Complete Beethoven Editions Galore!
UPDATE: My comprehensive review comparing all three boxes is available now at MusicWeb International.
As we approach Beethoven’s 250th birthday, three (so far) massive boxes of his complete works will soon be hitting the shelves!
The biggest and most expensive of the three is the New Complete Edition released by Deutsche Grammophon (118 CDs, 2 DVDs and 3 Blu-ray audio discs, plus ten books), which is available here.
Not to be outdone, the Naxos label, which prides itself on providing first class recordings at budget prices, will also be releasing on November 1, 2019 its own Beethoven Complete Edition
Finally, Warner Classics is releasing Beethoven: The Complete Works
As of yet there is no word from Sony as to whether it will be joining the Big Beethoven Box sweepstakes, but they still have a year before the big birthday to dazzle us with an announcement.
And of course, the redoubtable folks at Brilliant Classics still offer the latest version of their Beethoven Complete Edition
It’s a wonderful time to be a collector of obscure Beethoven pieces, as well as the more famous ones. None of these sets will be so complete as to render this website redundant, but if that were to happen I certainly wouldn’t object. We are proud to have been able to assist in getting some of these Unheard Beethoven works recorded and available to the public. Please support the efforts of these companies to make the COMPLETE music of the Master heard at last. As we get closer and find out more details, and get these boxes in our hands, we’ll be posting more details for you all.
UPDATE:
John Fowler, a prolific Amazon reviewer of classical music has graciously permitted us to incorporate his breakdown of the rarities included on the DG and Naxos boxes in the following analysis. We have completed our review of all three boxes, and this list should now be considered final, except for any necessary corrections. [updated 30 Jan 2020]
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EXCLUSIVE TO DG:
op.11: Piano trio in B flat, version for violin in place of clarinet [DG 63]
op.58: Piano quintet version of Piano Concerto #4 [DG 118]
op.75/5: First version of An den fernen Geliebten [DG 88]
op.107: Variationen über 10 Volksweisen No.1,3,4,6,7,9 for Violin and Piano [DG 100]
WoO 15: 6 Ländler for orchestra [DG 25]
WoO 18: Arrangement by Schade of March in F as Yorck’scher Marsch, Hess Anh.2 [DG 25]
WoO 62b: Andante maestoso in C major “Letzter musikalischer Gedanke” reconstructed for String Quintet [DG disc 100]
WoO 64: Harp version of 6 Variations on a Swiss Song [DG 51]
WoO 133: In questa tomba oscura, 2nd version, arranged for voice and orchestra A. Faris [DG 113]
Note that the piece listed as Hess 76 Cadenza for Piano Concerto #1 [DG 20] is misidentified; it is not Hess 76, but the incomplete cadenza Biamonti 506/1. The same cadenza also appears in the first track of DG 20, in the performance of Concerto #1 by Rudolf Buchbinder.
Hess 236: Five of the 20 surviving Two-Voice Fugues, for Piano [DG 101]; at least 29 were written but the balance are lost today
Hess 237: Four of the 7 Three-Voice Fugues, for Piano [DG 101]
Hess 238: Six of the 8 Four-voice Fugues, for String Quartet [DG 101]
Hess 239: No.2,3 of the Three Chorale Fugues, for Piano [DG 101]
Hess 243: Five Double Fugues, for String Quartet [DG 101]
Hess 244: Two Triple Fugues, for String Quartet [DG 101]
Hess 331b: Minuet in B-Flat Major for String Quartet – fragment [DG 100]
Hess 332: Pastorella for String Quartet – fragment [DG 100]
