# List of compositions by Karol Szymanowski

Below is a sortable list of compositions by Karol Szymanowski. The works are categorized by genre, Michałowski catalogue number, opus number, date of composition, titles and scoring.
| Genre | M | Opus | Date | Polish title (Original title) | English title | Scoring | Notes |
| Piano | M1 | 1 | 1899–1900 | Dziewięć preludiów Andante ma non troppoAndante con motoAndantinoAndantino con motoAllegro molto, impetuosoLento, mestoModeratoAndante ma non troppoLento, mesto | 9 Preludes B minorD minorD♭ majorB♭ minorD minorA minorC minorE♭ minorB♭ minor | for piano | |
| Vocal | M2 | 2 | 1900–1902 | Sześć pieśni Daleko został cały światTyś nie umarłaWe mgłachCzasem, gdy długo, na pół sennie marzęSłyszałem ciebiePielgrzym | 6 Songs | for voice and piano | words by Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer |
| Piano | M5 | 3 | 1901–1903 | Wariacje fortepianowe b-moll | Variations in B♭ minor | for piano | theme and 12 variations; dedicated to Arthur Rubinstein |
| Piano | M3 | 4 | 1900–1902 | Cztery etiudy Allegro moderatoAllegro moltoAndante in modo d'una canzonaAllegro (ma non troppo) | 4 Études (4 Studies) E♭ minorG♭ majorB♭ minorC major | for piano | |
| Vocal | M4 | 5 | 1902 | Trzy fragmenty z poematów Jana Kasprowicza Święty BożeJestem i płaczęBłogosławioną niech będzie ta chwila | 3 Fragments from Poems by Jan Kasprowicz Holy GodBlessed Be That MomentI Am and Cry | for voice and piano | words by Jan Kasprowicz |
| Vocal | M6 | 6 | 1904, 1912 | Salome | Salome | for soprano and orchestra | lost; words by Jan Kasprowicz |
| Vocal | M7 | 7 | 1904 | Łabędź | The Swan | for voice and piano | words by Wacław Berent |
| Piano | M8 | 8 | 1903–1904 | Sonata fortepianowa nr. 1 c-moll | Sonata No. 1 in C minor | for piano | dedicated to Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz |
| Chamber music | M9 | 9 | 1904 | Sonata skrzypcowa d-moll | Sonata in D minor | for violin and piano | dedicated to Bronisław Gromadzki |
| Piano | M10 | 10 | 1900–1904 | Wariacje na polski temat ludowy h-moll | Variations on a Polish Folk Theme in B minor | for piano | dedicated to Zygmunt Noskowski |
| Vocal | M11 | 11 | 1904–1905 | Cztery pieśni Tak jestem smętnyW zaczarowanym lesieNademną leci w szafir morzaRycz burzo... | 4 Songs | for voice and piano | words by Tadeusz Miciński |
| Orchestral | M12 | 12 | 1904–1905 | Uwertura koncertowa E-dur | Concert Overture in E major | for orchestra | |
| Vocal | M14 | 13 | 1905–1907 | Pięć pieśni Głos w mrokuKołysanka Dzieciątka JezusNa morzuZulejkaCzarna lutnia | 5 Songs | for voice and piano | words by German poets in translation by Stanisław Barącz 1. words by Richard Dehmel 2. words by Clemens Brentano and Achim von Arnim 3. words by Richard Dehmel 4. words by Friedrich von Bodenstedt 5. words by Otto Julius Bierbaum |
| Piano | M13 | 14 | 1905 | Fantazja C-dur | Fantasy in C major | for piano | |
| Piano | M19 | | 1905, 1909 | Preludium i fuga cis-moll | Prelude and Fugue in C♯ minor | for piano | |
| Orchestral | M15 | 15 | 1906–1907 | Symfonia nr. 1 f-moll | Symphony No. 1 in F minor | for orchestra | |
| Chamber music | | 16 | 1907 | Trio na fortepian, skrzypce i wiolonczelę | Piano Trio | for violin, cello and piano | withdrawn/destroyed by the composer |
