# List of compositions by Henri Vieuxtemps

Below is a sortable 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 (unused) 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.
| Genre | Opus | Composition date | Publication date | French title (original title) | English title | Scoring | Notes |
| Vocal | | | 1836 | Le héros mourant, Imitation d'un chant russe | Le héros mourant, Imitation d'un chant russe | for voice and piano | words by J.F. Dobelin; published by Van Lier, La Haye |
| Vocal | | | 1837 | Le papillon | Le papillon | for voice and piano | words by Alphonse de Lamartine; published in France Musicale, Paris, 1837 |
| Vocal | | | | 5 Mélodies MélancolieToiDécisionLes angelots et les cigognesLa mort du meunier | 5 Songs | for voice and piano | |
| Chamber music | | | 1838 | Fantaisie concertante sur des motifs de l'opéra "Les Huguenots" de G. Meyerbeer | Fantaisie concertante on Themes from Meyerbeer's Opera "Les Huguenots" | for violin and piano | composed in collaboration with Jacques Gregoir (1817–1876) |
| Chamber music | | | 1838 | Duo brillant en forme de fantaisie sur des airs hongrois concertant | Duo brillant en forme de fantaisie sur des airs hongrois concertant | for violin and piano | composed in collaboration with Ferenc Erkel; dedicated to "à Madame la Baronne Fery d'Orczy" (Countess Emma Wass von Szentegyed und Czege, wife of Baron Felix Orczy de Orczi, mother of Baroness Emma Orczy) |
| Vocal | 6 | | c.1845 | Le chevalier | Le chevalier | for voice and piano | published by A.M. Abrahams, La Haye |
| Chamber music | 6 | c.1837 | 1837 | Air varié avec introduction de l'opéra "Il Pirata" de Bellini en ré majeur | Air varié with Introduction on a Theme from Bellini's "Il Pirata" in D major | for violin and piano or orchestra | |
| Chamber music | 7 | 1841 | 1846 | 3 Romances sans paroles Chant d'amourDésespoirSouvenir | 3 Songs without Words in D♭ majorin C minorin C major | for violin and piano | |
| Chamber music | 8 [ 7 ] | c.1845 | 1850 | 4 Romances sans paroles HilaritéInnocenceBarcarolleAir Savoyard | 4 Songs without Words in E majorin A majorin G minorin D major | for violin and piano | published also with Op. 7; the Violin Concerto No. 2 initially published as Op. 8, later Op. 19 |
| Concertante | 9 | 1845? | 1846 | Hommage à Paganini, Caprice sur des thèmes du celèbre maestro | Homage to Paganini, Caprice | for violin and orchestra or piano | |
| Concertante | 10 | 1840 | 1840 | Grand Concerto Nº 1 en mi majeur Allegro moderatoIntroduction: AdagioRondo: Allegretto | Concerto No. 1 in E major | for violin and orchestra | dedicated "au roi des belges" (Leopold I of Belgium) |
| Concertante | 11 | 1838 | 1840 | Fantaisie-caprice en la majeur | Fantaisie-caprice in A major | for violin and orchestra | at end: St. Pétersbourg ce 21 Février 1840; dedicated to Jean Radoux ("Offert à son ami Gean Radoux en témoignage de haute estime") |
| Chamber music | 12 | 1843 | 1844 | Grande sonate concertante en quatre parties en ré majeur Allegro assaiScherzo: Allegro vivaceLargo ma non troppoRondo: Allegro gioioso | Sonata in D major | for violin and piano | dedicated to pianist Édouard Wolff (1816–1880) |
| Chamber music | 13 | c.1843 | 1843 | Grand duo sur des thèmes de "Le duc d'Olonne" d'Auber | Grand duo on Themes from Auber's "Le duc d'Olonne" | for violin and piano | composed in collaboration with Édouard Wolff (1816–1880) |
