List of compositions by Krzysztof Penderecki

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

Operas

• 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

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

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
• Fonogrammi (1961)
• Fluorescences (Fluorescencje, 1961–62) for orchestra
• Canon (1962) for string orchestra
• Three Pieces in the Old 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 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)

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)

• Horn
  • Horn Concerto (2008)

• Others:
  • Partita for harpsichord, electric guitar, bass guitar, harp, double bass and orchestra (1971, revised 1991)
  • Music for alto flute, marimba and strings (2000)
  • Double Concerto for violin, viola and orchestra (2012)

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
• "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

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)
• String Trio (1991)
• Clarinet Quartet (1993)
• Violin Sonata No. 2 (1999)
• Sextet (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)

Instrumental

• Violin
  • Capriccio, for solo violin (2008)
  • Tanz, for solo violin (2009)
  • La Follia, for solo violin (2013)
• Viola
  • Cadenza, for solo viola (1984)
  • Sarabande, for solo viola (2000–01)
  • 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
  • Capriccio per Radovan "Il sogno di un cacciatore", for solo horn (2012)
• Tuba
  • Capriccio, for solo tuba (1980)

Krzysztof Penderecki Opera The Devils of Loudun Paradise Lost Die schwarze Maske Ubu Rex Symphonies No. 1 No. 2 "Christmas" No. 3 No. 7 "Seven Gates of Jerusalem" No. 8 "Lieder der Vergänglichkeit" Orchestral Emanations Anaklasis Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima Polymorphia De Natura Sonoris The Dream of Jacob Concertante Capriccio for Violin and Orchestra Cello Concerto No. 1 Fonogrammi (flute) Partita (harpsichord) Vocal/Choral St Luke Passion Utrenja Canticum Canticorum Salomonis Polish Requiem Requiem of Reconciliation (Agnus Dei only) Chamber Three Miniatures for Clarinet and Piano Clarinet Quartet Sextet Instrumental Divertimento (cello) Prelude for Clarinet Related List of compositions by Krzysztof Penderecki Portal:Classical music