List of compositions by Péter Eötvös

Péter Eötvös by Istvan Huszti

The following is a list of compositions by the Hungarian composer, conductor and academic teacher Péter Eötvös. Music by Eötvös was published by Durand,[1] Editio Musica Budapest,[2] Ricordi[3] and especially by Schott.[4]

Stage works

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)[5]
  • 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)[5]
  • 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)

References

  1. ^ "Peter Eötvös". Durand. 2024. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Peter Eötvös". Editio Musica Budapest. 2024. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Peter Eötvös". Ricordi. 2024. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Peter Eötvös". Schott. 2024. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b c Mayer, Gregor (2 January 2019). "Schöpfer kosmischer Klangwelten – Komponist Peter Eötvös wird 75". neue musikzeitung (in German). Regensburg. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.