List of compositions by Péter Eötvös

The following is a list of compositions by the Hungarian composer, conductor and academic teacher Péter Eötvös. Music by Eötvös was published by Durand, Editio Musica Budapest, Ricordi and especially by Schott.

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)
 * 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)