List Of Compositions By Péter Eötvös
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The following is a list of compositions by the Hungarian composer, conductor and academic teacher
Péter Eötvös Péter Eötvös (, ; 2 January 194424 March 2024) was a Hungarian composer, conductor and academic teacher. After studies of composition in Budapest and Cologne, Eötvös composed film music in Hungary from 1962. He played with the Stockhaus ...
. Music by Eötvös was published by Durand, Editio Musica Budapest,
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and especially by Schott.


Stage works

* ''Harakiri'', opera (1973) * ''Radames'',
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(1975/97) * '' Three Sisters'', opera (1996–97) * ''As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams'', opera (1998–99) * ''Le Balcon'', opera (2001/02) * ''Angels in America'', opera (2002–2004) * '' Lady Sarashina'', opera (4 March 2008,
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) * '' Love and Other Demons'', opera (10 August 2008,
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) * ''The Tragedy of the Devil'' (Die Tragödie des Teufels), opera (22 February 2010,
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) * ''Paradise Reloaded (Lilith)'' (2012/13) * ''
Der goldene Drache ''Der goldene Drache'' (''The Golden Dragon'') is an opera by Hungarian composer Péter Eötvös to a libretto by Roland Schimmelpfennig, based on his play of the same name. It premiered on 29 June 2014 at the Bockenheimer Depot in Frankfurt, co ...
'', opera (2013/2014, for
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) * '' Senza sangue'', opera (2015 Cologne, 2016
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) * ''Sleepless'', opera (2021
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, 2022
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, 2024
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) * ''Valuska,'' opera (2023
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, 2024
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Orchestra works

* ''Chinese Opera'' (1986) * ''Psychokosmos'', Zymbalon Concerto (1993) * ''Atlantis'', for solo baritone, boy soprano, zymbalom, virtual choir and orchestra (1995) * ''Replica'', Viola Concerto (1998) – recorded by
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on
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* ''Two monologues'', for baritone and orchestra (1998) * ''zeroPoints'' (1999) * ''IMA'', for soloists, choir and orchestra (2002) * ''Jet Stream'', Trumpet Concerto (2002) * ''CAP-KO'', concerto for piano, keyboard and orchestra (2005) * ''Seven'', Violin Concerto No. 1 (2006) * ''Konzert für zwei Klaviere'' (2007) * ''Levitation'', for two clarinets and string orchestra (2007) * ''Cello Concerto Grosso'', for cello and orchestra (2010–11) * ''The gliding of the eagle in the skies'' (2011) * ''DoReMi'', Violin Concerto No. 2 (2012) * ''Speaking drums'', Percussion Concerto (2012–13) * ''Hommage à Domenico Scarlatti'', for horn soloist and string chamber orchestra (2013) * ''Halleluja – Oratorium balbulum'', four fragments for mezzo-soprano and tenor solo, narrator, choir and orchestra (2015) * ''Dialog mit Mozart'' (2016) * ''Alla vittime senza nome'' (2017) * ''Multiversum'', for organ, Hammond organ and orchestra (2017) * ''Reading Malevich'' (2017–18) * ''Per Luciano Berio'' (2018) * ''Alhambra'', Violin Concerto No. 3 (2018)


Ensemble works

* ''Windsequenzen'' (1975/1987) * ''Intervalles-Interieurs'', ensemble and electronics (1981) * ''Windsequenzen'', for ensemble (1975/1987) * ''Steine'', for ensemble (1985–90) * ''Brass – The Metal Space'', actions for 7 brass players and 2 percussionists without conductor (1990) * ''Triangel'', for percussionist and ensemble (1993) * ''Psy'', first version for harp, alto flute/piccolo and viola; second for harp, alto flute/piccolo and violoncello (1996) * ''Shadows'', for flute, clarinet and ensemble (1996) * ''Paris–Dakar'', for trombone solo, brass and percussion (2000) * ''Snatches of a conversation'', for double-bell trumpet solo and ensemble (2001) * ''Sonata per sei'', for two pianos, three percussion and one sampler keyboard (2006) * Octet for flute, clarinet, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones (2008) * ''Dodici'', for 12 cellos (2013) * ''da capo (Mit Fragmenten aus W. A. Mozarts Fragmenten)'', for cimbalon or marimba and ensemble (2014) * ''Secret kiss'', melodrama for narrator and 5 instruments (2018)


Vocal music

* ''Solitude / Egyedül'', for children or women's choir, in memoriam Kodály (1956/2006) * ''Drei Madrigalkomödien'', for 12 voices: :*"Moro Lasso" (1963–72) :*"Hochzeitsmadrigal" (1963–76) :*"Insetti galanti" (1970–90) * ''Octet Plus'', for soprano, flute, clarinet, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones (2008) * ''Schiller, energische Schönheit'', for 8 singers, 8 wind instruments, 2 percussion and accordion (2010) * ''Herbsttag'', for female choir (2011) * ''Die lange Reise'', for soprano and piano (2014) * ''Goretsch! Goretsch!'', for mezzo-soprano solo (2017)


