Edison Denisov - Selected Works

Selected Works

• 1956-9 Soldier Ivan (Russian: Иван-солдат opera in three acts after motifs from Russian folk fairy tales
• 1964 Le soleil des Incas (Солнце инков — The Sun of Incas), text by Gabriela Mistral for soprano, flute, oboe, horn, trumpet, two pianos, percussion, violin and cello
• 1964 Italian Songs, text by Alexander Blok for soprano, flute, horn, violin and harpsichord
• 1966 Les pleurs (Плачи — Lamentations), text of Russian folksongs for soprano, piano and three percussionists
• 1968 Ode (in Memory of Che Guevara) for clarinet, piano and percussion
• 1968 Musique Romantique (Романтическая музыка — Romantic Music) for oboe, harp and string trio
• 1968 Autumn (Осень) after Velemir Khlebnikov for thirteen solo voices
• 1969 String Trio
• 1969 Wind Quintet
• 1969 Silhouettes for flute, two pianos and percussion
• 1969 Chant des Oiseaux (Пение птиц) for prepared piano (or harpsichord) and tape
• 1969 DSCH for clarinet, trombone, cello and piano
• 1970 Two Songs after poems by Ivan Bunin for soprano and piano
• 1970 Peinture (Живопись — Painting) for orchestra
• 1970 Sonate for alto saxophone and piano
• 1971 Piano Trio
• 1972 Cello Concerto
• 1973 La vie en rouge (Жизнь в красном цвете — The Life in Red), text by Boris Vian for solo voice, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion
• 1974 Piano Concerto
• 1974 Signes en blanc (Знаки на белом — The Sighs on White) for piano
• 1975 Flute Concerto
• 1977 Violin Concerto
• 1977 Concerto Piccolo for saxophone and six percussionists
• 1980 Requiem after liturgian texts and poems by Francisco Tanzer for soprano, tenor, mixed chorus and orchestra
• 1981 L'écume des jours (Пена дней — The Foam of Days), an opera after Boris Vian
• 1982 Tod ist ein langer Schlaf (Смерть — это долгий сон — Death is a Long Sleep) — Variations on Haydn's Canon for cello and orchestra
• 1982 Chamber Symphony No. 1
• 1982 Concerto for bassoon, cello and orchestra
• 1983 Five Etudes for Solo Bassoon
• 1984 Confession (Исповедь), a ballet in three acts after Alfred de Musset
• 1985 Three Pictures after Paul Klee for viola, oboe, horn, piano, vibraphone and double bass
• 1986 Quatre Filles (Четыре девушки — The Four Girls), an opera in one act after Pablo Picasso
• 1986 Viola Concerto
• 1986 Oboe Concerto
• 1987 Symphony No. 1
• 1989 Clarinet Concerto
• 1989 Four Poems after G. de Nerval for voice, flute and piano
• 1991 Guitar Concerto
• 1992 History of Life and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christus according to St. Matthew for bass, tenor, chorus and orchestra
• 1993 Sonata for clarinet and piano
• 1993 Concerto for flute, vibraphone, harpsichord and string orchestra
• 1993 Completion of Debussy's opera Rodrigue et Chimène
• 1994 Chamber Symphony No. 2
• 1994 Sonata for alto saxophone and cello
• 1995 Morning Dream after seven poems of Rose Ausländer for soprano, mixed chorus and orchestra
• 1995 Choruses for Medea for chorus and ensemble
• 1995 Completion of Schubert's opera-oratorio Lazarus oder Die Feier der Auferstehung (Лазарь и торжество Воскрешения) D689
• 1995 Trio for flute, bassoon and piano
• 1995 Des ténèbres à la lumière (From Dusk to Light) for accordion. Publ.: Paris, Leduc, 1996. Dur. 15'.
• 1996 Symphony No. 2 (March)
• 1996 Three Cadenzas for Mozart's Concerto for flute and harp (April–May)
• 1996 Sonata for two flutes (May)
• 1996 Concerto for flute and clarinet with orchestra (July)
• 1996 Femme et oiseaux (The Woman and the Birds) homage to Joan Miró for piano, string quartet and woodwind quartet (July–August)
• 1996 Avant le coucher du soleil for alto flute and vibraphone (the last work, completed 16 August).