works for orchestra
Stockhausen Complete Edition on CD
Since 1991, a complete edition of all recordings in which Karlheinz Stockhausen has personally participated is being released on compact discs. Each CD in this series is identified by Stockhausen's signature followed by an encircled number. The numbers indicate the general historical order of the works.
Stockhausen realised the electronic music and participated in these recordings as conductor, performer, sound projectionist, and musical director. He personally mixed down the recordings, mastered them for CDs, wrote the texts and drew the covers.
- The compact discs may be obtained from the Stockhausen-Verlag: Kettenberg 15, 51515 Kuerten, Germany (www.stockhausenCDs.com).
Karlheinz Stockhausen
composed 37 works for orchestra
from 1950 to 2007.
[9'21"] = duration of 9 minutes and 21 seconds (durations with minutes and seconds: CD durations of the Complete Edition).
U. E. = Universal Edition.
St. = Stockhausen-Verlag.
Special microphones and receivers (not listed) belong to the transmitters indicated.
Abbreviations
cond. = conductor; only the works with this indication are conducted.
micr. = microphone(s).
loudsp. = loudspeakers.
sound proj. = sound projectionist, who also controls the lighting from the mixing console in the hall (see scores).
tape rec. = tape recorder.
synth. player = synthesizer player.
| The world premières of works listed as "not yet premièred" may be commissioned. | ||||
| Duration | Publisher | CD of the Stockhausen Complete Edition |
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| 1950 | DREI LIEDER (THREE SONGS) for alto voice and chamber orchestra (cond.) (fl. / 2 cl. / bsn. / tp. / trb. / 2 perc. / piano / elec. harpsichord / strings) |
[19'26"] | U. E. (Universal Edition) |
1 |
| 1951 | FORMEL (FORMULA) for orchestra [28 players] (cond.) |
[12'57"] | U. E. | 2 |
| 1952 | SPIEL (PLAY) for orchestra (cond.) |
[16'01"] | U. E. | 2 |
| 1952/1962 1993 |
PUNKTE (POINTS) for orchestra (cond.) |
[ca. 27'] | U. E. | 2,81 |
| 1952 to 53 |
KONTRA-PUNKTE (COUNTER-POINTS) for 10 instruments (cond.) (fl. / cl. / bass cl. / bsn. / tp. / trb. / piano / harp / vl. / vc.) |
[14'13"] | U. E. | 4 |
| 1955 to 57 |
GRUPPEN (GROUPS) for 3 orchestras (3 cond.) |
[24'25"] | U. E. | 5 |
| 1959 to 60 |
CARRÉ for 4 orchestras and 4 choirs (4 cond.) |
[ca. 36'] | U. E. | 5 |
| 1962 to 64 (finished in '69) |
MOMENTE (MOMENTS) for solo soprano, 4 choir groups and 13 instrumentalists (cond.) |
[113'] | St. (Stockhausen-Verlag) |
7,80 |
| 1964 | MIXTUR (MIXTURE) for orchestra, 4 sine-wave generators and 4 ring modulators (cond.) |
[ca. 2 x 27'] | U. E. | |
| 1964 to 1967 |
MIXTUR (MIXTURE) for small orchestra (cond.) (fl. / ob. / cl. / bsn. / tp. / 2 hn. / trb. / 3 perc. / 8 vl. / 4 vla. / 2 vc. / 2 db. / 4 generator players / 4 sound mixers) |
[2 x 27'] | U. E. | 8 |
| 2003 | MIXTUR 2003 (MIXTURE 2003) for 5 instrumental groups, 4 sine-wave generator players, 4 sound mixers with 4 ring modulators, sound projectionist (cond.) |
[2 x 27'] | St. | |
| 1965 | STOP for orchestra (cond.) | [ca. 20'] | U. E. | |
| 1969 | STOP "Paris Version" (19 players, cond.) for example: I ob. / piano / synth.; II synth. / tp. / vc.; III vibra. + tam-tam / bass cl. / elec. cello; IV Engl. hn. / synth. / bsn.; V cl. / vl. / harp / trb.; VI fl. / elec. bsn. / hn. |
[20'36"] | U. E. | |
| 2001 | STOP und START (STOP and START) for 6 instrumental groups |
[21'30"] | St. | 64 |
| 1969 | HYMNEN (Dritte Region) / ANTHEMS (Third Region) electronic music with orchestra (cond.) |
[ca. 42'] | St. | 74 |
| 1969 | FRESCO for 4 orchestra groups (4 cond.) |
