| 4 | Piano Trio No. 1 Op. 4 | | | | | | Piano trio |
| 5 | Sturm und Drang | | | pno | | | |
| 8 | String Quartet | | | | | | String quartet |
| 9 | String Quintet | | | | | | String Quintet |
| 10 | Regenlied | | | cho | | | Song |
| 11 | Suite for Violin and Piano in D major | | D+ | | | | Suite |
| 12 | 3 Pieces for Piano Duet | | | pno | | | |
| 13 | Sakuntala | | | | | | |
| 14 | 2 Pieces for unaccompanied men's chorus op.14 | | | cho | | | Song |
| 15 | Frühlingsnetz | for men's chorus, 4 horns, and piano | | mch,4hor,pno | | | Song |
| 16 | Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt | | | mch,hor | | | Song |
| 17 | 2 Pieces for unaccompanied men's chorus op.17 | | | cho | | | Song |
| 18 | 12 Gesänge | | | | | | Song |
| 20 | Beschwörung | | | | | | Song |
| 21 | 4 Lieder, Op. 21 | | | | | | Song |
| 22 | Hungarian Dances for Piano Duet | Later orchestrated by the composer | | pno | | | |
| 23 | Frühlingshymne | for contralto, chorus, and orchestra | | alt,cho,orc | | | Song |
| 24 | Im Fuschertal | six choral songs | | cho | | | Song |
| 25 | Sonata for Violin and Piano | | | | | | Violin Sonata |
| 26 | Symphony No.1 "Rustic wedding" | Ländliche Hochzeit | Eb+ | | 1876 | | Symphony |
| 27 | Die Königin von Saba | The queen of Sheba | | | 1875 | | Opera |
| 28 | Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor | | | | | | Violin concerto |
| 29 | 2 Novelletten | | | pno | | | |
| 30 | Piano Quintet no. 1 in B-flat major | | Bb+ | | | | Piano quintet |
| 31 | Penthesilea | | | | | | |
| 32 | 7 Lieder aus dem ‘Wilden Jäger’ | | | | | | Song |
| 33 | Piano Trio No. 2 Op. 33 | | | | | | Piano trio |
| 34 | 4 Lieder, Op. 34 | | | | | | Song |
| 35 | Symphony No. 2 in E flat | | | | | | Symphony |
| 36 | Im Frühling | | | | | | Song |
| 37 | 8 Lieder, Op. 37 | | | | | | Song |
| 39 | Cello Sonata | | | | | | Cello sonata |
| 40 | Psalm CXIII | for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra | | voc0,cho,orc | | | Psalm |
| 41 | 2 Pieces for unaccompanied men's chorus op.41 | | | mch | | | Song |
| 42 | Two Four-Part Songs with piano accompaniment | Wer sich die Musik erkiest | | cho,pno | | | Song |
| 43 | Suite in A Major for Violin and Piano | | A+ | vln,pno | | | Suite |
| 44 | Sappho | | | | | | |
| 45 | Scherzo for Orchestra | | | orc | | | Scherzo |
| 46 | 6 Lieder, Op. 46 | | | | | | Song |
| 49 | In Italien | | | | | | |
| 52 | Georginen | 6 pieces | | pno | | | |
| 54 | Ballade, Op.54 | | | | | | Ballade |
| | Ballad for Violin and Piano | | | vln,pno | | | Ballade |
| | Der Fremdling | The Changeling | | | 1897 | | Opera |
| | Das Heimchen am Herd | adapted from Dickens's The Cricket on the Hearth. | | | 1896 | | Opera |
| | Die Kriegsgefangene | The Prisoner of War: a Trojan War story taking Achilles' captive Briseis as central figure | | | 1899 | | Opera |
| | Ein Wintermärchen | adapted from Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale | | | 1908 | | Opera |
| | Götz von Berlichingen | after Goethe's play about the historical figure | | | 1902 | | Opera |
| | Merlin | | | | 1886 | | Opera |
| | Piano Quintet in C-sharp minor | | C#- | | | | Piano quintet |
| | Romanze for Violin and Piano | | | vln,pno | | | Romance |
| | Violin Concerto No. 2 (unpublished) | | | | | | Violin concerto |