Compositions – Other Scores

Alexis Weissenberg left us numerous handwritten scores demonstrating his interest in composition from a very young age.

From the mid-forties, jazz became a fundamental element in his works.

One of our main goals is to publish editions of Alexis Weissenberg’s compositions. Thus, the scores here will only be partially shown.

We are proud to announce that Schott Music has recently published an edition with his piano solo works and a lovely Romance for violin and piano, written when he was only thirteen years old. (https://en.schott-music.com/shop/autoren/alexis-weissenberg)

Among the many wonderful arrangements of Alexis Weissenberg, the ones dedicated to Charles Trenet are especially beloved by pianists.

This six arrangements of songs by Charles Trenet were recently published by Muse Press, Japan (https://muse-press.com/en/item/mp00701/).

This section will be gradually increased.

List of Compositions

Oh Bach, dear Bach, forgive me!

Dedicated to Vladimir Horowitz

1948

Blues for Carmen

From the album Extravagant Piano

1959

Schlittenfahrt

Sofia 1940

Tango Mamma Dracula

Date: Unknown

Autumn Song

Dedicated to his dear Aunt Fini, as a present for the New Year

Sofia 1939

a x a = a2

Dedicated to Vladimir Horowitz. Composed on the original “Black Keys” Study by Chopin, for 2 pianos

Jerusalem 1946

Broadway

From The Manhattan Suite

1948

Variation on a Popular Japanese Theme

(Based on Kono Michi)

Kosaku Yamada / Alexis Weissenberg

Paris 1982

Thema mit Variationen

Dedicated to his Aunt Fini

Sofia 1940

L’Apprenti Sorcier

Paul Dukas / Alexis Weissenberg

Dedicated to Rudolf Firkusny

Date: Unknown

Étude

1940

Le vieux disque cassé

Jerusalem 1945

Romance for Violin and Piano

Dedicated to Frau Dr. Helene Kagan

https://en.schott-music.com/shop/romance-no354719.html

Jerusalem 1943

Étude

Sofia 1943

The Gnome

(Study annotated score)

Modest Musorgsky

from Pictures at an Exhibition

Do You Remember?

From Grand Hotel

1950

Toccata-Samba (First draft)

Future “Provocation de Samba” from the Sonate en état de Jazz

Paris 1959

Évocation d’un Tango

From the Sonate en État de Jazz

Printed by BMB (editions@mariobois.fr)

1982

Toccata-Samba (Second draft)

Dedicated to Inés Gómez Carrillo

Paris 1959 – Madrid 1964

Cadenzas

For Mozart Piano Concerto No.21 in C major, K.467

1977

By Amon and by Ra

From Anatomy and Cleopatra

Date: Unknown

En Avril à Paris 

Charles Trenet / Alexis Weissenberg

From the album Mr. Nobody plays Trenet

Date: Unknown

The Hollywood Fantasy

For Piano and Full Orchestra

(2 pianos version)

Date: Unknown

An Overheard Telephone Conversation

(A tribute to Jan Holcman and  J. Pollock)

1949

Introduction

The Happy Prince

Date: Unknown

Long Ago

(Blues)

1948

Hora Staccato

Dinicu – Heifetz – Weissenberg

(Arrangement)

Date: Unknown

A Girl Must Have a Guy to Kid Along

From Grand Hotel

1950

Le Regret

Étude. Dedicated to Michel Block

From 7 Études pour piano

1962

Cadenza

Mozart Piano Concerto Nr.24 in C minor, K.491

1960

Capriccio for 2 pianos

1942

I Could Have Danced All Night

From My Fair Lady

F. Loewe / A. Weissenberg

(Arrangement)

1958

Lover

From the motionpicture “Love Me Tonight”, 1932

Richard Rodgers / Alexis Weissenberg

(Transcription)

1947

Variations sur un Thème de Prokofieff

(Based on the Gavotte of the Classical Symphony)

1945

Greenwich Village

From The Manhattan Suite

1948

Exercise via Czerny

Date: Unknown

Hier Encore

Aznavour / Weissenberg

(Arrangement)

Date: Unknown

With a Little Bit of Luck

From My Fair Lady

F. Loewe / A. Weissenberg

(Arrangement)

1958

Le seul être dont je me souviens

Gérard Silver (lyrics) / Alexis Weissenberg (music)

Date: Unknown

Ma Voix

Dedicated to Mireille Matthieu

1986

Watch my Charleston

From Grand Hotel

1950

Begin The Beguine

Music by Cole Porter (1934)

(Transcription by J. Holcman & A. Weissenberg)

Date: Unknown

Lover

From the motionpicture “Love Me Tonight”, 1932

R. Rodgers / A. Weissenberg

(Transcription)

1947

Dardanella

Music by F. Bernard and J. S. Black

From the album Extravagant Piano

(Arrangement)

Date: Unknown

Love for Sale

Music by Cole Porter (1930)

(Transcription by A. Weissenberg)

Date: Unknown

Thème Libre et Variations

Dedicated to Esperanza Cruz

1952

Blues

Dedicated to Barbra Streisand

Alexis Weissenberg

Date: Unknown

Cadenza

For Mozart Piano Concerto Nr.24 in C minor, K.491

Dedicated to Clara Haskil

This copy was found in the music archive of Inés Gómez Carrillo by Francisco Traversa

1960

Harlem Blues / Long Ago

Alexis Weissenberg

From The Manhattan Suite

1948

Old Score

The very first score found in the archive of Alexis Weissenberg

1938

Stay here

Alexis Weissenberg

From Grand Hotel

1950

Weissenberg Piano Works

27 different piano solo works composed by Alexis Weissenberg, from 1938 to 1982

https://en.schott-music.com/shop/shopsearch/result/?search_categories=&search=&q=alexis+weissenberg

2018

6 Arrangements of Songs by Charles Trenet

“Mister Mystery plays Trenet”

Trenet / Weissenberg

Edition: Marc-André Hamelin

https://muse-press.com

2018

Romance for Violin and Piano (1943)

Alexis Weissenberg

https://en.schott-music.com/shop/romance-no354719.html 

2019

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