodleian Libraries, Oxford
H403 -- Klavierstück g minor 1844 Studies in Form HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 86
H404 -- Klavierstück (fragment) E-flat Major 1844 ... ... MA Ms. 86
H405 -- Klavierstück. Allegro moderato assai a minor 1844 Studies in Form HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 86
H410 -- Klavierstück. Allegro molto e minor 1844 Studies in Form HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 86
H413 -- Klavierstück. Allegro molto c minor 1846 Annus Mirabilis HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 49
H414 -- Klavierstück. Allegro molto vivace e leggiero B Major 1846 Annus Mirabilis HenselPushers Furore 2080 MA Ms. 49
H417 -- Klavierstück. Andante cantabile D-flat Major 1846 Annus Mirabilis HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 49
H420 op.4, no.2 Mélodie. Allegretto c-sharp minor 1846 Annus Mirabilis Op.4, IMSLP ... MA Ms. 49
H423 op.8, no.1 Lied. Allegro moderato b minor 1846 Annus Mirabilis Op.8, IMSLP Furore 1420 MA Ms. 49
H424 op.6, no.3 O Traum der Jugend, o goldner Stern. Andante cantabile F-sharp Major 1846 Annus Mirabilis Op.6, IMSLP ... MA Ms. 49
H425 -- Pastorella A Major 1846 Annus Mirabilis IMSLP ... MA Ms. 49
H426 -- Klavierstück. Allegretto d minor 1846 Annus Mirabilis HenselPushers ... MA Ms. 49
H427 -- Klavierstück (fragment) f-sharp minor 1846 ... ... MA Ms. 49
H438 op.5, no.1 Mélodie. Lento appassionato B Major 1846 Annus Mirabilis Op.5, IMSLP ... MA Ms. 49
H442 -- Klavierstück. Allegro molto vivace C Major 1846 Annus Mirabilis HenselPushers Furore 2080 MA Ms. 49
H443 -- Klavierstück. Tempo di scherzo (fragment) e minor 1846 ... Furore 10148 MA Ms. 49
H452 -- Klavierstück. Andante con moto E Major 1846 Annus Mirabilis HenselPushers Furore 2080 MA Ms. 49
H454 op.6, no.1 Lied. Andante espressivo A-flat Major 1846 Annus Mirabilis Op.6, IMSLP ... MA Ms. 49
H456 -- Lied. Andante espressivo; Più allegro E-flat Major 1846 Annus Mirabilis HenselPushers Furore 2080 MA Ms. 49
H458 op.8, no.4 Wanderlied 3. Presto E Major 1846 Annus Mirabilis Op.8, IMSLP Furore 1420 MA Ms. 49
H459 -- Klavierstück. Allegro vivace A Major 1846 Annus Mirabilis IMSLP ... MA Ms. 49
H461 op.8, no.3 Lied (Lenau). Larghetto D-flat Major 1846 Annus Mirabilis Op.8, IMSLP Furore 1420 --
H463 op.8, no.2 Lied. Andante con espressione a minor 1846 Annus Mirabilis Op.8, IMSLP
Megan Lavengood		 Furore 1420 --