List of compositions by György Kurtág

This is a list of compositions by György Kurtág.

Compositions by opus number
Notes:

Works without opus number:
 * Viola Concerto (1954)
 * Játékok ("Games") (since 1973, 10 Volumes as of 2021), for piano
 * In Memoriam György Zilcz (1975), for 2 trumpets, 2 trombones and tuba
 * 13 Pieces for Cimbalom (1982), for 2 cimbaloms
 * Games and Messages for winds (since 1984)
 * Transcriptions from Machaut to J.S. Bach (1985), for 4-hand and 6-hand piano and 2 pianos
 * Pilinszky János: Gérard de Nerval (1986), for violoncello
 * 3 In Memoriam (1988–90), for 1-hand, 2-hand and 3-hand piano
 * Signs, Games and Messages for solo violin, viola, cello, double bass, flute, oboe, clarinet (since 1989)
 * Ligatura E Versetti (1990), for organ
 * Aus Der Ferne III (1991), for Alfred Schlee's 90th birthday, for string quartet
 * Looking Back: Old and New for Four Players, Hommage à Stockhausen (1993), for trumpet, double-bass and keyboard instruments
 * Epilog for Requiem of Reconciliation (1995)
 * Miriam Marbé in Memoriam (1999), for three recorders
 * Six Pieces for Trombone and Piano (1999)
 * Petite musique solennelle – En hommage à Pierre Boulez 90 (2015) for orchestra
 * Samuel Beckett: Fin de partie. Scènes et monologues, opéra en un acte (2018), opera

Solo Instrumental

 * Piano
 * Suite for four-hand piano (1950–1951)
 * Elö-játékok (1973–1974)
 * Játékok (Games) for piano, four-hand piano, and two pianos (10 Volumes published, 1973–   )
 * Szálkák (1973–1978)
 * 3 in memoriam (1988–1990)
 * Viola da Gamba
 * …sospiri, gemiti…  (2011)


 * Violin
 * Hipartita for solo violin (2000–2004)
 * 29 Jelek, játékok és üzenetek (Signs, Games and Messages) for solo violin (1989–2004)
 * Viola
 * 29 Jelek, játékok és üzenetek (Signs, Games and Messages) for solo viola (1998–2005)
 * Cello
 * 19 Jelek, játékok és üzenetek (Signs, Games and Messages) for solo cello (1987–2008)
 * Double Bass
 * 4 Jelek, játékok és üzenetek (Signs, Games and Messages) for solo double bass (1999–2000)
 * Flute
 * 6 Jelek, játékok és üzenetek (Signs, Games and Messages) for solo flute (1992–2005)
 * Oboe
 * 6 Jelek, játékok és üzenetek (Signs, Games and Messages) for solo oboe (1997–2001)
 * Clarinet
 * 6 Jelek, játékok és üzenetek (Signs, Games and Messages) for solo clarinet (1984–2001)
 * Bassoon
 * 3 Jelek, játékok és üzenetek (Signs, Games and Messages) for solo bassoon (1986–2001)
 * Guitar
 * Cinque Merrycate for solo guitar (1962) (Revoked)
 * Organ
 * Ligature e versetti for organ (1990)
 * Cymbalom
 * Szálkák for cimbalom (1973)

Chamber

 * Duets
 * 8 duets for violin and cimbalom (1960)
 * Tre pezzi for violin and pianoforte (1979)
 * 13 Darab két cimbalomra a Játékokból for two cimbalom (1982)
 * Panaszos kérlelö for recorder and piano (1988)
 * Tre pezzi for clarinet and cimbalom (1996)
 * Tre altri pezzifor clarinet and cimbalom (1996)
 * Játékok és üzenetek (Games and Messages) for woodwind duo (1998–2000)
 * Jelek, játékok és üzenetek (Signs, Games and Messages) for string duo (1978–2003)
 * Négy initium az Hommage à Jacob Obrecht-ből for viola and cello (2005)
 * Triptic for two violins (2007)
 * Trios
 * A kis csáva for piccolo, trombone, and guitar (1978)
 * Bagatelles for flute, piano and double bass, arrangements from Játékok (1981)
 * Hommage à R. Sch. for clarinet (and bass drum), viola, and piano (1990)
 * Myriam Marbé in memoriam for three recorders (1999)
 * Jelek, játékok és üzenetek (Signs, Games and Messages) for string trio (1989–2005)
 * String Quartet
 * String quartet (1959)
 * Hommage à András Mihály 12 microludes for string quartet (1977–1978)
 * Officium breve in memoriam Andreæ Szervánszky for string quartet (1988–1989)
 * Aus der ferne III for string quartet (1991)
 * Aus der Ferne V for string quartet (1999)
 * Hommage à Jacob Obrecht for string quartet (2004–2005)
 *  6 Moments Musicaux for string quartet (1999–2005)
 * Zwiegespräch for string quartet and electronics (co-written with György Kurtág Jr.) (1999–2006)
 * Other Quartets
 * Ligatura-Message to Frances-Marie The Answered Unanswered Question, for BACH-bow cello, two violins, and celesta (1989)
 * Életút (Lebenslauf) for two pianos (tuned a quarter tone apart) and two basset horns (1992)
 * Rückblick De l'ancien et du nouveau pour quatre instrumentistes (trumpet, double bass and keyboards) – Hommage à Stockhausen (1993)
 * Quintets
 * Wind quintet (1959)
 * In memoriam György Zilcz for two trumpets, two trombones, and tuba (1975)
 * Other
 * Irka-firka születésnapra – Mihály Andrásnak for two violons, two violas, cello, and double bass (1991)
 * Játékok és üzenetek (Games and Messages) for winds, strings, and keyboard (1992–2000)