| Chamber music | 14 | c.1843 | 1844 | Grande fantaisie concertante sur l'opéra "Obéron" de C. M. de Weber | Grande fantaisie concertante on Themes from Weber's Opera "Oberon" | for violin and piano | composed in collaboration with Édouard Wolff (1816–1880) |
| Concertante | 15 | c.1843 | 1843 | Les arpèges, Caprice | Les arpèges, Caprice in D major | for violin and orchestra (or piano) with obligato cello | |
| Chamber music | 16 | c.1845 | 1845 | 6 Études de concert Alegro moderatoModeratoAllegrettoAllegro ma non troppoAdagio, non troppoAdagio | 6 Concert Etudes in G minorin G majorin D majorin E♭ majorin C majorin E major | for violin solo | |
| Chamber music | 17 | 1843 | 1844 | Souvenir d'Amérique, Variations burlesques sur "Yankee Doodle" | Souvenir d'Amérique, Variations burlesques sur "Yankee Doodle" | for violin and piano | also for violin and string quartet |
| Concertante | 18 | 1844 | 1844 | Norma, Fantaisie sur la quatrième corde | Norma, Fantasia on the G String | for violin and orchestra or piano | |
| Concertante | 19 [ 8 ] | 1836 | 1846 | Concerto Nº 2 en fa dièse mineur AllegroAndanteRondo: Allegro | Concerto No. 2 in F♯ minor "Sauret" | for violin and orchestra | composed 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 music | 20 [ 19 ] | c.1845 | 1845 | Duo concertant sur des thèmes de "Don Juan" de Mozart | Duo concertant on Themes from Mozart's "Don Giovanni" | for violin and piano | composed in collaboration with Édouard Wolff (1816–1880); 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 |
| Concertante | 21 | c.1845 | 1846 | Souvenirs de russie, Fantaisie | Souvenirs de Russie, Fantasia in B minor | for violin and orchestra or piano | dedicated to B. Rubens |
| Chamber music | 22 | | 1846–1847 | 6 Morceaux de salon Morceaux brillantAir varié en ré mineurRêverie: AdagioSouvenir du BosphoreTarantelleL'orage | 6 Salon Pieces | for violin and piano or orchestra | 2. dedicated "à son ami Serge Wolkoff" |
| Chamber music | 23 [ 24 ] | c.1845 | 1854 | Grande fantaisie sur l'opéra "L'étoile du nord" de G. Meyerbeer | Grande fantaisie on Themes from Meyerbeer's Opera "L'étoile du nord" | for violin and piano | composed in collaboration with Theodor Kullak; published as Op. 24 by Brandus et C$^{ie}$. |
| Transcription | | | c.1846 | La nuit, Thème de l'ode-symphonie "Le désert" | La nuit | for viola and piano | by Félicien-César David; transcription of "Hymne à la nuit" from Le désert (1844); original for tenor and orchestra |
| Chamber music | [ 24 ] | c.1847 | 1847 | Grand duo brillant sur des thèmes de l'opéra "Le camp de Silésie" ou "Vielka" de G. Meyerbeer | Grand duo brillant on Themes from Meyerbeer's Opera "A Camp in Silesia" or "Vielka" | for violin and piano | composed in collaboration with Theodor Kullak; published as Op. 24 by Schlesinger |
| Chamber music | 24 | c.1850 | 1852 | Divertissements d'amateurs sur des mélodies russes favorites, 6 Morceaux Romance d'A. GourileffDivertissement sur "Le rossignol" d'Alex AlabieffRomance d'A. DargomijskyRomance du Comte M. Wielhorsky (avec violoncelle ad libitum)Chanson russe: TroïkaDeux chansons russes en si mineur et la majeur | 6 Divertissements d'amateurs, 6 Pieces on Favorite Russian Melodies | for violin and piano | also published as Chansons russes, Transcrites et variées in 1854 1. after Aleksandr L'vovich Gurilyov [Gurilev] – Александр Львович Гурилёв (1803–1858) 2. after The Nightingale (Соловей) by Alexander Alyabyev 3. after Alexander Dargomyzhsky 4. after Count Matvei Wielhorski (Матвей Юрьевич Виельгорский) (1794–1866) |
