Selected Compositions

  1. SONATA FOR PIANO NO. 1 (In memoriam Alban Berg) First performance: 1970, Baku, Duration: 10′, First performance: 1970, Baku
  2.  CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA First Performance: 1974, Baku,  Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (piano), Azerbaijani Broadcast Symphony Orchestra conducted by Melik-Aslanov
  3. STRING QUARTET NO. 1 Duration: 20`  , First Performance: 1974, Baku
  4. SYMPHONY Duration: 20´   , First Performance: 1979, Baku
  5. SONGS FROM MY COUNTRY Oratorio on poetry by Nabi Hasri for Soprano, tenor, bass, mixed choir and orchestra (in Azerbaijani), Duration: 45′, 1978,First performance: December 1985, BakuKh. Kasimova (soprano) – R. Sadirkhanov (tenor) – A. Akhverdov (bass) – Azerbaijani State Orchestra and Azerbaijani Philharmonic Choir – R. Abdullayev (conductor)
  6. HABIL SAYAGI (In the style of Habil) First performance: December 1979, Leningrad, for violoncello and prepared piano, Dedicated to Ivan Monighetti, Duration: 20′, First performance: December 1979, Leningrad, Ivan Monighetti (violoncello) – Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (piano)
  7. ODE for mixed choir and orchestra on poetry by Davud Nasib, Duration: 8`, First Performance: 1980, Baku
  8. FANTASY FOR ORGAN First performance: February 1982, Baku
  9. THE LEGEND OF THE WHITE KNIGHT, Rock opera in one act on folk poetry, 1985 Duration: 45´
  10. THREE WATER-COLOURS First performance: 28 February 1987, Baku, Vocal cycle for soprano, flute and prepared piano on poetry by Niqyar Rafibeyli in Azerbaijani and Russian) Prelude, The Narcissus, The Boatsman, Interlude, Expectation,Postlude. Duration: 13´,  first Performance: 28 February 1987, Baku,  Khuraman Kasimova (soprano) – Telman Gadshiyev (flute) – Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (piano)
  11.  DILOGIE I (String Quartet No. 2)  Duration: 10` ´ Dilogie I (string quartet no. 2) 1988
    1. Adagio con sordini
    2. Variazioni
    Duration: 10’
    First performance: September 1989, Bonn
    Soloists of the State Symphony Orchestra of Azerbaijan

  12. ZU DEN KINDERTOTENLIEDERN (In memoriam Gustav Mahler)1977,  First performance: 6 June 1989, Zürich, for clarinet, violin and percussion, Duration: 13′, H. Bisseger (clarinet) – U. Bumbacher (violin) – J. Widmer, V. Müller (percussion)
  13. MUSIC FOR PIANO First performance: 25 October 1989, Los Angeles
  14. DILOGIE II First performance of the first version: 1990, Zürich, Duration : 14´, performed by Soloists of State Symphony Orchestra of Azerbaijan, First Performance second version: 19 May 1994, Bern,  performed by La Strimpellata Bern
  15. FROM JAPANESE POETRY (AUS JAPANISCHER POESIE) Vocal cycle for soprano, flute and piano/vibraphone/celesta on Poetry by lwikasha, Takuboku in Russian and German), Dedicated to Sofia Gubaidulina.1990, First performance: 2 June 1995, Bern, Duration: 14′, First performance: 2 June 1995, Bern, Bengi Ispir (soprano) – Hieronymus Schädler (flute) – Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (piano, vibraphone and celesta)
  16. BALLETT “Boş beşik” (The Empty Cradle) First performance: 3 January 1993, Mersin (Turkey)
  17. MUGAM SAYAGI (String Quartett No. 3) First performance: 24 April 1993, New York, for string quartet, percussion instruments and synthesizer (tape), Commissioned by Nora Norden for the Kronos Quartet ,Dedicated to the Kronos Quartet, Duration: 19´ , First pertormance: 24 April 1993, New York
  18. CROSSING I  for clarinet and vibraphone/celesta, Duration: 18′, First performance: 1 June 1991, Baku
  19. Crossing II First performance: 2 June 1995, Bern, 1992/1993, for 11 instruments, Duration: 20′, First performance: 2 June 1995, Bern, La Strimpellata Bern – Jörg Henneberger (conductor)

  20. AZERBAIJANI PASTORAL for two guitars, flutes and percussion instruments (3 players)1998, Duration: 12`,  First performance: 7 October 1998, Winterthur, Christoph Jäggin, Sayuri Takahama (guitars)- Suzanne Huber (filutes)

