Bülow Repertoire

Repertoire
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American Repertoire of Hans von Bülow

Bülow's substantial repertoire appears in Appendix B of From Paris to Peoria. A selection of his American programs illustrating his repertoire appears below. Compiling Bülow's repertoire was an easier task than compiling Rubinstein's: his programs are generally more accurate typographically and more scholarly in their indication of keys and opus numbers. In addition, Bülow rarely departed from the printed program, although he was inclined to offer encores more often than was Rubinstein.

The following examples illustrate programs that include concertos, programs for cities that received only one or two performances per visit, and Bülow's significant series of solo recitals in New York and Boston.

Unless otherwise indicated, all concerts included appearances by other performers. Information in brackets is based on reviews.
Boston, 18 October 1875
Beethoven	Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major ("Emperor")
Chopin	Nocturne in G Major, Op. 37, No. 2 Chant polonais (transcr. Liszt) Berceuse, Op. 57 Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 42
Liszt	Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Tunes for Piano and Orchestra
repetition Boston, 23 October 1875 (matinée)

Boston, 20 October 1875
Henselt	Piano Concerto in F Minor, Op. 16
Beethoven	"Eroica" Variations, Op. 35 Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3: Scherzo [encore]
Weber (arr. for piano and orchestra by Liszt)	Polonaise brillante, Op. 72

Boston, 22 October 1875
Beethoven	Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major
J. S. Bach, transcr. Liszt	Prelude and Fugue for Organ in A Minor, BWV 543
Mendelssohn	Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, Op. 35, No. 1
Raff	Prelude and Fugue (from Suite in E Minor, Op. 72)
Beethoven	Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3: Scherzo [encore]
Liszt	Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major

Boston, 25 October 1875
Tchaikovsky	Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor (world premiere)
Beethoven	Sonata in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 ("Moonlight") [encore, 25 October: Sonata in F Minor, Op. 57 ("Appassionata"): Finale] [encore, 30 October: Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13 ("Pathétique"): excerpt] [encore, 22 November: Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1]
Schubert (arr. for piano and orchestra by Liszt)	Wanderer Fantasy
Schubert, transcr. Liszt	[encore, 30 October: Soirées de Vienne: Valses-Caprices d'après Schubert: excerpt]
repetitions Boston, 30 October 1875 (matinée) New York, 22 November 1875

Providence, 26 October 1875
J. S. Bach	Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue Gavotte (from English Suite No. 6)
Beethoven	Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3
Mendelssohn	Variations sérieuses Songs without Words Nos. 19, 21, 34, and 3
Chopin	Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2 Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 42 Polonaise in A-flat Major, Op. 53
Liszt	Gondoliera and Tarantella (from Venezia e Napoli)
repetitions Worcester, 1 November 1875 New Haven, 4 November 1875 Hartford, 5 November 1875 Bridgeport, CT, 11 November 1875

Providence, 28 October 1875
Beethoven	Sonata in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 ("Moonlight")
Wagner, transcr. Liszt	Spinning Song (from The Flying Dutchman) Pilgrims' Chorus (from Tannhäuser)
Domenico Scarlatti	Cat's Fugue
J. S. Bach	Sarabande and Passepied (from English Suite No. 5)
Handel	Chaconne in F Major, HWV 485
Mozart	Minuet in D Major, K. 355/576b Gigue in G Major, K. 574
Schubert	Impromptu, Op. 90, No. 2
Schubert, transcr. Liszt	Ave Maria Soirées de Vienne: Valses-Caprices d'après Schubert (excerpt)
Liszt	[encore, 28 October: Gnomenreigen (from Zwei Konzertetüden)] Au lac de Wallenstadt (from Années de pèlerinage, première année, Suisse) Mazurka brillante Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12
repetitions Springfield, MA, 3 November 1875 New Haven, 8 November 1875 Hartford, 9 November 1875

Boston, 29 October 1875
Raff	Piano Concerto in C Minor, Op. 185
Mendelssohn	Capriccio brillant for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 22
Liszt	Transcendental Etude No. 9 (Ricordanza) Gondoliera and Tarantella (from Venezia e Napoli) Gnomenreigen (from Zwei Konzertetüden) [encore]
Chopin	Rondo in C Major for Two Pianos, Op. 73