Hess 333: Menuetto – Scherzo for String Quartet – fragment [DG 100]
Hess 334: Allegro in A Major for String Quartet [DG 100]
Hess Anh.57: Dona nobis pacem – Fugue for Four Voices arr. Piano by Julia Ronge [DG 99]
Biamonti 506/1: Incomplete first cadenza to Piano Concerto #1, first movement [DG 20, appears twice on this disc, once with Buchbinder’s full performance and again on Arrau’s excerpt, the latter misidentified as Hess 76]
Uncatalogued pieces:
Kafka folio 47v, staves 11-16: Allegretto in A minor/major for Piano [DG 99]. This is a longer version of piece 47v staves 13-16 found on Naxos 34
Kullak folio 51/52: Piano piece in F Minor [DG 99]
EXCLUSIVE TO NAXOS:
op.48/3: song “Vom Tode” (first version, 1798-99) [Naxos 88]
op.64: Cello sonata arrangement of string trio op.3 [Naxos 36]
op.75/4: First version of Gretels Warnung [Naxos 88]
op.113: The Ruins of Athens, version with narration (1811) [Naxos 72]
op.121b: Opferlied, 1822 version for 3 voices, choir and orchestra [Naxos 76] All three boxes have the 1824 version for solo voice, choir and orchestra [DG 93, Naxos 76, Warner 68]
op.131: Early version of 1st movement of String quartet #14 in C sharp minor [Naxos 54]
WoO 2a Piano version of Triumphal March from Tarpeja (spurious) [Naxos 33]
WoO 15: 6 Ländler for piano [Naxos 15]
WoO 18: Original (1810) version of March #1 F, with cymbals and triangle but no Trio, Hess 6 [Naxos 59]
WoO 19: Original (1810) version of March #2 F, with cymbals and triangle but no Trio, Hess 8 [Naxos 59]
WoO 23: Ecossaise in G for Piano [Naxos 17]
WoO 63: Revised (1803) version of 9 Variations on a March by Dressler [Naxos 29]. The last variation is the most heavily revised. All three boxes include the original 1782 version, which was Beethoven’s first published composition [DG 47, Naxos 29, Warner 28]
WoO 99/12a: Solo voice version of Salvo tu voui lo sposo, no separate Hess # [Naxos 90] Only Naxos contains all 25 of the surviving Italian Partsongs WoO 99, on CD 90.
WoO 113: First version of Klage [Naxos 88]
WoO 126: Opferlied, sketch for voice and piano (1796) [Naxos disc 88]
WoO 131: Erlkönig, completed by Reinhold Becker [Naxos 88]
WoO 133: First (1806) version of In questa tomba oscura [Naxos 88]
WoO 135: First version of Die laute Klage [Naxos 88]
WoO 140: Draft version and first version of An die Geliebte [both Naxos 87]
WoO 158/19 (Gardi 25): folksong setting “Una paloma blanca” (first version) [Naxos 84]
WoO 160: Two canons [Naxos 63]
WoO 178: “Signor Abate!” for choir and piano (c. 1820) [Naxos 90]
WoO 181/2: Canon Gehabt euch wohl
WoO 181/3: Canon Tugend ist kein leerer Name
WoO 201: “Ich bin bereit! Amen” for choir (after 1818) [Naxos 90]
WoO 204: Holz, Holz, geigt die Quartette so (by Karl Holz) [Naxos 90]
WoO 222: Canon in A flat Hess 275/328 [Naxos 34]
Hess 25: Finale. Allegro early version of String trio op.3 VI [Naxos 46]
Hess 29: First version of Prelude in E minor [Naxos 63]
Hess 60: Sketch in A major for Piano (1818) [Naxos 32]
Hess 63: Arrangement of Kaplied, by C.F.D. Schubart [Naxos 34]
Hess 65: Concert Finale in C (arrangement of the Coda to Piano Concerto #3 III) [Naxos 11]
Hess 66: Allegretto in C minor, 2nd version of WoO 53 [Naxos 34]
Hess 87: March in B flat WoO 29 arr for piano (original and revised versions) [Naxos 34]
Hess 89: Ritterballett for piano [Naxos 33]
Hess 90: Creatures of Prometheus for piano [Naxos 33]
Hess 91: Opferlied, 2nd setting for voice, choir and piano [Naxos 88]
Hess 92: Bundeslied for chorus and piano [Naxos 77]. All three boxes have the version for chorus and orchestra, op.122.