  21. STURM UND DRANG First performance: 1 November 1998, Cologne

    For chamber orchestra, Commissioned by Festival Frau Musica (nova), Dedicated to Gisela Gronemmyer, Duration: 13` ; First pertormance: 1 November 1998, Cologne, Ensemble Resonanz-Dominique My (conductor)

  22. AşK HAVASI for violoncello solo 1998; part of the cycle ‘Silk Road’
    Commissioned by Tallinn-Festival on the occasion of Ivan Monighetti’s 50th Anniversary
    Dedicated to Ivan Monighetti
    Duration: 10’
    First performance: 26 November 1998, Tallinn
    Ivan Monighetti
    CDs: thorofon bella musica (Jessica Kuhn) · LCMS 1201 (Ivan Monighetti)
    · version for flute solo (2001) by Natalia Pshenichnikova
    First performance: 4 December 2001, Bielefeld
    Natalia Pshenichnikova
    · version for flute and prepared piano (2003)
    First performance: 8 April 2003, Seoul
    Rose-Marie Soncini (flute) – Esther Flückiger (piano)
  23. ORATORY “JOURNEY IMMORTALITY” First performance: 21 August 1999, Lucerne
  24. OASIS(String Quartet N. 4) First performance. 23 February 1999, Glasgow

  25. Commissioned for the Kronos Quartet by Alta Tingle and the National Endowment for the Arts, In memoriam Adam Harrington, part of the cycle ‘Silk Road’ 1998, Duration: 13`, First performance: 23 February 1999, Glasgow, Kronos Quartet

  26. SILK  ROAD First performance: 28 August 1999, Lucerne

    Concerto for percussion and chamber orchestra in three parts (part of the cycle “Silk Road’) (version for large orchestra in preparation) Commissioned by International Festival of Music Lucerne; Dedicated to Evelyn Glennie 1. Sounds of the Night 2. Cyclone 3. Sunrise; Duration: 25′ First performance: 28 August 1999, Lucerne; Evelyn Glennie (percussion) – Collegium Novum Zürich – Howard Griffiths (conductor)

  27. IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME  First performance. 23 April 1999, Arhus

    for soprano, clarinet (or alto flute), violin, violoncello and piano (also zarb) on a poem by Franghiz Ali-Zadeh after Marcel Proust (in Russian) Commissioned by Ensemble Continuum, New York Dedicated to Cheryl Seltzer and Joël Sachs 1999; Duration: 10′ First performance: 23 April1999, Århus, Ensemble Continuum, New York, version for soprano and chamber ensemble, First performance: 28 August 1999, Lucerne Sylvia Nopper (soprano) -Collegium Novum Zürich- Howard Griffiths (conductor) 1999

  28. KANTATA “GOTTES IST DER ORIENT ” First performance: 28 May 2000, Cologne; for mixed choir, organ, harp and percussion on azerbaijani poetry and poems from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s ‘West-östlicher Diwan’ (in German and Azerbaijani) Commissioned by the Musik Triennale Köln 2000, Duration: 20′

    First performance: 28 May 2000, Cologne, WDR Radio Choir – Peter Dicke (organ) – Thomas Meixner (percussion) – Sabine Thiel (harp) – Gustav Sjökvist (conductor) 2000

  29. DERVISH First performance: 22 August 2001, Wotersen (Schleswig Holstein Musik Festival)

    Septet for violoncello solo, violin, viola, ney-tutek, kanun, gosha-nagara, and narrator or tape on words by Imadeddin Nasimi (1360-1417)Commissioned by Yo Yo Ma and Sony Classical; Duration: 15′; Workshop performance: July 2000, Tanglewood, Yo Yo Ma (violoncello) First performance: 22 August 2001, Wotersen (Schleswig Holstein Musik Festival) Yo Yo Ma (violoncello) – Alim Qasimov (narrator) -Wolfgang Lischke (conductor)

  30. APSHERON QUINTET First performance: 1 April 2001, Paris

    for prepared piano and string quartet, In memoriam Tofik Guliyev Commissioned by Alta Tingle and Gregory G. Minshall for the Kronos Quartet, Duration: 15′ First performance: 1 April 2001, Paris, Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (piano) – Kronos Quartet (Kronos Quartet – Franghiz Ali-Zadeh)