[ca. 5 Stunden] | U. E. | All of the following works are published by the Stockhausen-Verlag. |
| 1971 | TRANS for orchestra (cond.) and tape |
[ca. 27'] | 19 | |
| 1972 | YLEM for 19 players / singers (cond.) (for example 19 instr.: fl. / ob. / Engl. horn. / cl. / bass cl. / bsn. / hn. / tp. / trb. / vl. / 4 synthesizers / elec. vc. / vc. / piano / harp / vibr.) |
[ca. 26'] | 21 | |
| 1973 to 74 |
INORI Adorations for one or two soloists and large orchestra (cond.) (To date, the soloists were dancer-mimes) or (notated in the same score):: |
[ca. 70'] | U. E. | 22 |
| INORI Adorations for one or two soloists and small orchestra (cond.) (33 instr.: 2 fl. / 2 ob. / 2 clar. [2nd also  clar.] /2 bsn. [2nd also contra -bsn. ] / 2 trp. / 2 hn. I / 2 hn. II / 2 trb. [2nd also bass trombone] / 1 tuba / 3 vl. I / 2 vl. II / 2 vla. / 2 vc. / 2 db. / 1 piano / 4 perc.) |
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| 1974/1977 | ATMEN GIBT DAS LEBEN (BREATHING GIVES LIFE) Choir Opera with orchestra (orchestra with cond.) |
[ca. 53'] | 23 | |
| 1974/2004 | FÜNF STERNZEICHEN (FIVE STAR SIGNS) for orchestra (Dir.) |
[ca. 11'] | 100 | |
| 1974/2007 | FÜNF WEITERE STERNZEICHEN (FIVE MORE STAR SIGNS) for orchestra (Dir.) |
[ca. 20'] | 100 | |
| 1977 | JUBILÄUM (JUBILEE) for orchestra (cond.) |
[16'] | 100 | |
| 1977 | DER JAHRESLAUF (THE COURSE OF THE YEARS) für Modernes Orchester, Tonband, Klangregisseur |
[ca. 46'] | 29 | |
| 1978 | MICHAELs REISE UM DIE ERDE (MICHAEL'S JOURNEY ROUND THE EARTH) with trumpet and orchestra (cond.) (Act 2 of THURSDAY from LIGHT) |
[ca. 50'] | 30 | |
| 1978 | DONNERSTAGS-GRUSS (MICHAELS-GRUSS) THURSDAY GREETING (MICHAEL'S GREETING) for 8 brass instruments, piano, 3 percussionists (cond.) |
[ca. 11'] | 30 | |
| 1980 | FESTIVAL (scene of MICHAEL'S HOME-COMING) for tenor, soprano, bass / trumpet, basset-horn, trombone / 2 soprano saxophones / elec. organ (or synth.) / 3 dancer-mimes / old woman / choir and orchestra (cond.) / tapes |
[50'] | 30 | |
| 1983 | LUZIFERS TANZ (LUCIFER'S DANCE) (3rd scene of SATURDAY from LIGHT) for bass (or trombone or euphonium), piccolo trumpet, piccolo flute / symphonic band or symphony orchestra (cond.) (and stilt-dancers, dancer, ballet or mimes for staged performances) |
[ca. 50'] | 34 | |
| 1984 | SAMSTAGS-GRUSS (LUZIFER-GRUSS) SATURDAY GREETING (LUCIFER’S GREETING) for 26 brass instruments and 2 percussionists) |
[ca. 8'] | 34 | |
| 1987/1988 | DIENSTAGS-GRUSS (TUESDAY GREETING) (WELCOME with PEACE GREETING) for soprano / 9 trumpets, 9 trombones, 2 synthesizer players / choir, conductor and co-conductor |
[21'] | 40 | |
| 1994 | KINDER-ORCHESTER (CHILDREN’S ORCHESTRA) (for example 16 instruments) and soprano (also as cond.), flute, basset-horn / a synthesizer player / electronic music / sound projectionist |
[6' ] | 50 | |
| 1994 | KINDER-TUTTI (CHILDREN'S TUTTI) for children's orchestra, children's choir / soprano (also as cond.), bass / flute, basset-horn / a synthesizer player / electronic music / sound projectionist |
[7' ] | 50 | |
| 1995/1996 | ORCHESTER-FINALISTEN (ORCHESTRA FINALISTS) (2nd scene of WEDNESDAY from LIGHT) for orchestra (26 or 13 instrumentalists) / electronic and concrete music / sound projectionist |
[2 x 45', staged 46'] | 52 | |
| 1992/2002 | EUROPA-GRUSS (EUROPE GREETING) for wind instruments (and synthesizers ad lib.) (poss. cond.) |
[ca. 12'30"] | 64 | |
| 1998/99 | LICHTER – WASSER (SONNTAGS-GRUSS) LIGHTS – WATERS (SUNDAY GREETING) (1st scene of SUNDAY from LIGHT) for soprano, tenor and orchestra with synthesizer (cond.) |
[ca. 51'] | 58 | |
| 2001/2002 | HOCH-ZEITEN (HIGH-TIMES) (5th scene of SUNDAY from LIGHT) for orchestra (cond.) |
[ca. 35'] | 72,73 |