List of compositions by Krzysztof Penderecki
Appearance
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The following is an incomplete list of works by the Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki.
Operas
- 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 (1988–1995)
- Symphony No. 4 "Adagio" (1989), winner of the 1992 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition
- Symphony No. 5 "Korean" (1991–2)
- Symphony No. 6 ("Chinese Poems") (2008-2017)[1]
- 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
- 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, 1960) for 52 string instruments. Penderecki's best known piece.
- Polymorphia (1961) for 48 string instruments
- Fluorescences (Fluorescencje, 1961–62) for orchestra
- Canon (1962) for string orchestra
- Three Pieces in the Old 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 Awakening of Jacob / The Dream of Jacob (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
- Sinfonietta No. 3 for string orchestra (2008-12)
- Prelude for Peace (2009), for brass and percussion
- De Natura Sonoris No. 3 (2012)
- Polonaise for orchestra (2016)
Concertante
- Piano:
- Piano Concerto, Resurrection (2001–02, revised 2007)
- Violin:
- Capriccio for Violin and Orchestra (1967)
- Violin Concerto No. 1 (1976–77, revised 1987), for Isaac Stern
- Violin Concerto No. 2 Metamorphosen (1992–5), 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)
- Flute Concerto, for flute and chamber orchestra (1992)
- Oboe:
- Capriccio, for oboe and eleven strings (1964)
- Clarinet:
- 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:
- Partita for harpsichord, electric guitar, bass guitar, harp, double bass and orchestra (1971, revised 1991)
- Music for alto flute, marimba and strings (2000)
- Double Concerto for violin, viola and orchestra (2012)
- Trumpet Concertino (2015)
Vocal/choral
- Psalms of David (1958)
- Strophen (1959) for soprano, speaker and ten instruments
- Dimensions of Time and Silence (1959–61)
- 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 (Penderecki) (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 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)
- 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)
Chamber
- Violin Sonata No. 1 (1953)
- Three Miniatures for Clarinet and Piano (1956)
- 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 (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)
- Divertimento (1994)
- Suite (1994-2013)
- Violoncello totale (2011)
- Clarinet
- Prelude (1987)
- Horn
- Capriccio per Radovan "Il sogno di un cacciatore" (2012)
- Tuba
- Capriccio (1980)