Godowsky's prowess in pianistic transcriptions and arrangements is unmatched by any composer with the exception of Franz Liszt. His arrangements can be witty, delightful, or difficult, but they always respect the integrity of the original composition.
A detailed analysis of Godowsky's music is currently under construction. A few of the many highlights in this section would include: the Studies on Chopin's Etudes, the twelve Schubert songs, Saint-Saëns' Le cygne, and the Johann Strauss Kunstlerleben.
Works are listed by the original composer in alphabetical 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Albeniz | Tango in D, Op. 165 No. 2 (concert version) | July 12, 1921 Chicago September 5, 1921 |
C. F. | |
| Triana from Iberia, Book II, No. 3 (concert arrangement) | October 24, 1922 S. S. Empress of Canada March 31, 1938 |
C. F. | Arthur Rubinstein | |
| Anonymous | See anthologies | |||
| Johann Sebastian Bach | Sonatas and suites for violin and violoncello solo (very freely transcribed and adapted) | - May 5, 1924 |
C. F. | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Kadenzen zum 4. Klavierkonzert, G dur, Op. 58 | - September 2, 1909 |
S. B. M. | |
| Georges Bizet | Adagietto from L'Arlésienne | August 16, 1927 Evanston, IL December 21, 1927 |
C. F. | Leonard S. Saxe |
| Carl Bohm | Calm As The Night (Still wie die Nacht) | - March 2, 1921 |
C. F. | |
| Frédéric François Chopin | Concert arrangement of the Rondo in E-flat major, Op. 16 | - August 29, 1899 |
A. P. S. | Carl Faelton |
| Concert paraphrase of the Waltz in E-flat major, Op. 18 | - August 29, 1899 |
A. P. S. | Otto Pfefferkorn | |
| Studies on Chopin's Etudes | ||||
| Waltz in D-flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 (concert arrangement) | October 29, 1922 S. S. Empress of Canada November 14, 1923 |
C. F. | ||
| Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 64 No. 3 (concert arrangement) | March 24, 1927 London December 21, 1927 |
C. F. | Leff Pouishnoff | |
| Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 69 No. 1 (concert arrangement) | April 18, 1927 Paris December 21, 1927 |
C. F. | Camille Decreus | |
| Waltz in F-minor, Op. 70 No. 2 (concert arrangement) | April 14, 1927 Paris December 21, 1927 |
C. F. | Archy Rosenthal | |
| Waltz in D-flat major, Op. 70 No. 3 (concert arrangement) | July 1920 Kansas City March 2, 1921 |
C. F. | Gertrude Huntley Green | |
| Arcangelo Corelli | See anthologies | |||
| François Dandrieu | See anthologies | |||
| Benjamin Godard | Canzonetta in B-flat major from Violin Concerto Romantique | August 15, 1927 Evanston, IL December 21, 1927 |
C. F. | Jerome D. Kern |
| Adolf von Henselt | Etude in F-sharp major, Op. 2 No. 6, Si oiseau j'etais (concert arrangement) | - August 29, 1899 |
A. P. S. | Alexander Lambert |
| Etude in F-sharp major, Op. 2 No. 6, Si oiseau j'etais (concert arrangement with cadenza) | Hofmeister, Leipzig | Felix Blumenfeld | ||
| Etude in F-sharp major, Op. 2 No. 6, Si oiseau j'etais (transcription) | December 1931 | C. F. | Alexander Raab | |
| Fritz Kreisler | Rondino on a theme by Beethoven | - October 26, 1916 |
C. F. | Mischa Elman |
| Jean-Baptiste Loeillet | See anthologies | |||
| Jean-Baptiste Lully | See anthologies | |||
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Two cadenzas to Concerto in E-flat for two pianos, K. 365 | September 1920 Los Angeles August 3, 1921 |
C. F. | Gertrude Huntley |
| Cadenzas to the first and last movements of Concerto in C minor, K. 491 | September 5, 1905 Schierke, Germany October 5, 1925 |
C. F. | Vera Kaplun Aronson | |
| Cadenza to Concerto in A major, K. 488 | June 27, 1927 Evanston, IL December 17, 1927 |
C. F. | Maurice Aronson | |
| Giovanni Pergolesi | See anthologies | |||
| Jean-Philippe Rameau | See anthologies | |||
| Camille Saint-Saëns | Le cygne | August 16, 1927 New York December 21, 1927 |
C. F. | John George Hinderer |
| Le cygne (transcribed for violin and piano) | - May 1, 1929 |
C. F. | Isidore Achron violin part fingered and phrased by Leo Godowsky |
|
| Domenico Scarlatti | See anthologies | (unpub.) | ||
| Johann Schobert | See anthologies | |||
| Franz Schubert | Ballet music from Rosamunde (concert arrangement) | October 27, 1922 S. S. Empress of Canada November 14, 1923 |
C. F. | |
| Moment Musical in F minor, Op. 94 No. 3 (arranged and transcribed in F-sharp minor) | January 14, 1922 Rio de Janeiro November 17, 1922 |
C. F. | Mrs. Ernest Newman ( Simeon Rumschisky ( |
|
| Twelve Schubert Songs (transcribed for piano) | - August 3, 1927 |
C. F. | ||
| Robert Schumann | A Flower to Me Thou Seemest (Du bist wie ein Blume), Op. 25 No. 24 | - March 2, 1921 |
C. F. | |
| John Stafford Smith | The Star-Spangled Banner (concert version) | - February 2, 1921 |
G. S. | |
| Johann Strauss II | Symphonische Metamorphosen Johann Strauss'cher Themen, Drei Walzer-paraphrasen für das Pianoforte zum Concert Vortrag | - September 16, 1912 |
Cranz | |
| I. Künstlerleben | 1905 Vienna |
Herrn and Frau Josef Simon | ||
| II. Die Fledermaus | 1907 Vienna |
Frau Johann Strauss | ||
| III. Wein, Weib und Gesang | Dr. Heinrich Steger | |||
| Symphonic Metamorphosis of the Schatz-Waltzer themes from The Gypsy Baron, for left hand alone | May 1928 Vienna February 18, 1941 |
C. F. | Simon Barere edited by David Saperton |
|
| Richard Strauss | Ständchen (Serenade), Op. 17 No. 2 | May 25, 1922 New York October 14, 1922 |
C. F. | |
| Various | See anthologies | |||
| Carl Maria von Weber | Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65 (contrapuntal arrangement) | - September 25, 1905 |
S. B. M. | Ferruccio Busoni |
| Contrapuntal paraphrase on Invitation to the Dance, for two pianos, with an optional accompaniment of a third piano | - May 22, 1922 |
C. F. | Guy Maier and Lee Pattison | |
| Momento capriccioso, Op. 12 (concert arrangement) | - July 15, 1904 |
S. B. M. | Johan Wijsman | |
| Perpetuum mobile (Rondo aus der Sonate, Op. 24, concert arrangement) | - May 14, 1903 |
S. B. M. | ||
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