Hess 93: Freudvoll und leidvoll, elaborated version with prelude [Naxos 88]
Hess 93: Freudvoll und leidvoll, elaborated version without prelude [Naxos 88]
Hess 94: Freudvoll und leidvoll, for voice and piano [Naxos 88]
Hess 98: Scherzo from Piano Trio op.1/2, arranged for Piano, completed by C. Petersson [Naxos 32]
Hess 99: March in F arranged for piano [Naxos 33]
Hess 100: 10 German Dances for piano arrangement of WoO 8 [Naxos 15]
Hess 101: 12 Minuets for piano, arrangement of WoO 7 [Naxos 17]
Hess 102: Piano version of 7 dances from Contredanses WoO 14 [Naxos 16]
Hess 118: Invisible chorus for Consecration of the House, Folge dem mächtigen Ruf der Ehre! [Naxos 72] Music is the same as a piece in Ruins of Athens, but different lyrics.
Hess 137: Liebe (Ich wiege dich in meinem Arm/Ich Schwinge dich in meinem Dom) [Naxos 88]
Hess 140: 2 alternate versions of Dimmi, ben mio, che m’ami, op.82/1 [Naxos 88]
Hess 141: Alternate version of Busslied, op.48/6 [Naxos 88]
Hess 142: 1st version of Wonne der Wehmut, op.83/1 [Naxos 88]
Hess 144: 1st version of Feuerfarb, op.52/2 [Naxos 88]
Hess 145: Sketch of 1st setting of Opferlied, WoO 126 [Naxos 88]
Hess 146: 1st version of Der Freie Mann [Naxos 77]
Hess 151: Traute Henriette [Naxos 88]
Hess 178: Duet version of Sunshine (‘Tis Sunshine at Last) WoO 153/44 [Naxos 84]
Hess 191: The Vale of Clwyd, 1st version of WoO 155/19 [Naxos 84]
Hess 194: I dream’d I lay, 1st version of WoO 153/30 [Naxos 79]
Hess 195: When far from the home, alternate version of WoO 153/40 [Naxos 84]
Hess 196: I’ll praise the saints, 1st version of WoO 153/41 [Naxos 84]
Hess 197: ‘Tis but in vain, 1st version of WoO 153/15 [Naxos 84]
Hess 198: Oh! Would I were 1st version of WoO 153/48 [Naxos 84]
Hess 200: The Maid of Isla 1st version op.108/4 [Naxos 84]
Hess 200: The Maid of Isla 2nd version op.108/4 [Naxos 84]
Hess 201: Bonnie Laddie, Highland Laddie, 1st version of op.108/7 with original violin part [Naxos 84]
Hess 201: Bonnie Laddie, Highland Laddie, 2nd version of op.108/7 with revised violin part [Naxos 84]
Hess 202: Oh! Thou art the lad of my heart, Willie 1st version of op.108/11 [Naxos 84]
Hess 203: Faithfu’ Johnie, 1st version of op.108/20 [Naxos 84]
Hess 204: O let the night my blushes hide discarded version of WoO 155/7 [Naxos 84]
Hess 205: The Dream, 1st version of WoO 155/14 [Naxos 84]
Hess 206: To the Blackbird, 1st version of WoO 155/20 [Naxos 84]
Hess 229: Languisco e moro, version for solo voice and piano [Naxos 90]. Duet version on Naxos 90 and Warner 80.
