Witold Lutoslawski

For oboe and piano. Written as a tribute to the composer and pianist Alan Richardson (1904-1978). First performance given by Janet Craxton And Ian Brown in London, 1980.

First performed by Stefan Kamasa and Andrzej Orkisz in 1973.

The title of this striking, virtuosic work refers to the continuous succession of sudden changes that occur within it, with contrasts of rhythm, dynamics and articulation. Written in 1992, it is Lutos...

Polish composer Lutoslawski created his Folk Melodies for piano in 1945, in the tradition of Bartok's folk settings for piano. In turn, transcriber Singleton has used four of the Folk Melodies to crea...

Polish composer Lutoslawski created his Folk Melodies for piano in 1945, in the tradition of Bartok's folk settings for piano. In turn, transcriber Singleton has used four of the Folk Melodies to crea...

The critically acclaimed and final large-scale work of Lutoslawski, commissioned and first performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in February 1993, conducted by the composer. In 2 movemen...

Premiered by the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble.

Score in C for this short piece, written in 1987.

Written as a 70th birthday tribute to Paul Sacher and based on the letters of his name. The work was requested by Mstislav Rostropovich, who gave the first performance in May 1976.

After Chain II for Violin and Orchestra in (1985) and the orchestrated version of Partita in (1988), Lullaby For Anne-Sophie, for Violin and Piano, was the third piece composed by Witold Lutoslawski....

Song cycle for Soprano and Piano (reduction from orchestral score) with poems by Robert Desnos. First performed at the BBC Proms in August 1991 by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by the composer,...

For solo treble voice with piano accompaniment. Words by Janina Porazinska.

Trois poèmes d'Henri Michaux was written for the Zagreb Biennale and first performed there by the orchestra and choir of Radio Zagreb, conducted by the composer and Slavko Zlatic on 9 May 1963. It is...

First performed at the Aldeburgh Festival in April 1978 by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by the composer. Duration c. 15 mins.

Song cycle for soprano and orchestra with poems by Robert Desnos. First performed at the BBC Proms in August 1991 by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by the composer, with Solveig Kringleborn. Dur...

A short piece for soprano solo and orchestra, written in 1937.

For soprano voice and symphonic orchestra. Full score with piano reduction included.

Rescored from Variations For Two Pianos (1941) at the request of the composer's pianist friend Felicja Blumenthal who gave the first performance in Miami in November 1979 with the Florida Philharmonic...

First performed in January 1980 by the National Symphony Orchestra, Washington conducted by Mstislav Rostropovich. Duration c. 18 mins. Orchestral parts available on hire from the publisher.

Internationally renowned Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski created this impressive and deceptively folk-like Orchestral work when he was a very young composer and it propelled him into the first rank...

Conceived as a connecting link for orchestra alone between Lutoslawski's Partita and Chain 2, both for orchestra and solo violin. It can, however, be played independently. First performed as part of a...

Srebrna Szybka (The Silver Windowpane) by Witold Lutoslawski, for unison voices and piano. Polish language.

A folk song based on Polish words by Julian Tuwim for SSA and piano. Handy as a short item to include in a Junior/Middle school concert.