List of longest non-repetitive piano pieces
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This page attempts to list the longest non-repetitive piano pieces along with approximate duration. The number of pages their scores cover and their formats are listed where available.
Works that have been performed or recorded
[edit]Piece | Composer | Approximate duration | Page count |
Page size | Notes |
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Beatus Vir | Jacob Mashak | 11 hours | 53 (in proportional notation)[1] | A work for two pianos. Premiered by three pianists (including the composer), who played in rotation.[1] | |
The Road | Frederic Rzewski | 10 hours | 539 (manuscript)[2][3] | Premiered by the composer, Ian Pace and several other pianists.[4] | |
Symphonic Variations for Piano | Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | 10 hours | 484 (manuscript)[5] | A3 | Variation 56 (of 81) has been recorded by Michael Habermann and performed by Chappell Kingsland.[5] |
100 Transcendental Studies | Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | 8½ hours | 456 (manuscript)[6][7] | A3 | The complete cycle of 100 études has been recorded by Fredrik Ullén.[7][8] The études that have not been performed in public are Nos. 27, 33, 39, 42, 45–48, 51, 53–58, 60–64, 68, 74, 82, 87, 90, 91 and 93.[9] |
Sequentia cyclica super "Dies irae" ex Missa pro defunctis | Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | 8½ hours | 335 (manuscript)[6][10] | A3 | Premiered and recorded by Jonathan Powell.[10] |
Piano Sonata No. 5 (Opus archimagicum) | Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | 6–7 hours | 336 (manuscript)[11][12] | A3 | Movements 8 and 9 from the 10-movement work have been premiered by Tellef Johnson.[12] |
Inner Cities 1–14 | Alvin Curran | 6 hours | Premiered and recorded by Daan Vandewalle. | ||
November | Dennis Johnson | 6 hours | 6 (manuscript)[13] | Premiered by the composer, recorded by R. Andrew Lee. | |
The Well-Tuned Piano | La Monte Young | 5-6 hours | Premiered and recorded by the composer.[14] | ||
The History of Photography in Sound | Michael Finnissy | 5½ hours | 365 (edition)[15][16] | A3 | Premiered and recorded by Ian Pace.[15][17] Performed by Mark Knoop.[18] |
Piano Symphony No. 6 (Symphonia claviensis) | Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | 4¾ hours | 270 (manuscript)[6][19][20] | A3 | Premiered by Jonathan Powell.[19] |
Piano Symphony No. 4 | Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | 4½ hours | 240 (manuscript) | A3 | Premiered by Reinier van Houdt.[21][22][23] |
Opus clavicembalisticum | Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | 4 hours | 253 (manuscript)[24][25] | A3 | Premiered by the composer. Performed and recorded by Geoffrey Douglas Madge[n 1] and John Ogdon.[25] Performed by Jonathan Powell, Daan Vandewalle and Hiroaki Ooï.[25] |
Works that have not been performed or recorded
[edit]Piece | Composer | Approximate duration | Page count |
Page size | Notes |
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For Clive Barker | Matthew Lee Knowles | 26 hours (1 day 2 hours) | 1,061 (manuscript)[26][self-published source?] | A4 | |
Alida No. 16f "La conscience totale" | Maurice Verheul | 12½ hours | 341 (manuscript)[27][self-published source] | ||
Piano Sonata No. 5 | Maurice Verheul | 7 hours 18 minutes | 441 (manuscript)[28][self-published source?] | ||
Piano Symphony No. 0 | Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | 5½ hours | 333 (manuscript)[29] | A3 | |
Piano Symphony No. 1 (Tāntrik) | Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | 4½ hours | 284 (manuscript)[30] | A3 | |
Piano Symphony No. 2 | Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | 4½ hours | 248 (manuscript)[31] | A3 |
See also
[edit]Notes and references
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Madge's two recordings (released by Keytone Records and BIS Records respectively) were taken from live performances.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sorabji Resource Site: Musical and Literary Homages and Dedications".
- ^ "Who we are - Frederic Rzewski". Musikeon. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
- ^ Free scores by Frederic Rzewski at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- ^ "Trinity College of Music Festivals May 2006". Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ^ a b "Compositions: KSS59 Symphonic Variations", The Sorabji Archive.
- ^ a b c "Performed Works and Timings Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine", Sorabji Resource Site.
- ^ a b "Compositions: KSS66 100 Transcendental Studies", The Sorabji Archive.
- ^ "The Sorabji Archive — News".
- ^ Sorabji Resource Site: First Performances of the Études transcendantes
- ^ a b "Compositions: KSS71 Sequentia cyclica super Dies iræ", The Sorabji Archive.
- ^ ""Piano Sonata V" (1934-35)", Opus Archimagicum.
- ^ a b "Compositions: KSS58 Piano Sonata No. 5 Opus Archimagicum", The Sorabji Archive.
- ^ Gann, Kyle (2010-12-01). "Reconstructing November". American Music. 28 (4).
- ^ "A guide to La Monte Young's music". the Guardian. 2013-03-25. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ a b "History of Photography Archived 2012-12-15 at the Wayback Machine", IanPace.com.
- ^ Finnissy, Michael (2004). The History of Photography in Sound. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-372648-2.
- ^ Finnissy Michael The History Of Photography in Sound Ian Pace Metier 5Cds
- ^ "Performances between 1993 and 2004", MarkKnoop.com.
- ^ a b The Sorabji Archive — Compositions — KSS95 Piano Symphony No. 6 Symphonia Claviensis
- ^ Sorabji Resource Site: Works with Alternate or Previous Titles
- ^ "Sorabji Resource Site: Performed Works and Timings". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- ^ Sorabji Resource Site: Works Ordered by Number of Pages
- ^ The Sorabji Archive — Compositions — KSS85 Piano Symphony No. 4
- ^ "Timings of Recorded Performances of Opus clavicembalisticum", Sorabji Resource Site.
- ^ a b c "Compositions: KSS50 Opus Clavicembalisticum", The Sorabji Archive.
- ^ Matthew Lee Knowles - Compositions - For Clive Barker
- ^ Verheul, Maurice (2023-04-03). "Alida No.16f 'La conscience totale'". Musicaneo. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ^ Verheul, Maurice (20 June 2013). "Piano Sonata No. 5". Musicaneo.
- ^ The Sorabji Archive — Compositions — KSS51 Piano Symphony no. 0
- ^ The Sorabji Archive — Compositions — KSS60 Piano Symphony No. 1 Tāntrik
- ^ The Sorabji Archive — Compositions — KSS75 Piano Symphony No. 2