| Vocal | M17 | 17 | 1907 | Dwanaście pieśni Wczesnym rankiemTajemnicaZalotyNocąRefleksyaZwiastowaniePo burzyZawódKołysankaDuszaFragment ("Płomienny")Noc miłosńa | 12 Songs | for voice and piano | words by German poets in translation by Stanisław Barącz 1.~8. words by Richard Dehmel 9. words by Alfred Mombert 10. words by Gustav Falke 11. words by Alfred Mombert 12. words by Martin Greif |
| Vocal | M18 | 18 | 1908, 1912 | Penthezilea | Penthesilea | for soprano and orchestra | words by Stanisław Wyspiański |
| Stage | | | 1908–1909 | Loteria na mężów, czyli Narzeczony nr. 69 | Lottery for Husbands or Fiancé No. 69 | | Operetta in 3 acts; libretto by Julian Krzewiński-Maszyński; premiered in 2007 |
| Orchestral | M24 | 19 | 1909–1910 | Symfonia nr. 2 B-dur | Symphony No. 2 in B♭ major | for orchestra | |
| Vocal | M20 | 20 | 1909 | Sześć pieśni Na księżycu czarnymŚwięty Franciszek mówiPachną mi dziwnie twoje złote włosyW mem sercuZ maurytańskich śpiewnych sakNa pustej trzcinie | 6 Songs | for voice and piano | words by Tadeusz Miciński |
| Piano | M25 | 21 | 1910–1911 | Sonata fortepianowa nr. 2 A-dur | Sonata No. 2 in A major | for piano | |
| Vocal | M22 | 22 | 1910 | Barwne pieśni (Bunte Lieder) Pustelnik (Einsiedel)Pieśń dziewczęcia u okna (Lied des Mädchens am Fenster)Dla małych dziewczynek (An kleine Mädchen)Nocy letniej srebrny cud (Das hat die Sommernacht getan)Przeznaczenie (Bestimmung) | Colourful Songs | for voice and piano | words by German poets in translation by Stanisław Barącz 1. words by Karl Bulcke 2. words by Alfons Paquet 3. words by Emil Faktor 4. words by Anna Ritter 5. words by Ricarda Huch |
| Chamber music | M23 | 23 | 1910 | Romans D-dur | Romance in D major | for violin and piano | dedicated to violinist Paweł Kochański |
| Vocal | M26 | 24 | 1911 | Pieśni miłosne Hafiza ŻyczenieJedyne lekarstwoPłonące tulipanyTaniecZakochany wiatrSmutna wiosna | Love Songs of Hafiz, 6 Songs DesiresThe Only MedicineFlaming TulipsDanceThe Infatuated East WindSad Spring | for voice and piano | words by Hafez in translation by Hans Bethge nos. 1, 4 and 5 orchestrated and incorporated into Op. 26 |
| Stage | | 25 | 1912–1913 | Hagith | Hagith | | Opera in 1 act; libretto by Felix Dörmann [de] |
| Vocal | M28 | 26 | 1911, 1914 | Pieśni miłosne Hafiza Grób HafizaSerca mego perłyGłos twójWieczna młodośćPieśń pijackaŻyczenieZakochany wiatrTaniec | Love Songs of Hafiz, 8 Songs | for voice and orchestra | words by Hafez in translation by Hans Bethge 2. also for voice and piano 6.~8. orchestrations from Op. 24 |
| Choral | M36 | 27 | 1914–1916 | Symfonia nr. 3 "Pieśń o nocy" | Symphony No. 3 "Song of the Night" | for tenor (or soprano), mixed chorus and orchestra | words by Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī in translation by Tadeusz Miciński |
| Chamber music | M30 | 28 | 1915 | Nokturn i tarantela | Nocturne and Tarantella | for violin and piano | dedicated to Monsieur Auguste Iwański |
| Piano | M31 | 29 | 1915 | Metopy, Trzy poematy Wyspa syrenKalipsoNauzykaa | Métopes, 3 Poèms L'île des Sirènes (The Island of Sirens)CalypsoNausicaa | for piano | |
| Chamber music | M29 | 30 | 1915 | Mity Źródło AretuzyNarcyzDriady i Pan | Mythes (Myths) La Fontaine d'Aréthuse (The Fountain of Arethusa)Narcisse (Narcissus)Dryades et Pan (Dryads and Pan) | for violin and piano | |
