This is a list of compositions by Elisabeth Lutyens (1906–83), a British composer of contemporary classical music. Lutyens's music was published by numerous publishers.
Sources
This list is based on that compiled by Glyn Perrin in New Music 88,New Music 88 ed. Michael Finnissy, Malcolm Hayes and Roger Wright (Oxford, 1988: Oxford University Press), pp. 16-21 with corrections and additions from A Pilgrim Soul: Life and Work of Elisabeth Lutyens by Meirion and Susie Harries (1989).A Pilgrim Soul: Life and Work of Elisabeth Lutyens by Meirion and Susie Harries (London, 1989: Joseph)
Publishers
AUG = Augener CHE = J & W Chester dW = de Wolfe LEN = Lengnick MIL = Belwin Mills Music Ltd. NOV = Novello/Wisesee Wise Classical website,Wise Music Group OUP = Oxford University Press SCH = Schott Music UYMP = University of York Music Press YOR = Yorke Edition
List of works
Year Opus Title Scoring Duration Premiere Performer(s) Recording Publisher Note 1937 — The Check Book piano (for children) 10' CDMartin Jones, RES10306 (2022) AUG 1937 Op. 5 No. 1 String Quartet No. 1 string quartet 1939-02 London destroyed 1938 Op. 5 No. 4 Sonata for Solo Viola viola 11' 1950-08-20 Darmstadt? Michael Mann? LEN 1938 Op. 5 No. 5 String Quartet No. 2 string quartet 19' 1939-04-17 (probably) Warsaw LEN 1939 Op. 5 No. 6 String Trio 8' 1945-05-03 London LEN 1939 Op. 7 Three Pieces for Orchestra 4' 1940-09-07 London CHE 1939 Op. 8 No. 1 Chamber Concerto nine instruments 9' 1943-06-11 London CDNMC D011 (1993) CHEAvailable for hire from EMI Music Inc (via Wise Music) 1940-41 Op. 8 No. 2 Chamber Concerto clarinet, ten sax, piano, string orchestra 10' 1945? CHE 1941 Op. 9 Five Intermezzi piano 6' 1946 Paris or 1947-11-16 BBC LP CDArabella Teniswood-Harvey, Move MD 3354 CD LEN 1942 — Three Symphonic Preludes orch 12' 1946-07-07 London MIL The score is now considered lostForkert (2023), p. 58 1942 — Two Songs voice, piano 1945-11-17 Wigmore Hall Hedli Anderson/Norman Franklin CD(1 song) Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Graham Johnson, Hyperion CDA 66709 (1994) UYMP Text: W. H. Auden 1942 Op. 10 Nine Bagatelles cello, piano 6' CDLionel Handy, Jennifer Hughes, Lyrita Recorded Edition SRCD.383 (2019) LEN/IMPIMP MV00002450 1944 — Suite Gauloise violin, piano 12' dW 1945 Op. 8 No. 3 Chamber Concerto bassoon, string orchestra, percussion 10' 1946-01-18 London CHEAvailable for hire from EMI Music Inc (via Wise Music) 1945 Op. 14 No. 1 Five Little Pieces clarinet, piano 5' 1962-11-03 London CDKymia Kermani/Alba Gentili, Salto SAL 7025 (2022) SCHISMN13 979-0-2201-0615-6 1946 Op. 13 Ô Saisons, Ô Châteaux, Cantata soprano, strings 7' 1947-02-11 Wigmore Margaret Field-Hyde, Kathleen Merritt String Orch LPMarilyn Tyler, RPO, del Mar, His Master's Voice ASD 612 (1965) CDTeresa Cahill, Brunel Ensemble, Christopher Austin, Signum SIGCD053 (2007) MILAvailable for hire from EMI Music Inc (via Wise Music) Text: Arthur Rimbaud 1946 - Air-Dance-Ground (from Dido & Aeneas) viola, piano CHE arrangement of Henry Purcell 1946-47 Op. 8 no. 4 Chamber Concerto horn, small orchestra 12' 1948-06-12 CHEAvailable for hire from EMI Music Inc (via Wise Music) ded: Dennis Brain 1946-47 Op. 8 No. 5 Chamber Concerto string quartet, small orchestra 12' ?CHEAvailable for hire from EMI Music Inc (via