Composer

Witold Lutosławski

1913–1994 · Polish

23 catalogued orchestral works — 21 with instrumentation confirmed against a source, 2 still marked TBD. We publish TBD rather than a guess.

YearWorkInstrumentationDur.
1938Symphonic Variations (Wariacje symfoniczne)2[1.pic] 2[1.2/ca] 3[1.2.3/bcl] 2[1.2/cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+3 — hp, pf, cel — str9'
1947Symphony No. 1TBD24'
1951Little Suite (Mała suita)2[1.pic] 2 2 2 — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+1 — str11'
1954Concerto for Orchestra3[1.2.3/pic] 3[1.2.3/eh] 3[1.2.3/bcl] 3[1.2.3/cbn] — 4 4 4 1 — tmp+4 — 2hp, pf, cel — str30'
1955Dance Preludes (2nd version, for clarinet and chamber orchestra)— tmp+1 — hp, pf — str — clarinet solo7'
1958Musique funèbre (Muzyka żałobna)str14'
1961Jeux vénitiens (Venetian Games)2[1/pic] 1 3[1.2.3/bcl] 1 — 1 1 1 0 — tmp+1 — hp, pf — str (reduced)13'
1963Trois poèmes d'Henri Michaux · chorus3[1.2.3/2pic] 2 3 2 — 2 2 2 0 — tmp+4 — hp, 2pf, cel — 20-part choir20'
1965Paroles tissées (Woven Words)— perc — hp, pf — str (5.5.3.3.1) — tenor solo16'
1967Symphony No. 2TBD30'
1968Livre pour orchestre (Book for Orchestra)3[1.2.3/2pic] 3 3 3[1.2.3/cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+3 — hp, pf, cel — str22'
1970Cello Concerto3[1.2.3/pic] 3 3[1.2.3/bcl] 3[1.2.3/cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+3 — hp, pf, cel — str24'
1972Preludes and Fugue for 13 Solo Strings (Preludia i fuga)— str, 13 soloists (7vn, 3va, 2vc, 1cb)34'
1975Les espaces du sommeil3 3 3 3 — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+1 — cel, pf, hp — str15'
1976Mi-parti3[1.2.3/pic] 3 3[1.2.3/bcl] 3 — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+3 — hp, pf, cel — str (8.7.6.6.4)15'
1979Novelette3[1.2.3/2pic] 3[1.2.3/ca] 3[1.2.3/Ebcl,bcl] 3[1.2.3/cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+3 — 2hp, pf, cel — str18'
1983Chain 1 (Łańcuch 1)1[pic,afl] 1[ca] 1 1 — 1 1 1 0 — perc — hpd — str (2vn,va,vc,db)9'
1983Symphony No. 33[1.2.3/pic] 3[1.2.3/eh] 3[1.2.3/Ebcl+bcl] 3[1.2.3/cbn] — 4 4 4 1 — tmp+4 — 2hp, pf 4hd, cel — str28'
1985Chain 2 (Łańcuch 2), Dialogue for Violin and Orchestra2[1.2/2pic] 2[1.2/ca] 2[1.2/bcl] 2 — 0 2 2 0 — tmp+1 — pf/cel — str (6.6.4.4.2)18'
1986Chain 3 (Łańcuch 3)3[1.2.3/pic] 3 3[1.2.3/bcl] 3 — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+4 — 2hp, pf, cel — str10'
1988Piano Concerto3[1.2.3/2pic] 3 3[1.2.3/Ebcl,bcl] 3[1.2.3/cbn] — 4 2 3 1 — tmp+3 — hp — str27'
1989Interlude (Interludium)1[pic] 1[ca] 2 1 — 0 1 1 0 — perc — hp, pf/cel — str (2.2.2.2.1)6'
1992Symphony No. 43[1.2.3/pic] 3[1.2.3/eh] 3[1.2.3/Ebcl+bcl] 3[1.2.3/cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+1 — 2hp, pf, cel — str22'

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