List of compositions by Krzysztof Penderecki

The following is an incomplete list of works by the Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki.

Operas

 * The Most Valiant Knight, children's opera in 3 acts (1965)
 * Die Teufel von Loudun (The Devils of Loudun, 1968–69), based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Aldous Huxley.
 * Paradise Lost (1975–78), based on the epic poem by John Milton
 * Die schwarze Maske (The Black Mask) (1984–86), based on the play by Gerhart Hauptmann
 * Ubu Rex (1990–91), based on the play Ubu Roi by Alfred Jarry

Symphonies

 * Symphony No. 1 (1973)
 * Symphony No. 2: Christmas (1980)
 * Symphony No. 3 (1988–95)
 * Symphony No. 4: Adagio (1989), winner of the 1992 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition
 * Symphony No. 5: Korean (1991–92)
 * Symphony No. 6: Chinese Poems (2008–17)
 * Symphony No. 7: Seven Gates of Jerusalem (1996), for soloists, speaker, triple chorus and orchestra
 * Symphony No. 8: Lieder der Vergänglichkeit (2004–05, rev. 2008), for voices, chorus and orchestra

Orchestral

 * Symphonic Scherzo for orchestra (c. 1953–55, withdrawn)
 * Overture for orchestra (1956–57, withdrawn)
 * Epitaph Artur Malawski in Memoriam for string orchestra and timpani (1958)
 * Emanations (Emanacje, 1959) for two string orchestras tuned a semitone apart
 * Anaklasis (1959) for strings and percussion
 * Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima (Tren Ofiarom Hiroszimy, 1961) for 52 string instruments
 * Polymorphia (1961) for 48 string instruments
 * Fluorescences (Fluorescencje, 1961–62) for orchestra
 * Canon (1962) for string orchestra
 * Three Pieces in Baroque Style (1963, music for The Saragossa Manuscript)
 * De Natura Sonoris No. 1 (1966)
 * Pittsburgh Overture (1967) for wind band
 * Kosmogonia (1970)
 * De Natura Sonoris No. 2 (1971)
 * Prélude (1971) for winds, percussion and double basses
 * Actions (1971) for free jazz orchestra
 * Intermezzo (1973) for 24 strings
 * The Dream of Jacob ("Als Jakob erwachte...") (1974)
 * Adagietto from Paradise Lost (1979)
 * Sinfonietta No. 1, for string orchestra (1992, arranged from String Trio)
 * Sinfonietta No. 2, for clarinet and strings (1994, arranged from Clarinet Quartet)
 * Music from Ubu Rex (1994)
 * Entrata (1994), for brass and timpani
 * Burlesque Suite from Ubu Rex (1995) for large wind band
 * Serenade, for string orchestra (1996–97)
 * Luzerner Fanfare (1998), for eight trumpets and percussion
 * Fanfarria Real (2003)
 * Danziger Fanfare (2008), for brass and percussion
 * Prelude for Peace (2009), for brass and percussion
 * De Natura Sonoris No. 3 (2012)
 * Sinfonietta No. 3, for string orchestra (2012, arranged from String Quartet No. 3)
 * Adagio for string orchestra (2013; from Symphony No. 3)
 * Polonaise for orchestra (2016)
 * Polonaise No. 2 for orchestra (2018)
 * Fanfare for the independent Poland for 7 brass instruments, timpani and percussion (2018)

Concertante

 * Piano:
 * Piano Concerto: Resurrection (2001–02, revised 2007)
 * Violin:
 * Violin Concerto (1962–63; withdrawn)
 * Capriccio for Violin and Orchestra (1967)
 * Violin Concerto No. 1 (1976–77, revised 1987), for Isaac Stern
 * Violin Concerto No. 2: Metamorphosen (1992–95), for Anne-Sophie Mutter
 * Viola:
 * Viola Concerto (1983, also versions for: clarinet, cello, and version for chamber orchestra)
 * Cello:
 * Sonata for Cello and Orchestra (1964), for Siegfried Palm
 * Cello Concerto No. 1 (1972)
 * Cello Concerto No. 2 (1982)
 * Cello Concerto (transcription from Viola Concerto, 1983)
 * Concerto Grosso No. 1, for three cellos and orchestra (2000–01)
 * Largo for cello and orchestra (2003)
 * Flute:
 * Fonogrammi for flute and chamber orchestra (1961)
 * Concerto for flute and chamber orchestra (1992)
 * Sinfonietta for flute and string orchestra (2019)
 * Oboe:
 * Capriccio for Oboe and Eleven Strings (1964)
 * Clarinet:
 * Concerto for clarinet and chamber orchestra (1995, transcription from Flute Concerto, 1992)
 * Clarinet Concerto (1997, transcription from Viola Concerto, 1983)
 * Concerto Grosso No. 2, for five clarinets and orchestra (2004)
 * Horn
 * Horn Concerto (2008)
 * Others:
 * Concerto for violino grande and orchestra (1967; withdrawn)
 * Partita, for harpsichord, electric guitar, bass guitar, harp, double bass and orchestra (1971, revised 1991)
 * Music for alto flute, marimba and strings (2000; from Symphony No. 3)
 * Double Concerto for violin, viola and orchestra (2012)
 * Trumpet Concertino (2015)
 * Saxophone Concerto (2015; after Viola Concerto)

