Perger-Verzeichnis Explained

The Perger-Verzeichnis ("Perger‘s Catalogue") is a thematic-chronological catalogue of instrumental compositions by Michael Haydn, compiled by Lothar Perger in 1907. Like Ludwig von Köchel's catalog of Mozart's compositions (the Köchel-Verzeichnis), Perger's catalog uses a single range of numbers, from 1 to 136, but like Hoboken's catalog of Joseph Haydn's music, groups the pieces first into categories (symphonies, concertos, etc.) and then sorts them chronologically.

Perger's attempt at figuring out the chronology is, however, so full of mistakes (including the attribution to Haydn of music by others) that later musicologists, instead of trying to amend the catalog (as they have with Köchel's) have created new ones from scratch. The most credible is the one by Charles Sherman and T. Donley Thomas, a chronological catalog of 838 pieces in which each piece is assigned an MH number in that range according to their best guesses at chronology.

Even so, Perger's catalog is still widely used by libraries, music publishing houses and some record companies.

For a more complete listing of Michael Haydn's instrumental and vocal music, see list of compositions by Michael Haydn. The following list only includes those pieces with a Perger number, even when they're not by Haydn. See also Klafsky-Verzeichnis.

Symphonies

Perger numbered the symphonies from 1 to 52, but he included suites from incidental music by Haydn compiled into symphonies by someone else, as well as three symphonies altogether written by others. However, Perger overlooked a divertimento in G major that is sometimes called a symphony.

Symphony No. 1C in E-flat major, MH 35, Perger 1 (1760)
Symphony No. 2 in C major, MH 37, Perger 2 (1761)
Symphony No. 5 in A major, MH 63, Perger 3 (1763)
Symphony No. 6 in C major, MH 64, Perger 4 (1764)
Symphony No. 7 in E major, MH 65, Perger 5 (1764)
Symphony No. 16 in A major, MH 152, Perger 6 (1771)
Symphony No. 12 in G major, MH 108, Perger 7 (1768)
Introduction to the cantata "Der gute Hirt", Perger 8 (1772)
Symphony No. 11 in B-flat major, MH 82, Perger 9 (1766)
Symphony No. 18 in C major, MH 188, Perger 10 (1773)
Symphony No. 19 in D major, MH 198, Perger 11 (1774)
Symphony No. 20 in C major, MH 252, Perger 12 (1777)
Incidental music from Zaïre, MH 255, Perger 13 (1777)
Symphony No. 22 in F major, MH 284, Perger 14, Sherman 23
Symphony No. 24 in A major, MH 302, Perger 15
Symphony No. 25 in G major, MH 334, Perger 16, K. 444 (1783)
Symphony No. 26 in E-flat major, MH 340, Perger 17 (1783)
Symphony No. 27 in B-flat major, Opus 1 No. 2, Perger 18, MH 358
Symphony No. 28 in C major, Opus 1 No. 3, Perger 19, MH 384
Symphony No. 29 in D minor, MH 393, Perger 20 (1784)
Symphony No. 30 in D major, MH 399, Perger 21 (1785)
Symphony No. 31 in F major, MH 405, Perger 22 (1785)
Symphony No. 32 in D major, MH 420, Perger 23 (1786)
Symphony No. 33 in B-flat major, MH 425, Perger 24, without the Minuet (which is Perger 82)^[1] (1786)
Sinfonia from Andromeda e Perseo, MH 438, Perger 25 (1787)
Symphony No. 34 in E-flat major, MH 473, Perger 26 (1788)
Symphony No. 35 in G major, MH 474, Perger 27 (1788)
Symphony No. 36 in B-flat major, MH 475, Perger 28 (1788)
Symphony No. 37 in D major, MH 476, Perger 29 (1788)
Symphony No. 38 in F major, MH 477, Perger 30 (1788)
Symphony No. 39 in C major, MH 478, Perger 31 (1788)
Symphony No. 40 in F major, MH 507, Perger 32 (1789)
Symphony No. 41 in A major, MH 508, Perger 33 (1789)
Concerto for trumpet and trombone, MH 60/61, Perger 34 (1763)
Symphony No. 1 in C major, MH 23, Perger 35 (1758?)
Symphony No. 9 in D major, MH 50, Perger 36 (1760?)
Symphony No. 13 in D major, MH 132, Perger 37 (1768?)
Symphony No. 8 in D major, MH 69, Perger 38 (1764)
A symphony by someone else, Perger 39
A symphony by someone else, Perger 40
Symphony No. 15 in D major, MH 150, Perger 41 (1771)
Symphony No. 21 in D major, MH 272, Perger 42 (1778)
Symphony No. 23 in D major, MH 287, Perger 43, Sherman 22
Symphony No. 17 in E major, MH 151, Perger 44 (1771?)
Symphony No. 10 in F major, MH 51, Perger 45 (1764?)
Suite from Die Wahrheit der Natur, MH 118, Perger 46 (1769?), sometimes called a symphony in F major^[2]
Suite from Rebekka als Braut, MH 76, Perger 47 (1766)
A symphony by someone else, Perger 48
A symphony by someone else, Perger 49
A symphony by Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Perger 50^[3]
Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, MH 62, Perger 51 (1763)
Symphony No. 14 in B flat major, MH 133, Perger 52 (1771)

