1949

Concerto Grosso in D minor in the old style for small symphony orchestra

I. Grave e Allegro non troppo, II. Aria, III. Minuet, IV. Fugue

 

Sinfonietta for symphony orchestra

I. Con moto, II. Adagio, sostenuto e tranquillo (in modo d’una canzona), III. Allegro molto ed energico

 

Sonatina for piano

I. Vivo e scherzando, II. Andantino, III. Con molto con moto (quasi presto)

 

Concerto for piano and orchestra

I. Poco Allegro, II. Adagio non troppo ma molto tranquillo, III. Allegro

 

1950

Overture in Old Style for orchestra

I. Adagio, II. Allegro vivace

 

Symphony No. 1

I. Allegro con fuoco, II. Quasi largo, III. Presto assai, IV. Adagio molto, V. Allegro non troppo ma giocoso

 

1951

Colas Breugnon. A suite in the old style

I. Prelude (Prélude), II. Love cantilena (Cantilène d’amour), III. Dance I (Basse danse), IV. Sad song (Chant triste), V. Dance II (Gaillarde), VI. Postlude (Postlude)

 

Cantata Song of Revolution

I. Song of revolution: Allegro molto e furioso; II. Song of my land: Andante e molto, cantabile e molto calmato; III. We are building a People’s Republic: Largo (quasi in modo d’una marcia funebre)

 

Music to Direction Nowa Huta, a documentary directed by A. Munk

 

1952

Symphony No. 1 (Sinfonia quasi una fantasia)

I. Largo, II. Allegro, III. Allegro ma non troppo

 

Sonatina No. 2 for piano

I. Vivo e giocoso, II. Andante molto e calmato, III. Allegro con fuoco

 

Giocosa overture for orchestra

 

Little Suite for Children  for piano

I. Moderato, II. Andantino tranquillo, III. Allegretto grazioso, IV. Allegro giocoso

 

Three Songs  for soprano accompanied by 3 violas and cello to old Italian texts

I. S’alza nel ocean la vagh’aurora (Graceful dawn rises from the ocean...): Moderato; II. O sia tranquillo... (O, if tranquil...): Andante tranquillo; III. O, miracol d’amore... (O, miracle of love...): Allegro giocoso

 

1953

Lyric Suite. Four songs to words by Julian Tuwim for soprano and symphony orchestra

I. Song of cherries, II. Song of autumn, III. Song of spring, IV. Song of two winds

 

Two Caprices  for clarinet and piano

I. Poco vivace, grazioso, II. Con moto

 

Concerto for Orchestra

I. Grave e fugato, II. Scherzo, III. Recitativo e arioso, IV. Toccata ed inno

 

Two Songs for mixed choir a cappella

I. Grey doves have flown, II. Cold dew

 

Two Love Songs  for soprano and piano

I. How can I be merry, II. Come, Johnny!

 

1954

Four Preludes  for bassoon and piano

I. Moderato, II. Allegretto moderato, III. Adagio, con dolore, IV. Allegro giocoso

 

Ballad about a Soldier’s Cup, cantata for baritone, reciter mixed choir and orchestra

 

Incidental music to J. Słowacki’s Balladyna, directed by A. Bardini

 

Incidental music to L. Kruczkowski’s Julius and Ethel, directed by A. Bardini

 

1955

Prelude for piano

 

At a Warsaw Rally for voice and piano

 

Five Songs for Children to words by Józef Czechowicz for voice and piano

I. Our meadow, II. Quiet in the garden, III. The little cloud, IV. The golden cockerel is silent, V. After breakfast

 

Music to Warsaw in Canaletto’s Paintings, a documentary directed by J. Brzozowski

 

Incidental music to A. Mickiewicz’s Forefathers’ Eve, directed by A. Bardini

 

1956

The Waters of the Stream Are Running for mixed choir a cappella

 

Divertimento for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

I. Capriccio, II. Duetto, III. Quasi Valse, IV. Arietta, V. Marcia

 

Cassazione per orchestra

I. Adagio molto tranquillo. Allegro, II. Andante molto cantabile, III. Allegro

 

Four Love Sonnets  to words by William Shakespeare translated by Maciej Słomczyński for baritone and symphony orchestra (first version)

I. Sonnet 23: Andante; II. Sonnet 91: Allegretto con anima; III. Sonnet 56: Andantino, con amore; IV. Sonnet 97: Lento, con gran’ espressione

 

Incidental music to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, directed by L. Zamkow

 

Incidental music to M. Słomczyński’s Loneliness, directed by L. Zamkow

 

1957

String Quartet

I. Andante, II. Allegro, ma non tanto, III. Adagio molto tranquillo

 

Music to The Loop, a film directed by W.J. Has

 

Incidental music to R. Brandstaetter’s People from a Dead Vineyard, directed by H. Szletyński

 

Incidental music to J. Broszkiewicz’s Names of Power, directed by L. Zamkow

 

1958

Four Essays for orchestra

I. Molto adagio, II. Allegretto grazioso, III. Allegro, IV. Molto adagio

 

Incidental music to Shakespeare’s Henry IV, directed by A. Bardini

 

