Witold Lutoslawski

Commissioned by the Salzburg Festival. First performance given by the Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by the composer, with Krystian Zimerman on piano.

Score. The title of the work relates to its form, which consists of two structurally independent strands. Sections within each strand begin and end at different times. Chain 2 is in 4 movements: AD L...

First performed in 1970 by Mstislav Rostropovich, to whom the work is dedicated, with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edward Downes.

Commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. First performance in September 1983, conducted by Sir Georg Solti. Duration c. 28 mins. Full score and orchestral parts available on hire from the publi...

The original version of this work, scored for chamber orchestra, was written in 1950 in response to a commission from Warsaw Radio. In the following year the composer revised and slightly extended the...

Commissioned by the Swedish Radio and first performed in March 1965 in Stockholm by La Salle Quartet. Study Score. Duration c. 24 mins.

Witold Lutosławski’s “Paganini Variations” are among the most thrilling and virtuosic works in modern concert literature. Originally composed for two pianos in war-torn Warsaw in 1941 and masterfully...

Commissioned by the Salzburg Festival. First performed in August 1988 by the Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer, with Krystian Zimerman. Duration c. 27 mins. Full score and o...