List of compositions by Péter Eötvös explained

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)
• 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)
• 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 Raftsmen (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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Peter Eötvös . 2024 . . 25 March 2024 . 29 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230929032415/https://www.durand-salabert-eschig.com/en-GB/Composers/E/Eotvos-Peter.aspx . live .
2. Web site: Peter Eötvös . 2024 . . 25 March 2024 . 18 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118231710/https://www.emb.hu/en/composers/eotvos . live .
3. Web site: Peter Eötvös . 2024 . . 25 March 2024 . 28 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200928093950/https://www.ricordi.com/en-US/Composers/E/Eotvos-Peter/ . live .
4. Web site: Peter Eötvös . 2024 . . 25 March 2024 . 28 January 2015 . https://archive.today/20150128121120/http://www.schott-music.com/shop/persons/featured/peter-eoetvoes/works/ . live .
5. News: Mayer . Gregor . 2 January 2019 . Schöpfer kosmischer Klangwelten – Komponist Peter Eötvös wird 75 . . Regensburg . de . 15 January 2019 . 16 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190116000316/https://www.nmz.de/kiz/nachrichten/schoepfer-kosmischer-klangwelten-komponist-peter-eoetvoes-wird-75 . live .