List of Roger Woodward's principal first performances, recordings, and publications

This article is the list of the Australian pianist Roger Woodward's, recordings and publications.

Principal first performances WP denotes world premiere D denotes composer's dedication YearComposerNameLocationWP/DNotes1974Alison BauldConcert for live and recorded voice and keyboardsLiverpool, UK(WP)(D)1973Anne BoydAs It Leaves The Bell Septet for four percussion, 2 harps and pianoInaugural Sydney Opera House celebrations(WP)(D)ABC National Classic FM Radio1974Anne BoydAngklung for solo pianoQueen's Hall, Edinburgh Festival(WP)(D)ABC National Classic FM Radio BBC Radio 3

Recording: 1981Anne BoydThe Book of Bells I for solo pianoSydney Spring International Festival of New Music (1991)(WP)(D)ABC National Classic FM Radio1996Anne BoydThe Book of Bells II for two pianosSydney Spring International Festival of New Music (1996)(D)ABC National Classic FM Radio Premiered in the presence of the composer.1996Anne BoydMeditations On A Chinese Character for countertenor, two pianos, flute, shakuhachi, harp, cello and percussionSydney Spring International Festival of New Music (1996)(WP)(D)ABC National Classic FM RadioPremiered in the presence of the composer. Recording: 1997Anne BoydThe Book of Bells III for two pianos and percussionSydney Spring International Festival of New Music (1997)(WP)(D)ABC National Classic FM RadioPremiered in the presence of the composer.1997Anne BoydLast Songs Of The Kamikaze for countertenor, 6 violins, 3 percussion, harp, piano.Sydney Spring International Festival of New Music (1997)(WP)(D)Premiered in the presence of the composer. ABC National Classic FM, directed by Roger Woodward.1998Anne BoydDreams For The Earth CantataSydney Spring International Festival of New Music (1998)(WP)(D)ABC National Classic FM Radio. In the presence of the composer.2012Anne BoydKabarli Meditation (Dawn) for solo piano |2012 Sydney International Piano Competition |(D) |2012 Sydney International Piano Competition |- |2008 |Anne Boyd |The Book of Bells IV for two piano and percussion |Knuth Hall, San Francisco State University |(WP)(D) |School of Music (SFSU) recording library |- |1972 |Leo Brouwer |Sonata Pian' e Forte (composed 1970) keyboards, percussion, live electronicsRoundhouse, London(WP)(D)BBC radio 3 Recording: 1972John CageHPSCHD for 7 harpsichords and 52 computer generated tapes.BBC Proms/International Carnival of Experimental Sound (ICES), Roundhouse, LondonUK premiereRecorded in BBC 3. Soloists: Cornelius Cardew, Richard Bernas, Roger Woodward, David Tudor, Annea Lockwood, Frederick J. Page, John Tilbury, directed by John Cage1974Barry ConynghamSnowflake realized for four live and recorded keyboardsMusic Rostrum Australia, Sydney Opera House(WP)(D)Recording: 1982Barry ConynghamSouthern Cross, Double Concerto for Violin, Piano, Soloists and OrchestraMelbourne, Australia(WP)(D)Wanda Wiłkomirska (violin) directed by Hiroyuki Iwaki (WP)(D)Premiered in the presence of the composer. Recording: 1992Chris DenchPlanetary Allegiances for flute and chamber orchestraBBC 2 Television, London(WP) Dedicated to Laura ChislettAlpha Centauri Chamber Ensemble directed by Roger Woodward, Sydney Spring International Festival of New Music III, ABC National Classic FM Radio, Grateful Dead/Rex FoundationPremiered in the presence of the composer.1997James DillonThe Book Of Elements (Vol. 1) for solo pianoQueen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank, London.(WP)(D)Premiered in the presence of the composer.1992Franco DonatoniSincronie 92, Piano with cello accompanimentHuddersfield International Festival of New Music.(WP)Live concert performance in the presence of the composer. Jacopo Scalfi (cello), Roger Woodward (piano). BBC Radio 3.

