List of compositions by Karol Szymanowski

Below is a sortable list of compositions by Karol Szymanowski. The works are categorized by genre, Michałowski catalogue number, opus number, date of composition, titles and scoring.

Genre	M	Opus	Date	Polish title (Original title)	English title	Scoring	Notes
Piano	M1	1	1899–1900	Dziewięć preludiów Andante ma non troppo Andante con moto Andantino Andantino con moto Allegro molto, impetuoso Lento, mesto Moderato Andante ma non troppo Lento, mesto	9 Preludes B minor D minor D♭ major B♭ minor D minor A minor C minor E♭ minor B♭ minor	for piano
Vocal	M2	2	1900–1902	Sześć pieśni Daleko został cały świat Tyś nie umarła We mgłach Czasem, gdy długo, na pół sennie marzę Słyszałem ciebie Pielgrzym	6 Songs	for voice and piano	words by Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer
Piano	M5	3	1901–1903	Wariacje fortepianowe b-moll	Variations in B♭ minor	for piano	theme and 12 variations; dedicated to Arthur Rubinstein
Piano	M3	4	1900–1902	Cztery etiudy Allegro moderato Allegro molto Andante in modo d'una canzona Allegro (ma non troppo)	4 Études (4 Studies) E♭ minor G♭ major B♭ minor C major	for piano
Vocal	M4	5	1902	Trzy fragmenty z poematów Jana Kasprowicza Święty Boże Jestem i płaczę Błogosławioną niech będzie ta chwila	3 Fragments from Poems by Jan Kasprowicz Holy God Blessed Be That Moment I Am and Cry	for voice and piano	words by Jan Kasprowicz
Vocal	M6	6	1904, 1912	Salome	Salome	for soprano and orchestra	lost; words by Jan Kasprowicz
Vocal	M7	7	1904	Łabędź	The Swan	for voice and piano	words by Wacław Berent
Piano	M8	8	1903–1904	Sonata fortepianowa nr. 1 c-moll	Sonata No. 1 in C minor	for piano	dedicated to Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
Chamber music	M9	9	1904	Sonata skrzypcowa d-moll	Sonata in D minor	for violin and piano	dedicated to Bronisław Gromadzki
Piano	M10	10	1900–1904	Wariacje na polski temat ludowy h-moll	Variations on a Polish Folk Theme in B minor	for piano	dedicated to Zygmunt Noskowski
Vocal	M11	11	1904–1905	Cztery pieśni Tak jestem smętny W zaczarowanym lesie Nademną leci w szafir morza Rycz burzo...	4 Songs	for voice and piano	words by Tadeusz Miciński
Orchestral	M12	12	1904–1905	Uwertura koncertowa E-dur	Concert Overture in E major	for orchestra
Vocal	M14	13	1905–1907	Pięć pieśni Głos w mroku Kołysanka Dzieciątka Jezus Na morzu Zulejka Czarna lutnia	5 Songs	for voice and piano	words by German poets in translation by Stanisław Barącz 1. words by Richard Dehmel 2. words by Clemens Brentano and Achim von Arnim 3. words by Richard Dehmel 4. words by Friedrich von Bodenstedt 5. words by Otto Julius Bierbaum
Piano	M13	14	1905	Fantazja C-dur	Fantasy in C major	for piano
Piano	M19		1905, 1909	Preludium i fuga cis-moll	Prelude and Fugue in C♯ minor	for piano
Orchestral	M15	15	1906–1907	Symfonia nr. 1 f-moll	Symphony No. 1 in F minor	for orchestra
Chamber music		16	1907	Trio na fortepian, skrzypce i wiolonczelę	Piano Trio	for violin, cello and piano	withdrawn/destroyed by the composer
Vocal	M17	17	1907	Dwanaście pieśni Wczesnym rankiem Tajemnica Zaloty Nocą Refleksya Zwiastowanie Po burzy Zawód Kołysanka Dusza Fragment ("Płomienny") Noc miłosńa	12 Songs	for voice and piano	words by German poets in translation by Stanisław Barącz 1.~8. words by Richard Dehmel 9. words by Alfred Mombert 10. words by Gustav Falke 11. words by Alfred Mombert 12. words by Martin Greif
