Abbreviated Chronology of Operatic/Non-Operatic Variations, Fantasies and Programmatic Music in the Piano Repertory from Mozart To Liszt

This is by no means an exhaustive list. It is only intended to guide the reader though a sample of the many original and borrowed piano pieces that led up to Franz Liszt’s opera fantasies at that time.

Mozart, 1773
”Mio caro Adone” from La fiera di Venezia(Salieri), K. 180.

Mozart, 1778
»Je suis Lindor » from Le barbier de Seville(A.L. Baudron), K. 354.

Mozart, 1784
"Unser dummer Pobel meint" from Le recontre impreuve » (Gluck), K. 455.

Mozart, 1784?
”Come un agnello” from Fra i due litiganti(Sarti), K. 460.

Beethoven, 1792
Transcriptions on Das rote Kappchen(Dittersdorf).

Beethoven, 1792
Variations on “Es war einmal ein alter Mann”

Beethoven, 1795
9 Variations on the aria “Quant’ e piu bello” from La Molinara (Paisiello), WoO 75.

Beethoven, 1795
Variations on themes from La Molinara(Paisiello).

Beethoven, 1799
7 Variations on the Quartet "Kind, willst du ruhig schalfen" from Das unterbrochene Opernfest, WoO 85.

Hummel, 1801
Fantasy in E-flat, op. 18

Hummel, 1802
Variations in E major on a march from Les jour journees(Cherubini), op. 8.

Schubert, 1810
Fantasy in G major, D. 1

Hummel, 1811-15? Variations in F major on a theme from Armide(Gluck), op. 57.

Schubert, 1822
Wandererfantasie, based on Schubert’s own lied Der Wanderer, op. 15(D. 760)

Chopin, 1824
Variations, for flute and piano, from “Non piu mesta” of La Cenerentola (Rossini)

Kalkbrenner, 1826
Grand Fantasy, Effusio Musica, op. 68

Chopin, 1827
Variations on "La ci darem la mano of Don Giovanni (Mozart) for piano and orchestra, op. 160.

Schubert, 1827
8 Variations on a theme from Marie (Herold), D. 886.

Schubert, 1828
Fantasy in F# minor, op. 103(D. 940), piano duet

Heller, 1829
Dramatic Fantasy on the themes of the operas Semiramide (Rossini) and La Muette (d’Auber), op. 3

Mendelssohn, 1830
Lieder ohne Worte(Songs Without Words)op. 19

Chopin, 1832
Grand Duo in E major, on themes on Robert le Diable (violoncello and piano)

Schumann, 1832
Abegg Variations, op. 1

Prudent, 1833
Fantasy on Lucia di Lammermoor(Donizetti), op. 8.

Hummel, 1833
Fantasina in C major on themes of Le nozze di Figaro(Mozart), op. s187.

Mendelssohn, 1833?
Variations on march from La Preciosa(Weber)

Moscheles, 1833
Variations on a March from Preciosa(Weber), for 2 pianos, with collaboration with Mendelssohn, op. 87b

Chopin, 1835
Fantasy-Impromptu in C-sharp minor, op. 66

Liszt, 1835
Fantasy on Les Hugenots(Meyerbeer), long version

Schumann, 1835
Carnaval--Scenes mignonnes en quarte notes, op. 9.

Liszt, 1836
Fantasy on I Puritani (Bellini)

Schumann, 1836
Fantasy in C major, op. 17.

Thalberg, 1836
Fantasy on Les Hugenots(Meyerbeer)

Chopin, 1837
Variation no. 6, from Liszt’s Hexameron, based on “Suoni la tromba" of I puritani (Bellini)

Schumann, 1837
Phantasiestuecke (Fantasy Pieces), op. 12

Liszt, 1838
Apres une lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata; Overture to Gugliemo Tell for piano solo--parition arrangement(Rossini)

Heller, 1839
Brilliant Amusements on “Ouvrez-moi” on the opera Les Treize (Halevy), op. 13.

Liszt, 1839
Reminisences of Norma(Bellini), Reminiscences of Don Juan(Mozart), Grand Concert Fantasy on La Sonnambula(Bellini)

Heller, 1840
Brilliant Little Rondo on « la pauvre couturiere » from the opera Les Treize(Halevy), op. 15

Heller, 1840
6 Caprices from Le sherif(Halevy), op. 17.

Liszt, 1840
Fantasy on Les Hugenots(Meyerbeer), second and shorter version.

Chopin, 1841
Fantasy in F minor, op. 49

Liszt, 1841
Infernal Waltz from Robert le Diable (Meyerbeer)

Liszt, 1842
Fantasy on Les Hugenots(Meyerbeer), third and even shorter version

Heller, 1844
Brilliant Caprice, op. 38, on “sur avec la douce chansonnelle” from Charles VI(Halevy)

Heller, 1846
Brilliant Caprice, op. 66 on Le Val d’Andorre(Halevy)

Liszt, 1847
Bravura Tarantella from La Muette de Portici(d’Auber)

Liszt, 1849
Apres une lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata--second version