Recording: 1971Ross EdwardsMonos II for solo pianoQueen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank, LondonRef. 63, 68(WP)(D)Recording: In the presence of the composer.1972Ross EdwardsChoros for piano and chamber orchestra(D)1975Morton FeldmanPiano and OrchestraMetz Festival(WP)(D)Premiered in the presence of the composer. Live concert performance in the presence of the composer. Roger Woodward (piano) and Saarbrücken Rundfunk sinfonieorchester, directed by Hans Zender. Recording: 1977Morton FeldmanPianoSüdwestrundfunk Baden-Baden(WP)(D)Recording: 1981Morton FeldmanTriadic Memories for solo pianoMusiCA concert series, Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) London.(WP) (D-shared with Aki Takahashi)Premiered in the presence of the composer. Recording: 1978Rolf GehlhaarStrangeness, Charm and Colour for two trumpets, trombone and pianoQueen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank, London(WP)(D)Premiered by Roger Woodward and London Brass. In the presence of the composer.1989Rolf GehlhaarDiagonal Flying for live keyboards, percussion and Sound = Space (synthesizer)Extasis Festival, Geneva(WP)(D)Live concert performance by the composer and Roger Woodward recorded by ABC National Classic FM Radio, 1990, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, Australia for the Sydney Spring International Festival of New Music. Recording: 1994Rolf GehlhaarQuantum Leap for solo piano(D)2012Robert GreenbergInvasive Species for piano quintetKnuth Hall at San Francisco State University(WP)(D)With Alexander String Quartet.Premiered in the presence of the composer. Recording: 2007Peter Michael HamelVom Klang des Lebens

(Etudes for solo piano)Gasteig, Munich(WP)(D)Recorded by Celestial Harmonies Premiered in the presence of the composer. Recording: 1987Áskell MassonPiano ConcertoReykjaviik, Iceland(WP)(D)Premiered with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, directed by Diego Masson, 1987, recorded by Radio Iceland.Premiered in the presence of the composer. Recording: 1971Richard MealeCoruscations for solo pianoQueen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank, London(WP)(D)Recording: 1976–2007Richard MealePiano Concerto(D)Sketches at the NLA Collection1965Richard MealeOrenda for solo pianoSydney Conservatorium of Music(WP)(D)In the presence of the composer1992–1999Horațiu RădulescuPiano Sonata No. 3 "...you will endure forever..."Lucero Festival, Versailles(D)In the presence of the composer.1995Horațiu RădulescuPiano Sonata no. 4, Op. 92 "like a well...older than God" (1993)Sydney Spring International Festival of New MusicAustralian premiereAP Sydney Spring1972Bernard RandsMésallianz for piano and orchestraRoundhouse, London, UK(WP)(D)Commissioned by BBC Symphony Orchestra; BBCSO directed by Pierre Boulez, BBC Radio 3Recording: Rands, Bernard (1972. Mésallianz

"The Politics of Music" Michael Chanan Productions, BBC2, interview with Pierre Boulez, Roger Woodward at rehearsal with BBCSO for BBC Roundhouse world premiere of Bernard Rands "Mésallianz" for piano and chamber orchestra. http://vimeo.com/13799532

In the presence of the composer.1970Peter SculthorpeSnow Moon and Flowers for solo pianoEMI studios, Abbey Road, London(WP)Version for piano strings Recording: 1970Peter SculthorpeNight for solo pianoEMI studios, Abbey Road, London(WP)(D)Version for piano stringsRecording: 1970Peter SculthorpeLandscape for solo pianoEMI studios, Abbey Road, London(WP)(D)Version with feedback1973Peter SculthorpeKoto Music for solo pianoEMI studios, Abbey Road, London(W)1974(D)1973Version for piano strings Recording: 1990–1994Larry SitskyPiano Concerto no. 1 (Twenty-two Paths of the Tarot)Sydney Spring International Festival of New Music(WP) 1994(D)ABC National Classic FM RadioPremiered in the presence of the composer. Recording: 2020Larry SitskyPiano Concerto no.3 (without orchestra)

"Apocryphon"(D)1969Karlheinz StockhausenIntervall from Für Kommende ZeitenRoyal Festival Hall, London(WP) 1972Work for piano duet (four hands), premiered with Jerzy Romaniuk, with Stockhausen participating in the premiere performance, using electroacoustic equipment.1996Qu Xiao-SongHuan for piano and orchestraSydney Spring International Festival of New Music (1996)Australian PremiereRoger Woodward (piano) and Australian Youth Orchestra directed by Diego Masson, composed in 1987 ABC Naonal Classic FM Radio

