List of compositions by Josef Tal
Introduction This is a '''List of compositions by Josef Tal''';  Josef Tal website. OPERASYear Composed WORK  DETAILS  PARTICIPANTS  PREMIERE 1955  Saul at Ein Dor  Text: Books of Samuel  soloists and orchestra  Michael Taube 1955, Tel Aviv 1958  Amnon and Tamar  libretto: Recha Freier, after Samuel II, 13  soloists, men's choir and orchestra  Heinz Freudenthal 1961, Jerusalem 1969  Ashmedai libretto: Israel Eliraz  soloists, choir, orchestra & electronic music Gary Bertini / Leopold Lindtberg 1971, Hamburg 1972  Masada 967  libretto: Israel Eliraz  soloists, choir, & electronic music  Gary Bertini / Leonard Schach 1973, Jerusalem 1974  The Temptation libretto: Israel Eliraz  soloists, choir, orchestra & electronic music  Gary Bertini / Götz Friedrich 1976, München 1983  The Tower  libretto: Hans Keller  soloists, choir, orchestra & electronic music Ádám Fischer / Siegfried Schoenbohm 1987, Berlin 1987  The Garden  libretto: Israel Eliraz  soloists & ensemble  Peter Löscher / Irmgard Schleier 1988, Hamburg 1993  Josef  libretto: Israel Eliraz  soloists, choir, orchestra  David Alden / Gary Bertini 1995, Tel AvivKEYBOARDYear Composed WORK  DETAILS  PREMIERE  1931  Pieces  for piano 4-hands    1936  Chaconne  for piano    1937  Three Pieces  for piano   Grünthal 1939, Jerusalem 1945  Cum Mortuis In Lingua Mortua  7 Variations for piano on a theme by Moussorgsky  Grünthal 1945, Jerusalem 1946  Six Sonnets  for piano  Grünthal 1948, Tel Aviv 1949  Sonata  for piano  Grünthal 1950 Tel Aviv 1951  A Little Walk  for piano 4-hands   1956  Five Inventions  for Piano  Lengyel(?) 1961 1962  Dodecaphonic Episodes  for piano  Tal 1963, Tel Aviv 1962  Concerto No. 4 for piano & magnetic tape   Tal 1962, Jerusalem 1964  Concerto No. 5  for piano & electronic music  Gerty Blacher-Herzog 1964, Berlin 1964 (Rev. 1977)  Concerto  for harpsichord & electronic music  Frank Pelleg 1964, Tel Aviv 1970  Concerto No. 6  for piano & electronic music  Tal 1970, Jerusalem 1975  Five Densities  for piano  Arnan Wiesel 1990, Tel Aviv 1983  Salva venia  for organ  Oscar Gottlieb Blarr 1984, Düsseldorf 1986 Essay I  for piano  Alan Sternfeld 1987, Israel 1988  A Tale in Four Parts  for piano 4-hands    1988 Essay II  for piano ? 1989 Essay III  for piano  Alan Sternfeld 1990, Jerusalem 1997 Essay IV  for piano  Jeffrey Burns 1998, Düsseldorf 2000 Essay V  for piano ? ORCHESTRAL / ENSEMBLE / INSTRUMENTAL SOLOYear Composed WORK  DETAILS  PREMIERE  1934  By the Rivers of Babylon for cello & harp   Weissgerber / Szarvas 19?? (?) 1937  Suite  for cello  Hillel Zori 2010, Tel Aviv 1937  Sonata  for cello  Hillel Zori 2010, Tel Aviv 1939  Prelude  for chamber orchestra, flute & fagott  Grünthal 1939, Jerusalem (before 1940)Trois Novelettes  for symphony orchestra  Gottfried / IPO 2014, Tel Aviv   1940  Suite  for viola  Gideon Roehr 1946 Jerusalem 1940  Theme and Variations  for 2 pianos & percussion  Grünthal / Kaplan/ Liebenthal 1940, Jerusalem 1945  Concerto No. 1  for piano & orchestra   Grünthal / Schlesinger 1945 Jerusalem 1946  Exodus  symphonic poem for baritone & orchestra. Text: Exodus, Psalms  Bernardino Molinari 1947, Tel Aviv 1947  Lament  for cello & harp   Josef Weissgerber / Klari Szarvas 19?? (?) 1949  Hora  for cello & harp   Josef Weissgerber / Klari Szarvas 19?? (?) 1950  Reflections  for string orchestra  Michael Taube 1950, Tel Aviv 1951 (Rev. 1952)  Sonata  for violin & piano  Goren / Stanfield 1951, Jerusalem 1952  Sonata  for oboe & piano  Haas / Tal 1954 (?) 