New York, 15 November 1875
Beethoven	Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major Sonata in F Minor, Op. 57 ("Appassionata") [encore, 20 November: Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13 ("Pathétique"): 2nd movement] "Eroica" Variations, Op. 35 [encore, 15 November: Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3: Scherzo]
repetition New York, 20 November 1875 (matinée)

New York, 17 November 1875
Henselt	Piano Concerto in F Minor, Op. 16
Chopin	Nocturne in G Major, Op. 37, No. 2 Chant polonais (transcr. Liszt) Berceuse, Op. 57 Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 42
Liszt	Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Tunes for Piano and Orchestra

New York, 19 November 1875
Beethoven	Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major ("Emperor")
J. S. Bach, transcr. Liszt	Prelude and Fugue for Organ in A Minor, BWV 543
Mendelssohn	Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, Op. 35, No. 1
Raff	Prelude and Fugue (from Suite in E Minor, Op. 72)
Liszt	Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major

Brooklyn, 23 November 1875
J. S. Bach	Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue Gavotte (from English Suite No. 6)
Beethoven	Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3
Mendelssohn	Songs without Words Nos. 19, 21, 34, and 3 Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, Op. 35, No. 1
Chopin	Nocturne in G Major, Op. 37, No. 2 Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 42 Berceuse, Op. 57 Polonaise in A-flat Major, Op. 53
Liszt	Gondoliera and Tarantella (from Venezia e Napoli)
repetition Newark, 20 December 1875

New York, 24 November 1875
Rubinstein	Piano Concerto No. 3 in G Major Prelude and Fugue in Free Style, Op. 53, No. 3 Barcarolle No. 4 Valse (from Le bal)
Liszt	Fantasia on Themes from Beethoven's Ruins of Athens for Piano and Orchestra

New York, 26 November 1875
Raff	Piano Concerto in C Minor, Op. 185
Weber (arr. for piano and orchestra by Liszt)	Polonaise brillante, Op. 72
Liszt	Transcendental Etude No. 9 (Ricordanza) Gondoliera and Tarantella (from Venezia e Napoli)

New York, 27 November 1875 (matinée)
Tchaikovsky	Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor
Beethoven	Sonata in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 ("Moonlight")
Liszt	Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Tunes for Piano and Orchestra

Brooklyn, 6 January 1876
J. S. Bach	Italian Concerto
Mozart	Fantasia in C Minor, K. 396/385f
Gluck	Gavotte (from Don Juan)
Haydn	Rondo (=Fantasia in C Major, Hob. XVII:4)
Beethoven	Sonata in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 ("Moonlight")
Schumann	Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26
Chopin	Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2 Chant polonais (transcr. Liszt) Ballade in G Minor, Op. 23 Waltzes, Op. 34, Nos. 1-3

Troy, NY, 18 January 1876
Beethoven	Sonata in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 ("Moonlight")
Wagner, transcr. Liszt	Spinning Song (from The Flying Dutchman) Pilgrims' Chorus (from Tannhäuser)
Handel	Chaconne in F Major, HWV 485
J. S. Bach	Sarabande and Passepied (from English Suite No. 5)
Gluck	Gavotte (from Don Juan)
Mozart	Minuet in D Major, K. 355/576b Gigue in G Major, K. 574
Schubert	Impromptu, Op. 90, No. 2
Schubert, transcr. Liszt	Ave Maria Soirées de Vienne: Valses-Caprices d'après Schubert: excerpt
Liszt	Au lac de Wallenstadt; Au bord d'une source (from Années de pèlerinage, première année, Suisse) Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12
repetitions Ithaca, 20 January 1876 Buffalo, 25 January 1876 Detroit, 29 January 1876 Chicago, 2 February 1876	Cincinnati, 8 February 1876 St. Louis, 11 February 1876 Indianapolis, 29 February 1876 Louisville, 3 March 1876