Recording: 1985Qu Xiao-SongPeace for solo pianoLondon(WP)(D)At the NLA Collection1952–59Tōru TakemitsuUndisturbed Rest on a poem by Shūzo Takigūchi for solo pianoCanberra(D) personal dedication, Sydney, 1969.In the presence of the composer.1973Tōru TakemitsuFor Away for solo pianoRoundhouse, London Music Digest(WP)(D)Premiered in the presence of the composer, BBC Radio 3

Recording:

In the presence of the composer.1973Tōru TakemitsuCorona (London Version) for pianoRoundhouse London Music Digest(WP) (D)Premiered in the presence of the composer with participation of the composer for the Decca recording. The two piano pieces (Corona and Crossing) were combined at the request of the composer at the Decca Studios, London. The composer participated in and entitled his new creation: Corona-London VersionRecording: 1969Felix WerderPiano Sonata No. 3ABC Studios Sydney(WP)(D)Recorded for ABC Classics (NLA-MS-SAV005973)1970Roger WoodwardMusic of Change for solo piano and optional percussionGaudeamus Festival, Rotterdarm, The Netherlands(WP)1989Roger WoodwardSound by Sound for live and recorded keyboards(WP)Commissioned for the bicentennial celebrations of the French Revolution, recorded by Radio France and ABC National Classic FM Radio, at 1990 Sydney Spring International Festival of New Music

Recording: 1991Roger Woodward...from the Confessions No. 5 (Music Theatre)Sydney Spring International Festival of New Music (1991), NSW Art Gallery(WP)Roger Woodward and Robyn Archer. Dedicated to Andrey Tarkovsky,

ABC National Classic FM Radio1996Roger WoodwardFive Songs In Memoriam Toru Takemitsu for Unaccompanied VioloncelloSydney Spring International Festival of New Music (1996)(WP)Live concert performance by Nathan Waks, ABC National Classic FM RadioPremiered in the presence of the composer. Recording: 1980Iannis XenakisMists for solo piano (composed 1980)Premiered in Edinburgh 1981, then London ICA series(WP)(D)Premiered in the presence of the composer Recording: 1986Iannis XenakisKeqrops for piano and orchestraLincoln Center, New York,(WP)(D)Premiered in the presence of the composer by Roger Woodward (piano) and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra directed by Zubin Mehta1992Iannis XenakisPaille In The Wind for piano and celloLa Scala, Milano(WP)(D)Jacopo Scalfi (cello) and Roger Woodward (piano)

Publications

Publications I: Original +Year of issueTitlePublisherNotes1972"Krzysztof Penderecki"Hansom Books PressFor Music & Musicians, London1998Music and Change: Some Considerations of Beethoven's Sonata quasi una Fantasia in C sharp minor Op 27 no 2 (Moonlight)University of SydneyIn Literature and Aesthetics, vol. 8, journal of the Sydney Society of Literature and Aesthetics, 2001Jean BarraquéUniversity of SydneyIn Matters of the Mind. Editors Jobling, Lee & Runcie, Catherine 2002Preparation for Xenakis and 'Keqrops''' | Routledge |Monograph for Xenakis Studies: In Memoriam in Contemporary Music Review, vol. 21, nos. 2/3, pp. 109–120, edited by James Harley and Peter Nelson, UK |- |2002 |Jean Barraqué-Lyric Genius|Greenwood Press |For Music of the Twentieth-Century Avant-Garde – A Biocritical Sourcebook edited by Larry Sitsky, New York, |- |2005 |Sitsky's Keyboard Music: Si Yeoo Ki|Praeger |Extended monograph for Australian Piano Music of The Twentieth Century, USA, |- |2010 |Conquering Goliath: Preparing and Performing Xenakis' Keqrops|Pendragon Press |Monograph for Performing Xenakis in The Iannis Xenakis Series No. 2, edited by Sharon Kanach, New York, |- |2012 |Two Cadenzas: 1. for the Allegro maestoso of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, KV 503. 2. For the Allegro con brio of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 |ERP Musikverlag |Completion of the composer's "incomplete" cadenza, Berlin, M-700252434 |- |2014 |Beyond Black And White – My Life in Music''HarperCollinsAutobiography, Sydney, 2006–2014Cover notes for Celestial Harmonies' recordings of: J. S. Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Prokofiev, Shostakovich Experimental Silver-Age and Early-Soviet composers.Celestial Harmonies