Hess 274: Canon in G actually by Johann Mattheson, from Der vollkommene Kapellmeister III/15 [Naxos 34]
Hess 297: Adagio in F for 3 horns [Naxos 60]
Hess 324: Melody in C minor for piano [Naxos 34]
Hess 324: Melody in C minor for piano reconstructed by A.W. Holsbergen [Naxos 34]
Hess 325: Piano piece in D [Naxos 34]
Hess 330: March in C minor for Piano (1804) [Naxos 32]
Hess 330: March in C minor for piano reconstructed by A.W. Holsbergen [Naxos 32]
Hess 331a: Minuet in B flat major for Piano (1799) [Naxos 17]
Biamonti 48: Anglaise for piano in G minor (original and revised versions) [Naxos 34]
Biamonti 69: 3 Little Sketches in Canonic Style for Piano [Naxos 32]
Biamonti 96: 18 Sketches for Piano [Naxos 32]
Biamonti 98: Sketch for Piano Sonata in E-flat [Naxos 32]
Biamonti 99: Sketches for Allegretto for piano [Naxos 32]
Biamonti 191: Intermezzo for Sonata in C minor, possible sketches for Piano Sonata No.5 or No.8 (1798-99) [Naxos 32]
Biamonti 268: Fragment in A major producing effect of Horns, for piano, both original and reconstruction by A.W. Holsbergen (1793) [Naxos 32]
Biamonti 269: Andante molto in E-flat [Naxos 34]
Biamonti 270: Andante fragment in F for Piano [Naxos 32]
Biamonti 271: Fragment in E-flat for Piano [Naxos 32]
Biamonti 272: Andante in B flat major for Piano (1793) [Naxos 32]
Biamonti 273: Sketch in F major for Piano (1793) [Naxos 32]
Biamonti 276: Sketches in C major and G major for Piano (c.1800) [Naxos 32]
Biamonti 277: Presto in G for Piano [Naxos 34]
Biamonti 279: Allegro in C for Piano [Naxos 34]
Biamonti 280: Passage in B for piano, performing version C. Petersson [Naxos 32]
Biamonti 317: Sketch for Piano in E-flat [Naxos 32]
Biamonti 318: Sketch for Piano Sonata in A minor (1802) [Naxos 32]
Biamonti 319: Unused Sketches for Finale to Eroica Variations, for Piano [Naxos 32]
Biamonti 345: Fuga Tema in C [Naxos 34]
Biamonti 346: Fuga Antique in C [Naxos 34]
Biamonti 622: Pastorella in C major for Piano (1815) [Naxos 34]
Biamonti 637: Piano Trio in F minor (1816) [Naxos 42]
Biamonti 720: Fragment for Piano in G [Naxos 32]
Biamonti 849: Instrumental sketch for piano [Naxos 32]
Uncatalogued pieces:
Fischhof folio 53v 11-14: Allegretto in G for Piano [Naxos 34]
Kafka folio 39r 1-4: Minuet in D for Piano: [Naxos 16]
Gardi 10: Minuet in D minor for Piano [Naxos 17]
EXCLUSIVE TO WARNER:
op.42: Nocturne for viola and piano (arrangement by F.X. Kleinheinz, approved and corrected by Beethoven) [Warner 40]
op.88: Der Glück der Freundschaft, sung in German [Warner 73] The Italian version, Vita felice, appears on DG 82 and Naxos 86.
WoO 9: 6 Minuets, reconstructed for orchestra [Warner 16]
WoO 51: Two pieces for orphica, a portable piano-like instrument popular in the 1790s; only Warner includes a performance on the orphica rather than piano [Warner 27]
WoO 162: Canon Ta, ta, ta, ta, lieber Mälzel (spurious) [Warner 80]
RARITIES COMMON TO DG AND NAXOS:
op.17: Cello version of the Horn Sonata [DG 59, Naxos 37]
WoO 9: Six Minuets, version for violins and bass [DG 67, Naxos 59]
WoO 10: Six Minuets, version for piano [DG 46, Naxos 15]
WoO 59b: Bagatelle in A minor “Für Elise” for Piano (second version, 1822) [DG 99, Naxos 14]
WoO 62a: Andante maestoso in C “Letzter musikalischer Gedanke” for Piano [DG 99, Naxos 32]
WoO 138: Lied aus der Ferne, first version [DG 83, Naxos 88]
WoO 140: And die Geliebte, second version for voice and piano 1811 [DG 84, 116; Naxos 87]
WoO 152/25a O harp of Erin, second version [DG 89, Naxos 78]
WoO 202: Das Schöne zum Guten [DG 85, Naxos 90]
WoO 207: Romance cantabile, Hess 13 [DG 19, Naxos 10]
WoO 209: Minuet in A Flat Major with Trio in A Minor for piano [DG 99, Naxos 32]