| Concertante | 25 | 1844 | 1848 | Grand Concerto Nº 3 en la majeur AllegroAdagioRondo: Allegretto | Concerto No. 3 in A major | for violin and orchestra | dedicated to Guillaume II, roi de Hollande |
| Chamber music | 26 | c.1850 | 1850 | Grand duo sur des thèmes de l'opéra "Le prophète" de G. Meyerbeer | Grand duo on Themes from Meyerbeer's Opera "Le prophète" | for violin and piano | composed in collaboration with Anton Rubinstein |
| Concertante | 27 | c.1850 | 1851 | Grande fantaisie sur des thèmes slaves | Grande fantaisie on Slavic Themes | for violin and orchestra or piano | version for violin and piano published 1878 |
| Chamber music | | | 1852 | Duo sur des motifs de "Raymond", ou "Le Secret de la reine", Opéra de Thomas | Duo on Themes from Ambroise Thomas's Opera "Raymond" or "Le Secret de la reine" | for violin and piano | composed in collaboration with Édouard Wolff (1816–1880) |
| Concertante | 28 [ 29 ] | c.1850 | 1853 | Andante et rondo (Introduction et rondo) en mi majeur | Andante et rondo (Introduction et rondo) in E major | for violin and orchestra or piano | published as Op. 29 by J. Schuberth in Leipzig (1853); listed as Op. 28 in Grove and Radoux Vieuxtemps: Sa vie, ses œuvres |
| Chamber music | 29 | c.1852 | 1852–1853 | 3 Fantaisies sur les opéras de G. Verdi Fantaisie sur "I Lombardi" (Jérusalem)Fantaisie brillante sur "Ernani"Fantaisie sur "Luisa Miller" | 3 Fantasias on Themes from Verdi's "I Lombardi", "Ernani" and "Luisa Miller" | for violin and piano | published as Op. 29 by Schott in Mainz (and later C.F. Peters) |
| Chamber music | 30 | 1854? | 1854 | Élégie en fa mineur | Élégie in F minor | for viola (or cello, or violin) and piano | dedicated to Count Matvei Wielhorski (Матвей Юрьевич Виельгорский) (1794–1866) (see Russian Wikipedia) |
| Concertante | | 1854 | 1854 | 3 Cadences pour le concerto de violon de L. van Beethoven, œuvre 61 | 3 Cadenzas to Beethoven's Violin Concerto, Op. 61 | for violin solo | |
| Concertante | 31 | 1849–1850 | 1854 | Grand Concerto Nº 4 en ré mineur Andante – ModeratoAndante religiosoScherzo: VivaceFinale marziale: Andante – Allegro | Concerto No. 4 in D minor | for violin and orchestra | composed 1846–1852? |
| Chamber music | | | 1855 | Grand duo sur des motifs de l'opéra "Les Huguenots" de G. Meyerbeer | Grand duo on Themes from Meyerbeer's Opera "Les Huguenots" | for violin and cello | composed in collaboration with Adrien-François Servais |
| Chamber music | 32 | c.1850 | 1856 | 3 Morceaux de salon Souvenir de BeauchampsRondinoLa chasse | 3 Salon Pieces | for violin and piano | |
| Chamber music | 33 | c.1855 | 1860 | Bouquet américain, 6 Variations sur mélodies populaires O Willie, We Have Missed You (à Mr. Stephan)St. Patrick's Day (à son ami Aug. Artaria)Days of Absence (à son cher élève Isaac Poznanski)Garry OwenLast Rose of SummerArkansas Traveller and Banjo Tune | Bouquet américain, 6 Variations on Popular Melodies | for violin and piano | |