Vocal	M18	18	1908, 1912	Penthezilea	Penthesilea	for soprano and orchestra	words by Stanisław Wyspiański
Stage			1908–1909	Loteria na mężów, czyli Narzeczony nr. 69	Lottery for Husbands or Fiancé No. 69		Operetta in 3 acts; libretto by Julian Krzewiński-Maszyński; premiered in 2007
Orchestral	M24	19	1909–1910	Symfonia nr. 2 B-dur	Symphony No. 2 in B♭ major	for orchestra
Vocal	M20	20	1909	Sześć pieśni Na księżycu czarnym Święty Franciszek mówi Pachną mi dziwnie twoje złote włosy W mem sercu Z maurytańskich śpiewnych sak Na pustej trzcinie	6 Songs	for voice and piano	words by Tadeusz Miciński
Piano	M25	21	1910–1911	Sonata fortepianowa nr. 2 A-dur	Sonata No. 2 in A major	for piano
Vocal	M22	22	1910	Barwne pieśni (Bunte Lieder) Pustelnik (Einsiedel) Pieśń dziewczęcia u okna (Lied des Mädchens am Fenster) Dla małych dziewczynek (An kleine Mädchen) Nocy letniej srebrny cud (Das hat die Sommernacht getan) Przeznaczenie (Bestimmung)	Colourful Songs	for voice and piano	words by German poets in translation by Stanisław Barącz 1. words by Karl Bulcke 2. words by Alfons Paquet 3. words by Emil Faktor 4. words by Anna Ritter 5. words by Ricarda Huch
Chamber music	M23	23	1910	Romans D-dur	Romance in D major	for violin and piano	dedicated to violinist Paweł Kochański
Vocal	M26	24	1911	Pieśni miłosne Hafiza Życzenie Jedyne lekarstwo Płonące tulipany Taniec Zakochany wiatr Smutna wiosna	Love Songs of Hafiz, 6 Songs Desires The Only Medicine Flaming Tulips Dance The Infatuated East Wind Sad Spring	for voice and piano	words by Hafez in translation by Hans Bethge nos. 1, 4 and 5 orchestrated and incorporated into Op. 26
Stage		25	1912–1913	Hagith	Hagith		Opera in 1 act; libretto by Felix Dörmann
Vocal	M28	26	1911, 1914	Pieśni miłosne Hafiza Grób Hafiza Serca mego perły Głos twój Wieczna młodość Pieśń pijacka Życzenie Zakochany wiatr Taniec	Love Songs of Hafiz, 8 Songs	for voice and orchestra	words by Hafez in translation by Hans Bethge 2. also for voice and piano 6.~8. orchestrations from Op. 24
Choral	M36	27	1914–1916	Symfonia nr. 3 "Pieśń o nocy"	Symphony No. 3 "Song of the Night"	for tenor (or soprano), mixed chorus and orchestra	words by Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī in translation by Tadeusz Miciński
Chamber music	M30	28	1915	Nokturn i tarantela	Nocturne and Tarantella	for violin and piano	dedicated to Monsieur Auguste Iwański
Piano	M31	29	1915	Metopy, Trzy poematy Wyspa syren Kalipso Nauzykaa	Métopes, 3 Poèms L'île des Sirènes (The Island of Sirens) Calypso Nausicaa	for piano
Chamber music	M29	30	1915	Mity Źródło Aretuzy Narcyz Driady i Pan	Mythes (Myths) La Fontaine d'Aréthuse (The Fountain of Arethusa) Narcisse (Narcissus) Dryades et Pan (Dryads and Pan)	for violin and piano
Vocal	M32	31	1915	Pieśni księżniczki Samotny księżyc Słowik Złote trzewiczki Taniec Pieśń o fali Uczta	Songs of a Fairy-Tale Princess	for voice and piano (or orchestra)	words by Zofia Szymanowska; nos. 1, 2 and 4 orchestrated in 1933