WoO Anh.5, No.1: Sonatina in G Major for Piano [DG 101, Naxos 34]
WoO Anh.5, No.2: Sonatina in F Major for Piano [DG 101, Naxos 34]
WoO Unv 7, Hess 46: Violin Sonata in A Major – fragment [DG 100, Naxos 64]
WoO Unv 8: Duo for Violin and Cello in E-Flat Major – fragment [DG 100, Naxos 60] (Gardi 2)
WoO Unv 12, Biamonti 213: Piano Sonata “quasi una Fantasia” in D major for Piano [DG 99, Naxos 34]
Hess 29: Prelude and Fugue in E minor (final version) [DG 37, Naxos 63]
Hess 32: String Quartet in F, first version of op.18/1 [DG 77, Naxos 54]
Hess 36: String Quartet arrangement of the fugue from the Overture to Handel’s Solomon [DG 100 or Naxos 54]
Hess 38: String quintet arrangement of JS Bach Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, fugue #22 in B flat minor BWV 867 [DG 79, Naxos 63]
Hess 57: Bagatelle in C Major for Piano [DG 99 or Naxos 14]
Hess 70: Adagio ma non molto in G Major – fragment for Piano [DG 99 or Naxos 34]
Hess 71: Molto Adagio in G Major – fragment for Piano [DG 99 or Naxos 34]
Hess 72: Theme and Variation in A Major for Piano [DG 99 or Naxos 32]
Hess 96: Symphony No. 7 – arr. for piano [DG 99 or Naxos 32]
Hess 97: Wellingtons Sieg oder die Schlacht bei Vittoria – arr. for piano [DG 99, Naxos 34]
Hess 107: Grenadiersmarsch for flötenuhr arr WoO 29 March in B flat [DG 51, Naxos 32]
Hess 115: Vestas Feuer (fragment of projected opera) [DG 31, Naxos 71]
Hess 245: Fugue in D minor for string quartet fragment appears on both [DG 101, Naxos 63]
Biamonti 425: Symphony #2 in D op.36, version for piano trio [DG 118, Naxos 41]
Uncatalogued pieces:
Kafka folio 41v, staves 13-16: Piano Piece in A major [DG disc 99, Naxos 34]
Kafka folio 47v, staves 5-8: Piano piece in C major [DG 99, Naxos 34] Naxos misidentifies this piece as Kafka f.119v staves 2-5.
Kafka folio 160r staves 1-6: Piano Piece in A major [DG 99 or Naxos 34]
RARITIES COMMON TO NAXOS AND WARNER:
op.38: Clarinet Trio version of Piano Trio arrangement of Septet op.20 [Naxos 42, Warner 44]
op.41: Serenade for flute in D, arrangement of Serenade op.25 [Naxos 64, Warner 38]
WoO 10: 6 Minuets, reconstructed for orchestra [Naxos 8, Warner 16]
WoO 17: 11 Mödlinger Dances (doubtful) [Naxos 7, Warner 16]
WoO 18: March in F, 1822 version with Trio, Hess 7 [Naxos 59, Warner 11]
WoO 27: 3 Duets [Naxos 60 and Warner 57, but performed on flute and bassoon instead of clarinet and bassoon. The same recording appears on both sets]
WoO 99/3: E pur fra le tempeste, tenor solo Hess 232 [Naxos 90, Warner 80]
WoO 099/11a: corrected version of duet Fra tutte le pene Hess 208/2 [Naxos 90, Warner 80]
WoO 099/11b: uncorrected version of terzet Fra tutte le pene, Hess 225 [Naxos 90, Warner 80] Track 9 of DG CD 85 is actually Hess 209, not Hess 225 as it is mislabeled.
WoO 105: Hochzeitslied, version for four-part choir Hess 125 [Naxos 87, Warner 69] All three boxes contain the version for unison choir Hess 124 [DG 105, Naxos 87, Warner 69]
WoO 158/25: Air français, Hess 168 [Naxos 82, Warner 79]
WoO 171: Glück fehl’ dir vor allem; by Michael Haydn MH 582 [Naxos 90, Warner 80]
WoO 181/1: Canon Gedenket heute an Baden! [Naxos 90, Warner 80–the Warner booklet says #2 and #3 are excluded because they are “minutia”]
WoO 199: Ich bin der Herr von zu [Naxos 90, Warner 80]
Hess 229: Languisco e moro for two voices [Naxos 90, Warner 80]
Hess 263 and 264: Drafts of Te solo adoro [Naxos 90, Warner 80] (on Warner listed under WoO 186)
RARITY COMMON TO DG AND WARNER:
WoO Anh.10: Eight Variations on “Ich hab’ ein kleines Hüttchen nur” for Piano [DG 101, Warner 30]. Both boxes use the same recording by Rudolf Buchbinder.
