Works by Joachim Raff

Welcome to the homepage of Edition Nordstern, a music publisher from Stuttgart, Germany. The center of our publishing activities are the works by Joachim Raff, including operas, choral works, orchestral works, string quartets, etc.. In addition a new and complete catalogue of music by Raff has been published recently. Other composers in our catalogue are Draeseke, Meyerbeer, Lindpaintner, Lortzing and Halévy.

Werke von Joachim Raff

Willkommen bei der Edition Nordstern, einem kleinen Musikverlag aus Stuttgart. Im Zentrum unserer Publikationen stehen die Werke von Joachim Raff, seine Opern, Chorwerke, Orchesterwerke, Streichquartette, etc.. Angeboten wird auch ein neues und komplettes Raff Werkverzeichnis . Weitere Komponisten beim Verlag sind Draeseke, Meyerbeer, Lindpaintner, Lortzing und Halévy.
 

NewOrchestral materials for hire.
Opera editions.
Scores available as PDF downloads, see our shop here

 

Dornröschen (The sleeping beauty): Raff’s epic fairy-tale oratorio is now prepared for its first edtion, including orchestral score, piano score and orchestral parts. The edition is the base for a world premiere recording and first public performance of the piece since 140 years in June 2026. More info: here
Dornröschen Titel Pt klein

 

 

 

 
Raff 01100900a Titel Druckausgabe, klein
Raff Samson KA Titelblatt klein
Raff, Symphonie op. 153,Titel, klein
Raff, Scherzo, op.3 klein

Quartet No. 2:
Raff’s string quartet No.2 is available now, to be followed by quartet No. 3 in 2024.

Samson: Raff’s opera Samson received its successful world premiere in Weimar, 165 years after its creation. To celebrate the occasion a special edition of the piano score is on sale.The opera has been recorded in September 2023 by Swiss-Fonogramm in Bern with Magnus Vigilius in the title role and Olena Tokar as Delilah. The CD box is now available.

Symphony No. 3 “In the forest”:
The “Waldsymphonie” was Raff’s most successful orchestral works. This is the first edition since 1872 based on the composer’s now hard to find autographs.

Scherzo: Raff composed his scherzo op. 3 two times, in 1842 and in 1882. The two version only share the opus number but are completely different. Edition Nordstern publishes the two versions for the first time ever in a single volume.
Raff Werkverzeichnis klein für home page
Titelblatt Quartett Nr.5 klein
Raff, Klaviertrio op.155, klein
Raff, Adventzeit, op.216 klein

Verzeichnis/Catalog -
A major milestone in research:
The music of Joachim Raff /
Neues Raff Werkverzeichnis, info
Download as a PDF, here.

Quartet No. 5:
Raff’s string quartet No.5 is available now. Soon to be followed by quartet No. 3

Piano trio No.3: 
a new edition of Raff’s lovely trio for violin, cello and piano, a minor, op. 155, edited in cooperation with the Steiner trio in Basle (CH)

Advent season: eight pieces for piano by Joachim Raff, op. 216:
“Aus der Adventszeit / From the advent season”
 
Raff, Die Eifersüchtigen, Partitur, Titel A4 klein

 

 

 

Jealous Ones:Raff’s final opera “Die Eifersüchtigen” received its world premiere by the Opernkollektiv Zürich. The performances were recorded and a CD publication is now available on Naxos info.
The full orchestral score of the opera is available now.