Vocal	M33	32	1915	Trzy pieśni do słów Dymitra Dawidowa Wschód słońca (Kaк тoлькo вocтoк) Bezgwiezdne niebo (Heбo бeз звëзд) Jesienne słońce (Oceнee coлнцe)	3 Songs on Words by Dmitri Davydov	for voice and piano	words by Dmitri Pavlovich Davydov – Дмитрий Павлович Давыдов (1811–1888) in translation by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz
Piano	M34	33	1916	Dwanaście etiud Presto Andantino soave Vivace assai (agitato) Presto. Delicatamente Andante espressivo Vivace (Agitato e marcato. Vigoroso) Allegro molto (Con brio. Burlesco) Lento assai mesto (espressivo) Animato (Capriccioso e fantastico) Presto (molto agitato). Tempestoso Andante soave (rubato) Presto (Energico)	12 Études (12 Studies)	for piano
Piano	M35	34	1915–1916	Maski Szecherezada Błazen Tantris Serenada Don Juana	Masques (Masks), 3 Pieces Shéhérazade (Scheherazade) Tantris le bouffon (Tantris the Fool) Sérénade de Don Juan (The Serenade of Don Juan)	for piano
Concertante	M37	35	1916	Koncert skrzypcowy nr. 1	Concerto No. 1	for violin and orchestra	in 1 movement; dedicated to violinist Paweł Kochański
Piano	M38	36	1917	Sonata fortepianowa nr. 3	Sonata No. 3	for piano
Chamber music	M41	37	1917	Kwartet smyczkowy nr. 1 C-dur	String Quartet No. 1 in C major	for 2 violins, viola and cello
Choral	M39	37b	1917	Demeter	Demeter, Cantata	for alto, female chorus and orchestra	words by Zofia Szymanowska
Choral		38	1917	Agawe	Agave, Cantata	for soprano, mixed chorus and orchestra	unfinished, words by Zofia Szymanowska after The Bacchae by Euripides
		39
Chamber music	M42	40	1918	Trzy kaprysy Paganiniego	3 Caprices de Paganini (3 Paganini Caprices)	for violin and piano	transcription of Caprices Nos. 20, 21 and 24 by Niccolò Paganini; dedicated to Paweł Kochański and Józef Ozimiński
Vocal		41	1918	Cztery pieśni do słów Rabindranatha Tagore Moje serca Młody królewicz I Młody królewicz II Ostatnia pieśń	4 Songs to Lyrics by Rabindranath Tagore My Heart The Young Prince (I) The Young Prince (II) The Last Song	for voice and piano	words from The Gardener by Rabindranath Tagore in translation by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz
Vocal	M44	42	1918	Pieśni muezina szalonego Allah, Allah, Akbar... O, ukochana ma... Ledwie blask słońca... W południe miasto białe od gorąca... O tej godzinie, w której miasto śpi... Odeszłaś na pustynię zachodnią...	Songs of the Infatuated Muezzin Allah, Allah, Akbar... Oh, my beloved... Barely the sun glistens on the tower's roof... At noon the city is white from the heat... At the hour when the city sleeps... You departed into the western desert...	for soprano and piano or orchestra	orchestrated in 1934
Stage	M45	43	1920	Mandragora	Mandragora	for orchestra	Pantomime in 3 scenes; scenario by Ryszard Bolesławski and Leon Schiller
Orchestral			1920	Marsz 3. Pułku Ułanów	March of the Third Regiment of Uhlans	for wind orchestra	lost
Orchestral			1920	Marsz uroczysty	Ceremonial March	for orchestra
Vocal		44	1920	Dwie pieśni baskijskie Piękny księżyc Ukochana złote włosy	2 Basque Songs	for voice and piano	lost
Vocal	M48 M49 M50		1920	Trzy piosenki (Piosenki żołnierskie) Do dziewczyny, Mazurek O zwiedzionym żołnierzu Wyszywała raz Hanka...	3 Songs (3 Soldier's Songs) To the Sweetheart, Mazurka About a Deceived Soldier Hanka Was Once Embroidering...	for voice and piano	1.~2. words by Kornel Makuszyński 3. words by Kazimierz Andrzej Czyżowski