RARITIES COMMON TO ALL THREE BOXES:
op.9/1: String Trio, Scherzo with Alternative Trio Hess 28 [DG disc 100, Naxos disc 45, Warner disc 46 (not labelled as such, but the alternative Trio is track 6 on Warner 46]
op.121b: Opferlied, 1824 version for solo voice, choir and orchestra [DG 93, Naxos 76, Warner 68]
op.122: Bundeslied for chorus and orchestra [DG 93, Naxos 75, Warner 68]
WoO 15: 6 Ländler for violins and bass [DG 67, Naxos 59, Warner 15]
WoO 19: March in F, 1822 version with Trio, Hess 9 [DG 25, Naxos 59, Warner 11]
WoO 63: 9 Variations on a March by Dressler, original 1782 version [DG 47, Naxos 29, Warner 28]
WoO 99: Italian Partsongs: 21 of the 25 songs are in common [DG 85, Naxos 90], plus Naxos also has the other four [see above]. Warner includes 24 of the 25 [Warner 80], omitting only WoO 99/12a, the solo voice version of Salvo tu vuoi lo sposo, which is unique to the Naxos box
WoO 169: “Ich küsse Sie” for voice and choir (1816) [Naxos 90, DG 85, Warner 80]
WoO 170: “Ars longa, vita brevis” for choir (1815/16) [Naxos 90, DG 85, Warner 80]
WoO 200: “O Hoffnung” four bar theme as teaching exercise for Archduke Rudolph for Piano [DG 99, Naxos 34, Warner 79]
WoO 210: Allegretto in B minor for String Quartet [DG 100, Naxos 54, Warner 55]
WoO 211: Andante in C Major for piano [DG 99, Naxos 34, Warner 32]
WoO 212: Anglaise in D Major for Piano [DG 99, Naxos 17, Warner 32]
WoO 213: Four Bagatelles for Piano [DG 99, Naxos 17, Warner 26]
WoO 214: Bagatelle in C minor, Hess 69 [DG 44, Naxos 16, Warner 32]
WoO 215: Fugue in C (Hess 64) [DG 46, Naxos 16, Warner 32]
WoO 216a: Bagatelle in C Major for Piano [DG 99, Naxos 14, Warner 26]
WoO 216b: Bagatelle in Eb Major for Piano [DG 99, Naxos 14, Warner 26]
WoO 217: Minuet in F Major for Piano [DG 99, Naxos 17, Warner 32]
WoO 218: Minuet in C Major for Piano [DG 46 and 99 (recording on DG disc 99 misidentified as Hess 59), Naxos 15, Warner 32]
WoO 219: Waltz in C Minor for Piano [DG 99, Naxos 17, Warner 32]
WoO 221: “Herr Graf, ich komme zu fragen” for choir and piano (c. 1796-1797) [Naxos 90, DG 85, Warner 80]
WoO 227: Esel aller Esel [DG 85, Naxos 90, Warner 80]
WoO Unv 7: String quintet fragment in D minor (Hess 40) [DG 79, Naxos 63, Warner 59]
WoO Anh.4: Flute Sonata in B-Flat Major [DG 101, Naxos 64, Warner 38]
Hess 58: Piano exercise in B flat major /minor for Piano [DG 99, Naxos 32, Warner 32]
Hess 59: Piano Piece in C major for Piano [DG 99 (in same track as Hess 58, misidentified), Naxos 32, Warner 32]
Hess 67: Two German Dances in F major /minor for Piano [DG 99, Naxos 16, Warner 32]
HIDDEN (unindexed) ITEMS
op.72a: Leonore Overture #2 [DG 102] is used as the overture to the 1805 Leonore by Blomstedt [Naxos 69 and Warner 63]
WoO 2b: Introduction to Act II of 1805 version of Leonore [Naxos 7 and Warner 11] is incorporated into the Gardiner Leonore [DG 28]
Hess 28: Second Trio to Scherzo of String Trio op.9/1 appears unlabeled as such as track 6 of CD 46 in the Warner box. [DG 100, Naxos 45, Warner 46]
ALL THREE SETS MISSING (major catalogued items only)
See our Seldom-Heard Beethoven pages for details on whether there are extant recordings of these pieces.
