# List of compositions by Krzysztof Penderecki

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

* The Most Valiant Knight, children's opera in 3 acts (1965)
* 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
* Phaedra (2020, unfinished)

## Symphonies

* Symphony No. 1 (1973)
* Symphony No. 2: Christmas (1980)
* Symphony No. 3 (1988–95)
* Symphony No. 4: Adagio (1989), winner of the 1992 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition
* Symphony No. 5: Korean (1991–92)
* Symphony No. 6: Chinese Poems (2008–17)
* 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

* Symphonic Scherzo for orchestra (c. 1953–55, withdrawn)
* Overture for orchestra (1956–57, withdrawn)
* Epitaph Artur Malawski in Memoriam for string orchestra and timpani (1958)
* 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, 1961) for 52 string instruments
* Polymorphia (1961) for 48 string instruments
* Fluorescences (Fluorescencje, 1961–62) for orchestra
* Canon (1962) for string orchestra
* Three Pieces in Baroque 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 Dream of Jacob ("Als Jakob erwachte...") (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)
* Sinfonietta No. 3, for string orchestra (2012, arranged from String Quartet No. 3)
* Adagio for string orchestra (2013; from Symphony No. 3)
* Polonaise for orchestra (2016)
* Polonaise No. 2 for orchestra (2018)
* Fanfare for the independent Poland for 7 brass instruments, timpani and percussion (2018)

## Concertante

* Piano:
** Piano Concerto: Resurrection (2001–02, revised 2007)
* Violin:
** Violin Concerto (1962–63; withdrawn)
** Capriccio for Violin and Orchestra (1967)
** Violin Concerto No. 1 (1976–77, revised 1987), for Isaac Stern
** Violin Concerto No. 2: Metamorphosen (1992–95), 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)
** Concerto for flute and chamber orchestra (1992)
** Sinfonietta for flute and string orchestra (2019)
* Oboe:
** Capriccio for Oboe and Eleven Strings (1964)
* 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:
** Concerto for violino grande and orchestra (1967; withdrawn)
** Partita, for harpsichord, electric guitar, bass guitar, harp, double bass and orchestra (1971, revised 1991)
** Music for alto flute, marimba and strings (2000; from Symphony No. 3)
** Double Concerto for violin, viola and orchestra (2012)
** Trumpet Concertino (2015)
** Saxophone Concerto (2015; after Viola Concerto)

## Vocal/choral

* Asking for Happy Isles for voice and piano (c. 1954–55)
* The Sky at Night for voice and piano (1955)
* Silence for voice and piano (1955)
* Psalms of David (1958)
* Breath of Night for voice and piano (1958)
* Strophen (1959) for soprano, speaker and ten instruments
* Dimensions of Time and Silence (1959–61)
* African Lyrics for voice and piano (1960)
* Stabat Mater (1962)
* Brygada śmierci (Death Brigade), radio play for reciter and tape (1963)
* 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 the 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)
* Santus for chorus a capella (2008)
* Gloriosa virginum for chorus a capella (2009)
* 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)
* Missa brevis for chorus a capella (2013)
* Dies illa (2014), for three soloists, three mixed choirs and orchestra
* Budapest '56 "Requiem" for narrator, soloists, chorus and orchestra (2015–16)
* Domine quid multiplicati sunt for chorus a capella (2015)
* Lacrimosa No. 2 for soprano, chorus and chamber orchestra (2018)

## Chamber

* Violin Sonata No. 1 (1953)
* Misterioso for flute and piano (1954 or 1955)
* Three Miniatures for Clarinet and Piano (1956)
* String Quartet (1956–57; withdrawn)
* 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, for clarinet, horn, violin, viola, cello and piano (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)
* String Quintet (2015)
* String Quartet No. 4 (2016)

## Solo instrument

* Violin
** Capriccio (2008)
** Tanz (2009)
** La Follia (2013)
* Viola
** Cadenza (1984)
** Sarabande (2000–01)
** Tanz (2010)
** Tempo di valse (2013)
* Cello
** Capriccio per Siegfried Palm (1968)
** Per Slava (1986)
** Suite (initially entitled Divertimento) (1994–2013)
** Violoncello totale (2011)
* Clarinet
** Prelude (1987)
* Horn
** Capriccio per Radovan "Il sogno di un cacciatore" (2012)
* Tuba
** Capriccio (1980)
* Keyboard
** Mensura sortis for 2 pianos (1963; withdrawn)
** De rebus sonoribus for harpsichord (1965; withdrawn)
** Aria, Ciaccona & Vivace (2019; first composition for solo piano)