List of compositions by Krzysztof Penderecki

Krzysztof Penderecki, Gdańsk, 2008

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)

References