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This is a list of musical compositions by the Soviet-born 21st-century Austrian-American [1] composer Lera Auerbach. Her oeuvre includes concerti, chorales, operas, piano trios, sonatas, preludes, and symphonies.
Most of her works use the standard opus number system.
All compositions have been compiled by Sikorski [2] in partnership with Boosey and Hawkes. [3]
| Year | Title | Instrumentation | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | FANTASIA | piano solo | 6 min. |
| 1986-88 | TWO SONGS | soprano and piano | 5 min. |
| 1990 | THE SAD BIRCH | soprano (or mezzo-soprano) and piano | 3 min. |
| 1990 | MONOLOGUE | flute solo | 7 min. |
| 1992 | BUTTERFLY | soprano and piano | 3 min. |
| 1992 | OCTOBER TUNE | tenor (or mezzo-soprano) and piano | 4 min. |
| 1992 | WE CANNOT REMEMBER THEM | mezzo-soprano and piano | 5 min. 15 sec. |
| 1992 | AFTER THE END OF TIME | electronic tape | 9 min. |
| 1992 | MEMENTO MORI | piano solo | 12 min. |
| 1992/1996 | PIANO TRIO No. 1 | violin, cello, and piano | 12 min. |
| 1994/1999 | CHORALE, FUGUE AND POSTLUD | piano solo | 10 min. |
| 1996 | T'FILAH | violin solo | 6 min. 30 sec. |
| 1996 | PRAYER | English horn solo | 7 min. |
| 1996 | MONOLOGUE | double bass solo | 7 min. |
| 1997 | POETRY from SONGS OF REBIRTH (No. 1) | soprano and piano | 5 min. |
| 1997 | PRAYER from SONGS OF REBIRTH (No. 3) | soprano and Piano | 3 min. |
| 1997 | MONOLOGUE | viola solo | 5 min. 30 sec. |
| 1997 | DIALOGUE WITH TIME | orchestra | 8 min. |
| 1997 | DOUBLE CONCERTO | violin, piano, and orchestra | 31 min. |
| 1999 | 24 PRELUDES | piano solo | 52 min. |
| 1999 | PRELUDE SUITE (9 preludes from 24 Preludes) | piano solo | 15 min. |
| 1999 | 24 PRELUDES | violin and piano | 39 min. |
| 1999 | 24 PRELUDES | cello and piano | 46 min. |
| 1999 | PRELUDE SUITE (9 preludes from 24 Preludes) | cello and piano | 17 min. |
| 1999 | POSTLUDE | violin and piano | 2 min. 30 sec. |
| 2000 | IMAGES FROM CHILDHOOD | piano solo | 11 min. |
| 2000 | THREE DANCES IN THE OLD STYLE | violin and cello | 5 min. |
| 2000/03 | CONCERTO No. 1 | violin and orchestra | 28 min. |
| 2000 | SONATA No. 1 | violin and piano | 23 min. |
| 2001 | THE BLIND (Mysterium) | 2 sopranos, 2 mezzo-sopranos, 2 contraltos, 2 tenors, 2 baritones, 2 basses (6 leading voices and supporting chorus) | 35 min. |
| 2001 | SUITE CONCERTANTE. Concerto grosso No. 1 | violin, piano and string orchestra | 30 min. |
| 2001 | OSKOLKI | violin and piano | 14 min. 30 sec. |
| 2001 | SONATA No. 2 "September 11" | violin and piano | 11 min. |
| 2002 | MEMORY OF A TANGO | double bass solo | 1 min. 40 sec. |
| 2002 | RELUDE, TOCCATA AND POSTLUDE | carillon solo | 7 min. |
| 2002 | LULLABY | mixed choir | 3 min. |
| 2002 | PROPHECY | tenor (or soprano) and organ | 7 min. |
| 2002 | SERENADE FOR A MELANCHOLIC SEA | violin, violoncello, piano and string orchestra | 10 min. |