| Vocal | M32 | 31 | 1915 | Pieśni księżniczki Samotny księżycSłowikZłote trzewiczkiTaniecPieśń o faliUczta | Songs of a Fairy-Tale Princess | for voice and piano (or orchestra) | words by Zofia Szymanowska; nos. 1, 2 and 4 orchestrated in 1933 |
| Vocal | M33 | 32 | 1915 | Trzy pieśni do słów Dymitra Dawidowa Wschód słońca (Kaк тoлькo вocтoк)Bezgwiezdne niebo (Heбo бeз звëзд)Jesienne słońce (Oceнee coлнцe) | 3 Songs on Words by Dmitri Davydov | for voice and piano | words by Dmitri Pavlovich Davydov – Дмитрий Павлович Давыдов (1811–1888) in translation by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz |
| Piano | M34 | 33 | 1916 | Dwanaście etiud PrestoAndantino soaveVivace assai (agitato)Presto. DelicatamenteAndante espressivoVivace (Agitato e marcato. Vigoroso)Allegro molto (Con brio. Burlesco)Lento assai mesto (espressivo)Animato (Capriccioso e fantastico)Presto (molto agitato). TempestosoAndante soave (rubato)Presto (Energico) | 12 Études (12 Studies) | for piano | |
| Piano | M35 | 34 | 1915–1916 | Maski SzecherezadaBłazen TantrisSerenada Don Juana | Masques (Masks), 3 Pieces Shéhérazade (Scheherazade)Tantris le bouffon (Tantris the Fool)Sérénade de Don Juan (The Serenade of Don Juan) | for piano | |
| Concertante | M37 | 35 | 1916 | Koncert skrzypcowy nr. 1 | Concerto No. 1 | for violin and orchestra | in 1 movement; dedicated to violinist Paweł Kochański |
| Piano | M38 | 36 | 1917 | Sonata fortepianowa nr. 3 | Sonata No. 3 | for piano | |
| Chamber music | M41 | 37 | 1917 | Kwartet smyczkowy nr. 1 C-dur | String Quartet No. 1 in C major | for 2 violins, viola and cello | |
| Choral | M39 | 37b | 1917 | Demeter | Demeter, Cantata | for alto, female chorus and orchestra | words by Zofia Szymanowska |
| Choral | | 38 | 1917 | Agawe | Agave, Cantata | for soprano, mixed chorus and orchestra | unfinished, words by Zofia Szymanowska after The Bacchae by Euripides |
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| Chamber music | M42 | 40 | 1918 | Trzy kaprysy Paganiniego | 3 Caprices de Paganini (3 Paganini Caprices) | for violin and piano | transcription of Caprices Nos. 20, 21 and 24 by Niccolò Paganini; dedicated to Paweł Kochański and Józef Ozimiński |
| Vocal | | 41 | 1918 | Cztery pieśni do słów Rabindranatha Tagore Moje sercaMłody królewicz IMłody królewicz IIOstatnia pieśń | 4 Songs to Lyrics by Rabindranath Tagore My HeartThe Young Prince (I)The Young Prince (II)The Last Song | for voice and piano | words from The Gardener by Rabindranath Tagore in translation by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz |
| Vocal | M44 | 42 | 1918 | Pieśni muezina szalonego Allah, Allah, Akbar...O, ukochana ma...Ledwie blask słońca...W południe miasto białe od gorąca...O tej godzinie, w której miasto śpi...Odeszłaś na pustynię zachodnią... | Songs of the Infatuated Muezzin Allah, Allah, Akbar...Oh, my beloved...Barely the sun glistens on the tower's roof...At noon the city is white from the heat...At the hour when the city sleeps...You departed into the western desert... | for soprano and piano or orchestra | orchestrated in 1934 |
| Stage | M45 | 43 | 1920 | Mandragora | Mandragora | for orchestra | Pantomime in 3 scenes; scenario by Ryszard Bolesławski and Leon Schiller |
| Orchestral | | | 1920 | Marsz 3. Pułku Ułanów | March of the Third Regiment of Uhlans | for wind orchestra | lost |
| Orchestral | | | 1920 | Marsz uroczysty | Ceremonial March | for orchestra | |
