List of compositions by Krzysztof Penderecki
The following is an incomplete list of works by the Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki.
Operas
Symphonies
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, probably 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 Manuscript Found in Saragossa film)
- 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
- Fonogrammi (1973)
- 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
- Prelude for Peace (2009), for brass and percussion
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)
- Others:
- Partita for harpsichord, electric guitar, bass guitar, harp, double bass and orchestra (1971, revised 1991)
- Music for alto flute, marimba and strings (2000)
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 (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)
- Kaddish (2009), for voices, choir, and orchestra
- Powiało na mnie morze snów... Pieśni zadumy i nostalgii (A sea of dreams did breathe on me... Songs of reverie and nostalgia, 2010)
Chamber
- String Quartet No. 1 (1960)
- String Quartet No. 2 (1968)
- Der unterbrochene Gedanke, for string quartet (1988)
- String Trio (1991)
- Clarinet Quartet (1993)
- Sextet (2000)
- String Quartet No. 3 (2008)
Instrumental
- Violin
- Violin Sonata No. 1 (1953)
- Three Miniatures for violin and piano (1959)
- Violin Sonata No. 2 (1999)
- Capriccio, for solo violin (2008)
- Viola
- Cadenza, for solo viola (1984)
- Sarabande, for solo viola (2000–01)
- Cello
- Capriccio per Siegfried Palm, for solo cello (1968)
- Per Slava, for solo cello (1986)
- Divertimento, for solo cello (1994)
- Serenata, for three cellos (2008)
- Clarinet
- Three Miniatures, for clarinet and piano (1956)
- Prelude, for solo clarinet (1987)
- Tuba
- Capriccio, for solo tuba (1980)