Wise Music) 1947 Op. 14 The Pit, Dramatic Scene tenor and bass soli, women's chorus, orchestra 30' MIL Text: W. R. Rodgers 1947 Op. 15 Concerto for Viola and Orchestra vla, orch 15' 1950-09-08 London Frederick Riddle, soloist, with BBCSO and John Hollingsworth LEN 1948 Op. 16 Requiem for the Living soli/chorus/orchestra 1952-09-30 1948 Op. 17 Suite solo organ 6' 1951-06-16 London CDTom Winpenny (with Philippa Boyle, Dewi Rees), Toccata Classics TOCC 0639 unpubl. ded: Edward Clark 1948 — Aptote solo violin 9' 1948-03-02? London LEN 1948 — Three Improvisations piano 6' CD CD LEN 1948 — Nine Songs voice, piano 13' LP/CDMeriel and Peter Dickinson, Unicorn Records UNS 268 (1980), Heritage HTGCD 240 (2012) UYMP Text: Stevie Smith 1948 — Ninepins 2 violins (teacher/pupil) MIL 1949 Op. 18 String Quartet No. 3 string quartet 14' 1951-01-23 LEN 1949 Op. 19 Ballet 9 wind and perc unperformed 1950 Op. 20 Prelude and capriccio solo cello 6' LEN 1950 Op. 22 Concertante for Five Players fl(picc).cl(bcl).vln(va).vc.pno 10' 1952-02-11 Hampstead MIL 1951 — Nativity soprano, string orchestra (or organ) 6' 1951-06-05 London CDChoir of Worcester College, Oxford, Resonus Classics RES10113 CD NOV Text: W. R. Rodgers 1952 - String Quartet No. 4 string quartet unperformed - 1952 - String Quartet No. 5 string quartet unperformed - 1952 Op. 25 String Quartet No. 6 string quartet 8' 1954-12-06 London LPArgo ZRG 5425 (1966) LP/CDFrauenmusikvertrieb 68876 (1988), Troubadisc TRO-CD01418 (2012) MIL 1952 Op. 27 Excerpta Tractati Logico-Philosophici (Motet) unaccompanied chorus 10' 1954-08 Dartington - LPArgo ZRG 5426 (1965) CD SCH Text: Ludwig Wittgenstein. Commissioned by William Glock 1953-54 Op. 28 Valediction cl, pno 10' 1954-06-15 London LPGeorgina Dobrée and Morris Pert, Chantry Records ABM 25 (1978) CDGeorgina Dobrée and Morris Pert, Clarinet Classics CC0012 (1995) MIL 1954 Op. 29 Infidelio sop, ten, 7 instr 40' 1973-04-17 UYMP 1955 Op. 30 Nocturnes vln, gtr, vc 6' 1954-12-10 London Emanuel Hurwitz, Terence Weil, Julian Bream SCH 1955 Op. 31 Music for Orchestra I 20' 1961-01-06 BBC SO/Maderna CDYSL 1045 33 MIL 1955 Op. 32 Sinfonia organ 7' 1956-04-21 RFH Ralph Downes CD SCHED13423 ISMN13 979-0-2201-3931-4 1955 Op. 33 Capriccii 2 hp, perc 8' 1984-12-04 Wigmore Hall - OR London 1955-12-12 SCHISMN13 979-0-2201-2698-7 1956-57 Op. 34 No. 1 Sonance (Duo) hn/pno 10' SCH 1956-57 Op. 34 No. 2 Duo vc/pno 10' SCH 1956-57 Op. 34 No. 3 Duo vln/pno 11' SCH see Op. 41 1956 Op. 36 Chorale for Orchestra orch2.1.1.1-3.3.2ttbn.btbn.0-hp-3vn.3vc 4' 1971 RPO SCHLSL 2806-01 ded: to 1956/65 Op. 37 In The Temple Of A Bird's Wing bar, pno duration 1966, Arts Council Drawing Room Benjamin Luxon, Paul Hamburger UYMP 1957 Op. 38 Variations flute 4'30" 1960-11-18 London CDChristine Hankin, Dutton CDLX7193 (2007) MIL 1957 Op. 39 De Amore soprano, tenor, mixed chorus and orchestra 40' 1973-09-07, BBC Proms Jane Manning, Philip Langridge, BBC Singers, London Choral Society, BBC SO, Leon Lovett SCHLSL 2807-01 1957 Op. 41 Fantasie-Variations vln/pno 11' - - - - see Op. 34 no. 3 1957 Op. 42 Six Tempi 10 instr 13' 1959 London CD MIL 1956 Op. 43 Piano e Forte piano 15' 1960 London LP CD MIL 1960 Op. 44 Quincunx bar, sop, orch 20' 1962-07-12 Cheltenham LP/CDLP: Argo ZRG 622 (1969) CD: Lyrita SRCD.265 (2008)