| Vocal | | 44 | 1920 | Dwie pieśni baskijskie Piękny księżycUkochana złote włosy | 2 Basque Songs | for voice and piano | lost |
| Vocal | M48 M49 M50 | | 1920 | Trzy piosenki (Piosenki żołnierskie) Do dziewczyny, MazurekO zwiedzionym żołnierzuWyszywała raz Hanka... | 3 Songs (3 Soldier's Songs) To the Sweetheart, MazurkaAbout a Deceived SoldierHanka Was Once Embroidering... | for voice and piano | 1.~2. words by Kornel Makuszyński 3. words by Kazimierz Andrzej Czyżowski |
| Vocal | | | 1920 | Wiedzie nas Haller | Haller Is Leading Us | for voice and piano | |
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| Stage | M55 | 46 | 1918–1924 | Król Roger | King Roger | | Opera in 3 acts; libretto by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz in collaboration with the composer |
| Vocal | M51 | 46b | 1921 | Słopiewnie SłowisieńZielone słowaŚwięty FranciszekKalinowe dworyWanda | Słopiewnie, 5 Songs | for voice and piano or chamber orchestra | words by Julian Tuwim; orchestrated in 1923–1924 |
| Chamber music | | | 1921–1922 | Berceuse | Berceuse | for violin and piano | co-composed with violinist Paweł Kochański |
| Chamber music | | | 1921–1922 | Dance sauvage | Dance sauvage | for violin and piano | co-composed with violinist Paweł Kochański |
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| Vocal | M52 | 48 | 1922 | Trzy kołysanki Pochyl się cicho nad kołyskąŚpiewam morzuBiały krąg księżyca | 3 Lullabies | for voice and piano | words by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz |
| Vocal | M53 | 49 | 1922–1923 | Rymy dziecięce Przed zasnieciemJak się najlepiej opędzać od szerszenia?MieszkanieProsięGwaizdkaŚlub królewnyTrzmiel i żukŚwięta KrystynaWiosnaKolysanka LalekGil i srokaSmutekWizyta u krowyKołysanka KrysiKotKołysanka LalkiMyszyZły LejbaKołysanka gniadego koniaNikczemny szpak | Children's Rhymes, 20 Children's Songs Before Falling AsleepHow Best to Get Rid of a HornetHomePigletLittle StarPrincess's WeddingBumblebee and BeetleSaint ChristinaSpringDuckling's LullabyBullfinch and MagpieSadnessA Visit to Mrs. CrowTina's LullabyWise CatDuckling's LullabyMiceCrafty LeibaBay Horse's LullabyVillainous Starling | for voice and piano | words by Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna |
| Piano | M56 | 50 | 1924–1925 | Dwadzieścia mazurków SostenutoAllegramenteModeratoAllegramente, risolutoModeratoVivacePoco vivaceModerato (non troppo)Tempo moderatoAllegramente. Vivace. Con brioAllegrettoAllegro moderatoModeratoAnimatoAllegretto dolceAllegramente. VigorosoModeratoVivace. AgitatoPoco vivaceAllegramente – Con brio | 20 Mazurkas | for piano | |
| Stage | | 51 | 1925 | Kniaź Patiomkin | Prince Potemkin | for orchestra | Incidental music to act 5 of the 1906 play by Tadeusz Miciński |
| Chamber music | M58 | 52 | 1925 | Kołysanka | Lullaby (La berceuse d'Aitacho Enia) | for violin and piano | |
| Choral | M60 | 53 | 1925–1926 | Stabat Mater | Stabat Mater | for soprano, alto, baritone, mixed chorus and orchestra | Oratorio |
| Vocal | M63 | 54 | 1926 | Siedem pieśni do słów Jamesa Joyce'a Droga mojaZaśnijZłocisty włosTurkawko mojaStruny ziemiPo deszczuMajowe wiatry | 7 Songs on Words by James Joyce Gentle Lady, Do Not SingSleep NowLean Out of the WindowMy Dove, My Beautiful OneStrings in the EarthWinds of MayRain Has Fallen | for voice and piano | words by James Joyce in translation by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz; nos. 5–7 left incomplete, completed by Adam Neuer |
