Unperformed Works
This page lists those works by Sorabji for which no complete performance has yet been given. Recordings, when available, are mentioned. A bullet (•) in the second column identifies a work that is available in a printed edition, which makes it easier to prepare a performance or a recording. The third column provides, when available, data about forthcoming performances.
For a list of works that have received their first performance but are awaiting a first commercial recording, see a separate page.
| Works | Edition | Date of Scheduled Performance |
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| Concerto [no. 1] pour piano et grand orchestre (1915-16; 177 pp.) |
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| Concerto II pour piano et grand orchestre (1916-17; 49 pp.) | ||
| Concerto pour piano et orchestra da camera [no. 3] (1918; 100 pp.) | ||
| Concerto pour piano et grand orchestre [no. 4] (1918; 100 pp.) | ||
| Music to “The Rider by Night” (1919; 54 pp.) | • | Unlikely to be performed given its incomplete status |
| Le mauvais jardinier (1919; 1 p.) | • | Unlikely to be performed given its incomplete status |
| Symphony [no. 1] for Piano, Large Orchestra, Chorus, and Organ (1921-22; 300 pp.) | ||
| Concerto for Piano and Orchestra [no.] III [no. 6] (1922; 144 pp.) | ||
| Opusculum for Orchestra (1923; 36 pp.) | ||
| Rapsodie espagnole de Maurice Ravel: transcription de concert pour piano (first version, 1923; 16 pp.) | • | |
| Concerto per pianoforte e piccola orchestra, “Simorg-Anka” [no. 7] (1924; 100 pp.) | ||
| Variazioni e fuga triplice sopra “Dies irae” per pianoforte (1923-26; 201 pp.) | ||
| Concerto V for Piano and Large Orchestra [no. 8] (1927-28; 344 pp.) | ||
| Introduction, Passacaglia, Cadenza, and Fugue (1929; compl. Alexander Abercrombie, 2004; 79 pp.) | • | |
| Symphony no. 0 for Piano Solo (1930-31; 333 pp.) | ||
| Movement for Voice and Piano (1927, 1931; 9 pp.) | • | |
| Quintet II for Piano and String Quartet (1932-33; 432 pp.) | • | |
| Toccata seconda per pianoforte (1933-34; 111 pp.) | • | No modern performance since the first performance by the composer on 16 December 1936 |
| Sonata V (Opus archimagicum) (1934-35; 336 pp.) | • | A recording by Tellef Johnson is in preparation (the website does not respond as of 17 January 2013). |
| Symphonic Variations for Piano (1935-37; 484 pp.) | Only var. 56 of the solo version has been recorded (by Michael Habermann). | |
| Tāntrik Symphony for Piano Alone (1938-39; 284 pp.) | ||
| Études transcendantes (100) (1940-44; 456 pp.) | • | The etudes that have yet to be given a first public performance are nos. 27, 33, 38, 39, 42, 44-48, 51, 53-58, 60-64, 68, 69, 71, 74, 78, 82, 87, 90, 91, 93, and 94. For a list of etudes that have been performed, see a separate page; for a list of the etudes recorded, see a separate page. |
| Symphony [no. 2], “Jāmī”, for Large Orchestra, Wordless Chorus, and Baritone Solo (1942-51; 826 pp.) | A MIDI rendition by David Carter is available. | |
| Third Organ Symphony (1949-53; 305 pp.) | A performance by Kevin Bowyer is expected in the summer of 2013 as part of his Sorabji Organ Project. | |
| Second Symphony for Piano (1954; 248 pp.) | ||
| Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra (1935-37, 1953-56; 540 pp.) | A MIDI rendition by Alberto Vignani is available. | |
| Opus clavisymphonicum — Concerto for Piano and Large Orchestra (1957-59; 333 pp.) | ||
| Third Symphony for Piano Solo (1959-60; 144 pp.) | ||
| Messa grande sinfonica (1955-61; 1,001 pp.) | ||
| Toccata quarta (1964-67; 149 pp.) | ||
| Frammento cantato (1967; 1 p.) | • | |
| Concertino non grosso for String Sextet with Piano obbligato quasi continuo (1968; 48 pp.) | • | A performance by the Interrobang ensemble was planned to be given in Birmingham on 13 December 2010 as part of a concert entitled “Sorabji & Strings” but had to be postponed. |
| Opusculum clavisymphonicum vel claviorchestrale (1973-75; 334 pp.) | ||
| Sixth Symphony for Piano (Symphonia claviensis) (1975-76; 270 pp.) | • | |
| Symphonic Nocturne for Piano Alone (1977-78; 113 pp.) |
© Marc-André Roberge 2013
Faculté de musique, Université Laval, Québec
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