| 2002 | SONATA No. 1 | cello and piano | 24 min. |
| 2002 | LONELY SUITE "Ballet for a Lonely Violinist" | violin solo | 9 min. |
| 2003 | TO THE WORLD from SONGS OF REBIRTH (No. 2) | soprano and piano | 4 min. |
| 2003 | SONATA No. 1 | cello and piano | 24 min. |
| 2003 | PRELUDE, TOCCATA AND POSTLUDE | vibraphone solo | 4 min. |
| 2003 | LAST LETTER | mezzo-soprano, violoncello and piano | 20 min. |
| 2004 | CONCERTO No. 2 "September 11" | violin and orchestra | 14 min. |
| 2004 | STRING QUARTET No. 1 | 2 violins, viola and cello | 16 min. |
| 2004 | THE LITTLE MERMAID. Ballet in 3 acts (Copenhagen version) | orchestra | 2 hr. 45 min. |
| 2005 | DIALOGUES ON STABAT MATER. Concerto grosso No. 2 | violin, viola and string orchestra | 39 min. |
| 2005 | DREAMS AND WHISPERS OF POSEIDON | orchestra | 16 min. |
| 2005 | EPILOGUE | 2 violins, viola and cello | 11 min. |
| 2005 | SONATA No. 1 "La Fenice" | piano solo | 20 min. |
| 2005 | STRING QUARTET No. 2 "Primera luz" | 2 violins, viola and cello | 23 min. |
| 2005 | SONATA No. 3 | violin and piano | 18 min. |
| 2006 | CADENZAS (W.A. Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor K. 466) | piano solo | 6 min. |
| 2006 | STRING QUARTET No. 3 "Cetera desunt " (Sonnet) | 2 violins, viola and cello | 21 min. |
| 2006 | SONATA No. 2 "Il Segno" | piano solo | 17 min. |
| 2006 | POSTLUDE | cello and piano | 2 min. 30 sec. |
| 2006 | POSTSCRIPTUM | violin, cello and piano | 5 min. |
| 2006 | SYMPHONY No. 2 "Requiem for a Poet" | mezzo-soprano, violoncello, mixed choir and orchestra | 42 min. |
| 2006 | SYMPHONY No. 1 "Chimera" | orchestra | 40 min. |
| 2007 | STRING QUARTET No. 4 "Findings – 16 Inventions" | 2 violins, viola and cello | 27 min. |
| 2007 | THE LITTLE MERMAID. Ballet in 3 acts (Hamburg version) | orchestra | 2 hr. 15 min. |
| 2007 | LUDWIG'S NIGHTMARE | piano solo | 7 min. |
| 2007 | par.ti.ta | violin solo | 25 min. |
| 2007 | RUSSIAN REQUIEM | boy's soprano, mezzo-soprano, bass, boys' choir, mixed choir and orchestra | 1 hr. 25 min. |
| 2007 | SONGS OF NO RETURN | soprano and piano | 26 min. |
| 2008 | FRAGILE SOLITUDES. Concerto grosso No. 3 | string quartet and chamber orchestra | 30 min. |
| 2008 | SIX PRELUDES | double bass and piano | 13 min. |
| 2009 | POSTSCRIPTUM | violin, cello and piano | 5 min. |
| 2009 | SOGNO DI STABAT MATER | violin, viola, vibraphone and string orchestra | 12 min. |
| 2009 | JOB'S LAMENT | violin and piano | 13 min. |
| 2010 | ETERNIDAY. Concerto grosso No. 4 | string quintet, bass drum, celesta and strings | 12 min. |
| 2010 | GOGOL. Opera in 3 Acts | boys’ choir, mixed choir and orchestra | 2 hr. 15 min. |
| 2010 | SPEAK, MEMORY | violin and piano | 3 min. |
| 2006/2011 | ICARUS | orchestra | 12 min. |
| 2011 | MILKING DARKNESS | piano solo | 10 min. |
| 2011 | SERAPHIM CANTICLES. | two violins, two violas and two cellos | 22 min. |