Ensemble/orchestral

 * 24 Antiphonae (1970–1971, incomplete)
 * ΣΤΗΛΗ (Stele) for orchestra (1994)
 * ...a Százévesnek – Hommage à Takács Jenő for small string orchestra (2002)
 * Sinfonia breve per archi – Fried Márta emlékére for small string orchestra (2004)
 * Új üzenetek zenekarra for orchestra (1998–2008)
 * Brefs messages (2010)
 * Petite musique solennelle – En hommage à Pierre Boulez 90 for orchestra (2015)
 * Ligeti évszázada – Kalandozás a múltban for ensemble (2023)

Concertante

 * Mouvement for viola and orchestra (1953–1954)
 * Confessio concerto for piano (1980–1986)
 * …quasi una fantasia… for piano and spatialized instrumental groups (1987–1988)
 * Grabstein für Stephan for guitar and spatialized instrumental groups (1978–1989)
 * Double concerto for piano, cello, and two spatialized instrumental groups (1989–1990)
 * ...concertante... pour violin, viola, and orchestra (2003)

Vocal

 * Tánc dal for children choir and piano on a text by Sandor Weöres (1950)
 * Bornemisza Péter mondásai for soprano and piano on texts written by Péter Bornemisza (1963–1968)
 * Egy téli alkony emlékére (4 fragments on poems by Pál Gulyás), for soprano, violin, and cimbalom (1969)
 * Négy capriccio for soprano and chamber orchestra, on texts by István Bálint (1959–1970)
 * Négy dal Pilinszky János verseire for bassand chamber orchestra (1975)
 * Eszká-emlékzaj (7 Songs on poems by Dezső Tandori, for soprano and violin (1974–1975)
 * Herdecker Eurythmie "…sur des poèmes de Ellen Lösch", for speaker and tenor vielle (1979)
 * Poslanija pokojnoj R. V. Trusovoj 21 poems of Rimma Dalos, for soprano and ensemble (1976–1980)
 * Hét dal for soprano and cimbalom (or piano) (1981)
 * Stsenï iz romana 15 poems of Rimma Dalos for soprano, violin, double bass, and cimbalom (1979–1982)
 * Három dal Pilinszky János verseire for bass and piano (1975–1986)
 * Requiem po drugu for soprano and piano (1982–1987)
 * Kafka-Fragmente for soprano and violin (1985–1987)
 * Három régi felirat for soprano and piano (1986–1987)
 * Hölderlin : An... for tenor and piano (1988–1989)
 * Samuel Beckett: What is the Word Siklós István tolmácsolásában Beckett Sámuel üzeni Monyók Ildikóval for solo alto (speaker), five voices, and spatialized instrumental groups (1990–1991)
 * Samuel Beckett: mi is a szó Siklós István tolmácsolásában Beckett Sámuel üzeni Monyók Ildikóval for voice and upright piano (1990)
 * Pesni Unïniya i Pechali op. 18 for double mixed choir and instruments (1980–1994)
 * Requiem der Versöhnung for soloists, choir and orchestra (1995)
 * Üzenetek zenekarra for orchestra and mixed choir (1991–1996)
 * Hölderlin-Gesänge for solo barytone (and instruments) (1993–1997)
 * …pas à pas – nulle part… for barytone, percussion and string trio (1993–1998)
 * Einige Sätze aus den Sudelbüchern Georg Christoph Lichtenbergs revised version for soprano and double bass (1996–1999)
 * Esterházy Péter: Fancsikó és Pinta (Töredékek) – Bevezetés a Szépéneklés Müvészetébe I for solo voice, piano, and celesta (1999)
 * Colindă – Baladă for tenor, two mixed choirs and instrumental ensemble (2000–2007)
 * Songs to Poems by Anna Akhmatova for soprano and ensemble (1997–2008)
 * ...elszunnyadni, - semmi több... (Három dal Tandori Dezső verseire) (...to sleep, - no more..., (Songs to poems by Dezső Tandori)) for solo alto, [violin, piano & percussion / cello] (2019)

A cappella

 *  Klárisok for mixed choir on a poem by Attila József (1950)
 * Omaggio a Luigi Nono op. 16 for choir (1979)
 * Kórkép és Hattyudal for mixed choir (1978–1981)
 * József Attila-töredékek for solo soprano (1981)
 * Nyolc kórus Tandori Dezső verseir for mixed choir (1981–1984)

Opera

 * Samuel Beckett: Fin de partie. Scènes et monologues, opéra en un acte (2018)