Godowsky - Original Compositions

The works listed below represent Godowsky's original compositions. Godowsky was extremely prolific and his writings span a broad musical spectrum. A number of them are for the left hand alone. This list includes works in which Godowsky arranged his own music, for different instrumentation or pianistic setting.

A detailed analysis of Godowsky's music is currently under construction. A few of the many highlights in this section would include: Sonate in E-moll, Passacaglia, Triakontameron (the movement Alt-Wien is probably his best known work), and the Phonoramas (Java Suite).

Works are listed in roughly chronological order. The publisher abbreviations are explained in the guide to publishers.

Title	Subtitle	Date and place of composition Date of publication	Publisher	Dedication and notes
Moto Perpetuo		- February 6, 1888	E. A.
Grande Valse Romantique		- July 11, 1888	E. A.	Albert Weber
Valse-Scherzo		- July 11, 1888	E. A.	HRH The Princess of Wales
Märchen	Fairy Tale	- July 11, 1888	E. A.	Mlles Douste de Fortis
Moto Perpetuo in F major		- 1889	A. D.	Léon Sachse
Polonaise		1889	A. D.	Eugène d'Albert
Twilight Thoughts	Suite des Morceaux pour Piano	- 1880	E. Dupré, Paris
	1. Impressions sur le fleuve de Hudson; Hudson River			Madame Walden-Pell revised and reissued as Op. 14 No. 1
	2. Une Nuit de Printemps			Madame Theron C. Crawford
	3. Au jardin des fleurs			Madame Léon Meunier revised version published as Frühlingsnacht by S. L., on January 25, 1915
	4. Devotion		(unpub.)
	5. Sérénade		E. Dupré, Paris	Madame la Comtesse Ferdinand de Lesseps
	6. Rêverie du Soir		(unpub.)
Menuet No. 1, E major		- October 19, 1891	John Church Co., Cincinnati	Oscar J. Saxe
'Twas Eve and May	Song (words by Lord Lytton)	- July 9, 1894	H. K.	Stella D. Hays
Does the harp of Rosa slumber?	Song (words by Lord Lytton)	- December 3, 1894	H. K.	Ida Kleber
Three Concert Studies, Op. 11	1. C major	- August 14, 1899	G. S.	Edward MacDowell
	2. C minor		(unpub.)
	3. Courante, E minor		G. S.	Rafael Joseffy
[Opus 12]	1. Sarabande, C-sharp minor	- August 14, 1899	G. S.	W. S. B. Mathews
	2. Menuet, A-flat major			Blanche Dingley
	3. Courante, E minor			J. H. Gittings
Toccata in G-flat major, Op. 13	Perpetual Motion	- April 5, 1899	A. P. S.	Moriz Rosenthal
[Opus 14]	1. Ein Dämmerungsbild (Twilight-musing), E-flat major	- August 12-14, 1899	G. S.	Arthur Foote this is a revised version of Twilight Thoughts No. 1
	2. Mazurka mélancolique		(unpub.)
	3. Valse-Idylle, E major		G. S.	Madame la Comtesse Enrica Rozwadowska
	4. Scherzino, C-sharp minor		G. S.	E. R. Kroeger
[Opus 15]	1. Mélodie méditative, E-flat major	- August 29, 1899	A. P. S.	Frederica Godowsky
	2. Nuit de printemps		(unpub.)
	3. Capriccio, C minor		-	Richard Burmeister
[Opus 16]	1. Sérénade	- August 29, 1899	(unpub.)
	2. Arabesque, F major		A. P. S.
	3. Rêverie Russe		(unpub.)
	4. Barcarolle Valse, F major - A major		A. P. S.	Madame la Comtesse Ferdinand de Lesseps
Sonate in E moll	für das Klavier 1. Allegro non troppo, ma appassionato 2. Aria (Andante cantabile) 3. Intermezzo scherzando (Allegretto vivace) 4. Valse (Allegretto grazioso e dolce) 5. Retrospect (lento e mesto) - Larghetto lamentoso - Fuga (über BACH) - Trauerzug - Sansara, Nirvana (Maestoso, lugubre)	- June 15, 1911	S. B. M.	Meiner lieben Frau
Walzermasken	More information		S. B. M.	Dr. Wilhelm Stekel
Twelve Impressions for Violin and Piano		following dates are publication only:	C. F.	Harriet and Fritz Kreisler violin parts fingered and phrased by Fritz Kreisler
	1. Larghetto lamentoso, B minor	April 14, 1916
	2. Profile (Chopin), B minor	October 7. 1916
	3. Legende, E minor	May 25, 1916
	4. Tyrolean (Schuhplattler), C major	October 17, 1916
	5. Poème (Andante Cantabile), C major	February 15, 1917
	6. Perpetuum mobile, G major	October 7, 1916
	7. Elegie, B minor	October 7, 1916
	8. Valse (Französisch), D major	May 25, 1916
	9. Valse macabre, B minor	May 25, 1916
	10. Orientale, E minor	October 19, 1916
	11. Saga, A minor	October 7. 1916
	12. Viennese (Wienerisch), F major	May 25, 1916
Four Impressions for Violoncello and Piano	1. Larghetto lamentoso, B minor 2. Elegie, B minor 3. Valse Macabre, B minor 4. Orientale, E minor	- September 15, 1917	C. F.	Harriet and Fritz Kreisler
