List of compositions by Krzysztof Penderecki

Krzysztof Penderecki, 2008

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

Source: ^[1]

Operas

• The Most Valiant Knight, children's opera in 3 acts (1965)
• 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
• Phaedra (2020, unfinished) ^[2]

Symphonies

• Symphony No. 1 (1973)
• Symphony No. 2: Christmas (1980)
• Symphony No. 3 (1988–95)
• Symphony No. 4: Adagio (1989), winner of the 1992 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition
• Symphony No. 5: Korean (1991–92)
• Symphony No. 6: Chinese Poems (2008–17) ^[3]
• 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

• Symphonic Scherzo for orchestra (c. 1953–55, withdrawn)
• Overture for orchestra (1956–57, withdrawn)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

• Piano:
  • Piano Concerto: Resurrection (2001–02, revised 2007)
• Violin:
  • Violin Concerto (1962–63; withdrawn)
  • Capriccio for Violin and Orchestra (1967)
  • Violin Concerto No. 1 (1976–77, revised 1987), for Isaac Stern
  • Violin Concerto No. 2: Metamorphosen (1992–95), 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)
  • 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

• 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) ^[4]
• 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

• 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

• 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
  • Prelude (1987)
• 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) ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. "Krzysztof Penderecki". Schott Music . 23 November 1933. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
2. "Phaedra". www.schott-music.com. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
3. "EAM: World Premiere of Krzysztof Penderecki's Symphony No. 6 with the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra". www.eamdc.com.
4. "Composers – Krzysztof Penderecki". Polish Music Information Centre. 2020.
5. "Solo Piano Work of Penderecki – World Premiere". 19 March 2019.
6. Music, Florentyn. "Aufsehenerregender Erfolg von Maak & Albertz mit Weltpremiere von Pendereckis Musik – openPR". www.openpr.de.