Composers Performers

Sofia Gubaidulina

Sofia Gubaidulina (1931–2025)

Russia · Expressionism (1910-1940), Avant-garde music

As a performer: synthesizer ANS

“A Letter to the Poet Rimma Dalos”, for soprano and cello (1985)
“Allegro rustico”, for flute and piano (1963)
“Alleluia”, for soloists, chorus and orchestra (1990)
Astor Piazzolla’s “Le Grand Tango”, transcription for violin and piano (1995)
“Cadenza”, for bayan
Cantata “Night in Memphis” for mezzo-soprano, male choir, and orchestra, set to ancient Egyptian texts. (1968)
Cantata “Rubaiyat” for baritone and chamber orchestra (on poems by Khaqani, Hafez, and Khayyam) (1969)
“Canticle of the Sun”, for cello, chamber chorus and percussion (1997)
Cello Concerto No. 2, “And: The Feast Is in Full Progress” (1993)
Cello Concerto No. 2, “And: The Feast Is in Full Progress” (1993)
Chaconne for piano (1962)
Concerto “The Deceitful Face of Hope and of Despair” for flute and orchestra (2005)
Concerto for Bassoon and Low Strings (1975)
Concerto for Two Orchestras: Symphony and Variety (1976)
Concerto for Viola and Orchestra (1996)
“Concordanza”, for chamber ensemble (1971)
“Dancer on a Tightrope”, for violin and piano (1993)
“De profundis”, for solo bayan (1978)
Detto-2, for Cello and Ensemble (1972)
“Dots, Lines, Zigzags”, for bass clarinet and piano (1976)
Duo Sonata for Two Bassoons (1977)
“Et exspecto”, sonata for bayan (1986)
“Fachwerk”, for bayan, percussion and strings (2009)
Fairytale Poem for symphony orchestra (1971)
“Figures of Time” (Zeitgestalten), for large orchestra (1994)
Five Etudes for Harp, Double Bass and Percussion (1965)
“Gallows Songs à 5”, for mezzo-soprano and four instrumentalists (1996)
“Garden of Joy and Sorrow”, trio for flute, viola and harp (1980)
“Glorious Percussion”, concerto for percussion ensemble and orchestra (2008)
“Hell und Dunkel” (Light and Darkness), for organ (1976)
“Homage to Marina Tsvetaeva”, for unaccompanied chorus (1984)
“Homage to T. S. Eliot”, for soprano and instrumental octet (1994)
“In croce”, for cello and organ or bayan (1979)
“In the Shadow of the Tree”, concerto for koto, bass koto, zheng and orchestra (1998)
“Introitus”, concerto for piano and chamber orchestra (1978)
Invention for piano (1974)
“Jubilation”, for four percussionists (1977)
Meditation uber den Bach-Choral “Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit” for cembalo and string quintet (1993)
“Mirage. Dancing Sun”, for eight cellos (2002)
“Misterioso”, for seven percussionists (1977)
Music for flute, strings and percussion (1994)
“Music from Davos” (1991)
“Musical Toys”, 14 piano pieces for children (1969)
“Nadeika”, triptych (2005-06)
“Now Always Snow” (Jetzt immer Schnee), for chamber chorus and ensemble (1993)
“Odd and Even”, for percussion and harpsichord (1991)
“On Tatar Folk Themes”, three cycles for domra and piano (1977)
“On the Edge of the Abyss”, for seven cellos and two waterphones (2002)
Oratorio “St John Easter” (2001)
Oratorio “St John Passion” (2000)
“Orpheus’s Lyre”, concerto for violin, strings and percussion (2006)
“Pantomime”, for double bass and piano (1966)
“Perception”, cycle for soprano, baritone and strings (1981)
“Phacelia”, cycle for high voice and orchestra (1957)
Piano Quintet (1957)
“Pro et contra”, for large orchestra (1989)
Quartet for flutes (1977)
“Quasi hoquetus”, for viola, bassoon and piano (1984)
“Quaternion”, for four cellos (1996)
“Ravvedimento”, for cello and guitar quartet (2007)
Reflection on B–A–C–H for String Quartet (2002)
“Repentance”, for cello, three guitars and double bass (2008)
“Ritorno perpetuo” (Eternal Return), for harpsichord (1997)
“Rumore e silenzio” (Noise and Silence), for harpsichord and percussion (1974)
Serenade for Guitar (1960)
“Seven Words”, partita for cello, bayan and strings (1982)
“Silenzio”, five pieces for bayan, violin and cello (1991)
Sonata “Detto-1” (The Spoken) for organ and percussion (1978)
Sonata “Rejoice!” for violin and cello (1981)
Sonata for double bass and piano (1975)
Sonata for Piano (1965)
Sonatina for solo flute (1978)
Song without Words for Trumpet and Piano (1977)
“Sotto voce”, for viola, double bass and two guitars (2010)
“Sounds of the Forest”, for flute and piano (1978)
“Steps” (Stufen), for symphony orchestra and seven narrators (1972)
“Steps”, for symphony orchestra and seven narrators (1992)
String quartet No. 1 (1971)
String quartet No. 2 (1987)
String quartet No. 3 (1987)
String Quartet No. 4 with Tape (1993)
String Trio (1988)
Symphony “Stimmen… verstummen…” (1986)
Ten Preludes for Solo Cello (1974)
“The Hour of the Soul”, for solo percussion, mezzo-soprano and orchestra (1976)
“The Light of the End”, for large orchestra (2003)
“The Rider on the White Horse”, for large orchestra and organ (2002)
“The Wrath of God” (Der Zorn Gottes), for orchestra (2019)
Toccata for Guitar (1969)
“Toccata-Troncata”, for piano (1971)
Trio for three trumpets (1976)
Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello, Bayan and Orchestra (2017)
Two Ballads for two trumpets and piano (1976)
“Two Paths” (Zwei Wege), concerto for two violas and orchestra (1998)
“Under the Sign of Scorpio”, concerto for bayan and orchestra (2003)
Violin Concerto No. 1, “Offertorium” (1980)
Violin Concerto No. 2, “In tempus praesens” (2007)
Violin Concerto No. 3, “Dialogue: You and I” (2018)
“Vivente – non vivente” (Living – Non-living), electronic composition (1970)