Concertos

Perger overlooked a violin concerto in G major, MH 52, while the horn concerto he placed in a miscellaneous category at the end.

Violin Concerto in B-flat major, MH 36, Perger 53
Flute Concerto No. 1 in D major, MH 81, Perger 54
Concerto in C major for Organ and Viola, MH 41, Perger 55
Flute Concerto No. 2 in D major, MH 105, Perger 56
Harpsichord Concerto in F major (fragment), MH 268, Perger 57

Marches

March in D major, Perger 58, MH 67
March in F major, Perger 59, MH 421
March in D major, Perger 60, MH 439
March in C major, Perger 61, MH 440
March in D major, Perger 62, MH 441
March in D major, Perger 63, MH 339
March in D major, Perger 64, MH 515
Marcia Turchese in C major, Perger 65, MH 601
March in C major, Perger 66, MH 823
National-Marsch in C major, Perger 67 (lost), MH 569
March in D major, Perger 68, MH 220

Minuets

For the most part these are collections of minuets that can be played on their own. Because Haydn wrote a minuet to symphony No. 33 long after the rest of the symphony, Perger mixed this minuet up with the free-standing pieces.

6 Menuetti, Perger 69, MH 333
6 Menuetti, Perger 70, MH 354
6 Menuetti, Perger 71, MH 414
6 Menuettini Tedeschi, Perger 72, MH 416
6 Menuetti, Perger 73, MH 423
6 Menuettini Tedeschi, Perger 74, MH 424
6 Menuetti, Perger 75, MH 499
6 Menuettini Tedeschi, Perger 76, MH 417
12 Menuetti, Perger 77, MH 550
12 Menuetti, Perger 78, MH 693
12 Menuetti, Perger 79, MH 135
12 Menuetti, Perger 80, MH 274
12 Menuetti, Perger 81, MH 193
Menuetto for symphony No. 33 in B flat major, MH 652, Perger 82

Inglese

2 Inglese in C major, Perger 83, MH 529

Ballo

Ballet-Pantomime "Herman", Perger 84

Serenades

Serenade in D major, Perger 85, MH 407
A serenade by someone else, Perger 86
Serenade in D major, Perger 87, MH 86
A serenade by someone else, Perger 88

Cassations

Cassation in D major, Perger 89, MH 171
Cassation in E flat major, Perger 90, MH 208

Pastorello

Pastorello in C major, Perger 91, MH 83

Divertimenti

Divertimento in B flat major, Perger 92, MH 199
Divertimento in D major, Perger 93, MH 319, includes a march in D major, MH 320
Divertimento in G major, Perger 94, MH 406
Divertimento in D major, Perger 95, MH 418
Divertimento in G major, Perger 96, MH 518

Nocturnes

Though Perger called them nocturnes, some of these are more generally known as divertimenti. The list even includes a string quartet and a quintet.

