List Of Compositions By Krzysztof Penderecki

The following is an incomplete list of works by the Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki.

Operas

*''The Most Valiant Knight'', children's opera in 3 acts (1965)
*''Die Teufel von Loudun'' (''The Devils of Loudun'', 1968–69), based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Aldous Huxley.
*'' Paradise Lost'' (1975–78), based on the epic poem by John Milton
*'' Die schwarze Maske'' (''The Black Mask'') (1984–86), based on the play by Gerhart Hauptmann
*'' Ubu Rex'' (1990–91), based on the play ''Ubu Roi'' by Alfred Jarry

Symphonies

* Symphony No. 1 (1973)
* Symphony No. 2: ''Christmas'' (1980)
* Symphony No. 3 (1988–95)
* Symphony No. 4: ''Adagio'' (1989), winner of the 1992 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition
* Symphony No. 5: ''Korean'' (1991–92)
* Symphony No. 6: ''Chinese Poems'' (2008–17)
* Symphony No. 7: ''Seven Gates of Jerusalem'' (1996), for soloists, speaker, triple chorus and orchestra
* Symphony No. 8: ''Lieder der Vergänglichkeit'' (2004–05, rev. 2008), for voices, chorus and orchestra

Orchestral

* Symphonic Scherzo for orchestra (c. 1953–55, withdrawn)
* Overture for orchestra (1956–57, withdrawn)
* Epitaph Artur Malawski in Memoriam for string orchestra and timpani (1958)
*'' Emanations'' (''Emanacje'', 1959) for two string orchestras tuned a semitone apart
*'' Anaklasis'' (1959) for strings and percussion
*''Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima'' (''Tren Ofiarom Hiroszimy'', 1961) for 52 string instruments
*''Polymorphia'' (1961) for 48 string instruments
*'' Fluorescences'' (''Fluorescencje'', 1961–62) for orchestra
*''Canon'' (1962) for string orchestra
*''Three Pieces in Baroque Style'' (1963, music for ''The Saragossa Manuscript'')
*'' De Natura Sonoris No. 1'' (1966)
*''Pittsburgh Overture'' (1967) for wind band
*'' Kosmogonia'' (1970)
*'' De Natura Sonoris No. 2'' (1971)
*''Prélude'' (1971) for winds, percussion and double basses
*''Actions'' (1971) for free jazz orchestra
*''Intermezzo'' (1973) for 24 strings
*'' The Dream of Jacob ("Als Jakob erwachte...")'' (1974)
*Adagietto from ''Paradise Lost'' (1979)
*Sinfonietta No. 1, for string orchestra (1992, arranged from String Trio)
*Sinfonietta No. 2, for clarinet and strings (1994, arranged from Clarinet Quartet)
*Music from ''Ubu Rex'' (1994)
*''Entrata'' (1994), for brass and timpani
*Burlesque Suite from ''Ubu Rex'' (1995) for large wind band
*''Serenade'', for string orchestra (1996–97)
*''Luzerner Fanfare'' (1998), for eight trumpets and percussion
*''Fanfarria Real'' (2003)
*''Danziger Fanfare'' (2008), for brass and percussion
*''Prelude for Peace'' (2009), for brass and percussion
*'' De Natura Sonoris No. 3'' (2012)
*Sinfonietta No. 3, for string orchestra (2012, arranged from String Quartet No. 3)
*Adagio for string orchestra (2013; from Symphony No. 3)
*''Polonaise'' for orchestra (2016)
*''Polonaise No. 2'' for orchestra (2018)
*''Fanfare for the independent Poland for 7 brass instruments, timpani and percussion'' (2018)

Concertante

*Piano:
**Piano Concerto: ''Resurrection'' (2001–02, revised 2007)
*Violin:
**Violin Concerto (1962–63; withdrawn)
** Capriccio for Violin and Orchestra (1967)
**Violin Concerto No. 1 (1976–77, revised 1987), for Isaac Stern
**Violin Concerto No. 2: ''Metamorphosen'' (1992–95), for Anne-Sophie Mutter
*Viola:
**Viola Concerto (1983, also versions for: clarinet, cello, and version for chamber orchestra)
*Cello:
**Sonata for Cello and Orchestra (1964), for Siegfried Palm
** Cello Concerto No. 1 (1972)
**Cello Concerto No. 2 (1982)
**Cello Concerto (transcription from Viola Concerto, 1983)
**Concerto Grosso No. 1, for three cellos and orchestra (2000–01)
**''Largo'' for cello and orchestra (2003)
*Flute:
**'' Fonogrammi'' for flute and chamber orchestra (1961)
**Concerto for flute and chamber orchestra (1992)
**Sinfonietta for flute and string orchestra (2019)
*Oboe:
**Capriccio for Oboe and Eleven Strings (1964)
*Clarinet:
**Concerto for clarinet and chamber orchestra (1995, transcription from Flute Concerto, 1992)
**Clarinet Concerto (1997, transcription from Viola Concerto, 1983)
**Concerto Grosso No. 2, for five clarinets and orchestra (2004)
*Horn
**Horn Concerto (2008)
*Others:
**Concerto for violino grande and orchestra (1967; withdrawn)
**Partita, for harpsichord, electric guitar, bass guitar, harp, double bass and orchestra (1971, revised 1991)
**Music for alto flute, marimba and strings (2000; from Symphony No. 3)
**Double Concerto for violin, viola and orchestra (2012)
**Trumpet Concertino (2015)
**Saxophone Concerto (2015; after Viola Concerto)

