Friedrich Gernsheim - Selected Works (excerpted From Worklist)

Selected Works (excerpted From Worklist)

• Orchestral works
  • Symphonies
    • Symphony no. 1 in G minor, op. 32, 1875
    • Symphony no. 2 in E♭ major, op. 46, 1882
    • Symphony no. 3 in C minor ('Miriam' or 'Mirjam'), op. 54, 1887
    • Symphony no. 4 in B♭ major, op. 62, 1895
  • Piano Concertos
    • Piano Concerto in C minor, op. 16
  • Violin Concertos
    • Violin Concerto no. 1 in D major, op. 42
    • Violin Concerto no. 2 in F, op. 86
    • Fantasy Piece for violin with orchestra, op. 33
  • Cello Concertos
    • Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 78 (fairly popular in the early 20th century with many mentions in the Neue Zeitschrift as evidence, and played on SWR2 radio on January 31, 2005 by cellist Alexander Hülshoff, the Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, directed by Ari Rasilainen. Recorded and released by the British label Hyperion in its 'Romantic Cello Concerto' series, played by the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, conducted by Hannu Lintu, with Alban Gerhardt as soloist).)
  • Zu einem drama, op. 82 (given a radio recording by Klaus Arp and the SWR Radio Orch.)
  • Divertimento, op. 53
• Chamber music
  • String Quartets
    • String Quartet no. 1 in C minor, op. 25
    • String Quartet no. 2 in A minor, op. 31, 1875 (recorded on Audite)
    • String Quartet no. 3 in F major, op. 51, 1886
    • String Quartet no. 4 in E minor, op. 66
    • String Quartet no. 5 in A major, op. 83 (Republished recently by Walter Wollenweber-Verlag, pub. originally ca 1911.)
  • Piano Quartets
    • Piano Quartet no. 1 in E♭, op. 6
    • Piano Quartet no. 2 in C minor, op. 20 (performed in 2003. Pub. ca. 1870.)
    • Piano Quartet no. 3 in F major, op. 47, 1883
  • Piano Quintets
    • Piano Quintet no. 1 in D minor, op. 35
    • Piano Quintet no. 2 in B minor, op. 63, pub. ca. 1897 (definitely by 1898 - see review )
  • String Quintets
    • String Quintet no. 1 in D major, op. 9
    • String Quintet no. 2 in E♭ major, op. 89 (premiered in Feb. 1916 and mentioned in the Neue Zeitschrift that year. Two-cello quintet. Given its modern premiere in 2003 along with his string trio op. 74.)
  • Violin sonatas
    • Violin sonata no. 1 in C minor, op. 4, pub. ca. 1864
    • Violin sonata no. 2 in C, op. 50, pub. ca. 1885
    • Violin sonata no. 3 in F, op. 64, pub. ca. 1898
    • Violin sonata no. 4 in G, op. 85
  • Piano trios
    • Piano trio no. 1 in F, op. 28
    • Piano trio no. 2 in B, op. 37
    • Two other piano trios, in manuscript (search at the Altenberg Trio site. #2 in B is in their repertoire.)
  • Cello sonatas
    • Cello sonata no. 1 in D minor, op. 12
    • Cello sonata no. 2 in E minor, op. 79
    • Cello sonata no. 3 in E minor, op. 87
  • Piano sonata
    • Piano sonata in F minor, op. 1
  • Organ
    • Fantasy and Fugue for Organ, op. 76
  • Other chamber music
    • Introduction and Allegro appassionato, op. 38
• Choral works and orchestral works
  • Salamis, for men's chorus and orchestra op. 10
  • Nibelungen wiederfahrt, op. 73
  • Nornen wiegenlied, op. 65
  • Agrippina, op. 77

Of these works, the symphonies, the cello concerto, the first cello sonata, the piano trios, two of the piano quartets, the two piano quintets, and the second string quartet have to date been recorded.