Repertoire

Clarinet solo:

  • Edison Denissov – Sonate
  • Mauricio Kagel – Atem
  • Oliver Messiaen – Abime des oiseaux
  • Willson Osborne – Rhapsody
  • Krzysztof Penderecki – Prelude
  • Volodymyr Runchak – Homo Ludens I
  • Karlheinz Stockhausen – Harlekin
  • Karlheinz Stockhausen – In Freundschaft
  • Igor Stravinsky – Three pieces

Clarinet with piano:

  • Johannes Brahms – Sonate Op. 120 No. 1 in f minor
  • Johannes Brahms – Sonate Op. 120 No. 2 in E flat major
  • Norbert Burgmüller – Duo op. 15
  • Ernest Chausson – Andante and Allegro
  • Claude Debussy – Première Rhapsodie
  • Jean Francaix – Tema con variazioni
  • Carlos Guastavino – Sonate
  • Ante Grgin – Theme and Variations No. 2
  • Miroslav Istvan – Sonate
  • Bohuslav Martinů – Sonatine
  • Michał Jakub Papara – Hic et Nunc, Cracovia 5.13
  • Francis Poulenc – Sonata op. 184
  • Robert Schumann – Fantasiestücke op. 73
  • Camille Saint-Saëns – Sonate op. 167
  • Carl Maria von Weber – Grand duo concertant op. 48
  • Carl Maria von Weber – Variations on a theme from “Silvana” Op. 33
  • Charles Marie Widor – Introduction et Rondo op. 72

Polish music:

clarinet and piano:

  • Tadeusz Baird – Two caprices
  • Marcel Chyrzyński – Three Preludes
  • Marcel Chyrzyński – Dance of Death
  • Marcel Chyrzyński – Haiku No.2
  • Ignacy Dobrzyński – Duo
  • Witold Friemann – Sonate
  • Mikołaj Górecki – Sonate
  • Stefan Kisielewski – Sonate
  • Martyna Kosecka – Fragments
  • Witold Lutosławski – Dance Preludes
  • Zbigniew Andrzej Lampart – Fragment H
  • Zbigniew Andrzej Lampart – My Jewish Dreams
  • Krystyna Moszumańska-Nazar – Three miniatures
  • Krzysztof Penderecki – Three miniatures
  • Piotr Rytel – Romance
  • Antoni Szałowski – Sonatine

various instruments:

  • Marcel Chyrzyński – Trio in C for clarinet, cello and piano
  • Marcel Chyrzyński – Death in Venice for clarinet, cello and piano
  • Marcel Chyrzyński – Reflection No.4 for flute, clarinet, cello, piano and percussion
  • Ewa Fabiańska-Jelińska – Reflexion for clarinet and percussion
  • Ewa Fabiańska-Jelińska – The soul of the Seul for clarinet and vibraphone
  • Krzysztof Penderecki – Quartet for clarinet and string trio
  • Stachowski – Trio for clarinet, cello and piano

Clarinet with orchestra:

Clarinet solo with orchestra:

  • Claude Debussy – Première Rhapsodie
  • Jean Francaix – Tema con variazioni
  • Ante Grgin – Theme and Variations No. 2 for clarinet and string orchestra
  • Witold Lutosławski – Dance Preludes
  • Franciszek Krammar-Krommer – Concerto in E flat major Op. 36
  • Karol Kurpiński – Concerto
  • Wolfgang Amadeusz Mozart – Clarinet Concerto in A major KV 622
  • K. Penderecki – Sinfonietta No. 2 for clarinet and string orchestra
  • Carl Maria von Weber – Concerto No. 1 in F minor Op. 73
  • Carl Maria von Weber – Concerto No. 2 in E flat major Op. 74
  • Carl Maria von Weber – Variations on a theme from “Silvana” Op. 33

Clarinet and other instruments solo with orchestra:

  • Ernest Bloch – Concertino for flute, clarinet and orchestra
  • Franz Danzi – Concertante  for flute, clarinet and orchestra B flat major Op.41
  • Franciszek Krammar-Krommer – Concerto in E flat major Op. 35 for 2 clarinets and orchestra
  • Franciszek Krammar-Krommer – Concerto in E flat major Op. 91 for 2 clarinets and orchestra
  • Felix Mendelssohn – Concert Piece No. 1 Op. 113 and No. 2 Op. 114 for 2 clarinets and orchestra
  • Tadeusz Paciorkiewicz – Divertimento for clarinet and string orchestra
  • Michał Jakub Papara – Intui for clarinet, piano, percussion and string orchestra
  • Amilcare Ponchielli – Il Convegno for 2 clarinets and orchestra
  • Camille Saint-Saens – Tarantelle for flute, clarinet and orchestra

Chamber music:

2 clarinets and piano:

  • Bernhard Crusell – Andante and Allegro vivace
  • Ernesto Cavallini – La Bacana
  • Sarah Feigin – Awakening
  • Sarah Feigin – Fantasia
  • Béla Kovács – Greetings from the Balkan
  • Jann Kyplayn – Canzone e Scherzo
  • Joseph Lauber – Trois Morceaux op.18
  • Felix Mendelssohn – Concert Piece No. 1 op. 113 and No. 2 op. 114
  • Amilcare Ponchielli – Il Convegno
  • Božidar Milošević – Hameum Suite

Flute, clarinet and piano:

  • Guillaume Connesson – Techno Parade
  • Eric Ewazen – Palisades Suite
  • Florent Schmitt – Sonate et Trio
  • Maurice Emmanuel – Sonate
  • Camille Saint-Saëns – Tarantella
  • Sarah Feigin – Caravan

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