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,[1] Editio Musica Budapest,[2] Ricordi[3] and especially by Schott.[4]
Stage works
- Harakiri, opera (1973)
 - Radames, chamber opera (1975/97)
 - Three Sisters, opera (1996–97)[5]
 - 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)[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
- ^ "Peter Eötvös". Durand. 2024. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
 - ^ "Peter Eötvös". Editio Musica Budapest. 2024. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
 - ^ "Peter Eötvös". Ricordi. 2024. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
 - ^ "Peter Eötvös". Schott. 2024. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
 - ^ 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.