Canon
Where to start with Dohnányi
Essential works to know this composer by — spread across their styles-
OrchestralVariations on a Nursery Song, for piano and orchestra, op. 25
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ChamberSerenade, op. 10
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Vocal3 Orchestral Songs from Poems by Wilhelm Conrad Gomoll, for voice and orchestra, op. 22
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Keyboard4 Pieces, op. 2
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StageDer Schleier der Pierrette, op. 18
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OrchestralSuite in F sharp minor Op.19, "Suite romantique"
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Keyboard4 Rhapsodies, op. 11
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Keyboard5 Humoresques in the Form of Suite, op. 17
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Keyboard6 Concert Etudes, op. 28
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Keyboard6 Pieces, op. 41
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Vocal6 Poems by Victor Heindl, for voice and piano, op. 14
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OrchestralAmerican Rhapsody, op. 47
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ChamberCello Sonata in B flat major, op. 8
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OrchestralConcertino for Harp and Chamber Orchestra, op. 45
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KeyboardGavotte and Musette
Listening guide
Hand-curated paths into Dohnányi's catalogueMost Popular
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Variations on a Nursery Songpiano + orchestra — takes Twinkle Twinkle seriously then annihilates it
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Piano Quintet No. 1 in C minor
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Suite in F-sharp minor Op. 19
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Serenade in C major Op. 10
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Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor
Most Acclaimed
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Piano Quintet No. 2 in E-flat minor
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String Quartet No. 3 in A minor
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Ruralia Hungarica Op. 32
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Konzertstück in D major for cello and orchestra
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Piano Quintet No. 1
Most Weird
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Variations on a Nursery Songa pompous 3-minute overture introduces a theme everyone knows from childhood; then 11 increasingly complex variations destroy it
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American Rhapsody
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Violin Concerto No. 2 in C minor
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Piano Quintet No. 2his most harmonically adventurous
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Stabat Mater Op. 46
Similar composers
Same era, overlapping styles — by genre & period affinityWorks 45
- Orchestral
- ● Variations on a Nursery Song, for piano and orchestra, op. 25
- Suite in F sharp minor Op.19, "Suite romantique"
- American Rhapsody, op. 47
- Concertino for Harp and Chamber Orchestra, op. 45
- Konzertstück, for cello and orchestra in D major, op. 12
- Piano Concerto no. 1 in E minor, op. 5
- Piano Concerto no. 2 in B minor, op. 42
- Ruralia hungarica, op. 32b
- Symphonic Minutes, op. 36
- Symphony in F
- Symphony no. 1 in D minor, op. 9
- Symphony no. 2 in E major, op. 40
- Violin Concerto no. 1 in D minor, op. 27
- Violin Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 43
- Waltz Suite, op. 39
- Zrínyi Overture, for orchestra
- Chamber
- Serenade, op. 10
- Cello Sonata in B flat major, op. 8
- Piano Quintet no. 1 in C minor, op. 1
- Piano Quintet no. 2 in E flat minor, op. 26
- Ruralia Hungarica, for violin and piano, op. 32c
- Ruralia Hungarica: Andande rubato, alla zingaresca, for cello and piano, op. 32d
- Sextet for Piano, Clarinet, Horn, and String Trio, op. 37
- String Quartet no. 1 in A major, op. 7
- String Quartet no. 2 in D flat major, op. 15
- String Quartet no. 3 in A minor, op. 33
- String Sextet in B flat major
- Violin Sonata, op. 21
- Vocal
- 3 Orchestral Songs from Poems by Wilhelm Conrad Gomoll, for voice and orchestra, op. 22
- 6 Poems by Victor Heindl, for voice and piano, op. 14
- Keyboard
- 4 Pieces, op. 2
- 4 Rhapsodies, op. 11
- 5 Humoresques in the Form of Suite, op. 17
- 6 Concert Etudes, op. 28
- 6 Pieces, op. 41
- Gavotte and Musette
- Passacaglia in E flat minor, op. 6
- Pastorale on the Hungarian Christmas Song: An Angel from Heaven
- Pastorale: Hungarian Christmas Song
- Ruralia Hungarica, op. 32a
- Three Singular Pieces, op. 44
- Variations on a Hungarian Folksong, op. 29
- Waltz in F sharp minor, for two pianos, op. 3
- Winterreigen: 10 Bagatelles, op. 13
- Stage
- Der Schleier der Pierrette, op. 18