# List of compositions by Jörg Widmann

This is a semi-complete list of compositions by Jörg Widmann, arranged in chronological order by year of composition.

## Works

Widmann's works are published by Schott Music. IRCAM has a list of Widmann's works.

### 1990s

* Absences, Schuloper (1990)
* Kreisleriana, concert piece for violin and chamber orchestra (1993) (withdrawn)
* Fantasie for Solo Clarinet (1993)
* 180 beats per minute for string sextet (1993)
* Études I-VI for violin solo (1995–2010)
* Fleurs du mal, a piano sonata (1996–97)
* Insel der Sirenen (Island of the Sirens) for solo violin and 19 strings (1997)
* Sieben Abgesänge auf eine tote Linde (Seven Poems from a Dead Linde Tree) for soprano, clarinet, violin and piano (1997)
* String Quartet No. 1 (1997)
* Five Fragments for clarinet and piano (1997)
* Duell (Duel) for trombone and electric guitar (1998)
* Nachtstück (Nightpiece) for piano, clarinet and cello (1998)
* Wandrers Nachtlied (Wanderer's Nightsong) for soprano and five instruments (1999)
* Ikarische Klage (Icanian Lament) for 10 strings (1999)
* Fever Fantasy for piano, string quartet and clarinet (with bass clarinet) (1999)
* ...umdüstert... (...gloomy...) for chamber ensemble (1999–2000)
* Dunkle Saiten (Dark Strings) for cello, two female voices, and orchestra (1999–2000)

### 2000s

* Passacaglia for violin, cello, and piano (2000)
* Implosion for orchestra (2001)
* Lichtstudie I (Light Study I) for orchestra (2001)
* Polyphone Schatten (Lichtstudie II) (Polyphonic Shadows (Light Study II)) for viola, clarinet, and orchestral groups (2001)
* Monologe für zwei (Monologue for two) two theater pieces for actor, female voice, and ensemble (2002)
* ad absurdum for trumpet and small orchestra (2002)
* Free Pieces for ensemble (2002)
* Toccata for piano (2002)
* Signale (Signals) for six voices (2003)
* String Quartet No. 2 "Choralquartett (Chorale Quartet)" (2003), for flute, oboe, bassoon, celesta (ad lib.) and string orchestra (2019)
* Hallstudie (Reverberation Study) for piano (2003)
* Das Gesicht im Spiegel (The Face in the Mirror), opera in 16 scenes, libretto by Roland Schimmelpfennig (2003)
* String Quartet No. 3 "Jagdquartett (Hunting Quartet)" (2003)
* Lied for orchestra (2003)
* Chor for orchestra (2004)
* Skeleton for percussion (2004)
* Light Studies (I-VI) for violin, viola, accordion, clarinet, piano and orchestra (2004)
* Octet for clarinet, horn, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass (2004)
* String Quartet No. 4 (2004–05)
* String Quartet No. 5 "Versuch über die Fuge (An Attempt on a Fugue)" (2005), for soprano, oboe and chamber orchestra (2015)
* Sphinxensprüche und Rätselkanons (Sphinx Sayings and Riddle Canons) for soprano, clarinet, and piano (2005)
* Messe for full orchestra (2005)
* Air for horn solo (2005)
* Labyrinth for 48 chordophones (2005)
* Elegy for clarinet and orchestra (2006)
* Echo-Fragments for clarinet and orchestral groups (2006)
* Second Labyrinth for orchestral groups (2006)
* Quintet for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, and piano (2006)
* Armonica for glass harmonica and orchestra (2006)
* Elf Humoresken (Eleven Humoresques) for piano (2007)
* Violin Concerto (2007)
* Con brio for orchestra (2008)
* Antiphon for orchestral groups (2008)
* 24 Duos for violin and cello (2008)
* Oboe Concerto (2009)
* Idyll & Abgrund, six Schubert reminiscences for piano (2009)
* Teiresias for six double basses (2009)
* Dubairische Tänze (Dubaian Dances) for ensemble (2009)
* Teufel Amor, a symphonic hymn after Schiller (2009, rev. 2011)

### 2010s

* Liebeslied (Love Song) for eight instruments (2010)
* Flûte en suite for flute and orchestral groups (2011)
* Babylon, opera in 7 scenes, libretto by Peter Sloterdijk (2011–2012, rev. 2018)
* Zirkustänze (Circus Dances) for piano (2012)
* Drei Schattentänze (Three Shadow Dances) for clarinet (2013)
* Das heiße Herz, Lieder cycle for baritone and piano (2013, rev. 2015),
* Third Labyrinth for soprano and orchestral groups (2013–2014)
* Trauermarsch (Funeral March) for piano and orchestra (2014)
* Babylon-Suite for large orchestra (2014)
* Viola Concerto (2015)
* Aria for strings (2015)
* Es war einmal...(Once upon a time...), five pieces in fairy-tale style for clarinet, viola and piano (2015)
* ARCHE, oratorio for soloists, choirs, organ and orchestra (2016)
* Sonatina facile for piano (2016)
* Clarinet Quintet (2017)
* Partita, five reminiscences for large orchestra (2017–2018)
* Tanz auf den Vulkan (Dance on the Volcano) for orchestra (2018)
* Violin Concerto No. 2 (2018)
* Study on Beethoven (String Quartet No. 6) (2019)
* Study on Beethoven II, III, IV, V (String Quartet No. 7, 8, 9, 10 Cavatina) (2019–2020)
* Labyrinth IV for soprano and ensemble (2019)
* Zeitensprünge (Leaps in Time), 450 bars for orchestra (2019, rev. 2020)