Rochester, 21 January 1876
J. S. Bach	Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue Gavotte (from English Suite No. 6)
Beethoven	Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3
Mendelssohn	Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, Op. 35, No. 1 3 Songs without Words
Chopin	Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2 Chant polonais (transcr. Liszt) Berceuse, Op. 57 Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 42
Liszt	Gondoliera and Tarantella (from Venezia e Napoli)
repetitions Buffalo, 22 January 1876 Hamilton, Ontario, 24 January 1876 Cleveland, 26 January 1876 Detroit, 28 January 1876 Chicago, 31 January 1876	Milwaukee, 3 February 1876 Cincinnati, 7 February 1876 St. Louis, 10 February 1876 New Orleans, 15 February 1876 Indianapolis, 28 February 1876 Louisville, 2 March 1876

New York, 20 March 1876 (solo recital)
Beethoven	Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13 ("Pathétique") Six Variations on an Original Theme in F Major, Op. 34 Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1 Sonata in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 ("Moonlight") Sonata in A-flat Major, Op. 110 Fantasia, Op. 77 "Eroica" Variations, Op. 35
repetitions New York, 23 March 1876 (matinée) Boston, 3 April 1876 (matinée)

New York, 22 March 1876 (solo recital)
Beethoven	Sonata in D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2 ("Tempest") Sonata in E Major, Op. 109 3 Bagatelles from Op. 119 and Op. 126 Rondo a capriccio, Op. 129 Sonata in F Minor, Op. 57 ("Appassionata") 32 Variations on an Original Theme in C Minor, WoO 80 Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 81a ("Les Adieux")
repetition Boston, 6 April 1876 (matinée) (omitting Bagatelles)

New York, 24 March 1876 (solo recital)
Beethoven	Sonata in A Major, Op. 101 Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3 [not on printed program but added in performance] Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. 106 ("Hammerklavier") Diabelli Variations, Op. 120

New York, 27 March 1876 (solo recital)
Chopin	Sonata in B Minor, Op. 58 Introduction and Variations on "Je vends des scapulaires" from Hérold's Ludovic, Op. 12 Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2 Scherzo in C-sharp Minor, Op. 39 Impromptu in F-sharp Major, Op. 36 Waltzes, Op. 34, Nos. 1-3 Ballade in G Minor, Op. 23 Nocturne in B Major, Op. 9, No. 3 [5] Mazurkas Berceuse, Op. 57 Polonaise in A-flat Major, Op. 53 Allegro de concert, Op. 46
repetitions New York, 30 March 1876 (matinée) Boston, 8 April 1876 (matinée) (omitting Scherzo)

New York, 29 March 1876 (solo recital)
Schumann	Sonata No. 3 in F Minor Blumenstück, Op. 19 Kreisleriana, Op. 16, Nos. 1, 4, 5 Des Abends; Grillen (from Phantasiestücke,* Op. 12) March; Nocturne (from Nachtstücke, Op. 23) Romanze, Op. 28, No. 2 Novelletten, Op. 21, Nos. *4, 7
Mendelssohn	Caprice in E Major, Op. 33, No. 2 Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, Op. 35, No. 1 Leicht und luftig, Op. 7, No. 7 (from Sieben Charakterstücke) Variations in E-flat Major, Op. 82 *3 Songs without Words Capriccio in F-sharp Minor, Op. 5
Schumann	Faschingsschwank aus Wien
repetition Boston, 4 April 1876 (omitting works preceded by asterisks)

New York, 31 March 1876 (solo recital)
Schubert	Sonata in A Major, Op. post. Impromptus, Op. 90, Nos. 2-3 Impromptu, Op. 142, No. 4
Schubert, transcr. Liszt	Soirées de Vienne: Valses-Caprices d'après Schubert Nos. 4 and 3
Liszt	Au lac de Wallenstadt; Eglogue; Au bord d'une source (from Années de pèlerinage, première année, Suisse) Polonaise in E Major Zwei Konzertetüden (Waldesrauschen, Gnomenreigen) Mazurka brillante Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12
repetition Boston, 7 April 1876

Program, Baltimore, December 11, 1875 (matinée)

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