| Stage | M68 | 55 | 1923–1931 | Harnasie | Harnasie | for tenor, mixed chorus and orchestra | Ballet-Pantomime in 2 acts, 3 scenes with prologue and epilogue; scenario by Jerzy Mieczysław Rytard in collaboration with the composer |
| Vocal | | | 1924 | Idom se siuhaje dołu, śpiewajęcy... (Pieśń siuhajów) | Siuhaje Are Coming Down Singing... (Song of Siuhaje) | for voice and piano | Highlander Song from Harnasie, Op. 55 |
| Chamber music | | | 1925 | L'aube | L'aube | for violin and piano | co-composed with violinist Paweł Kochański |
| Piano | M59a | | 1925 | Walc romantyczny | Romantic Waltz (Valse romantique) | for piano | |
| Vocal | | | 1925–1926 | Dziewięć pieśni polskich Idzie żołnierz borem, lasemTam na błoniu błyszczy kwiecieJak to na wojence ładnieLeci liście z drzewaHej, strzelcy, wrazUłani, ułani, malowane dzieciO mój rozmarynieI zabujały siwe łabędzieGdzież to jedziesz, Jasiu | 9 Polish Songs | for voice and piano | |
| Piano | M60 | | 1926 | Cztery tańce polskie MazurekKrakowiakOberekPolonez | 4 Polish Dances MazurkaKrakowiakOberekPolonaise | for piano | |
| Chamber music | M64 | 56 | 1927 | Kwartet smyczkowy nr. 2 | String Quartet No. 2 | for 2 violins, viola and cello | |
| Vocal | M65 | | 1928 | Vocalise-Étude | Vocalise-Étude | for voice and piano | |
| Choral | | | 1928–1929 | Sześć pieśni kurpiowskich Hej, wółki mojeA chtóz tam pukaNiech Jezus ChrystusBzicem kuniaWyrzundzaj się, dziwce mojePanie muzykancie, prosim zagrać walca | 6 Songs from Kurpie | for mixed chorus a cappella | |
| Choral | M67 | 57 | 1930 | Veni Creator | Veni Creator | for soprano, mixed chorus, organ and orchestra | words by Stanisław Wyspiański |
| Vocal | M69 | 58 | 1930–1932 | Pieśni kurpiowskie Lecioły zurazieWysła burzyckaUwoz, mamoU jezioreckaA pod boremBzicem kuniaSciani dumbekLeć, głosie, po rosieZarżyjzę kuniuCiamna nockaWysły rybkiWsycy przyjechali | 12 Songs from Kurpie | for voice and piano | No. 9 Zarzyjze kuniu also for violin and piano (1931) |
| Choral | M72 | 59 | 1930–1933 | Litania do Marii Panny Dwunastodźwięczna cytaro...Jak krzew skarlały | Litany to the Virgin Mary, 2 Fragments Twelve-toned cithara...Like a Dwarf Bush | for soprano, female chorus and orchestra | words by Jerzy Liebert |
| Chamber music | | | 1931 | Pieśń Roksany | Roxana's Song (Chant de Roxane) | for violin and piano | transcription by the composer and Paweł Kochański from act 2 of King Roger, Op. 46; adapted for viola and piano by Lionel Tertis and published in 1953 |
| Chamber music | | | 1931 | Taniec z "Harnasiów" | Dance from "Harnasie" | for violin and piano | transcription by the composer and Paweł Kochański from Harnasie, Op. 55 |
| Chamber music | | | 1931 | Zarżyjzę kuniu | Zarżyjzę kuniu | for violin and piano | transcription by the composer and Paweł Kochański of No. 9 from 12 Songs from Kurpie, Op. 58 |
| Concertante | M70 | 60 | 1932 | Symfonia nr. 4 (Symphonie concertante) | Symphony No. 4 (Symphonie Concertante) | for piano and orchestra | dedicated to Arthur Rubinstein |
| Concertante | M71 | 61 | 1932–1933 | Koncert skrzypcowy nr. 2 | Concerto No. 2 | for violin and orchestra | A la memoire du Grand Musicien, mon cher et inoubliable Ami, Paweł Kochański |
| Piano | M73 | 62 | 1933–1934 | Dwa mazurki Allegretto graziosoModerato | 2 Mazurkas | for piano | |