Vocal/choral

* ''Asking for Happy Isles'' for voice and piano (c. 1954–55)
* ''The Sky at Night'' for voice and piano (1955)
* ''Silence'' for voice and piano (1955)
* ''Psalms of David'' (1958)
* ''Breath of Night'' for voice and piano (1958)
* ''Strophen'' (1959) for soprano, speaker and ten instruments
* ''Dimensions of Time and Silence'' (1959–61)
* ''African Lyrics'' for voice and piano (1960)
* Stabat Mater (1962)
* ''Cantata'' (1964)
* '' St Luke Passion'' (1965)
* Dies Irae (1967)
* ''Kosmogonia'' (1970)
* ''Utrenja'' (Morning Prayer) (1969–71)
* ''Ecloga VIII'' (1972)
* '' Canticum Canticorum Salomonis'' (1970–73)
* Magnificat (1973–74)
* Te Deum (1979)
* Agnus Dei (1981)
* ''Polish Requiem'' (1980–84, revised and expanded 1993, expanded 2005 after Pope John Paul II's death)
* ''Song of the Cherubim'' (1986)
* ''Veni creator'' (1987)
* ''Benedicamus Domino'' (1992)
* Benedictus (1993)
* Agnus Dei (1995, for the '' Requiem of Reconciliation'')
* De Profundis (1996)
* ''Hymne an den heiligen Daniel'' (1997)
* ''Hymne an den heiligen Adalbert'' (1997)
* Credo (1997–98)
* Benedictus (2002)
* ''Santus'' for chorus a capella (2008)
* ''Gloriosa virginum'' for chorus a capella (2009)
* ''Kaddish'' (2009), for voices, choir, and orchestra
* ''Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott'' (2010), for mixed choir, brass, percussion and string orchestra
* ''Powiało na mnie morze snów...'' (''A sea of dreams did breathe on me...'' Songs of reverie and nostalgia, 2010)
* Missa brevis for chorus a capella (2013)
* Dies illa (2014), for three soloists, three mixed choirs and orchestra
* ''Budapest '56'' "Requiem" for narrator, soloists, chorus and orchestra (2015–16)
* ''Domine quid multiplicati sunt'' for chorus a capella (2015)
* '' Lacrimosa No. 2'' for soprano, chorus and chamber orchestra (2018)

Chamber

*Violin Sonata No. 1 (1953)
*''Misterioso'' for flute and piano (1954 or 1955)
* Three Miniatures for Clarinet and Piano (1956)
*String Quartet (1956–57; withdrawn)
*Three Miniatures for Violin and Piano (1959)
*String Quartet No. 1 (1960)
*String Quartet No. 2 (1968)
*''Der unterbrochene Gedanke'', for string quartet (1988)
*String Trio (1991)
* Clarinet Quartet (1993)
*Violin Sonata No. 2 (1999)
*Sextet, for clarinet, horn, violin, viola, cello and piano (2000)
*''Agnus Dei'', for eight cellos (transcription of the choral work; 2007)
*String Quartet No. 3 (2008)
*''Serenata'', for three cellos (2008)
*''Duo concertante'', for violin and double bass (2010)
*String Quintet (2015)
*String Quartet No. 4 (2016)

Solo instrument

*Violin
**''Capriccio'' (2008)
**''Tanz'' (2009)
**''La Follia'' (2013)
*Viola
**''Cadenza'' (1984)
**''Sarabande'' (2000–01)
**''Tanz'' (2010)
**''Tempo di valse'' (2013)
*Cello
**''Capriccio per Siegfried Palm'' (1968)
**''Per Slava'' (1986)
**'' Suite'' (initially entitled ''Divertimento'') (1994-2013)
**''Violoncello totale'' (2011)
*Clarinet
**'' Prelude'' (1987)
*Horn
**''Capriccio per Radovan "Il sogno di un cacciatore"'' (2012)
*Tuba
**''Capriccio'' (1980)
*Keyboard
**''Mensura sortis'' for 2 pianos (1963; withdrawn)
**''De rebus sonoribus'' for harpsichord (1965; withdrawn)
**'' Aria, Ciaccona & Vivace'' (2019; first composition for solo piano)

References

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