Vocal/choral

 * Asking for Happy Isles for voice and piano (c. 1954–55)
 * The Sky at Night for voice and piano (1955)
 * Silence for voice and piano (1955)
 * Psalms of David (1958)
 * Breath of Night for voice and piano (1958)
 * Strophen (1959) for soprano, speaker and ten instruments
 * Dimensions of Time and Silence (1959–61)
 * African Lyrics for voice and piano (1960)
 * Stabat Mater (1962)
 * Brygada śmierci (Death Brigade), radio play for reciter and tape (1963)
 * Cantata (1964)
 * St Luke Passion (1965)
 * Dies Irae (1967)
 * Kosmogonia (1970)
 * Utrenja (Morning Prayer) (1969–71)
 * Ecloga VIII (1972)
 * Canticum Canticorum Salomonis (1970–73)
 * Magnificat (1973–74)
 * Te Deum (1979)
 * Agnus Dei (1981)
 * Polish Requiem (1980–84, revised and expanded 1993, expanded 2005 after Pope John Paul II's death)
 * Song of the Cherubim (1986)
 * Veni creator (1987)
 * Benedicamus Domino (1992)
 * Benedictus (1993)
 * Agnus Dei (1995, for the Requiem of Reconciliation)
 * De Profundis (1996)
 * Hymne an den heiligen Daniel (1997)
 * Hymne an den heiligen Adalbert (1997)
 * Credo (1997–98)
 * Benedictus (2002)
 * Santus for chorus a capella (2008)
 * Gloriosa virginum for chorus a capella (2009)
 * Kaddish (2009), for voices, choir, and orchestra
 * Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (2010), for mixed choir, brass, percussion and string orchestra
 * Powiało na mnie morze snów... Pieśni zadumy i nostalgii (A sea of dreams did breathe on me... Songs of reverie and nostalgia, 2010)
 * Missa brevis for chorus a capella (2013)
 * Dies illa (2014), for three soloists, three mixed choirs and orchestra
 * Budapest '56 "Requiem" for narrator, soloists, chorus and orchestra (2015–16)
 * Domine quid multiplicati sunt for chorus a capella (2015)
 * Lacrimosa No. 2 for soprano, chorus and chamber orchestra (2018)

Chamber

 * Violin Sonata No. 1 (1953)
 * Misterioso for flute and piano (1954 or 1955)
 * Three Miniatures for Clarinet and Piano (1956)
 * String Quartet (1956–57; withdrawn)
 * Three Miniatures for Violin and Piano (1959)
 * String Quartet No. 1 (1960)
 * String Quartet No. 2 (1968)
 * Der unterbrochene Gedanke, for string quartet (1988)
 * String Trio (1991)
 * Clarinet Quartet (1993)
 * Violin Sonata No. 2 (1999)
 * Sextet, for clarinet, horn, violin, viola, cello and piano (2000)
 * Agnus Dei, for eight cellos (transcription of the choral work; 2007)
 * String Quartet No. 3 (2008)
 * Serenata, for three cellos (2008)
 * Duo concertante, for violin and double bass (2010)
 * String Quintet (2015)
 * String Quartet No. 4 (2016)

Solo instrument

 * Violin
 * Capriccio (2008)
 * Tanz (2009)
 * La Follia (2013)
 * Viola
 * Cadenza (1984)
 * Sarabande (2000–01)
 * Tanz (2010)
 * Tempo di valse (2013)
 * Cello
 * Capriccio per Siegfried Palm (1968)
 * Per Slava (1986)
 * Suite (initially entitled Divertimento) (1994-2013)
 * Violoncello totale (2011)
 * Clarinet
 * Prelude (1987)
 * Horn
 * Capriccio per Radovan "Il sogno di un cacciatore" (2012)
 * Tuba
 * Capriccio (1980)
 * Keyboard
 * Mensura sortis for 2 pianos (1963; withdrawn)
 * De rebus sonoribus for harpsichord (1965; withdrawn)
 * Aria, Ciaccona & Vivace (2019; first composition for solo piano)