Eugene Francis Charles d'Albert Born 10 April 1864, Glasgow, Scotland Died 6 September 1932 Riga, Latvia
Son of minor composer and conductor Charles Louis Napoleon d'Albert 1809-1886 and his wife Annie Rothwell from Sunderland
Won a scholarship to The National Training School for Music (now RCM) where he studied under Sullivan, Stainer, Prout and Pauer. Later at the age of 17 he had a scholarship to study in Vienna and for a short time with Lizst.
For most of his career he was a concert pianist and opera composer. He is buried in Ticino, Switzerland
Orchestral
Symphony in F major Op.4 1886 pub. by Bote & Bock.
Concert overture in C major 1879
Overture 'Hyperion. 1885
Dramatic overture 1887
Overture 'Esther' Op.8 1888 pub. by Bote & Bock
Suite 'Aschenputtel' (Cinderella) Op.33 1924
Symphonic Prelude to Tiefland Op.34 1924
Lyric suite for orchestra
Piano Concerto in G minor 1874 MS is in Dresden *
Piano Concerto in A major 1881 lost? The last known performance was in Vienna under Hans Richter in the Spring of 1882
Piano Concerto in B minor Op.2 1884 pub. by Bote & Bock
Piano Concerto in E major Op.12 1893 pub. by Bote & Bock
Cello Concerto in C major Op.20 1899 pub. by Forberg, Berlin.
Chamber
String Quartet No.1 in A minor Op.7 1887 pub. by Bote & Bock
String Quartet No.2 in E flat major Op.11 1893 pub. by Bote & Bock
Piano
Suite in D minor 5 pieces - Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Gavotte and Musette, Gigue. Op.1 1883 pub. by Bote & Bock
Eight klavierstucke Op.5 1885 pub by Bote & Bock
Thirteen Waltzes for piano-4 hands Op.6 1883 pub. by Bote & Bock
Piano Sonata in F sharp minor Op.10 1893 pub. by Bote & Bock
Four piano pieces - Waltz, Scherzo, Intermezzo, Ballad Op.16 1897 pub. by Peters, Leipzig
Serenata in B Wo.
Albumblatt in D flat major Wo. 1908
Five Bagatels - Ballad, Humoresque, Nocturne, Intermezzo, Scherzo. Op.29 1905
Capriolen - Five piano pieces Op.32
Opera
Der Rubin (The Ruby) musical fairy tale 1893
Ghismonde 1895
Gernot 1897
Die Abreise (The Departure) musical comedy 1898
Kain 1900 pub. by Bote & Bock
Der Improvisator ( The Improvisor) 1902 pub. by Bote & Bock
Tiefland (The Lowland) music drama 1903
Flauto Solo musical comedy 1905
Tragaldabas (The Glutton) comic opera 1907
Izeyel music drama 1909
Die Verschenke Frau (Give away the Bride) comic opera 1912
Liebesketten (Love Chains) 1912
Die Toten Augen (The Dead Eyes) 1916
Der Stier von Oliviera (Oliviera's Bull) 1918
Revolutionshochzeit 1919
Sirocco 1921
Mareike von Nymwegen 1923
Der Golem music drama1926
Die Schwarze Orchadiea (The Black Orchid) opera burlesca1928
Die Witwe von Ephesos 1930
Mister Wu 1932 , completed by Louis Blech
Vocal
Der Mensche und das Leben ( Man and Life) for choir and orchestra Op.14 1893 pub. by Breitkopf & Hartel
Seejungfraulein (The Mermaid) for soloist, choir and orchestra Op.15 1897
Wie wir die Naturerleben for soprano, tenor and orchestra Op.24 1903 pub. by Forberg, Leipzig
An den Genius von Deutschland for soloists and chorus Op.30 1904 pub. by Bote & Bock
Two Lieder for soprano/tenor and orchestra - 'The Sleigh of Life', 'Slumber Song' Op.25 1904 pub. by Forberg, Leipzig.
Mittelulterliche Venushymne (Medieval hymn to Venus) for male choir and orchestra Op.26 1904 pub. by Forberg, Leipzig
Lieder
Ten lieder Op.3/1 Abend, /2 Ich darf dich nicht liebeb, /3 The Maiden and the Bitterfly, /4 Nebel, /5 Mailied, /6 Die Gestirne, /7 O klingender Fruhling, /8 Ach weisst du es noch?, /9 Elfe, /10 'Nirwana' 1886 pub. by Bote & Bock
Five lieder for low voice and piano Op.9/1 Ich war ein Blatt an grunem Baum, /2 Nachtlied, /3 Ich ging hinaus, /4 The thrush sings loud today, /5 Der Fruhling kam. 1889 Pub. by Bote & Bock
Lieder der Liebe Op.13/1 Im Garten, /2 Ohne dich, /3 Sonne und see, /4 Serenade, /5 Letzter Wille. 1896 pub. by Bote & Bock.
Five lieder for high voice and piano Op.17 1898 pub. by Peters, Leipzig
Four lieder; 'Grauer Vogel uber der Haide', 'Meine Seele', 'Leuchtende Tage', Der Korb'. Op.18 1898 pub. by A. Furstner, Berlin.
Six lieder; 'Das heilege Feuer' (The Sacred Fire), 'Robin Adair', 'Er ist's' (Spring is here), Was treibst du Wind', 'Ein Stundlein Wohl vor Tag', Fruhlingsnacht'. Op.19 1899 pub. by Somrock, Berlin
Five lieder Op.21 1899 pub. by Breitkopf & Hartel
Four lieder for eine Singstumme mit Begleitung des piano Op.22 1900 pub. by Siegel, Leipzig.
Eight lieder for male choir. Op.23/1 Liebe, /2 Arion, /3 Trauer, /4 Der Brauttanz, /5 Nacht, /6 Herbstlied, /7 Zuversicht, /8 Ermunterung. 1900 Pub. by Bote & Bock
Five lieder Op.27 1904 pub. by Bote & Bock.
Seven lieder im Volkston aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn Op.28 1904 pub. by Bote & Bock.
Seven lieder Op.31 pub. by Breitkopf & Hartel.
Weihnachtslied (Christmas song)
*The reference for the piano concerto in G minor dating from 1874 (RISM 211011479- description of the autograph at SLUB Dresden)
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of his birth there will be a performance of his Cello Concerto, played by Raphael Wallfisch at St John's Smith Square on 29th March 2014. It is expected that some of his grandchildren will be present.
The "Klavierknnz" Op. 12 under piano music is undoubtedly the 2nd Piano Concerto "Klavierkonzert". You've listed it twice.
Thank you, wishful thinking or old age ! Duly amended.
As an addendum to the list of piano works, this curiosity, as recorded in the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries for 1931, p. 11: "Blues; von Eugen d'Albert, of Switzerland; klavier. (c) October 10, 1930 ... Edition Kaleidoskop, Berlin-Wilmersdorf. [item] 228"