| Transcription | | | c.1855 | Grand duo | Grand duo | for viola and piano | transcription of the Clarinet Quintet, KV 581 (1789) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Arrangement | | | 1855? | "Le trille du Diable", Sonate de Tartini | "The Devil's Trill", Sonata by Giuseppe Tartini | for violin and piano | piano part arranged by Vieuxtemps |
| Chamber music | 34 | 1859 | 1859 | 3 Mährchen (3 Contes) HausmährchenKindermährchenWintermährchen | 3 Tales Family TaleTale for ChildrenWinter Tale | for violin and piano | |
| Concertante | 35 | c.1859 | 1859 | Fantasia appassionata en sol mineur Allegro moderatoLargoFinale: Saltarella – Allegro vivace | Fantasia appassionata in G minor | for violin and orchestra or piano | |
| Transcription | | | 1861 | Scène et romance de l'opéra "Halka" de St. Moniuszko | Scène et romance from the Opera "Halka" by Stanisław Moniuszko | for violin and orchestra or piano | adapted for viola and piano by Hieronymus Weickmann |
| Chamber music | 36 | 1862 | 1863 | Sonate en si bémol majeur Maestoso. AllegroBarcarolla: Andante con motoFinale scherzando: Allegretto | Sonata in B♭ major | for viola (or cello) and piano | dedicated to George V, King of Hanover; original version for viola and piano, later transcribed for cello and piano |
| Concertante | 37 | 1858–1859 | 1862 | Concerto Nº 5 en la mineur "Le Grétry" Allegro non troppoAdagioAllegro con fuoco | Concerto No. 5 in A minor "Le Grétry" | for violin and orchestra | competition 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 |
| Concertante | 38 | c.1858 | 1863 | Ballade et polonaise de concert en sol mineur | Ballade et polonaise de concert in G minor | for violin and orchestra (or piano) | |
| Concertante | 39 | 1864? | 1864 | Duo brilliant en la majeur | Duo brilliant in A major | for violin, cello (or viola) and orchestra (or piano) | |
| Chamber music | 40 | 1864? | 1864 | 3 Feuilles d'album, 3 Morceaux Romance en fa majeurLes regretsBohémienne | 3 Album Leaves, 3 Pieces | for violin and piano | |
| Choral | 41 | 1863 | 1863 | Ouverture et hymne national belge (Ouverture avec l'hymne national belge) | Overture with the Belgian National Anthem | for chorus and orchestra | |
| Chamber music | | | 1864 | Duo brillant sur des thèmes de l'opéra "Orphée" de Gluck | Duo brillant on Themes from Gluck's Opera "Orphée" | for violin and piano | composed in collaboration with Édouard Wolff (1816–1880) |
| Chamber music | | | 1864 | Duo brillant sur "Les Noces de Figaro" de Mozart | Duo brillant on Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" | for violin and piano | composed in collaboration with Édouard Wolff (1816–1880) |
| Chamber music | | | 1864 | Duo brillant sur "Preciosa" de C. M. de Weber | Duo brillant on Weber's "Preciosa" | for violin and piano | composed in collaboration with Édouard Wolff (1816–1880); after the 1820 music for the play by Pius Alexander Wolff |
| Chamber music | 42 | 1865 | 1865 | Old England, Caprice sur des airs anglais du XVIe et XVIIe siècle | Old England, Caprice on 16th- and 17th-Century English Airs | for violin and piano | |
| Chamber music | | 1869? | 1869 | Fantasie sur "Faust" de Ch. Gounod | Fantasia on Themes from Gounod's "Faust" | for violin and piano or orchestra | dedicated to violinist Wilma Norman-Neruda |