Chamber music and solo works

* 5 ''Klavierstücke'', piano solo (1959/60/61) * ''Kosmos'', solo or two pianos (1961/99) * ''Korrespondenz'', for string quartet (1992) * ''Thunder'', solo timpani (1993) * ''Psalm 151'', for percussion (1993) * ''Derwischtanz'', for 1 or 3 clarinets (1993/2001) * ''Zwei Promenaden'', percussion, keyboard and tuba (1993/2001) * ''Two poems to Polly'', solo cello (1998) * ''Erdenklavier-Himmelklavier nr. 1.'', piano solo (2003) * ''Erdenklavier-Himmelklavier'' ''nr. 2.'', piano solo (2003/2006) * ''Un taxi l´attend, mais Tchékhov préfère aller à pied.'', piano solo (2004) * ''Encore'', string quartet (2005) * ''Natasha'', soprano, violin, clarinet and piano (2006) * ''Cadenza'', flute solo (2008) * ''Dances of the Brush-footed Butterfly'', piano solo (2012) * ''New Psalm'', percussion solo (2012/13) * ''Lectures différentes'', saxophone quartet (2014) * ''a Call'', violin solo (2015) * ''O rose!'', piano solo (2015) * ''para Paloma'', violin solo (2015) * ''Molto Tranquillo'', trio for piccolo doubling alto-flute, cello and piano (2015) * ''The sirens cycle'', soprano and string quartet (2015/16) * ''"Now, Miss!"'', for violin and cello, based on Samuel Beckett's "Embers" (2016) * ''Sentimental'', for trumpet in E-flat doubling flugelhorn (2017) * ''Joyce'', for clarinet and string quartet (2017) * ''Joyce'', for clarinet solo (2018) * ''désaccord 2'', for 2 violas, in memoriam B.A. Zimmermann (2018) * ''Lisztomania'', for piano four hands (2018)


Electronic music

* ''Mese (Märchen /Tale/Conte)'', tape (1968) * ''Cricketmusic'', tape (1970) * ''Music for New York'' (1971) * ''"Now, Miss!"'' violin, synthesizer with tape (1972) * ''Elektrochronik'', tape (1974) * ''Psy'', tape (1996)


Incidental music and film music

* Sean O'Casey: ''Az ezüst kupa – The Silver Tassie'' (1961) * Büchner: ''Leonce és Léna – Leonce and Lena'' (1961) * Károly Esztergályos: ''Ötödik pozicióban – In fifth position'' (1962) * Pál Gábor: ''A megérkezés – The Arrival'' (1962) * Pál Gábor: ''Prometeusz – Prometheus'' (1962) * János Rózsa: ''Tér – Space'' (1962) * István Bácskay-Lauro: ''Igézet – Spell'' (1963) * Zoltán Fábri: ''Nappali sötétség – Darkness at noon'' (1963) * Pál Gábor: ''Aranykor – Golden Age'' (1963) * O'Neill: ''Amerikai Elektra – Mourning becomes Electra'' (1963) * Tennessee Williams: ''Üvegfigurák- The Glass Menagerie'' (1963) * ''Twist Oliver – Oliver Twist'' (1963) * Iván Lakatos: ''Mozaik – Mosaic'' (1964) * István Szabó: (1964) * Pirandello: ''Hat szerep keres egy szerzöt – Six characters in search of an author'' (1964) * Lermontov: ''Hóvihar – The Storm'' (1964) * Madách: ''Az ember tragédiája – Tragedy of Man'' (1964) * Anouilh: ''Becket'' (1965) * ''Ellopott bejárat – Stolen Entrance'' (1965) * ''Hét szem mazsola – Seven Raisins'' (1965) * Gábor Oláh: ''Három kivánság'' (1965) * János Szücs: ''Szomjuság – Thirst'' (1965) * ''Foltos és Fülenagy – Spotty and Bigears'' (1966) * Katona: ''Bánk bán'' (1968) * Shakespeare: ''Athéni Timon – Timon of Athens'' (1969) * Shakespeare: ''Téli rege – The Winter´s Tale'' (1969) * Zoltán Huszárik: ''Amerigo Tot'' (1969) * János Tóth: ''Aréna – Arena'' (1969) * Ferenc Kardos: ''Egy örült éjszaka – A Crazy Night'' (1969) * Mihály Szemes: ''Az alvilág professzora – The professor of inferno'' (1969) * Károly Makk: ''Macskajáték – Cat´s play'' (1974) * Sándor Sára: ''Tüske a köröm alatt – Thorn under the Nail'' (1987) *
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Memories of a River ''Memories of a River'' () is a 1990 Hungarian drama film directed by Judit Elek. It is a historical film set in 1882 and tells the story of the last trial in Hungary of a Jew for ritual murder. Synopsis In the 19th century Austro-Hungarian Emp ...
'' (1990) * Sándor Sára: ''Könyörtelen idök – Relentless Times'' (1991)


Portrait-film and documentary film

* ''The seventh door'' * ''En souvenir de Trois Soeurs'' * ''Talentum'' * ''Trois Soeurs'' – opera film * ''Le Balcon'' – opera film * ''Angels in America'' – opera film


Withdrawn compositions

* ''Endless Eight I.'' for ensemble (1981) * ''Pierre Idyll'' (1984) * ''Endless Eight II.'' for ensemble – Apeiron musikon (1988–89) * ''Der Blick'', tape (1997) * ''600 Impulse'' (2000) * ''désaccord'' – pour deux altos (2001)


References

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