1876* Valse mignonne (dedicated to Gustaw Roguski) Prelude and Caprice in E-flat major, Op. 1 no.1 (dedicated to Antoni Rutkowski) Minuet in g-minor, Op. 1 no. 2 (dedicated to Antoni Rutkowski)
1878 Impromptu in F-major (dedicated to Rudolf Strobl)
1879 Trois Morceaux, Op. 2 (dedicated to Thérèse Wlassoff) Gavotte in e-minor Melodie in C-major Valse melancolique in A-major Intermezzo in g-minor W błyskawiczną noc (On a Lightning Filled Night) Intermezzo in C-major. Old Suite for Piano, Op. 3 (dedicated to Aleksander Zarzycki) - Paderewski performed the Old Suite in one of his first public concerts in Warsaw in November 1879. Preludio in d-minor Intermezzo in b-flat major Aria in F-major Fugue - in d-minor Marsz pogrzebowy na motywach utworów Apolinarego Kątskiego (Funeral March arranged on motives of Apolinary Kątski works)
1880 Elegie in B-flat minor, Op. 4
1881 Danses polonaises, Op. 5. (dedicated to Nathalie Janotha) Krakowiak in E-major Mazurek in e-minor Krakowiak in B-flat major Introductione e Toccata, Op. 6 (dedicated to P. Schlözer)
1882 Dwa Kanony (Two Canons) – Z uczniowskiej teki (From Student’s Portfolio); (dedicated to M. Lamer-Trentowska) Canon 1 in g-minor Canon 2 in A-major Chants du voyageur, Op. 8. (dedicated to Helena Górska) 1. Allegro agitato 2. Andantino 3. Andantino grazioso (Melody in B-major) 4. Andantino Mistico 5. Allegro giocoso Variations and Fuge in a-minor, Op. 11. (dedicated to Eugene d’Albert) Piano Sonata - the archetype of the Concerto in A-minor Allegro - performed in October 1882 by the composer Andante Scherzo – known later as Intermezzo II in c-minor, published in 1885 Finale
1883 Krakowiak (Cracovienne) Tatra Album: Dances and Songs of Polish Folks from Zakopane, Op. 12, arranged by Paderewski for 4 hands (dedicated to Tytus Chałubinski) Part I: 1. Allegro con brio 2. Andantino 3. Allegro con moto; Part 2: 4. Allegro maestoso 5. Allegretto 6. Allegro ma non troppo
1884 Polish Dances, Op. 9. Book I and Book II (dedicated to H. Toeplitz) 1. Krakowiak in F-major 2. Mazurek in a-minor 3. Mazurek in A-major; 4. Mazurek in B-flat major 5. Krakowiak in A-major 6. Polonaise in B-major Powódź (The Flood) in a-minor. Na powodzian (For the Polish Flood Victims) Album de mai: Scenes romantiques pour piano, Op. 10 (dedicated to Annette Essipoff). 1. Au soir in A-major 2. Chant d'amour in G-major 3. Scherzino in B-major 4. Barcarolle in f-sharp minor 5. Caprice (Valse) A-flat major Humoresques de concert pour piano, Op. 14. Book I (a l'antique) 1. Menuet célèbre in G-major 2. Sarabande in b-minor 3. Caprice (genre Scarlatti) in G-major Humoresques de concert pour piano, Op. 14. Book II (a la moderne) 4. Burlesque in F-major 5. Intermezzo pollacco in c-minor 6. Cracovienne fantastique in B-major (dedicated to A. Michałowski)
1884-1885 The Miniature in E-sharp major (70 measures) - unfinished
1886-1887 Dans le desert: Tableau musical en forme d’une toccata in E-flat major, Op. 15.(dedicated to Annette Essipoff)
1887 Miscellanea pour piano, Op. 16 1. Légende No. 1 in A-flat major (dedicated to Mme. Scheurer-Kästner 2. Mélodie in G-flat major (dedicated to Princess de Brancovan) 3. Thème varié in A-major (dedicated to Mme. Aline Weber-Schlumberger) 4. Nocturne in B-flat major (dedicated to Princess de Brancovan) 5. Légende no. 2 in A-major (dedicated to Princess de Brancovan) 6. Un moment musical (dedicated to Princess de Brancovan) 7. Menuet in A-major (dedicated to Princess de Brancovan)
1888 Concerto in a-minor for piano and orchestra, Op. 17 (ded. to Theodor Leschetizky), Premiere in Vienna in 1889, performed by Annette Essipoff, cond. H. Richter
1889 Canzone (Chant sans paroles) pour piano
1893 Polish Fantasy on Original Themes for Piano and Orchestra in g-sharp minor, Op. 19. (dedicated to Princess R. Bassaraba de Brancovan); Premiere in Norwich on Oct. 4 1893, performed by the composer, cond. A. Randegger
1903 Piano Sonata in e-flat minor, Op. 21 (ded. to Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria) Con fuoco Andante ma non troppo Allegro vivace Variations and Fugue on Original Theme in e-flat minor, Op. 23 (dedicated to William Adlington)
Orchestral works
1884 Overture in E-flat major; published first time in 1998 in Dzieła Wszystkie Paderewskiego (Paderewski’s Complete Works) vol. X, (ed. M. Perkowska), Kraków: Musica Iagellonica Suite in G-major for string orchestra; as above
1909 Symphony “Polonia” in b-minor, , Op. 24. First performance on February 12, 1909; Boston Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Max Fiedler