  31. BAYATILAR  for Hilliard Ensemble First performance: 19 May 2001, Bonn

    for vocal quartet and glass chimes on azerbaydzhani folk poetry; Commissioned by the Beethovenhalle Bonn; Dedicated to the Hilliard Ensemble; 1. Morning 2. Midday 3. Evening Duration: 15′ First performance: 19 May 2001, Bonn, Hilliard Ensemble

  32. DEYISHME I  First performance: 29 June 2001, Istanbul

    for two harps, tape, and voices; Commissioned by the Instanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, Duration: 14′, First performance: 29 June 2001, Istanbul, Sirin Pancaroglu, Tine Rehling (harps)

  33. BALLETT “STADT GRANIZA” First performance: 11 October 2001, Berlin

    Ballet in two acts by Irina Roerig based on various works by Franghiz Ali-Zadeh; Duration: 100′ First performance: 11 October 2001, Berlin ‘Der blaue Vogel` 2001

  34. CONCERTO FOR MARIMBA AND STRING ORCHESTRA First performance: 2 June 2002, Stuttgart (3rd International Marimba Competition)

    Commissioned by the Bartholdy-Ensemble Rheinfelden and the Ministry of Science and Culture of Baden-Württemberg Dedicated to Klaus Treßelt 1. Fantasy 2. Interludium 3. Toccata; Duration: 20′ ; First performance: 2 June 2002, Stuttgart (3rd International Marimba Competition) Tsuey-Jing Tai (marimba) – Bartholdy-Ensemble Rheinfelden – Christian Sikorski (conductor)

  35. MERSIYE First performance: 2 June 2002, Lisbon

    Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra; Commissioned by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation- Music Department, Lisbon; Dedicated to Ivan Monighetti; 2002; Duration: 18′

  36. NAGILLAR (Fairy-Tales) for symphony orchestra

    Commissioned by the International Festival of Music Lucerne, 2002, Duration: 14′, First performance: 17 August 2002, Lucerne, Orchestre Philharmonique Suisse – Susanna Mälkki (conductor), First performance 17 August 2002, Lucerne

  37. SHYSHTAR First performance 5 October 2002, Berlin

    Metamorphoses for twelve violoncelli, Commissioned by the Twelve Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Duration: 10′, First performance: 5 October 2002, Berlin, Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, First performance: 30 August 2003, Liestal (CH) Ensemble ‘Celli-Monighetti’ ; Version for string orchestra (4/4/3/2/1) (2004) Commissioned by Camerata Bern, First performance: 20 June 2004

  38. SABAH (TOMORROW) First performance 10 July 2003, Aspen

    for violin, violoncello, pipa, and prepared piano; Commissioned by the Aspen Music Festival, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Chamber Music Northwest, and the Summer Festival La Jolla, California, Duration: 15`, First performance: 10 July 2003, Aspen, Cho-Liang Lin (violin) – Kristina Cooper (violoncello) – Wu Man (pipa) – Anton, Nel (piano)

  39. HOMMAGE First performance: 27 January 2004, Baku, 2003

    for large symphony orchestra, Commissioned by the Baku Philharmonic Orchestra, Duration: 7′, First performance: 27 January 2004, Baku, Baku Philharmonic Orchestra – Mstislav Rostropovich (conductor)

  40. ZIKR for Atlas Ensemble First performance: 24 June 2004, Amsterdam (Concertgebouw) for large ensemble and voice (mugam singer) on a text by Imadeddin Nasimi (1360-1417) (in Farsi) Commissioned by the Holland Festival

    Duration: 18′ , First performance: 27 June 2004, Amsterdam (Concertgebouw); Atlas-Ensemble – Ed Spanjaard (conductor)

  41. IMPROMPTUS First performance: 29 June 2004, Bantry (Ireland)

    2004, for piano trio, Commissioned by the West Cork Chamber Music Festival and the Vienna Altenberg Trio, Duration: 20′, First performance: 29 June 2004, Bantry (Ireland) Altenberg Trio

  42. IN SEARCH OF … for string quartet, Commissioned by the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Duration: 13′ , 2005, First performance: 19 May 2005, Amsterdam, Minguet Quartet (Ulrich Isfort, Annette Reisinger, Irene Schwalb, Matthias Diener) 

  43. VORGEFÜHL for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn and violoncello, Commissioned by Bayerische Staatsoper Munich, First performance: 10 June 2005, Munich, Members of the Bavarian State Orchestra.

