List of compositions by Krzysztof Penderecki 2 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 (in progress) • 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
3 Orchestral • Emanations (Emanacje, 1959) for two string orchestras tuned a semitone apart • Anaklasis (1959) for strings and percussion
Krzysztof Penderecki, Gdańsk, 2008
• Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima (Tren Ofiarom Hiroszimy, 1960) for 52 string instruments, probably Penderecki’s best known piece
The following is an incomplete list of works by the Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki.
• Polymorphia (1961) for 48 string instruments
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• Fonogrammi (1961)
Operas
• Fluorescences (Fluorescencje, 1961–62) for orchestra
• Die Teufel von Loudun (The Devils of Loudun, 1968–69), based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Aldous Huxley .
• Canon (1962) for string orchestra
• Paradise Lost (1975–78), based on the epic poem by John Milton
• De Natura Sonoris No. 1 (1966)
• Die schwarze Maske (The Black Mask) (1984–86), based on the play by Gerhart Hauptmann
• Kosmogonia (1970)
• Ubu Rex (1990–91), based on the play Ubu Roi by Alfred Jarry
• Prélude (1971) for winds, percussion and double basses
• Three Pieces in the Old Style (1963, music for The Saragossa Manuscript)
• Pittsburgh Overture (1967) for wind band
• De Natura Sonoris No. 2 (1971)
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5 VOCAL/CHORAL • Actions (1971) for free jazz orchestra • Intermezzo (1973) for 24 strings • The Awakening 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 • Prelude for Peace (2009), for brass and percussion • De Natura Sonoris No. 3 (2012) • Polonaise for orchestra (2016)
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• 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)
Concertante
• Music for alto flute, marimba and strings (2000)
• Piano: • Piano Concerto, Resurrection (2001–02, revised 2007)
• Double Concerto for violin, viola and orchestra (2012) • Trumpet Concertino (2015)
• Violin: • Capriccio for Violin and Orchestra (1967) • Violin Concerto No. 1987), for Isaac Stern
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• 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:
5 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)
• Sonata for cello and orchestra (1964), for Siegfried Palm
• St. Luke Passion (1965)
• Cello Concerto No. 1 (1972)
• Dies Irae (1967)
• Cello Concerto No. 2 (1982)
• Kosmogonia (1970)
3 • Utrenja (Morning Prayer) (1969–71)
• String Trio (1991)
• Ecloga VIII (1972)
• Clarinet Quartet (1993)
• Canticum Canticorum Salomonis (1970–73)
• Violin Sonata No. 2 (1999)
• Magnificat (1973–74)
• Sextet (2000)
• Te Deum (1979)
• Agnus Dei, for eight cellos (transcription of the choral work - 2007)
• Agnus Dei (1981) • Polish Requiem (1980–84, revised and expanded 1993, expanded 2005 after Pope John Paul II's death)
• String Quartet No. 3 (2008) • Serenata, for three cellos (2008) • Duo concertante, for violin and double bass (2010)
• 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)
7 Instrumental • Violin • Capriccio, for solo violin (2008) • Tanz, for solo violin (2009) • La Follia, for solo violin (2013) • Viola
• Hymne an den heiligen Adalbert (1997)
• Cadenza, for solo viola (1984)
• Credo (1997–98)
• Sarabande, for solo viola (2000–01)
• Benedictus (2002) • 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) • Dies illa (2014), for three soloists, three mixed choirs and orchestra • Budapest '56 “Requiem” for narrator, soloists, chorus and orchestra (2015-16)
• Tanz, for solo viola (2010) • Tempo di valse, for solo viola (2013) • Cello • Capriccio per Siegfried Palm, for solo cello (1968) • Per Slava, for solo cello (1986) • Divertimento, for solo cello (1994) • Suite, for solo cello (1994-2013) • Violoncello totale, for solo cello (2011) • Clarinet • Prelude, for solo clarinet (1987) • Horn
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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)
• Capriccio per Radovan “Il sogno di un cacciatore”, for solo horn (2012) • Tuba • Capriccio, for solo tuba (1980)
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