1952  Symphony No. 1   Artur Gelbrun 1955, Bruxelles 1953  Concerto No. 2 for piano & orchestra  Tal / Singer 1953, Jerusalem 1953  Duo  for 2 flutes   Hanoch Tel-Oren / Sharona Tel-Oren 1953, Israel 1953  Concerto  for viola & orchestra Gideon Röhr / Heinz Freudenthal 1954, Haifa 1954  String Quartet No. 1   Alexander Tal / Yuval / Binyamini / Mense 1959, Tel Aviv 1956  Concerto No. 3  for tenor, piano & orchestra. Text: Eleazar Kalir  Taube / Tal 1956, Jerusalem 1957  Festive Vision  for symphony orchestra  Izler Solomon 1958, Jerusalem 1959  Intrada  for harp  Contestants of First Int. Harp Contest 1959, Jerusalem 1960  Symphony No. 2   Ronli-Riklis 1961, Jerusalem 1960  Sonata  for viola & piano  Ödön Pártos / Tal 1960, Tel Aviv 1960  Concerto  for cello & string orchestra  Uzi Wiesel / Ronli-Riklis 1961, Jerusalem 1961  Structure  for harp  Szarvas 1962, Israel 1963  String Quartet No. 2   New Israeli Quartet 1965, Tel Aviv 1965  Duo  for viola & piano (?) 1965, Hamburg 1966  Wind Quintet   Danzi Quintet 1968, Amsterdam 1966  Three Compositions  for recorder & harpsichord    1968  Fanfare  for 3 trumpets & 3 trombones  ? 1969  Double Concerto  for violin, cello & chamber orchestra Gary Bertini / Pinchas Zukerman / Uzi Wiesel 1970, Ein Gev 1971 (Rev. 1980)  Concerto  for harp & electronic music  Nicanor Zabaleta 1971, Johannesburg 1973  Treatise  for cello Uzi Wiesel 1974, Tel Aviv 1973  Trio  for violin, cello & piano  Shulman / Toister / Silver 1985, Tel Aviv 1975  Shape  for chamber ensemble Ralph Shapey 1976, Chicago 1976  Concerto  for flute & chamber orchestra Aurèle Nicolet / Mendi Rodan 1977, Jerusalem 1976 (Rev 1987)  String Quartet No. 3  ? 1977  Backyard  for chamber ensemble & tape (for choreography)    1978 Symphony No. 3  Zubin Mehta 1979, Jerusalem 1979 Double Concerto  for 2 pianos & orchestra Gary Bertini / Eden / Tamir 1981, Jerusalem 1980 Concerto  for clarinet & orchestra Bertini / Walter Boeykens 1984, Jerusalem 1980 Movement  for tuba & piano  Margulies / Garten 1982, USA 1981 (Rev. 1986) Dance of the Events  for orchestra Gary Bertini 1982, Jerusalem 1982  Piano Quartet  for violin, viola, cello & piano  Cantilena Chamber Players 1982, New York 1982  Imago  for chamber orchestra  Arthur Weisberg 1983, Washington 1982  Chamber Music  for s-recorder, marimba & harpsichord Manuela Christen / Hans-Peter Achberger / Urte Lucht 1987, Hamburg 1985  Symphony No. 4 Zubin Mehta 1987, Tel Aviv 1985  In Memoriam of a Dear Friend  for cello  Kaganovski 1986, Jerusalem 1986  Symphonic Fanfare   Houston Symphony Orchestra 1987, Houston 1989  Duo for trombone & harp  Nitzan Har-Oz / Adina Har-Oz 1991, Israel 1989  Dispute for harp  Contestants in the 11th International Harp Contest 1991, Jerusalem 1991  Symphony No. 5   Daniel Barenboim 1992, Berlin 1991  Symphony No. 6   Wolf-Dieter Hauschild 1992, Eschede (Germany) 1992  Duo  for oboe & English horn  1994  Quartet  for t-saxophone, violin, viola & cello Ein Habar / Braunstein / Kam / Plesser 1994, Hasselburg 1996  Perspective  for viola  Tabea Zimmermann 1996, Berlin 2005  Good Night  for 2 recorders  Manuela Christen / Eveline Lorandi 2010, Amriswil (Switzerland) UNACCOMPANIED SOLOYear Composed WORK  DETAILS  PREMIERE  1978 (Rev. 1982)  Scene  monodrama for soprano or tenor (to be acted). Text from Franz Kafka's diaries  Christine Anderson 1981, Cincinnati 1997 Schlichtheit  for baritone. Text: Jorge Luis Borges Matteo de Monti 1997, Vienna 2000 Sonett an Orfeus  for baritone. Text: Rainer Maria Rilke (Sonett XXIX)  Matteo de Monti 2000, Jerusalem SOLO VOICE WITH ONE INSTRUMENT, ENSEMBLE OR ORCHESTRAYear Composed WORK  DETAILS  PREMIERE  1936 Drei Lieder der Ruhe (Three Songs of Serenity)  for soprano & piano. Texts: Paul Verlaine, Georg Heym, Christian Morgenstern  Hede Türk / Grünthal 1938, Jerusalem 1950 Festive Prologue  for narrator & 2 pianos. Text: Rachel Bluwstein    1955 Three Songs  for soprano & piano. Texts: Rachel Bluwstein Hilde Zadek / Tal 1955, Tel Aviv 1971 Song  for baritone or alto & ensemble. Texts: Heinrich Heine  Heljä Angervo 1972, Berlin 1975 My Child  for soprano & clarinet. Text: Natan Yonatan  Adi Etzion / Richard Lesser 1975, Tel Aviv 1975 Else – Hommage to Else Lasker-Schüler  chamber scene for mezzo-soprano, narrator & ensemble. Text: Israel Eliraz  Adi Etzion 1975, Tel Aviv 1978 Fürchte dich nicht  for baritone and double bass    1987 Die Hand  dramatic Scene for soprano & cello. Text: Israel Eliraz Catherine Gayer / Uzi Wiesel 1989, Jerusalem 1991 Wars Swept Through Here  for baritone & ensemble. Text: Israel Eliraz  Matteo de Monti / Helmut Keller 1992, Kassel 1991 Bitter Line  for baritone & ensemble. Text: Israel Eliraz  Friedrich Goldmann / Georg Christoph Biller 1991, Berlin 1993 Mein blaues Klavier (My Blue Piano) for mezzo-soprano & piano. Text: Else Lasker-Schüler  Andión Fernández / Axel Bauni 1994 Berlin CHORAL MUSIC A CAPPELLA / WITH ORCHESTRAYear Composed WORK  DETAILS  PREMIERE  1936 On the Way  for 4 women voices. Texts: Rachel Bluwstein    1949 Rev. 1954 Aleinu Leshabe'ach  for 3 voices women choir, tenor & piano (organ). Text: Siddur, Shalom Shabazi  Helfman / Putterman 1949, New York 1949 The Mother Rejoices  symphonic cantata. Text: Book of Maccabees  Freudenthal 1953, Jerusalem 1952 3 Songs for Choir for choir. Texts: Song of Songs, Shalom Shabazi Tal 1953, Jerusalem 1955 Succot Cantata  for soloists, mixed choir & orchestra. Text: Shacharit, Eleazar Kalir Tal 1955, Jerusalem? (After 1962) God Full of Mercy  for mixed choir. Text: Yehuda Amichai    1967 The Death of Moses  requiem for soloists, mixed choir, orchestra & electronic music. Text: Yehuda Ya'ariBertini 1967, Jerusalem 1968 Parade of the Fallen (Misdar Ha'Noflim) cantata for soloists, choir & orchestra. Text: Haim Hefer  Mendi Rodan 1969, Jerusalem 1975 Death Came to the Wooden Horse Michael  for soloists, mixed choir & electronic music. Text: Nathan Zach  Avner Itai 1979, Jerusalem 1978 With All Thy Soul  cantata for soloists, equal voices boys' choir, mixed choir & ensemble. Text: 1 Maccabees (Apocrypha), Sefer Ha'Agada  Bertini 1978, Jerusalem 1985 Dream of the Circles  for baritone, choir & ensemble. Text: Nachman of Breslov  Avner Itai 1985, Tel Aviv 1987 Touch a Place  for solo voice & choir. Text: Israel Eliraz  Arnon Meroz 1987, Jerusalem ELECTRONIC MUSIC (unaccompanied)Year Composed WORK  DETAILS  1958  Exodus (II)  for choreography 1959  The Tale of the Shadow for a radio play 1963  Ranges of Energy (Ver. I)  for choreography  1964 Rev. 1971, 1978  I Called Upon The Lord in Distress  for choreography 1968  Ashmedai - electronic overture of the opera for choreography 1970  Variations  for choreography 1972  Frequencies 440–462   1976  The Emigrants  for the theater play   1979  Shikaron Sinai  for a TV documentary  1981  L'Atelier  for the theater play  1990  Ranges of Energy (Ver. II) a.k.a. Rays of Energy  Talmark Notation Project 1992  Coincidentia Oppositorum (Etude No. 1)  Talmark Notation Project
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