  44. DEYISHME II for double bass, tabla and strings,Duration: 20′

    First performance: 10 July 2005, Osnabrück, Nabil Shehata (double bass) – Sankha Chatterjee (tabla) – Potsdamer Kammerakademie – David Geringas (conductor)

  45. IMPROMPTU-CROSSINGS for (prepared) piano, five azerbaijani folk instruments and chamber orchestra, Duration: 12′, First performance:16 November 2005, Paris, Soloists of the Azerbaydzhan State Orchestra – Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (piano, conductor)

  46. ΟΥΑΝ! 2005,for violoncello, Dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich, Duration: 8′, First performance: 20 November 2005, Paris, Theâtre du Chatelet Marie-Elisabeth Hecker

  47. KHAZAR QUINTET for piano quintet, Commissioned by The Juilliard School in honour of the schools centenary, Duration: 18′, First performance: 1 February 2006, New York, Ann Miller, Ariana Kim (violins) – Ka Sin Cass Ho (viola) – Karen Ouzounian (violoncello) – Yu-Xi Wang (piano)

  48. ATEŞ for ensemble, Commissioned by The Seattle Chamber Players, Duration: 13′, First performance: 18 February 2006, Seattle, Festival ‘Icebreaker II: the Caucasus’ Seattle Chamber Players

  49. INTIZAR opera in 2 Acts  (Awaiting) First performance: 15 December 2007, Baku
  50. DENIZ (Sea) First performance: 16 November 2008, Bern

     

  51. DASTAN (LEGEND] for violin, 2009,Commissioned by the 7th International Violin Competition Leopold Mozart, Duration: 9′, First performance: 23 May 2009, Augsburg, Shiori Terauchi

  52. MUĞFLAGAMENCO for mugam singer and ensemble, Duration: 17, First performance: 30 January 2011, Amsterdam, Nieuw Ensemble Amsterdam

    for mugam singer and ensemble, Duration: 17, 2010, marimba, tar, guit, mandolin, harp, piano, strings 

  53. VARIAZIONI ASIAGO for two violoncelli, vibraphone and percussion, Duration: 15, First performance: 11 August 2012, Asiago, Julius Berger and friends
  54. IMPULSE for violin and piano, Commissioned by hilary Hahn as part of the Encores Project 2010, Duration: 7′, First performance: 11 September 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Hilary Hahn (violin) – Natalie Zhu (piano)
  55. LANDSCAPE (RISING) for piano, Commissioned by the 8 International Adilia Aleva Piano Comperition, Dedicated to Ms. Adilia Alieva, Duration: 6′ ,First performance: June 2012, Gillard
  56. DUO OF ACCORDANCE for clarinet and violoncello, Dedicated to Julius Berger on the occasion of his 6oth birthday, Duration: 6′,First performance: 15 November 2014, Augsburg, Eduard Brunner (clarinet) – Hyun-Jung Berger (Violoncello)
  57. RAEGS (DANCE) for string quartet,Commissioned by Kronos Quartet, Composed for Fify for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire, Duration: 10′, First performance: 4 February 2016, San Francisco, Kronos Quartet
  58. SCHWINDENDE SCHÖNHEIT (VANISHING BEAUTY) for viola d’amore, baroque violoncello, percussion and harp, Commissioned by ‘sonorozonte’, Sponsored by the Cultural Department of the Bavarian Capital of Munich,Duration: 13, First performance: 13 March 2016, Munich, Andrea Ticozzi (viola d’amore) – Rie Watanbe (percussion)- Mirjam Schróder (harp) – Jessica Kuhn (baroque violo)
  59. LES NYMPHÉAS : LES NUAGES for ílute and string quartet, based on Claude Monet’s painting,2016, Duration: 14′,First performance: 20 August 2017, Givern,2016
  60. LEB WOHL, VERGISS! for baritone and piano, Text: Joseph Brodsky (in Russian) Commissioned by Kissinger Sommer, Duration: 10′, First performance: 11 July 2016, Bad Kissingen, Peter Schöne (baritone) – Jan Philipp Schulze (piano), 2016
  61. NASIMI-PASSION for baritone, choir and orchestra, text: Nasimi Imadeddin, Commissioned by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, Duration: 35′, First performance: 7 April 2017, Amsterdam, Evez Abdulla (baritone) – Groot Omroepkoor – Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra – Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
  62. SPRING MORNING IN BAKU 2017, for piano four hands, Duralion: 5′, First performance: 27 January 2018, San Francisco, Piano Duet ZOFO

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