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 | width= | Polish title (Original title) | width= | English title | width=150 | Scoring | Notes |
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| Piano | M1 | 1 | 1899–1900 | Dziewięć preludiów | 9 Preludes | for piano | ||||
| Vocal | M2 | 2 | 1900–1902 | Sześć pieśni | 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 | 4 Études (4 Studies) | for piano | ||||
| Vocal | M4 | 5 | 1902 | Trzy fragmenty z poematów Jana Kasprowicza | 3 Fragments from Poems by Jan Kasprowicz | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | for orchestra | |||||
| Vocal | M20 | 20 | 1909 | Sześć pieśni | 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) | 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 | Love Songs of Hafiz, 6 Songs | 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 | |||||
| Vocal | M28 | 26 | 1911, 1914 | Pieśni miłosne Hafiza | 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" | 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 | Métopes, 3 Poèms | for piano | ||||
| Chamber music | M29 | 30 | 1915 | Mity | Mythes (Myths) | for violin and piano | ||||
| Vocal | M32 | 31 | 1915 | Pieśni księżniczki | 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 | 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 | 12 Études (12 Studies) | for piano | ||||
| Piano | M35 | 34 | 1915–1916 | Maski | Masques (Masks), 3 Pieces | for piano | ||||
| Concertante | M37 | 35 | 1916 | Koncert skrzypcowy nr. 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 | 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 | 4 Songs to Lyrics by Rabindranath Tagore | for voice and piano | words from The Gardener by Rabindranath Tagore in translation by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz | ||||
| Vocal | M44 | 42 | 1918 | Pieśni muezina szalonego | Songs of the Infatuated Muezzin | 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 | 2 Basque Songs | for voice and piano | lost | ||||
| Vocal | M48 M49 M50 | 1920 | Trzy piosenki (Piosenki żołnierskie) | 3 Songs (3 Soldier's Songs) | 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 | 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 | 3 Lullabies | for voice and piano | words by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz | |||
| Vocal | M53 | 49 | 1922–1923 | Rymy dziecięce | Children's Rhymes, 20 Children's Songs | for voice and piano | words by Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna | |||
| Piano | M56 | 50 | 1924–1925 | Dwadzieścia mazurków | 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 | 7 Songs on Words by James Joyce | 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 | 9 Polish Songs | for voice and piano | ||||||
| Piano | M60 | 1926 | Cztery tańce polskie | 4 Polish Dances | for piano | |||||
| Chamber music | M64 | 56 | 1927 | Kwartet smyczkowy nr. 2 | for 2 violins, viola and cello | |||||
| Vocal | M65 | 1928 | Vocalise-Étude | Vocalise-Étude | for voice and piano | |||||
| Choral | 1928–1929 | Sześć pieśni kurpiowskich | 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 | 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 | Litany to the Virgin Mary, 2 Fragments | 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) | for piano and orchestra | dedicated to Arthur Rubinstein | ||||
| Concertante | M71 | 61 | 1932–1933 | Koncert skrzypcowy nr. 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 | 2 Mazurkas | for piano |