| Chamber music | 43 | 1871 | 1871 | Suite en si mineur PreludioMinuettoAriaGavotta en ré majeur | Suite in B Minor PreludioMinuettoAriaGavotte | for violin and piano | |
| Chamber music | 44 | 1871 | 1871 | Quatuor à cordes N° 1 en mi mineur | String Quartet No. 1 in E minor | for 2 violins, viola and cello | dedicated to Monsieur de Rémusat |
| Chamber music | | | 1868–1872 1868 1871 1871 1871 1872 1872 | 6 Morceaux de Salon Souvenir d'amitié, Romance en la majeur, Op. 8bisAndante, tirée de l'œuvre 19Romance-Sicilienne, tirée de l'œuvre 35Ballade, tirée de l'œuvre 38La Nuit, de Félcien DavidLarghetto de Mozart (du Quintetto, Op. 108) | 6 Salon Pieces Souvenir d'amitié, Romance in A major, Op. 8bisAndante (from Op. 19)Romance-Sicilienne (from Op. 35)Ballade (from Op. 38)La Nuit, by Félcien DavidLarghetto de Mozart | for violin and piano | arrangements for violin and piano 2. movement II of the Violin Concerto No. 2 5. transcription of "Hymne à la nuit" from Le désert (1844) by Félicien-César David 6. movement II of the Clarinet Quintet, K. 581 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; also for viola and piano |
| Chamber music | | | 1872 | Larghetto de Mozart (du Quintetto, Op. 108) | Larghetto de Mozart | for viola and piano | movement II of the Clarinet Quintet, K. 581 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; arrangement of No. 6 from 6 Morceaux de Salon (1868–1872) for viola and piano; original version for violin and piano |
| Chamber music | 45 | | 1876 | Voix intimes, 6 Pensées mélodiques DouleursEspoirFoiDéceptionSérénitéContemplation | Intimate Voices, 6 Melodic Thoughts Grief in C♯ minorHope in A♭ majorFaith in D♭ majorDisappointment in F minorSerenity in E majorContemplation in B minor | for violin and piano | dedicated to Madame Léon van Hennebryck |
| Concertante | 46 | 1875–1876 | 1877 | Concerto Nº 1 en la minuer Allegro moderatoAndanteFinale: Allegro | Concerto No. 1 in A minor | for cello and orchestra | dedicated to Guillaume III |
| Chamber music | | c.1877 | 1877 | Duo sur des motifs de l'opéra "Paul et Virginie" de V. Massé | Duo on Themes of Victor Massé's Opera "Paul et Virginie" | for violin and piano | composed in collaboration with "D. Magnus", pianist Désiré Magnus (1828–1884); dedication "À Mademoiselle Alix Massé" |
| Concertante | 47 | 1865 | 1880 | Concerto Nº 6 en sol majeur Allegro moderatoPastorale: Andante con motoIntermezzo sicilianoRondo final: Allegretto | Concerto No. 6 in G major | for violin and orchestra | Op. 1 posthumous; dedicated to violinist Wilma Norman-Neruda; composed 1877–1881? |
| Chamber music | | | c.1880 | Fantaisie sur "Lucia di Lammermoor", Souvenir de Donizetti | Fantasia on "Lucia di Lammermoor", Souvenir de Donizetti | for violin and piano | published as Op. 33 (c.1880) |
| Chamber music | 48 | 1881 | 1882 | 36 Études 6. Un conte 7. Tourmente 15. Dédiée à M. le Duc de Camposelice 20. Lament 21. Souvenir de Schumann 22. Mélancolie 24. Inquiétude 26. Cantilène 27. Tarantelle 36. Variations sur la célèbre Gavotte de Corelli | 36 Études | for violin and piano or for violin solo | Op. 2 posthumous; dedicated to the Conservatoire de Paris |
| Concertante | 49 | 1879–1881 | 1882 | Concerto Nº 7 en la mineur "À Jenő Hubay" ModeratoMélancolieAllegro vivo | Concerto No. 7 in A minor "À Jenő Hubay" | for violin and orchestra | Op. 3 posthumous; dedicated to violinist Jenő Hubay |
