Galina Ustvolskaya - Works

Works

Her oeuvre is small, with only 21 pieces in her characteristic style (excluding the public, Soviet-style works).

  • Concerto for piano, string orchestra and timpani (1946)
  • Sonata for cello and piano (1946)
  • Piano Sonata No. 1 (1947)
  • The Dream of Stepan Razin (Сон Степана Разина – Son Stepana Razina) Bylina for bass and symphony orchestra (Russian folk text, 1949)
  • Trio for clarinet, violin and piano (1949)
  • Piano Sonata No. 2 (1949)
  • Octet for two oboes, four violins, timpani and piano (1950)
  • Sinfonietta (1951)
  • Piano Sonata No. 3 (1952)
  • Violin Sonata (1952)
  • Twelve Preludes for piano (1953)
  • Symphony No. 1, for two boys' voices and orchestra (Text by G. Rodari, 1955)
  • Suite for orchestra (1955)
  • Piano Sonata No. 4 (1957)
  • Symphonic Poem No. 1 (1958)
  • Symphonic Poem No. 2 (1959)
  • Grand Duet for piano and cello (1959)
  • Duet for piano and violin (1964)
  • Composition No. 1 Dona Nobis Pacem, for piccolo, tuba and piano (1971)
  • Composition No. 2 Dies Irae, for eight double basses, piano and wooden cube (1973)
  • Composition No. 3 Benedictus, Qui Venit, for four flutes, four bassoons and piano (1975)
  • Symphony No. 2 - True and Eternal Bliss, for voice and small orchestra (1979)
  • Symphony No. 3 - Jesus Messiah, Save Us, for voice and small orchestra (1983)
  • Symphony No. 4 - Prayer, for voice, piano, trumpet and tam-tam (1985/7) (6 minutes long)
  • Piano Sonata No. 5 (1986)
  • Piano Sonata No. 6 (1988)
  • Symphony No. 5 - Amen, for voice, oboe, trumpet, tuba, violin and percussion (1989/90)

Her music is available from Hans Sikorski, Hamburg.

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