### 2020s

* empty space for five players (flute, clarinet, percussion, piano and violin) (2020)
* Labyrinth V for soprano solo (2021)
* Towards Paradise (Labyrinth VI) for trumpet and orchestra (2021)
* 7 Capricci for saxophone quartet (2021)
* Tartaros (Labyrinth VII) for 13 instruments (2022)
* Danse macabre for orchestra (2022)
* Bunte Blätter (Coloured Leaves) for two pianos (2022)
* Kantate for soli, choir, organ and orchestra (2023)
* ..und wenn wir uns mitten im Leben meinen.., Torso for 2 violins and piano (2023)
* The Last Rose of Summer, A farewell song for viola and small orchestra (2023)
* Schumannliebe (Love to Schumann), a fantasy for baritone and ensemble (2023)
* Horn Concerto (2023–2024)
* Cantata in tempore belli (Cantata in time of war) for alto, narrator, chorus, organ, and orchestra (2024)

### Cadenzas

* Cello Concerto No. 1 (Haydn) (2002)
* Violin Concerto No. 3 (Mozart) (2006)
* Violin Concerto (Beethoven) (2020)

### Arrangements

* Das heiße Herz, Lieder cycle for baritone and orchestra (2018)
For the Irish Chamber Orchestra:
* String Quartet No. 5 "Versuch über die Fuge (Experiment on a Fugue)" for soprano, oboe and chamber orchestra (2015)
* Clarinet Sonata (Mendelssohn): Andante for clarinet, string orchestra, harp and celestra (2016)
* String Quartet No. 2 "Choralquartett (Chorale Quartet)" for flute, oboe, bassoon, celesta (ad lib.) and string orchestra (2019)

## Discography

* Lied, Jonathan Nott, Bamberg Symphony (Tudor Records 2005) OCLC 611603551
* String Quartets, Leipzig String Quartet (MDG 2008) OCLC 264061853 DNB-IDN 99046881X
* Violin Concerto, Antiphon, Insel der Sirenen, Christian Tetzlaff, Daniel Harding, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Ondine 2013) OCLC 873708853
* String Quartet No. 3 (Hunting Quartet) (with Haydn and Schubert Quartets), Ragazze Quartet (Channel Classics 2013)
* Armonica, Antiphon, Souvenir bavarois, Paavo Järvi, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra (Pan Classics 2014) OCLC 900760311
* Con brio (with Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 & 8), Mariss Jansons, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (BR-Klassik 2015) This CD edition was awarded the Choc Classica 2013. OCLC 1017093816
* String Quartets, Minguet Quartet (Wergo 2015) OCLC 912578107 DNB-IDN 1071417029
* Viola Concerto, Duos, Hunting Quartet, Antoine Tamestit, Signum Quartet, Daniel Harding, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Harmonia Mundi 2018) OCLC 1029675535
* Arche, Marlis Petersen, Thomas E. Bauer [de], Iveta Apkalna, Kent Nagano, Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (ECM 2018) OCLC 1082269254 DNB-IDN 1169313981
* Diabelli Variation (with Beethoven, et al.: The Diabelli Project), Rudolf Buchbinder, (Deutsche Grammophon 2020) DNB-IDN 1206130784
* Cadenza, Beethoven, Ludwig van; London Symphony Orchestra; Eberle, Veronika; Rattle, Simon (2023), Violin Concerto (in undetermined language), London Symphony Orchestra, OCLC 1374672352
* Schumann, Robert; Widmann, Jörg; Immler, Christian; Frese, Andreas (2022), Das heiße Herz (in German), [France]: Alpha, OCLC 1347276214, Diapason d'Or
* 7 Capricci, Widmann, Jörg; Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix; Bach, Johann Sebastian; Hensel, Fanny Mendelssohn; Kebyart Ensemble (2023), Traum der Jugend (in no linguistic content), Linn Records, OCLC 1413473095
* Zirkustänze, Vinnitskaya, Anna (2024), Piano dances (in no linguistic content), [Köln]: Alpha Classics, OCLC 1455473785
* Idyll und Abgrund, Inbar, Yehuda (2019), Yehuda Inbar, piano (in no linguistic content), [München]: OehmsClassics Musikproduktion GmbH, OCLC 1189972589
* Humoresken, Schumann, Robert; Widmann, Jörg; Pilsan, Aaron (2024), Schumann – Widmann (in no linguistic content), [Pays-Bas], [France]: Channel classics, Outhere music France, OCLC 1419705737
* Humoresken, Widmann, Jörg; Schulze, Jan Philip (2013), Widmann, J.: Piano Music, Hong Kong: Naxos Digital Services US Inc, OCLC 885063732