Incidental music to F. Dürrenmatt’s The Visit, directed by L. René

 

Incidental music to S. Wyspiański’s The Wedding, directed by S. Domańska

 

Incidental music to C. Fry’s The Lady's Not for Burning, directed by L. René

 

1958–1959

Expressions (Espressioni varianti) for violin and orchestra

 

1959

Music to Stone Heaven, a film directed by E. and C. Petelski

 

Music to Lotna, a film directed by A. Wajda

 

Incidental music to Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by A. Bardini

 

Incidental music to J. Słowacki’s Lilla Weneda, directed by J. Kulczyński

 

Incidental music to A. Miller’s The Crucible, directed by L. René

 

Incidental music to F. Dürrenmatt’s Romulus the Great, directed by H. Mikołajska and A. Sadowski

 

1959–1960

Exhortation for reciter, mixed choir and symphony orchestra

 

1960

Music to Year One, a film directed by W. Lesiewicz

 

Incidental music to J.P. Sartre’s The Devil and the Good Lord, directed by L. René

 

Incidental music to Shakespeare’s Hamlet, directed by A. Wajda

 

Incidental music to Shakespeare’s Richard III, directed by J. Woszczerowicz

 

1959–1961

Love Songs, six songs for soprano and symphony orchestra to words by Małgorzata Hillar

I. Other lips, II. A moment, III. A night without you, IV. Memory of your hands, V. Red clasp, VI. A request to thyme

 

1961

Study for vocal orchestra, percussion and piano

Parts: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII

 

Music to Pre-Columbian Mexican Art, a documentary directed by J. Brzozowski

 

Music to April, a film directed by W. Lesiewicz

 

Music to People from the Train, a film directed by K. Kutz

 

Music to Artillery Sergeant Kaleń, a film directed by E. and C. Petelski

 

Music to Samson, a film directed by A. Wajda

 

Incidental music to Sophocles’ Oedipus the King, directed by L. René

 

Incidental music to Gogol’s Marriage, directed by J. Świderski

 

1962

Variations without a Theme for symphony orchestra

 

Music to Between Shores, a film directed by W. Lesiewicz

 

Music to Late Passers-by, a film directed by J. Rybkowski

 

Music to Broken Bridge, a film directed by J. Passendorfer

 

Incidental music to R.P. Warren’s All the King’s Men, directed by L. René

 

Incidental music to M. Frisch’s Andorra, directed by J. Warmiński

 

Incidental music to E. Szwarc’s The Dragon, directed by J. Kulczyk

 

Incidental music to Shakespeare’s Hamlet, directed by G. Holoubek

 

1963

Chansons des Trouvères for alto (or mezzo-soprano) with 2 flutes and cello

I. Prelude, II. Canto I, III. Intermezzo I, IV. Canto II, V. Intermezzo II, VI. Canto III, VII. Postlude

 

Epiphany Music for orchestra

 

Music to A Day in Their Life, a film directed by A. Ścibor-Rylski

 

Music to The Beater, a film directed by E. and C. Petelski

 

Music to Passenger, a film directed by A. Munk, W. Lesiewicz

 

Incidental music to F. Dürrenmatt’s The Physicists, directed by L. René

 

Incidental music to F.G. Lorca’s Love of Don Perlimplín and Belisa in his Garden, directed by A. Bardini

 

Incidental music to J. Jurandot’s The Ninth Just Man, directed by L. René

 

Incidental music to B. Brecht’s Children’s Crusade [inserted into a production of B. Brecht’s The Visions of Simone Machard with Hans Eisler’s music], directed by L. René

 

1964

Four Dialogues for oboe and chamber orchestra

I. Andante non troppo, II. Moderato, III. Allegro moderato, IV. Adagio calmatissimo

 

Music to Agnieszka 46, a film directed by S. Chęciński

 

Music to The Wooden Rosary, a film directed by E. and C. Petelski

 

Music to Unknown, a film directed by W. Lesiewicz

 

Incidental music to M. Gorky’s Summerfolk, directed by L. René

 

Incidental music to S. O’Casey’s Red Roses for Me, directed by A. Bardini

 

Incidental music to Sophocles’ Oedipus the King, directed by H. Dzieduszycka

 

Incidental music to M. Frisch’s Don Juan or the Love of Geometry, directed by L. René

 

1965

Music to A Man with a Flower, a film directed by J. Rybkowski

 

Music to a cycle of feature films entitled The Last Day, the First Day:

  1. The Den, directed by S. Różewicz

  2. The Day after the War, directed by L. Lorentowicz

  3. The Cart, directed E. and C. Petelski

  4. Shoes, directed by E. and C. Petelski

  5. Little Daughter, directed E. and C. Petelski

  6. On the Odra River, directed by B. Poręba>

  7. Bigos, directed by S. Szyszko

  8. Instrumentum mortis, directed by J. Zarzycki

 

Music to A Place for One, a film directed by W. Lesiewicz

 

Music to Death in the Middle Room, a film directed by A. Trzos-Rastawiecki

 

Music to Visiting the Kings, a film directed by J. Rybkowski

 