Divertimento in C major, Perger 97 (lost), MH A8
Divertimento à 3 in C major, Perger 98, MH 179
Divertimento à 3 in C major, Perger 99, MH 27
Divertimento in D major, Perger 100, MH 464
Divertimento à 3 in D major, Perger 101, MH 5
Divertimento à 3 in E flat major, Perger 102, MH 9
Divertimento à 3 in G major, Perger 103, MH 6
String Quartet in G major, Perger 104, MH 172
String Quintet in B flat major, Perger 105, MH 412
Notturno in F major, Perger 106, MH 185

Partita

Partita in F major, Perger 107 (lost), MH 59

Quintets

String Quintet in C major, Perger 108, MH 187
String Quintet in G major, Perger 109, MH 189
String Quintet in F major, Perger 110, MH 367
String Quintet in E flat major, Perger 111, MH 516
String Quintet in F major, Perger 112, MH 411
A quintet by someone else, Perger 113
A quintet by someone else, Perger 114

Quartets

Quartetto for violin, English horn, cello & continuo in C major, Perger 115, MH 600
String Quartet in C major, Perger 116, MH 313
Flute Quartet in D major, P 117, P 117
String Quartet in E flat major, Perger 118, MH 309
String Quartet in F major, Perger 119, MH 312
Flute Quartet in F major, P deest, P deest
Piece for string quartet in G major, MH 664
String Quartet in G minor, Perger 120, MH 311
String Quartet in A major, Perger 121, MH 299
String Quartet in A major, Perger 122, MH 310
String Quartet in B flat major, Perger 123, MH 209
String Quartet in B flat major, Perger 124, MH 308
String Quartet in B flat major, Perger 125, MH 316

Sonatas

Hieronymus Graf von Colloredo commissioned Haydn to write six duos for violin and viola. Haydn fell ill after completing the fourth, so he asked Mozart to write the other two (K. 423 and K. 424). The set of six was presented as all Haydn's, and Colloredo was unable to "detect in them Mozart's obvious workmanship."^[4] With these Perger lumped a sonata for two violins and organ.

Sonata for 2 violins & organ in B flat major, Perger 126 (lost), MH Appendix 9
Duo for violin and viola in C major, Perger 127, MH 335
Duo for violin and viola in D major, Perger 128, MH 336
Duo for violin and viola in E major, Perger 129, MH 337
Duo for violin and viola in F major, Perger 130, MH 338

Preludes

Cadenze e versetti, Perger 131, MH 176

Miscellaneous and fragments

Der Traum, Perger 133, MH 84
Horn Concerto in D major, Perger 134, MH 134
String Quartet in G major, Perger 135 (fragment), MH 174
Andantino for string quartet in B flat major, Perger 136, MH 175

References

Charles H. Sherman and T. Donley Thomas, Johann Michael Haydn (1737 - 1806), a chronological thematic catalogue of his works. Stuyvesant, New York: Pendragon Press (1993)
C. Sherman, "Johann Michael Haydn" in The Symphony: Salzburg, Part 2 London: Garland Publishing (1982): lxiii

Notes and References

Sherman (1982): lxviii. Perger 24 excludes the minuet (with trio and coda) which is listed as Perger 82.
Sherman (1982): lvii. "Although this work (Perger 45 [46 is meant here]) is derived from a separate larger composition, as are the six symphonies described above [No.s 8, 12, 15, 16, 17, 20], its form and its proportions call its authenticity into question. The Seitenstetten symphony opens with a substantial movement in sonata style followed by three short numbers. Two of these are minuets with trio - a combination of movements that occurs in no other symphony by Haydn. So curious a sequence of movements appears all the more dubious in as much as Die Wahrheit der Natur contains a true finale, which most likely Haydn would have maintained for its character and its length had he himself compiled this symphony. The Seitenstetten work, therefore, is omitted from the list of authentic symphonies."
Jens Peter Larsen, "Haydn und das >>kleine Quartbuch<<" Acta Musicologica, Vol. 7, Fasc. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1935), p. 121, n. 3
John N. Burk, Mozart and His Music. New York: Random House (1959): 140