# List of compositions by Péter Eötvös

The following is a list of compositions by the Hungarian composer, conductor and academic teacher Péter Eötvös. Music by Eötvös was published by Durand, Editio Musica Budapest, Ricordi and especially by Schott.

## Stage works

* Harakiri, opera (1973)
* Radames, chamber opera (1975/97)
* Three Sisters, opera (1996–97)
* As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams, opera (1998–99)
* Le Balcon, opera (2001/02)
* Angels in America, opera (2002–2004)
* Lady Sarashina, opera (4 March 2008, Opéra de Lyon)
* Love and Other Demons, opera (10 August 2008, Glyndebourne Festival)
* The Tragedy of the Devil (Die Tragödie des Teufels), opera (22 February 2010, Bavarian State Opera)
* Paradise Reloaded (Lilith) (2012/13)
* Der goldene Drache, opera (2013/2014, for Ensemble Modern)
* Senza sangue, opera (2015 Cologne, 2016 Festival d'Avignon)
* Sleepless, opera (2021 Berlin State Opera, 2022 Grand Théâtre de Genève, 2024 Graz Opera)
* Valuska, opera (2023 Hungarian State Opera, 2024 Theater Regensburg)

## Orchestra works

* Chinese Opera (1986)
* Psychokosmos, Zymbalon Concerto (1993)
* Atlantis, for solo baritone, boy soprano, zymbalom, virtual choir and orchestra (1995)
* Replica, Viola Concerto (1998) – recorded by Kim Kashkashian on ECM Records
* Two monologues, for baritone and orchestra (1998)
* zeroPoints (1999)
* IMA, for soloists, choir and orchestra (2002)
* Jet Stream, Trumpet Concerto (2002)
* CAP-KO, concerto for piano, keyboard and orchestra (2005)
* Seven, Violin Concerto No. 1 (2006)
* Konzert für zwei Klaviere (2007)
* Levitation, for two clarinets and string orchestra (2007)
* Cello Concerto Grosso, for cello and orchestra (2010–11)
* The gliding of the eagle in the skies (2011)
* DoReMi, Violin Concerto No. 2 (2012)
* Speaking drums, Percussion Concerto (2012–13)
* Hommage à Domenico Scarlatti, for horn soloist and string chamber orchestra (2013)
* Halleluja – Oratorium balbulum, four fragments for mezzo-soprano and tenor solo, narrator, choir and orchestra (2015)
* Dialog mit Mozart (2016)
* Alla vittime senza nome (2017)
* Multiversum, for organ, Hammond organ and orchestra (2017)
* Reading Malevich (2017–18)
* Per Luciano Berio (2018)
* Alhambra, Violin Concerto No. 3 (2018)

## Ensemble works

* Windsequenzen (1975/1987)
* Intervalles-Interieurs, ensemble and electronics (1981)
* Windsequenzen, for ensemble (1975/1987)
* Steine, for ensemble (1985–90)
* Brass – The Metal Space, actions for 7 brass players and 2 percussionists without conductor (1990)
* Triangel, for percussionist and ensemble (1993)
* Psy, first version for harp, alto flute/piccolo and viola; second for harp, alto flute/piccolo and violoncello (1996)
* Shadows, for flute, clarinet and ensemble (1996)
* Paris–Dakar, for trombone solo, brass and percussion (2000)
* Snatches of a conversation, for double-bell trumpet solo and ensemble (2001)
* Sonata per sei, for two pianos, three percussion and one sampler keyboard (2006)
* Octet for flute, clarinet, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones (2008)
* Dodici, for 12 cellos (2013)
* da capo (Mit Fragmenten aus W. A. Mozarts Fragmenten), for cimbalon or marimba and ensemble (2014)
* Secret kiss, melodrama for narrator and 5 instruments (2018)

## Vocal music

* Solitude / Egyedül, for children or women's choir, in memoriam Kodály (1956/2006)
* Drei Madrigalkomödien, for 12 voices:
   * "Moro Lasso" (1963–72)
   * "Hochzeitsmadrigal" (1963–76)
   * "Insetti galanti" (1970–90)
* Octet Plus, for soprano, flute, clarinet, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones (2008)
* Schiller, energische Schönheit, for 8 singers, 8 wind instruments, 2 percussion and accordion (2010)
* Herbsttag, for female choir (2011)
* Die lange Reise, for soprano and piano (2014)
* Goretsch! Goretsch!, for mezzo-soprano solo (2017)

