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List of compositions by Krzysztof Penderecki

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Krzysztof Penderecki, 2008

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

Source:[1]

Operas

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Symphonies

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Orchestral

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  • Symphonic Scherzo for orchestra (c. 1953–55, withdrawn)
  • Overture for orchestra (1956–57, withdrawn)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

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  • Piano:
    • Piano Concerto: Resurrection (2001–02, revised 2007)
  • Violin:
  • 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

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  • 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)
  • Brygada śmierci (Death Brigade), radio play for reciter and tape (1963)[3]
  • 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... Pieśni zadumy i nostalgii (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

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  • 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

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  • 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
  • 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) [4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Krzysztof Penderecki". Schott Music. 23 November 1933. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  2. ^ "EAM: World Premiere of Krzysztof Penderecki's Symphony No. 6 with the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra". www.eamdc.com.
  3. ^ "Composers - Krzysztof Penderecki". Polish Music Information Centre. 2020.
  4. ^ "Solo Piano Work of Penderecki - World Premiere". March 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Music, Florentyn. "Aufsehenerregender Erfolg von Maak & Albertz mit Weltpremiere von Pendereckis Musik - openPR". www.openpr.de.