List of compositions by Witold Lutosławski

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Compositions by Witold Lutosławski.

Contents

[edit] Orchestral

  • Symphonies:
    • Symphony No. 1 (1941-7)
    • Symphony No. 2 (1965-7)
    • Symphony No. 3 (1981-83)
    • Symphony No. 4 (1988-92)
  • Symphonic Variations (1936-8)
  • Overture for Strings (1949)
  • Little Suite, for chamber orchestra (1950)
  • Concerto for Orchestra (1950-54)
  • Musique funèbre (Muzyka żałobna), for string orchestra (1954-58)
  • Three Postludes for Orchestra (1958-63)
  • Jeux vénitiens (Venetian Games) for chamber orchestra (1960-61)
  • Livre pour orchestre (1968)
  • Preludes and a Fugue, for 13 solo strings (1970-72)
  • Mi-Parti (1975-76)
  • Novelette (1978-79)
  • Chain I, for chamber ensemble (1983)
  • Fanfare for Louisville, for woodwinds, brass, and percussion (1985)
  • Chain III, for orchestra (1986)
  • Slides, for chamber ensemble (1988)
  • Prelude for G.M.S.D., for orchestra (1989)
  • Interlude for Orchestra (1989, to link Partita and Chain 2)

[edit] Concertante

  • Variations on a Theme by Paganini, for piano and orchestra (1978, see below)
  • Dance Preludes, for clarinet and chamber orchestra (1955, see below)
  • Cello Concerto (1969-70)
  • Grave, metamorphoses for cello and string orchestra (1981, see below)
  • Double Concerto for Oboe, Harp and Chamber Orchestra (1979-80)
  • Chain II, dialogue for violin and orchestra (1984-5)
  • Partita, for violin and orchestra (1988, see below)
  • Piano Concerto (1987-88)

[edit] Vocal

  • Lacrimosa, for soprano, optional SATB chorus, and orchestra (1937 - surviving fragment of a Requiem)
  • Pieśni walki podziemnej (Songs of the Underground) for voice and piano (1942-4)
  • Twenty Polish Christmas Carols (Dwadzieście kolęd), for voice and piano (1946, orchestrated 1984-89)
  • Silesian Triptych (Tryptyk Śląski), for soprano and orchestra (1951)
  • Children's Songs, for voice and piano (1953, orchestrated 1954)
  • Five Songs, for soprano and piano (1957, orchestrated 1958)
  • Trois poèmes d'Henri Michaux, for chorus and orchestra (1961-63)
  • Paroles tissées (Woven Words), for tenor and chamber orchestra (1965)
  • Les Espaces du Sommeil (Spaces of Sleep), for baritone and orchestra (1975)
  • Chantefleurs et Chantefables, for soprano and orchestra (1989-90)

[edit] Chamber/Instrumental

  • Piano Sonata (1934)
  • Variations on a Theme by Paganini, for two pianos (1941, see above)
  • Melodie Ludowe (Folk Melodies), 12 easy pieces for piano (1945)
  • Dance Preludes, for clarinet and piano (1954)
  • Dance Preludes, for nine instruments (1959, see above)
  • String Quartet (1964)
  • Epitaph for oboe and piano (1979)
  • Grave, metamorphoses for cello and piano (1981, see above)
  • Mini Overture, for brass quintet (1982)
  • Partita, for violin and piano (1984, see above)
  • Subito, for violin and piano (1991)

[edit] Film music

  • Suita Warszawska (Warsaw Suite), 35mm documentary film (1946)