## Chamber music and solo works

* 5 Klavierstücke, piano solo (1959/60/61)
* Kosmos, solo or two pianos (1961/99)
* Korrespondenz, for string quartet (1992)
* Thunder, solo timpani (1993)
* Psalm 151, for percussion (1993)
* Derwischtanz, for 1 or 3 clarinets (1993/2001)
* Zwei Promenaden, percussion, keyboard and tuba (1993/2001)
* Two poems to Polly, solo cello (1998)
* Erdenklavier-Himmelklavier nr. 1., piano solo (2003)
* Erdenklavier-Himmelklavier nr. 2., piano solo (2003/2006)
* Un taxi l´attend, mais Tchékhov préfère aller à pied., piano solo (2004)
* Encore, string quartet (2005)
* Natasha, soprano, violin, clarinet and piano (2006)
* Cadenza, flute solo (2008)
* Dances of the Brush-footed Butterfly, piano solo (2012)
* New Psalm, percussion solo (2012/13)
* Lectures différentes, saxophone quartet (2014)
* a Call, violin solo (2015)
* O rose!, piano solo (2015)
* para Paloma, violin solo (2015)
* Molto Tranquillo, trio for piccolo doubling alto-flute, cello and piano (2015)
* The sirens cycle, soprano and string quartet (2015/16)
* "Now, Miss!", for violin and cello, based on Samuel Beckett's "Embers" (2016)
* Sentimental, for trumpet in E-flat doubling flugelhorn (2017)
* Joyce, for clarinet and string quartet (2017)
* Joyce, for clarinet solo (2018)
* désaccord 2, for 2 violas, in memoriam B.A. Zimmermann (2018)
* Lisztomania, for piano four hands (2018)

## Electronic music

* Mese (Märchen /Tale/Conte), tape (1968)
* Cricketmusic, tape (1970)
* Music for New York (1971)
* "Now, Miss!" violin, synthesizer with tape (1972)
* Elektrochronik, tape (1974)
* Psy, tape (1996)

## Incidental music and film music

* Sean O'Casey: Az ezüst kupa – The Silver Tassie (1961)
* Büchner: Leonce és Léna – Leonce and Lena (1961)
* Károly Esztergályos: Ötödik pozicióban – In fifth position (1962)
* Pál Gábor: A megérkezés – The Arrival (1962)
* Pál Gábor: Prometeusz – Prometheus (1962)
* János Rózsa: Tér – Space (1962)
* István Bácskay-Lauro: Igézet – Spell (1963)
* Zoltán Fábri: Nappali sötétség – Darkness at noon (1963)
* Pál Gábor: Aranykor – Golden Age (1963)
* O'Neill: Amerikai Elektra – Mourning becomes Electra (1963)
* Tennessee Williams: Üvegfigurák- The Glass Menagerie (1963)
* Twist Oliver – Oliver Twist (1963)
* Iván Lakatos: Mozaik – Mosaic (1964)
* István Szabó: (1964)
* Pirandello: Hat szerep keres egy szerzöt – Six characters in search of an author (1964)
* Lermontov: Hóvihar – The Storm (1964)
* Madách: Az ember tragédiája – Tragedy of Man (1964)
* Anouilh: Becket (1965)
* Ellopott bejárat – Stolen Entrance (1965)
* Hét szem mazsola – Seven Raisins (1965)
* Gábor Oláh: Három kivánság (1965)
* János Szücs: Szomjuság – Thirst (1965)
* Foltos és Fülenagy – Spotty and Bigears (1966)
* Katona: Bánk bán (1968)
* Shakespeare: Athéni Timon – Timon of Athens (1969)
* Shakespeare: Téli rege – The Winter´s Tale (1969)
* Zoltán Huszárik: Amerigo Tot (1969)
* János Tóth: Aréna – Arena (1969)
* Ferenc Kardos: Egy örült éjszaka – A Crazy Night (1969)
* Mihály Szemes: Az alvilág professzora – The professor of inferno (1969)
* Károly Makk: Macskajáték – Cat´s play (1974)
* Sándor Sára: Tüske a köröm alatt – Thorn under the Nail (1987)
* Judit Elek: Tutajosok - Memories of a River (1990)
* Sándor Sára: Könyörtelen idök – Relentless Times (1991)

## Portrait-film and documentary film

* The seventh door
* En souvenir de Trois Soeurs
* Talentum
* Trois Soeurs – opera film
* Le Balcon – opera film
* Angels in America – opera film

## Withdrawn compositions

* Endless Eight I. for ensemble (1981)
* Pierre Idyll (1984)
* Endless Eight II. for ensemble – Apeiron musikon (1988–89)
* Der Blick, tape (1997)
* 600 Impulse (2000)
* désaccord – pour deux altos (2001)