### Recordings as clarinetist

* Tüür, Erkki-Sven; Tali, Anu; Widmann, Jörg; Widmann, Carolin; Nordic Symphony Orchestra (2010), Strata (in German), Gräfelfing, Berlin: ECM-Records-Verlag Universal Music, Vertrieb, OCLC 1184264664
* Rihm: Vier Studien zu einem Klarinettenquintett, Vier Male, Jörg Widmann, Minguet Quartet (Ars Musici 2004) OCLC 669794083 DNB-IDN 1000089258
* Rihm: Music for Clarinet and Orchestra, Jörg Widmann, Sylvain Cambreling, SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg (SWRmusic 2010) DNB-IDN 1021589934
* Elegie, Messe, Five Fragments, Jörg Widmann, Heinz Holliger, Christoph Poppen, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern (ECM 2011) OCLC 811010552
* Brahms: Clarinet Quintet, Jörg Widmann, Hagen Quartet (Myrios 2012) OCLC 780338039
* Mozart: Clarinet Quintet, Jörg Widmann, Arcanto Quartet (Harmonia Mundi 2013) OCLC 858636943 DNB-IDN 1053667884
* Three Shadow Dances (with Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, Weber: Clarinet Concerto No. 1), Jörg Widmann, Peter Ruzicka, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (Orfeo 2016) OCLC 987206225 DNB-IDN 1108305768
* Once upon a time... (with Schumann: Märchenerzählungen), Tabea Zimmermann, Jörg Widmann, Dénes Várjon (Myrios 2016) Opus Klassik 2018, ICMA Winner 2019 – Chamber music, Diapason d'Or de l'Année 2018 Winner – Musique de chambre OCLC 1020860630 DNB-IDN 1153910527
* Polyphonic Shadows (Light Study II), Third Labyrinth, Sarah Wegener [de], Christophe Desjardins, Jörg Widmann, Heinz Holliger, Emilio Pomárico, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne (Wergo 2018) OCLC 1057312227 DNB-IDN 116311118X
* Intermezzi, Brahms Clarinet Sonatas, András Schiff, Jörg Widmann (ECM New Series 2020) OCLC 1195927027 Opus Klassik – Chamber music recording of the year
* Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus; Widmann, Jörg; Naxos Digital Services US (2023), MOZART, W.A.: Clarinet Quintet / WIDMANN, J.: Clarinet Quintet (J. Widmann, Hagen Quartet), Hong Kong: Naxos Digital Services US Inc, OCLC 9941818718
* Weber, Carl Maria von; Widmann, Jörg; Kozhukhin, Denis; Irish Chamber Orchestra (2020), Clarinet quintet (in no linguistic content), [Paris]: Alpha Classics, OCLC 1245680932
* Rihm, Wolfgang; Stefanovich, Tamara; Zimmermann, Tabea; Widmann, Jörg; Gerhaher, Christian; Dodds, Stanley; Bayriske Radios Symfoniorkester (München) (2022), Sphäre nach Studie, BRmedia Service, OCLC 1333198468
* Andre, Mark (2019), ...selig sind... : für Klarinette und Elektronik (2016–18) (in no linguistic content), Leipzig: Edition Peters, OCLC 1140940908

### Recordings as conductor

* ad absurdum (with Mendelssohn: Symphonien No. 1 & 4), Sergei Nakariakov, Jörg Widmann, Irish Chamber Orchestra (Orfeo 2016) OCLC 951959523 DNB-IDN 1108304117
* Experiment on a Fugue (with Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5 "Reformation"), Mojca Erdmann, Jörg Widmann, Irish Chamber Orchestra (Orfeo 2017) OCLC 1001724242 DNB-IDN 113661592X
* 180 beats per minute, Fantasie (with Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 "Scottish", The Hebrides), Jörg Widmann, Irish Chamber Orchestra (Orfeo 2018) OCLC 1036343010 DNB-IDN 1159663742
* Widmann, Jörg; Chenna, Diego; Strauss, Richard; Beethoven, Ludwig van; Irish Chamber Orchestra (2021), Con brio (in no linguistic content), Alpha, OCLC 1288447794
* Widmann, Jörg; Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Felix; Schumann, Robert; Junge Deutsche Philharmonie (2019). Jörg Widmann conducts the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie : from the Philharmonie Berlin = Jörg Widmann dirigiert die Junge Deutsche Philharmonie (in no linguistic content). Berlin: Berlin Phil Media. OCLC 1047888215.