Voice and Piano, Opera, and other Voice Compositions 1878 (lost) Dola (Fate) for voice and piano to words by W. Syrokomla
1882 (likely; published in 1888) Konwalijka (Little Lilly of the Valley), Op. 14, composed to words by Adam Asnyk; performed by the composer in Warsaw in April 1885
1885 Four Songs for voice and piano, Op. 7. Composed to poems by Adam Asnyk 1. Gdy ostatnia róża zwiędła (When the Last Rose Wilted) 2. Siwy koniu (To My Grey Stallion) 3. Szumi w gaju brzezina (In a Grove Birch Trees Rustle) 4. Chłopca mego mi zabrali (My Love was Taken Away)
1892 Six Songs for voice and piano, Op. 18. Composed to poems by Adam Mickiewicz (dedicated to Władysław Mickiewicz) 1. Polały się łzy ((Tears Were Shed)) 2. Idę ja Niemnem (I walk along Niemen R.) or Piosnka dudarza (Piper's Song) 3. Moja pieszczotka (My Darling) 4. Nad wodą wielką i czystą (By Pure and Vast Waters) 5. Tylem wytrwał (So Much I Have Endured) 6. Gdybym się zmienił (If I Were to Change)
1896 (possibly as early as 1886) Dans la forêt for voice and piano to words by Theodore Gautier, (ded. to Victor Maurel)
1897-1903 (unfinished) Kantata na odsłonięcie pomnika Adama Mickiewicza (Cantata for Unveiling of the Adam Mickiewicz Monument), to the text by Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer, for soloists, chorus and orchestra; the opening words: "Szum ty morze z obu Polski stron" (Slosh, you sea, on both sides of Poland)
1901 Manru – Opera in Three Acts, Op. 20. Libretto by Alfred Nossig, based on J. I. Kraszewski's novel Chata za wsią (A Hut Beyond the Village); first performance in Dresden, May 29, 1901; Polish opening in Lwów, 8 June 1901, cond. E Spetrino; American premiere on February 14, 1902 at Metropolitan Opera House
1903 Twelve Songs to Poems by Catulle Mendes for Voice and Piano, Op. 22 (dedicated to Mme. Marie Trélat) 1. Dans la forêt 2. Ton coeur est d'or pur 3. Le ciel est très bas 4. Naguère 5. Le jeune Pâtre 6. Elle marche d'un pas distrait 7. La jeune nonne 8. Viduité 9. Lune froide 10. Querelleuse 11. L'amour fatal 12. L'ennemie
1917 Hej, orle biały! (Hey, White Eagle!) Marching Song for male chorus and piano or military band; words by composer
The unfinished works for voice from around 1885 include: Rapelle-toi - to the text of A. de Musset Ach, jak mi smutno (Oh, How Sad I Am) to words of Adam Asnyk Kochanko moja (My Love) to words by Adam Mickiewicz Czy to cuda, czy to złuda (Is It a Miracle, or Illusion) to words by Zygmunt Krasiński Powiedz orle (Tell me Eagle) - fragment from the Psalms of the Future O nie mów o mnie (Do not Speak of Me) Choral pieces a capella Kyrie eleison for choir in 2-part, 3-part and 4-part Et vitam venturi for 4-voice choir, 2 fragments for 4-voice choir Ich will den Herrn for 4 part choir Dom hoch den Herrn for 4 part choir
Violin Compositions
1878 Pieśń (Song) in F-major for violin and piano (dedicated to J. I. Kraszewski)
1880 (possibly 1885) Sonata for Violin and Piano in a-minor, Op. 13 (dedicated to Pablo Sarasate) Allegro con fantasia Intermezzo – Andantino Allegro molto quasi presto
ca. 1882 Romance in A-major, Op. 7 (ded. to Władysław Górski) - finished work, never published
1886-1888 Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in g-minor – unfinished Allegro – the violinist Sławomir Tomasik and pianist Edward Wolanin have arranged the existing material of the 1st movement of the Concerto and played it in the Royal Castle in Warsaw in a concert performed on the 50th anniversary of Paderewski’s death. In 1999 the piece was arranged for symphony orchestra by Arnold Rezler and recorded with the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice as Allegro de Concert.
Chamber Compositions
1882 Variations and Fugue in F-major for string quartet
According to M. Perkowska’s work, “Unknown Compositions of I. J. Paderewski in Light of Source Research”, Muzyka, no. 3 (1988), Paderewski worked on three other short fragments of works for string quartet in 1882, 1884 and 1887. In 1887 he attempted for the last time to write a string quartet, with Brahms’s encouragement. Also in the spring of 1884 he wrote a few miniatures for wind instruments, as well as horn, as a result of his studies in orchestration under Heinrich Urban in Berlin. The manuscripts of exercises for 2 oboes and 2 bassoons, for 8 wind instruments (flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon), for 2 flutes and 2 clarinets, as well as for 4 horns are known. Paderewski mentions only “Humoresque” for 2 oboes and 2 bassoons as a satisfactory work.
* - the most likely year of the completion of the composition; not the year of publishing
