List of compositions by Thomas Adès

This is a list of compositions by the composer Thomas Adès[1][2] sorted by genre, date of composition, title and scoring.

Genre Date Title Scoring Notes
Vocal 1989 The Lover in Winter for countertenor and piano
Vocal 1990 Five Eliot Landscapes for soprano and piano words by T. S. Eliot
Vocal 1990 Aubade for soprano solo words by Philip Larkin
Orchestral 1990 Chamber Symphony for chamber ensemble of 15 players
Choral 1990 O thou who didst with pitfall and gin anthem for male voices words from Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam translated by Edward FitzGerald
Choral 1990 Gefriolsae Me anthem for male voices and organ words from Psalm 51
Chamber 1991 Catch for clarinet, violin, cello and piano
Choral 1992 Fool's Rhymes for mixed chorus, harp, prepared piano, organ and percussion words from sermons of John Donne, anonymous Elizabethian and 14th-century poetry
Organ 1992 Under Hamelin Hill for organ (1–3 players)
Piano 1992 Darknesse Visible for piano after John Dowland
Chamber 1992 Le Diable au Corps for oboe, bassoon and piano withdrawn
Piano 1992 Still Sorrowing for piano
Vocal 1993 Life Story for soprano, 2 bass clarinets and double bass words by Tennessee Williams
Orchestral 1993 Living Toys for chamber ensemble of 14 players
Orchestral 1993 ...but all shall be well for orchestra 2nd version for reduced orchestra
Chamber 1993 Sonata da Caccia for baroque oboe (or oboe), horn, harpsichord
Chamber 1994 Les baricades mistérieuses for clarinet, bass clarinet, viola, cello and double bass arrangement of music by François Couperin
Vocal 1994 Life Story for soprano and piano words by Tennessee Williams
Orchestral 1994 The Origin of the Harp for chamber ensemble of 10 players
Chamber 1994 Arcadiana for 2 violins, viola and cello
Chamber 1995 Cardiac Arrest for clarinet, bass clarinet, viola, cello, double bass and piano 4-hands
Opera 1995 Powder Her Face for soloists and ensemble of 15 players libretto by Philip Hensher; in 2 acts and 8 scenes
Piano 1996 Traced Overhead for piano
Piano 1996 Etude for piano withdrawn
Orchestral 1996 These Premises Are Alarmed for orchestra
Orchestral 1997 Asyla for orchestra winner of the 2000 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition
Concertante 1997 Concerto Conciso for piano and 10 players
Choral 1997 The Fayrfax Carol for mixed chorus with optional organ words by 15th-century anonymous poets
Vocal 1999 America: A Prophecy for mezzo-soprano and orchestra with chorus ad libitum words adapted from Chilam Balam, and La Guerra by Matteo Flexa
Choral 1999 January Writ for mixed chorus and organ
Chamber 2000 Piano Quintet for 2 violins, viola, cello and piano
Cello 2000 Sola for cello [3]
Vocal 2001 Brahms for baritone and orchestra words by Alfred Brendel
Opera 2003 The Tempest for soloists, chorus and orchestra libretto by Meredith Oakes based on the play by William Shakespeare; in 3 acts
Orchestral 2004 Overture to The Tempest for orchestra
Vocal 2004 Scenes from The Tempest for Soloists and orchestra
Concertante 2005 Violin Concerto for violin and chamber orchestra subtitled "Concentric Paths"
Chamber 2005 Court Studies from The Tempest for clarinet, violin, cello and piano
Orchestral 2006 Three Studies from Couperin for chamber orchestra after music by François Couperin
Orchestral 2007 Tevot for orchestra
Orchestral 2007 Three-Piece Suite from Powder Her Face for orchestra orchestral suite no. 1 from the opera Powder Her Face
Concertante 2008 In Seven Days for piano and orchestra with moving image by Tal Rosner
Piano 2009 Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face for piano
Chamber 2009 Lieux Retrouvés for cello and piano
Piano 2009 Three Mazurkas for piano
Choral 2009 Singverein for chorus and orchestra withdrawn
Chamber 2010 The Four Quarters for 2 violins, viola and cello
Orchestral 2010 Polaris for orchestra with moving image by Tal Rosner[4][5]