Miniatures	for piano four-hands, for teacher (secondo) and pupil (primo)	More information	C. F.
Miniatures	for piano solo	following dates are publication only:	C. F.
	1. Humoresque	September 14, 1918		Alexander Lambert
	2. Rigaudon	September 14, 1918
	3. The Miller's Song	August 16, 1920
	4. Processional March	August 26, 1920
	5. Arabian Chant (Orientale)	August 26, 1920
Triakontameron	More information		G. S.
Phonoramas Java Suite	More information		C. F.
Poems for the Pianoforte	No. 1. Devotion	June 29, 1927 Evanston, IL December 21, 1927	C. F.	Paul Howard
	No. 2. Avowal	July 25, 1927 Evanston, IL December 21, 1927
	No. 3. Adoration	July 8, 1927 Evanston, IL December 21, 1927
	No. 4. Yearning	June 30, 1931 Paris January 7, 1932
Passacaglia	44 variations, cadenza and fugue, on the opening of Schubert's 'Unfinished' Symphony	October 21, 1927 January 6, 1928	C. F.
Waltz Poem No. 1, G major for violin and piano		October 21, 1928 New York April 17, 1929	C. F.	Jascha Heifetz violin part fingered and phrased by Leo Godowsky; this music is the same as that for Waltz Poem No. 1 for piano two hands and Waltz-Poem I for the left hand alone, but rearranged and in a different key
Waltz Poem No. 2, A major for violin and piano		November 17, 1928 New York April 17, 1929	C. F.	Paul Kochanski violin part fingered and phrased by Leo Godowsky; this music is the same as that for Waltz Poem No. 2 for piano two hands and Waltz-Poem V for the left hand alone, but rearranged and in a different key
Waltz Poem No. 1, G major for piano two hands		October 21, 1928 New York April 24, 1929	C. F.	Edward W. Burnshaw, Jr.
Waltz Poem No. 2, A major for piano two hands		November 17, 1928 New York April 24, 1929	C. F.	Dorothy Wandermann
Avowal, for violin and piano		- April 24, 1929	C. F.	Mischa Elman this music is the same as that for Poems for the Pianoforte, No. 2, arranged with violin part fingered and phrased by Leo Godowsky
Prelude and Fugue for the left hand alone (B.A.C.H.)		February 28, 1929 Paris March 18, 1930	G. S.	Arthur Loesser
Meditation, for the left hand alone, E-flat major		January 23, 1929 Paris May 27, 1930	G. S.	Dmitri Tiomkin
Waltz-Poems for the left hand		June 7, 1930 following dates and places are composition only:	C. F.	Carl Engel
	Waltz-Poem I, G-flat major	May 15, 1929 Paris
	Waltz-Poem II, B-flat major	April 25, 1929 Nice
	Waltz-Poem III, G major	February 2, 1929 Paris
	Waltz-Poem IV, E-flat major	June 2, 1929 Paris
	Waltz-Poem V, A-flat	May 18, 1929 Vienna
	Waltz-Poem VI, C-major	May 3, 1929 Paris
Waltz-Poem No. 4, E major for piano two hands		July 31, 1929 Paris June 7, 1930	C. F.	Samuel D. Stein
Meditation, for both hands		July 16, 1929 Paris June 20, 1930	G. S.	Dimitri Tiomkin this music is the same as that for Meditation for the left hand alone
Etude macabre, for the left hand alone, D minor		January 31, 1929 Paris June 20, 1930	G. S.	Emile R. Blanchet
Etude macabre, for both hands		July 23, 1929 Paris June 20, 1930	G. S.	Emile R. Blanchet
Impromptu, for the left hand alone, E-flat minor		January 16, 1929 Paris June 20, 1930	G. S.	Josef Lhevinne
Impromptu, for both hands		July 19, 1929 London June 20, 1930	G. S.	Josef Lhevinne
Suite for the left hand alone		June 20, 1930 following dates and places are composition only:	G. S.	Isidor Philipp the Menuet and Gigue were also arranged for two hands, published by G. S. on April 12, 1937 and dedicated to Isidor Philipp
	Allemand	April 8, 1929 Palma
	Courante	April 4, 1929 Palma
	Gavotte	March 3, 1929 Paris
	Sarabande	March 10, 1929 Paris
	Bourrée	February 18, 1929 Paris
	Sicilienne	April 4, 1929 Palma
	Menuet	February 8, 1929 Paris
	Gigue	February 10, 1929 Paris
Intermezzo (Malinconico) for the left hand alone, E major		August 6, 1928 Evanston, IL May 26, 1931	G. S.	Alexander Siloti
Intermezzo (Malinconico) for both hands		November 25, 1929 New York May 26, 1931	G. S.	Alexander Siloti
Elegy for the left hand alone, B minor		March 6, 1929 Paris December 24, 1931	G. S.	Gottfried Galston
Capriccio (Patetico) for the left hand alone, C-sharp minor		May 6, 1928 Vienna December 24, 1931	G. S.	Ernest Hutcheson
Capriccio (Patetico) for both hands		November 12, 1929 New York December 24, 1931	G. S.	Ernest Hutcheson

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