| 2011 | STRING QUARTET No. 5 "Songs of Alkonost" | string quartet | 22 min. |
| 2011 | PIANO TRIO No. 2 "Triptych - This Mirror Has Three Faces" | piano trio | 23 min. |
| 2012 | POST SILENTIUM | orchestra | 18 min. |
| 2012 | REQUIEM – ODE TO PEACE | 2 boys' sopranos, countertenor, bass-baritone, boys' choir, male choir and orchestra | 1 hr. 15 min. |
| 2012 | STRING QUARTET No. 6 "Farewell" | string quartet | 25 min. |
| 2013 | SONATA No. 1 "Arcanum" | viola and piano | 25 min. |
| 2013 | PIANO TRIO No. 3 | cello solo | 28 min. |
| 2013 | STRING SYMPHONY No. 1 "Memoria de la luz" | string orchestra | 22 min. |
| 2013 | STRING QUARTET No. 7 "Désir" | string quartet | 35 min. |
| 2013 | IN PRAISE OF PEACE | soprano, mezzo soprano, tenor, baritone, mixed choir and orchestra | 28 min. |
| 2013 | GALLOWS SONGS | saxophone quartet and children's choir | 32 min. |
| 2013 | STRING QUARTET No. 8 "Sylvia's Diary" | string quartet | 20 min. |
| 2014 | DREAMMUSIK | cello and chamber orchestra | 34 min. |
| 2014 | TRIO for violin, horn and piano | violin, horn and piano | 30 min. |
| 2014 | TATIANA. Ballet in 2 acts | orchestra | 2 hr. 25 min. |
| 2014 | CADENZAS (W.A Mozart's Flute Concerto No.2 in D major K. 314) | flute solo | 5 min. |
| 2015 | CONCERTO No. 1 "Only Through Time Time Is Conquered" | piano and orchestra | 44 min. |
| 2015 | CONCERTO No. 3 "De profundis" | violin and orchestra | 36 min. |
| 2015 | SUITE DELS OCELLS | cello solo | 23 min. |
| 2016 | GOETIA "In umbra lucis" | choir and string quartet | 1 hr. 30 min. |
| 2016 | SYMPHONY No. 3 "The Infant Minstrel and His Peculiar Menagerie" | violin, mixed choir and orchestra | 43 min. |
| 2016 | SAKURA NO YUME (SAKURA DREAMS) | viola and piano | 4 min. |
| 2016 | SAKURA NO YUME (SAKURA DREAMS) | piano solo | 4 min. |
| 2016 | ROOTS | violin and bayan | 16 min. |
| 2016 | 72 ANGELS "In splendore lucis" | choir and saxophone quartet | 1 hr. 29 min. |
| 2017 | CONCERTO No. 4 "NYx: Fractured Dreams" | violin and orchestra | 30 min. |
| 2017 | TWOFOLD DREAM. Concerto grosso No. 5 | violin, piano and orchestra | 30 min. |
| 2017 | PIANO TRIO No. 4 | violin, cello and piano | 15 min. |
| 1997/2017 | 10 PRELUDES | theremin and piano | 17 min. |
| 2018 | Twenty-Four Preludes for Viola and Piano | viola and piano | 45 min. |
| 2018 | LABYRINTH | piano solo | 50 min. |
| 2019 | SYMPHONY No. 4 "Arctica" | piano, mixed choir and orchestra | 44 min. |
| 2019 | DIABELLICAL WALTZ | piano solo | 4 min. |
| 2019 | EVE'S LAMENT "O Flowers, That Never Will Grow" | orchestra | 13 min. |
| 2019 | SONATA No. 4 "Fractured Dreams" | violin and piano | 30 min. |
| 2020 | STRING QUARTET No. 9 "Thanksgiving" | string quartet | 19 min. |
| 2021 | CONCERTO FOR VIOLONCELLO AND ORCHESTRA "Diary of a Madman" [4] | cello and orchestra | 35 min. |
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