Vocal			1920	Wiedzie nas Haller	Haller Is Leading Us	for voice and piano
		45
Stage	M55	46	1918–1924	Król Roger	King Roger		Opera in 3 acts; libretto by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz in collaboration with the composer
Vocal	M51	46b	1921	Słopiewnie Słowisień Zielone słowa Święty Franciszek Kalinowe dwory Wanda	Słopiewnie, 5 Songs	for voice and piano or chamber orchestra	words by Julian Tuwim; orchestrated in 1923–1924
Chamber music			1921–1922	Berceuse	Berceuse	for violin and piano	co-composed with violinist Paweł Kochański
Chamber music			1921–1922	Dance sauvage	Dance sauvage	for violin and piano	co-composed with violinist Paweł Kochański
		47
Vocal	M52	48	1922	Trzy kołysanki Pochyl się cicho nad kołyską Śpiewam morzu Biały krąg księżyca	3 Lullabies	for voice and piano	words by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz
Vocal	M53	49	1922–1923	Rymy dziecięce Przed zasnieciem Jak się najlepiej opędzać od szerszenia? Mieszkanie Prosię Gwaizdka Ślub królewny Trzmiel i żuk Święta Krystyna Wiosna Kolysanka Lalek Gil i sroka Smutek Wizyta u krowy Kołysanka Krysi Kot Kołysanka Lalki Myszy Zły Lejba Kołysanka gniadego konia Nikczemny szpak	Children's Rhymes, 20 Children's Songs Before Falling Asleep How Best to Get Rid of a Hornet Home Piglet Little Star Princess's Wedding Bumblebee and Beetle Saint Christina Spring Duckling's Lullaby Bullfinch and Magpie Sadness A Visit to Mrs. Crow Tina's Lullaby Wise Cat Duckling's Lullaby Mice Crafty Leiba Bay Horse's Lullaby Villainous Starling	for voice and piano	words by Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna
Piano	M56	50	1924–1925	Dwadzieścia mazurków Sostenuto Allegramente Moderato Allegramente, risoluto Moderato Vivace Poco vivace Moderato (non troppo) Tempo moderato Allegramente. Vivace. Con brio Allegretto Allegro moderato Moderato Animato Allegretto dolce Allegramente. Vigoroso Moderato Vivace. Agitato Poco vivace Allegramente – Con brio	20 Mazurkas	for piano
Stage		51	1925	Kniaź Patiomkin	Prince Potemkin	for orchestra	Incidental music to act 5 of the 1906 play by Tadeusz Miciński
Chamber music	M58	52	1925	Kołysanka	Lullaby (La berceuse d'Aitacho Enia)	for violin and piano
Choral	M60	53	1925–1926	Stabat Mater	Stabat Mater	for soprano, alto, baritone, mixed chorus and orchestra	Oratorio
Vocal	M63	54	1926	Siedem pieśni do słów Jamesa Joyce'a Droga moja Zaśnij Złocisty włos Turkawko moja Struny ziemi Po deszczu Majowe wiatry	7 Songs on Words by James Joyce Gentle Lady, Do Not Sing Sleep Now Lean Out of the Window My Dove, My Beautiful One Strings in the Earth Winds of May Rain Has Fallen	for voice and piano	words by James Joyce in translation by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz; nos. 5–7 left incomplete, completed by Adam Neuer
Stage	M68	55	1923–1931	Harnasie	Harnasie	for tenor, mixed chorus and orchestra	Ballet-Pantomime in 2 acts, 3 scenes with prologue and epilogue; scenario by Jerzy Mieczysław Rytard in collaboration with the composer
Vocal			1924	Idom se siuhaje dołu, śpiewajęcy... (Pieśń siuhajów)	Siuhaje Are Coming Down Singing... (Song of Siuhaje)	for voice and piano	Highlander Song from Harnasie, Op. 55