op.63: Piano Trio (doubtful)
op.68: Alternate ending to Pastoral Symphony, II (Scene by the brook)
op.87: Arrangement by Beethoven for 2 violins and viola of the Trio for 2 oboes and english horn
op.105: Violin version of 6 variations on folksongs
op.107: Nos. 2, 5, 8 and 10 of violin version of 10 variations on folksongs
WoO 18: March in F, Gesamtausgabe version without cymbals or triangle
WoO 19: March in F, Gesamtausgabe version without cymbals or triangle
Forty-five variant folksong arrangements that have flute parts in place of violin, some of them quite different
WoO 205: Musical Greetings
WoO 223: Canon, Thut auf (Biamonti 752)
WoO 224: Canon, Cacatum non est pictum
WoO 225: Canon, Grossen Dank für solche Gnade (Hess 303)
WoO 226: Canon, Fettlümerl und Bankert haben triumphirt (Hess 260)
WoO 228: Musical greetings: “Ah, Tobias” and “Tobias” (Hess 285)
Unv 5: Concertante in D (full score fragment of the beginning)
Unv 20: Lamentations of Jeremiah
Hess 1: Original ending to 8th Symphony, first movement
Hess 12: Oboe concerto (lost other than 2nd movement, reconstructions)
Hess 15: Piano Concerto in D (1815), 1st movement reconstruction
Hess 47: Piano trio arrangement of string trio op.3 (1st movement and fragment of 2nd movement)
Hess 82: Cadenza ‘senza misura’ for Rondo of Piano Concerto #4
Hess 83: Very brief cadenza for Rondo of Piano Concerto #4
Hess 92: Bundeslied for solo voice and piano
Hess 95: Freudvoll und Leidvoll in F (draft)
Hess 108: Siegessymphonie from Wellington’s Victory op.91, arranged for Panharmonicon (but no Panharmonicons are extant, so this would be difficult)
Hess 110: Leonore 1806 version; Gardiner on DG incorporates some elements from it [DG 28-29]
Hess 111: Early version of Nur hurtig fort from Leonore
Hess 112: 1806 version of Rocco’s gold aria, cut from the 1806 Leonore
Hess 113: Marzelline’s Aria with abbreviated conclusion
Hess 114: Recitative for Don Fernando, Dresden version of Fidelio
Hess 121: Aria of Marzelline O wär ich schon mit dir vereint in C
Hess 122: Another version of Aria Hess 121
Hess 147: first version (fragmentary) of Der Kuss, op.128
Hess 149: Rastlöse Liebe (drafts)
Hess 150: Heidenröslein (drafts)
Hess 233: Counterpoint exercises for Haydn
Hess 234: Exercises in strict counterpoint for Albrechtsberger
Hess 235: Exercises in free counterpoint for Albrechstberger
Hess 236: Remainder of 2-voice fugues
Hess 237: Remainder of 3-voice fugues
Hess 238: Remainder of 4-voice fugues
Hess 239: 1 of the 3 Chorale Fugues
Hess 240: 2-voice exercises in Double counterpoint of the octave
Hess 241: Exercises in Double counterpoint of the octave and a third
Hess 242: Exercises in Double counterpoint of the octave and a fifth
Hess 243: Remainder of double fugues
Hess 245: Musical Joke for 3 voices, Sankt Petrus ist ein Fels
Hess 246: Double fugue on Kyrie eleison
Hess 298: Draft of Symphony Movement in C minor
Hess 299: Bester Magistrat
Hess 300: Canon Liebe mich, werter Weissenbach
Hess 301: Waehner, es ist kein Wahn
Hess 302: Canon, Uns geht es kannabalisch wohl als wie fünfhundert Säuen
Hess 304: Canon, Ich blase das Fagot
Hess 305: Canon Geschalgen ist der Feind
Hess 321: Little instrumental melody in B-flat
Hess 322: Gott allein ist unser Herr, er allein
Hess 323: Leb wohl, schöne Abendsonne
Hess 326: Fugue in C (sketch)
Hess 327: Two little melodies in A minor
Hess 329: Beginning of Tibi gratulor
Biamonti 15: Musical Joke, Der arme Componist