| Concertante | 50 | 1879 | 1884 | Concerto Nº 2 en si mineur AllegroAdagioFinale: Allegretto con moto | Concerto No. 2 in B minor | for cello and orchestra | Op. 4 posthumous; dedicated to cellist Joseph Servais (1850–1885) |
| Chamber music | 51 | | 1884 | Quatuor à cordes Nº 2 en ut majeur | String Quartet No. 2 in C major | for 2 violins, viola and cello | Op. 5 posthumous |
| Chamber music | 52 | | 1884 | Quatuor à cordes Nº 3 en si bémol majeur | String Quartet No. 3 in B♭ major | for 2 violins, viola and cello | Op. 6 posthumous |
| Chamber music | 53 | | 1883 | Voies de cœur, 9 Morceaux TendresseDécisionMélancolieBarcarolleRêveInterrogationSouvenirPourquoi?Thème et variations | Voices of the Heart, 9 Pieces | for violin and piano | Op. 7 posthumous; also Voix du cœur |
| Chamber music | 54 | | 1883 | 3 Fantaisies brilliantes SaltarelleSérénadePochade américaine | 3 Fantaisies brilliantes | for violin and piano | Op. 8 posthumous 1. dedicated to Benjamin Godard; orchestrated by Godard as Op. 54a |
| Chamber music | 55 | | 1883 | 6 Morceaux pour violon seul suivis d'un Capriccio pour alto seul AndanteModeratoPréludeTempo di minuettoAndanteIntroduction et fugue: Adagio cantabileCapriccio "Hommage à Paganini" | 6 Pieces for Solo Violin, Followed by a Capriccio for Solo Viola | for violin solo 7. for viola solo | Op. 9 posthumous 3. dedicated to violinist Léon Reynier |
| Chamber music | 55 | | 1883 | Capriccio "Hommage à Paganini" | Capriccio "Hommage à Paganini" in C minor | for viola solo | Op. 9 posthumous |
| Chamber music | 56 | | 1883 | Salut à l'Amérique, Fantaisie originale | Greeting to America, Fantasia | for violin and piano or orchestra | Op. 10 posthumous |
| Chamber music | 57 | | 1883 | Impressions et réminiscences de Pologne | Impressions and Memories of Poland | for violin and piano | Op. 11 posthumous; dedicated "à son gendre le D$^r$ Édouard Landowski" (to his son-in-law Dr. Édouard Landowski) |
| Chamber music | 58 | | 1883 | Ma marche funèbre | My Funeral March | for violin and piano | Op. 12 posthumous |
| Chamber music | 59 | | 1884 | Allegro de concert en si mineur (1$^{er}$ Morceau d'un 8$^e$ Concerto inachevé, en si mineur) | Allegro de concert in B minor | for violin and piano | Op. 13 posthumous; movement I from the incomplete Violin Concerto No. 8; dedicated to violinist Eugène Ysaÿe |
| Chamber music | 60 | | 1884 | Sonate inachevée (Allegro et scherzo) en si bémol majeur (1$^{er}$ et 2$^{me}$ morceaux d'une sonate inachevée) AllegroScherzo | Unfinished sonata in B♭ major Allegro in B♭ majorScherzo in F minor | for viola and piano | Op. 14 posthumous; movements I and II of an incomplete sonata |
| Chamber music | 61 | | 1883 | Divertissement | Divertissement | for violin solo | Op. 15 posthumous; dedicated to violinist Lambert Massart |
| Chamber music | | | | Étude en ut mineur | Étude in C minor | for viola and piano | undated manuscript found (c.1970) in the Brussels Museum |
| Chamber music | | | | Trio sur "L'africaine" de Meyerbeer | Piano Trio on Themes from Meyerbeer's "L'Africaine" | for violin, cello and piano | |

## Sources

* Radoux, Jean Théodore (1835–1911). Vieuxtemps: Sa vie, ses œuvres, A. Bénard, Liège, 1891.