Incidental music to Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, directed by A. Bardini

 

Incidental music to A. Miller’s After the Fall, directed by L. René

 

Incidental music to T. Breza’s The Office, directed by W. Krzemiński

 

Incidental music to M. Dąbrowska’s Stanisław and Bogumił, directed by J. Krasowski

 

Incidental music to F. Kafka’s The Castle, directed J. Warmiński

 

Incidental music to M. de Ghelderode’s La Balade du grand macabre, directed by L. René

 

Incidental music to J. Giraudoux’s Ondine, directed by I. Kanicki

 

1964–1966

Tomorrow, musical drama in one act

 

1966

Four Songs for mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra to poems by Vesna Parun

I. Stranger, II. Fading light, III. Last song, IV. Return

 

Incidental music to W. Zalewski’s  Prussian Wall, directed by I. Kanicki

 

Incidental music to F. Dürrenmatt’s Romulus the Great, directed by L. Rene

 

Incidental music to Euripides’ The Trojan Women, directed by J. Kulczyński

 

Incidental music to M. Dąbrowska’s Stanisław and Bogumił, directed by K. Skuszanka

 

Incidental music to J. Słowacki’s Kordian, directed by K. Skuszanka and J. Krasowski

 

Incidental music to G. Flaubert’s Madame Bovary, directed by I. Kanicki

 

Incidental music to F. Dürrenmatt’s The Meteor, directed by L. René

 

1967

Four Novelettes  for chamber orchestra

I. Molto andante (traunquillo), II. Tempo di valse lente (calmatissimo), III. Allegro moderato, IV. Andante

 

Music to Rough Art, a documentary directed by T. Jaworski

 

Music to Terrible Bed, a film directed by W. Lesiewicz

 

Music to Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime, a film directed by W. Lesiewicz

 

Music to When Love Was a Crime (Rassenschande), a film directed by J. Rybkowski

 

Incidental music to J. Anouilh’s La Foire d'empoigne, directed by J. Woszczerowicz

 

Incidental music to A. Griboyedov’s The Woes of Wit, directed by L. René

 

Incidental music to F. Dürrenmatt’s Es steht geschrieben, directed by L. René

 

1968

Five Songs  for mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra to poems by Halina Poświatowska Halina Poświatowska in memoriam.

I. Parting is a bird: Andante non troppo, II. Share with me: Allegro agitato; III. God, have mercy on me: Adagio;  IV. I’m cutting an orange of pain: Poco Andante; V. Whenever I want to live, I scream: Andante moderato

 

Sinfonia breve

I. Epos, II. Epeisódion, III. Elegeia

 

Incidental music to J. Słowacki’s Horsztyński, directed by I. Kanicki

 

Incidental music to F.G. Lorca Yerma, directed by A. Bardini

 

Incidental music to S. Wyspiański’s Chronicles of Kings, directed by L. René

 

1969

Four Love Sonnets for baritone, strings and harpsichord to words by William Shakespeare (second version)

I. Sonnet 23: Andante; II. Sonnet 91: Allegretto con anima; III. Sonnet 56: Andantino, con amore; IV. Sonnet 97: Lento, con gran’ espressione

 

Symphony No. 3

I. Poco andante, improvvisando, II. Andante moderato. Allegro agitato, III. Non troppo allegro, IV. Moderato ma grave

 

Music to Gniewko, a Fisherman’s Son, directed by B. Poręba

 

Incidental music to J. Słowacki’s Kordian, directed by M. Okopiński

 

Incidental music to S. Wyspiański’s The Curse, directed by J. Gruda

 

Incidental music to P.C. de la Barca’s Life is a Dream, directed by L. René

 

Incidental music to P. Luke’s Hadrian VII, directed by J. Bratkowski

 

1970

Goethe-Briefe, cantata for baritone, mixed choir and orchestra

 

Incidental music to Shakespeare’s Cymbeline, directed by A. Kowalczyk

 

Incidental music to J. Kasprowicz’s Marcolf Fat and Bawdy, a Tragicomic Mystery Play on His Birth, Life and Death, directed by L. René

 

1971

Play for string quartet

 

Incidental music to Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, directed by L. René

 

Incidental music to K.H. Rostworowski’s Caius Caesar Caligula, directed by I. Kanicki

 

1972

Psychodrama for orchestra

 

Incidental music to M. Gorky’s The Lower Depths, directed by J. Świderski

 

1973

Concerto for oboe and orchestra

 

Elegeia for orchestra

 

Music to Tomorrow, a film directed by B. Hussakowski

 

1974

Incidental music to J. Kochanowski’s The Dismissal of the Greek Envoys, directed by L. René

 

1975

Concerto lugubre for viola and orchestra

 

1976–1977

Scenes for cello, harp and orchestra

I. Conversation, II. Dispute, III. Reconciliation

 

1978

Variations in Rondo Form for string quartet

 

Incidental music to B. Brecht’s Life of Galileo, directed by L. René

 

1980

Canzona for orchestra

 

1981

Voices from Afar. Three songs for baritone and symphony orchestra to words by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz

I. Standing by the eternal lake, II. Night, III. In the church