Violin 2011 Cadenza to the violin concerto by György Ligeti for solo violin
Chamber 2011 Reveilles for trumpet and piano
Vocal 2012 Come unto these yellow sands for countertenor and piano Henry Purcell, realised by Thomas Adès for voice and piano
Vocal 2012 Full Fathom Five for countertenor and piano Purcell, realised by Thomas Adès for voice and piano
Piano 2012 Thrift for piano Mazurka-Cortège
Vocal 2013 Totentanz for mezzo-soprano, baritone and orchestra
Piano 2015 Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face for two pianos
Piano 2015 Blanca Variations for piano
Concertante 2016 Lieux retrouvés for cello and small orchestra
Opera 2016 The Exterminating Angel for soloists, chorus and orchestra after Luis Buñuel's 1962 film El ángel exterminador
Orchestral 2017 Luxury Suite from Powder Her Face for orchestra orchestral suite no. 2 from the opera Powder Her Face
Vocal 2017 By Beauteous Softness for countertenor and piano Purcell, realised by Thomas Adès for voice and piano
Vocal 2017 An Evening Hymn for countertenor and piano Purcell, realised by Thomas Adès for voice and piano
Vocal 2017 Four Songs for countertenor and piano Purcell, realised by Thomas Adès for voice and piano
Piano 2018 Souvenir for piano solo piano from the film “Colette”
Chamber 2018 Three Berceuses from The Exterminating Angel for viola and piano
Piano 2018 Berceuse from The Exterminating Angel for piano
Orchestral 2018 Hotel Suite from Powder Her Face for orchestra orchestral suite no. 3 from the opera Powder Her Face
Film Score 2018 Colette    
Concertante 2018 Piano Concerto for piano and orchestra
Orchestral 2018 Colette Suite for chamber orchestra a suite from the film “Colette” arrangement by Daniel Saleeb
Orchestral 2019 Inferno for orchestra ballet music
Orchestral 2019 O Albion for string orchestra from Arcadiana movement VI
Chamber 2020 Märchentänze for violin and piano
Orchestral 2020 Purgatorio for orchestra and pre-recorded voices ballet music
Orchestral 2020 Paradiso for orchestra and female choir ballet music
Ballet 2020 Dante for orchestra with pre-recorded voices and female choir I. Inferno II. Purgatorio III. Paradiso
Orchestral 2020 Dawn for orchestra Chacony for orchestra at any distance
Orchestral 2020 Shanty – Over the Sea for string orchestra
Vocal 2020 Gyökér (Root) for soprano and four percussionists
Orchestral 2020 The Exterminating Angel Symphony for orchestra four-movement orchestral rendering of music from the opera
Concertante 2021 Märchentänze for violin and orchestra
Chamber 2021 Four Berceuses from The Exterminating Angel for clarinet, viola and piano
Chamber 2021 Alchymia for Basset clarinet or clarinet in A, 2 violins, viola and cello
Chamber 2021 Tower fanfare for 14 trumpets
Vocal 2022 Növények for mezzo-soprano and piano sextet
Piano 2022 Az ág (The Branch) for piano
Orchestral 2022 Five Spells from The Tempest for orchestra based on music from the opera. Renamed from The Tempest Symphony
Chamber 2022 Suite from The Tempest for violin and piano based on music from the opera
Concertante 2022 Air – Homage to Sibelius for violin and orchestra
Guitar 2023 Forgotten Dances for guitar six movements: Overture, Berceuse, Courante, Barcarolle, Carillon de Ville and Vesper.
Chamber 2024 Wreath for string quintet
Orchestral 2024 Aquifer for orchestra

References

  1. ^ "Thomas Adès List of Works at Faber Music" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 February 2008. Retrieved 22 February 2008.
  2. ^ "Thomas Adès web site". Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Sola (Adès) - from CDA68373 - Hyperion Records - MP3 and Lossless downloads".
  4. ^ "Aspects of Adès III | LA Phil". Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  5. ^ "Thomas Adès' new orchestral work on world tour – News & Reviews – Thomas Adès – Composers – Faber Music – Faber Music". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2010.