Chamber music			1925	L'aube	L'aube	for violin and piano	co-composed with violinist Paweł Kochański
Piano	M59a		1925	Walc romantyczny	Romantic Waltz (Valse romantique)	for piano
Vocal			1925–1926	Dziewięć pieśni polskich Idzie żołnierz borem, lasem Tam na błoniu błyszczy kwiecie Jak to na wojence ładnie Leci liście z drzewa Hej, strzelcy, wraz Ułani, ułani, malowane dzieci O mój rozmarynie I zabujały siwe łabędzie Gdzież to jedziesz, Jasiu	9 Polish Songs	for voice and piano
Piano	M60		1926	Cztery tańce polskie Mazurek Krakowiak Oberek Polonez	4 Polish Dances Mazurka Krakowiak Oberek Polonaise	for piano
Chamber music	M64	56	1927	Kwartet smyczkowy nr. 2	String Quartet No. 2	for 2 violins, viola and cello
Vocal	M65		1928	Vocalise-Étude	Vocalise-Étude	for voice and piano
Choral			1928–1929	Sześć pieśni kurpiowskich Hej, wółki moje A chtóz tam puka Niech Jezus Chrystus Bzicem kunia Wyrzundzaj się, dziwce moje Panie muzykancie, prosim zagrać walca	6 Songs from Kurpie	for mixed chorus a cappella
Choral	M67	57	1930	Veni Creator	Veni Creator	for soprano, mixed chorus, organ and orchestra	words by Stanisław Wyspiański
Vocal	M69	58	1930–1932	Pieśni kurpiowskie Lecioły zurazie Wysła burzycka Uwoz, mamo U jeziorecka A pod borem Bzicem kunia Sciani dumbek Leć, głosie, po rosie Zarżyjzę kuniu Ciamna nocka Wysły rybki Wsycy przyjechali	12 Songs from Kurpie	for voice and piano	No. 9 Zarzyjze kuniu also for violin and piano (1931)
Choral	M72	59	1930–1933	Litania do Marii Panny Dwunastodźwięczna cytaro... Jak krzew skarlały	Litany to the Virgin Mary, 2 Fragments Twelve-toned cithara... Like a Dwarf Bush	for soprano, female chorus and orchestra	words by Jerzy Liebert
Chamber music			1931	Pieśń Roksany	Roxana's Song (Chant de Roxane)	for violin and piano	transcription by the composer and Paweł Kochański from act 2 of King Roger, Op. 46; adapted for viola and piano by Lionel Tertis and published in 1953
Chamber music			1931	Taniec z "Harnasiów"	Dance from "Harnasie"	for violin and piano	transcription by the composer and Paweł Kochański from Harnasie, Op. 55
Chamber music			1931	Zarżyjzę kuniu	Zarżyjzę kuniu	for violin and piano	transcription by the composer and Paweł Kochański of No. 9 from 12 Songs from Kurpie, Op. 58
Concertante	M70	60	1932	Symfonia nr. 4 (Symphonie concertante)	Symphony No. 4 (Symphonie Concertante)	for piano and orchestra	dedicated to Arthur Rubinstein
Concertante	M71	61	1932–1933	Koncert skrzypcowy nr. 2	Concerto No. 2	for violin and orchestra	A la memoire du Grand Musicien, mon cher et inoubliable Ami, Paweł Kochański
Piano	M73	62	1933–1934	Dwa mazurki Allegretto grazioso Moderato	2 Mazurkas	for piano

References

Sources

• Gołubiew, Zofia (1997), Muzeum Karola Szymanowskiego w willi "Atma" w Zakopanem (Przewodnik) [Karol Szymanowski's Museum in the Chalet "Atma" in Zakopane (Guide)], translated by Chrzanowska-Kluczewska, Elżbieta, Kraków: Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie [The National Museum of Cracow], pp. 26–29
• Michałowski, Kornel (1967). Karol Szymanowski, 1882–1937. Katalog tematyczny dzieł i bibliografia [Karol Szymanowski, 1882–1937. Thematic Catalogue of Works and Bibliography]. Kraków: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne.