# List of compositions by Josef Tal

This is a List of compositions by Josef Tal; Josef Tal website.
OPERAS :
| Year Composed | WORK | DETAILS | PARTICIPANTS | PREMIERE |
| 1955 | Saul at Ein Dor | Text: Books of Samuel | soloists and orchestra | Michael Taube 1955, Tel Aviv |
| 1958 | Amnon and Tamar | libretto: Recha Freier, after Samuel II, 13 | soloists, men's choir and orchestra | Heinz Freudenthal 1961, Jerusalem |
| 1969 | Ashmedai | libretto: Israel Eliraz | soloists, choir, orchestra & electronic music | Gary Bertini / Leopold Lindtberg 1971, Hamburg |
| 1972 | Masada 967 | libretto: Israel Eliraz | soloists, choir, & electronic music | Gary Bertini / Leonard Schach 1973, Jerusalem |
| 1974 | The Temptation | libretto: Israel Eliraz | soloists, choir, orchestra & electronic music | Gary Bertini / Götz Friedrich 1976, München |
| 1983 | The Tower | libretto: Hans Keller | soloists, choir, orchestra & electronic music | Ádám Fischer / Siegfried Schoenbohm 1987, Berlin |
| 1987 | The Garden | libretto: Israel Eliraz | soloists & ensemble | Peter Löscher / Irmgard Schleier 1988, Hamburg |
| 1993 | Josef | libretto: Israel Eliraz | soloists, choir, orchestra | David Alden / Gary Bertini 1995, Tel Aviv |
KEYBOARD :
| Year Composed | WORK | DETAILS | PREMIERE |
| 1931 | Pieces | for piano 4-hands | |
| 1936 | Chaconne | for piano | |
| 1937 | Three Pieces | for piano | Grünthal 1939, Jerusalem |
| 1945 | Cum Mortuis In Lingua Mortua | 7 Variations for piano on a theme by Moussorgsky | Grünthal 1945, Jerusalem |
| 1946 | Six Sonnets | for piano | Grünthal 1948, Tel Aviv |
| 1949 | Sonata | for piano | Grünthal 1950 Tel Aviv |
| 1951 | A Little Walk | for piano 4-hands | |
| 1956 | Five Inventions | for Piano | Lengyel(?) 1961 |
| 1962 | Dodecaphonic Episodes | for piano | Tal 1963, Tel Aviv |
| 1962 | Concerto No. 4 | for piano & magnetic tape | Tal 1962, Jerusalem |
| 1964 | Concerto No. 5 | for piano & electronic music | Gerty Blacher-Herzog 1964, Berlin |
| 1964 (Rev. 1977) | Concerto | for harpsichord & electronic music | Frank Pelleg 1964, Tel Aviv |
| 1970 | Concerto No. 6 | for piano & electronic music | Tal 1970, Jerusalem |
| 1975 | Five Densities | for piano | Arnan Wiesel 1990, Tel Aviv |
| 1983 | Salva venia | for organ | Oscar Gottlieb Blarr 1984, Düsseldorf |
| 1986 | Essay I | for piano | Alan Sternfeld 1987, Israel |
| 1988 | A Tale in Four Parts | for piano 4-hands | |
| 1988 | Essay II | for piano | ? |
| 1989 | Essay III | for piano | Alan Sternfeld 1990, Jerusalem |
| 1997 | Essay IV | for piano | Jeffrey Burns 1998, Düsseldorf |
| 2000 | Essay V | for piano | ? |
ORCHESTRAL / ENSEMBLE / INSTRUMENTAL SOLO :
| Year Composed | WORK | DETAILS | PREMIERE |
| 1934 | By the Rivers of Babylon | for cello & harp | Weissgerber / Szarvas 19?? (?) |
| 1937 | Suite | for cello | Hillel Zori 2010, Tel Aviv |
| 1937 | Sonata | for cello | Hillel Zori 2010, Tel Aviv |
| 1939 | Prelude | for chamber orchestra, flute & fagott | Grünthal 1939, Jerusalem |
| (before 1940) | Trois Novelettes | for symphony orchestra | Gottfried / IPO 2014, Tel Aviv |
| 1940 | Suite | for viola | Gideon Roehr 1946 Jerusalem |
| 1940 | Theme and Variations | for 2 pianos & percussion | Grünthal / Kaplan/ Liebenthal 1940, Jerusalem |
| 1945 | Concerto No. 1 | for piano & orchestra | Grünthal / Schlesinger 1945 Jerusalem |
| 1946 | Exodus | symphonic poem for baritone & orchestra. Text: Exodus, Psalms | Bernardino Molinari 1947, Tel Aviv |
| 1947 | Lament | for cello & harp | Josef Weissgerber / Klari Szarvas 19?? (?) |
| 1949 | Hora | for cello & harp | Josef Weissgerber / Klari Szarvas 19?? (?) |
| 1950 | Reflections | for string orchestra | Michael Taube 1950, Tel Aviv |
| 1951 (Rev. 1952) | Sonata | for violin & piano | Goren / Stanfield 1951, Jerusalem |
| 1952 | Sonata | for oboe & piano | Haas / Tal 1954 (?) |
| 1952 | Symphony No. 1 | | Artur Gelbrun 1955, Bruxelles |
| 1953 | Concerto No. 2 | for piano & orchestra | Tal / Singer 1953, Jerusalem |
| 1953 | Duo | for 2 flutes | Hanoch Tel-Oren / Sharona Tel-Oren 1953, Israel |
| 1953 | Concerto | for viola & orchestra | Gideon Röhr / Heinz Freudenthal 1954, Haifa |
| 1954 | String Quartet No. 1 | | Alexander Tal / Yuval / Binyamini / Mense 1959, Tel Aviv |
| 1956 | Concerto No. 3 | for tenor, piano & orchestra. Text: Eleazar Kalir | Taube / Tal 1956, Jerusalem |
| 1957 | Festive Vision | for symphony orchestra | Izler Solomon 1958, Jerusalem |
| 1959 | Intrada | for harp | Contestants of First Int. Harp Contest 1959, Jerusalem |
| 1960 | Symphony No. 2 | | Ronli-Riklis 1961, Jerusalem |
| 1960 | Sonata | for viola & piano | Ödön Pártos / Tal 1960, Tel Aviv |
| 1960 | Concerto | for cello & string orchestra | Uzi Wiesel / Ronli-Riklis 1961, Jerusalem |
| 1961 | Structure | for harp | Szarvas 1962, Israel |
| 1963 | String Quartet No. 2 | | New Israeli Quartet 1965, Tel Aviv |
| 1965 | Duo | for viola & piano | (?) 1965, Hamburg |
| 1966 | Wind Quintet | | Danzi Quintet 1968, Amsterdam |
| 1966 | Three Compositions | for recorder & harpsichord | |
| 1968 | Fanfare | for 3 trumpets & 3 trombones | ? |
| 1969 | Double Concerto | for violin, cello & chamber orchestra | Gary Bertini / Pinchas Zukerman / Uzi Wiesel 1970, Ein Gev |
| 1971 (Rev. 1980) | Concerto | for harp & electronic music | Nicanor Zabaleta 1971, Johannesburg |
| 1973 | Treatise | for cello | Uzi Wiesel 1974, Tel Aviv |
| 1973 | Trio | for violin, cello & piano | Shulman / Toister / Silver 1985, Tel Aviv |
| 1975 | Shape | for chamber ensemble | Ralph Shapey 1976, Chicago |
| 1976 | Concerto | for flute & chamber orchestra | Aurèle Nicolet / Mendi Rodan 1977, Jerusalem |
| 1976 (Rev 1987) | String Quartet No. 3 | | ? |
| 1977 | Backyard | for chamber ensemble & tape (for choreography) | |
| 1978 | Symphony No. 3 | | Zubin Mehta 1979, Jerusalem |
| 1979 | Double Concerto | for 2 pianos & orchestra | Gary Bertini / Eden / Tamir 1981, Jerusalem |
| 1980 | Concerto | for clarinet & orchestra | Bertini / Walter Boeykens 1984, Jerusalem |
| 1980 | Movement | for tuba & piano | Margulies / Garten 1982, USA |
| 1981 (Rev. 1986) | Dance of the Events | for orchestra | Gary Bertini 1982, Jerusalem |
| 1982 | Piano Quartet | for violin, viola, cello & piano | Cantilena Chamber Players 1982, New York |
| 1982 | Imago | for chamber orchestra | Arthur Weisberg 1983, Washington |
| 1982 | Chamber Music | for s-recorder, marimba & harpsichord | Manuela Christen / Hans-Peter Achberger / Urte Lucht 1987, Hamburg |
| 1985 | Symphony No. 4 | | Zubin Mehta 1987, Tel Aviv |
| 1985 | In Memoriam of a Dear Friend | for cello | Kaganovski 1986, Jerusalem |
| 1986 | Symphonic Fanfare | | Houston Symphony Orchestra 1987, Houston |
| 1989 | Duo | for trombone & harp | Nitzan Har-Oz / Adina Har-Oz 1991, Israel |
| 1989 | Dispute | for harp | Contestants in the 11th International Harp Contest 1991, Jerusalem |
| 1991 | Symphony No. 5 | | Daniel Barenboim 1992, Berlin |
| 1991 | Symphony No. 6 | | Wolf-Dieter Hauschild 1992, Eschede (Germany) |
| 1992 | Duo | for oboe & English horn | |
| 1994 | Quartet | for t-saxophone, violin, viola & cello | Ein Habar / Braunstein / Kam / Plesser 1994, Hasselburg |
| 1996 | Perspective | for viola | Tabea Zimmermann 1996, Berlin |
| 2005 | Good Night | for 2 recorders | Manuela Christen / Eveline Lorandi 2010, Amriswil (Switzerland) |
UNACCOMPANIED SOLO :
| Year Composed | WORK | DETAILS | PREMIERE |
| 1978 (Rev. 1982) | Scene | monodrama for soprano or tenor (to be acted). Text from Franz Kafka's diaries | Christine Anderson 1981, Cincinnati |
| 1997 | Schlichtheit | for baritone. Text: Jorge Luis Borges | Matteo de Monti 1997, Vienna |
| 2000 | Sonett an Orfeus | for baritone. Text: Rainer Maria Rilke (Sonett XXIX) | Matteo de Monti 2000, Jerusalem |
SOLO VOICE WITH ONE INSTRUMENT, ENSEMBLE OR ORCHESTRA :
| Year Composed | WORK | DETAILS | PREMIERE |
| 1936 | Drei Lieder der Ruhe (Three Songs of Serenity) | for soprano & piano. Texts: Paul Verlaine, Georg Heym, Christian Morgenstern | Hede Türk / Grünthal 1938, Jerusalem |
| 1950 | Festive Prologue | for narrator & 2 pianos. Text: Rachel Bluwstein | |
| 1955 | Three Songs | for soprano & piano. Texts: Rachel Bluwstein | Hilde Zadek / Tal 1955, Tel Aviv |
| 1971 | Song | for baritone or alto & ensemble. Texts: Heinrich Heine | Heljä Angervo 1972, Berlin |
| 1975 | My Child | for soprano & clarinet. Text: Natan Yonatan | Adi Etzion / Richard Lesser 1975, Tel Aviv |
| 1975 | Else – Hommage to Else Lasker-Schüler | chamber scene for mezzo-soprano, narrator & ensemble. Text: Israel Eliraz | Adi Etzion 1975, Tel Aviv |
| 1978 | Fürchte dich nicht | for baritone and double bass | |
| 1987 | Die Hand | dramatic Scene for soprano & cello. Text: Israel Eliraz | Catherine Gayer / Uzi Wiesel 1989, Jerusalem |
| 1991 | Wars Swept Through Here | for baritone & ensemble. Text: Israel Eliraz | Matteo de Monti / Helmut Keller 1992, Kassel |
| 1991 | Bitter Line | for baritone & ensemble. Text: Israel Eliraz | Friedrich Goldmann / Georg Christoph Biller 1991, Berlin |
| 1993 | Mein blaues Klavier (My Blue Piano) | for mezzo-soprano & piano. Text: Else Lasker-Schüler | Andión Fernández / Axel Bauni 1994 Berlin |
CHORAL MUSIC A CAPPELLA / WITH ORCHESTRA :
| Year Composed | WORK | DETAILS | PREMIERE |
| 1936 | On the Way | for 4 women voices. Texts: Rachel Bluwstein | |
| 1949 Rev. 1954 | Aleinu Leshabe'ach | for 3 voices women choir, tenor & piano (organ). Text: Siddur, Shalom Shabazi | Helfman / Putterman 1949, New York |
| 1949 | The Mother Rejoices | symphonic cantata. Text: Book of Maccabees | Freudenthal 1953, Jerusalem |
| 1952 | 3 Songs for Choir | for choir. Texts: Song of Songs, Shalom Shabazi | Tal 1953, Jerusalem |
| 1955 | Succot Cantata | for soloists, mixed choir & orchestra. Text: Shacharit, Eleazar Kalir | Tal 1955, Jerusalem |
| ? (After 1962) | God Full of Mercy | for mixed choir. Text: Yehuda Amichai | |
| 1967 | The Death of Moses | requiem for soloists, mixed choir, orchestra & electronic music. Text: Yehuda Ya'ari | Bertini 1967, Jerusalem |
| 1968 | Parade of the Fallen (Misdar Ha'Noflim) | cantata for soloists, choir & orchestra. Text: Haim Hefer | Mendi Rodan 1969, Jerusalem |
| 1975 | Death Came to the Wooden Horse Michael | for soloists, mixed choir & electronic music. Text: Nathan Zach | Avner Itai 1979, Jerusalem |
| 1978 | With All Thy Soul | cantata for soloists, equal voices boys' choir, mixed choir & ensemble. Text: 1 Maccabees (Apocrypha), Sefer Ha'Agada | Bertini 1978, Jerusalem |
| 1985 | Dream of the Circles | for baritone, choir & ensemble. Text: Nachman of Breslov | Avner Itai 1985, Tel Aviv |
| 1987 | Touch a Place | for solo voice & choir. Text: Israel Eliraz | Arnon Meroz 1987, Jerusalem |
ELECTRONIC MUSIC (unaccompanied) :
| Year Composed | WORK | DETAILS |
| 1958 | Exodus (II) | for choreography |
| 1959 | The Tale of the Shadow | for a radio play |
| 1963 | Ranges of Energy (Ver. I) | for choreography |
| 1964 Rev. 1971, 1978 | I Called Upon The Lord in Distress | for choreography |
| 1968 | Ashmedai - electronic overture of the opera | for choreography |
| 1970 | Variations | for choreography |
| 1972 | Frequencies 440–462 | |
| 1976 | The Emigrants | for the theater play |
| 1979 | Shikaron Sinai | for a TV documentary |
| 1981 | L'Atelier | for the theater play |
| 1990 | Ranges of Energy (Ver. II) a.k.a. Rays of Energy | Talmark Notation Project |
| 1992 | Coincidentia Oppositorum (Etude No. 1) | Talmark Notation Project |