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COMPOSITIONS

WORKS WITH OPUS NUMBER

Op. 1 - 12 Etudes [piano]
              01 - Etude for Polirythmics - "Homage to Hermann Heiss"
              02 - Etude for Chords - (Tempestuoso)
              03 - Etude for 3rds, 5ths & octaves - "Flight of the bumble-bee" by N.Rimsky-Korsakov
              04 - Etude for 4ths - (Allegro)
              05 - Etude for 9ths and arpeggios - "Homage to Bela Bartok"
              06 - Etude for 7ths and jumps - (Maquinal)
              07 - Etude for 2nds, repeated notes and harmonics - "Homage to Maurice Ravel"
              08 - Etude for 6ths and tremolos - "Ka Waiata nga Maunga" ("The mountains sing their silent song of splendour")
              09 - Etude for Augmented 4ths - "Homage to Ferruccio Busoni"
              10 - Etude for unconventional/unconfortable hand movements - "Moto perpetuo"
              11 - Etude for huge sound textures - "Homage to Kaikhosru Sorabji"
              12 - Etude for glissando and poliphony - "Prelude and Fugue"
Op. 2 - Reminiscences of Carmina Burana [piano]
Op. 3 - Sonata [piano/108 keys]
              I - Allegro Severo
              II - Mórbido
              III - Fugato
              IV - Scherzo
              V - Cadenza
              VI - Finale: Presto Cataclísmico
Op. 4 - Variations in etude-form on 'Dies Irae' [piano]
Op. 5 - Nocturne No.1 [piano]
Op. 6 - Preludio, Passacaglia and Chacona [piano]
Op. 7 - Homage to Cziffra - 6 Concert Paraphrases [piano]
              No.1 on "Sheherazade" (Rimsky-Korsakov)
              No.2 on "Tales from the Vienna woods" (Strauss)
              No.3 on "Flower's Waltz" (Tchaikowsky)
              No.4 on "Galopp Infernale - Can-Can" (Offenbach)
              No.5 on "Czardas" (Monti)
              No.6 on "Carmen" (Bizet)
Op. 8 - 3 Eccentric Preludes [piano]
              No.1 (Largo)
              No.2 (Misterioso)
              No.3 "***"
Op. 9 - Three left hand pieces [piano/left hand alone]
              No.1 Toccata
              No.2 Intermezzo
              No.3 Romance
Op.10 - 2 Scherzi [piano]
              No.1 "***"
              No.2 "***"
Op.11 - Nocturne No.2 [piano]
Op.12 - 4 Romantic pieces [piano]
              No.1 Prelude
              No.2 Barcarole
              No.3 Serenade - Night Waltz
              No.4 Impromptu
Op.13 - 2 Eccentric Preludes [piano/102 keys]
              No.1 - "***"
              No.2 - "Dichter und Vogel"
Op.14 - Quantum Tocata [piano]
Op.15 - Symphonic Nocturne [orchestra]
Op.16 - The Masque of the Red Death - Symphonic Poem No.1 [orchestra]
Op.17 - Exu [orchestra]
Op.18 - Curupira - Symphonic Poem No.2 [orchestra]
Op.19 - Nocturne No.3 [piano]
Op.20 - 3 Eccentric Preludes [piano/108 keys]
              No.1 - (Allegretto)
              No.2 - "Le Tombeau de K.Stockhausen"
              No.3 - (Prestissimo possibile)
Op.21 - Fleurs du Mal (d'aprês Baudelaire) [piano and voice]
              No.1 - La Beatrice
              No.2 - A une passante
              No.3 - L'Heautontimorouménos
              No.4 - Las Metamorphoses du vampire
Op.22 - Lampião - O Herói do Cangaço - Symphonic Poem No.3 [orchestra]
Op.23 - Requiem for Chorus [SSAATTBB]
               I - Requiem Aeternam
               II - Kyrie Eleison
               III - Dies Irae
               IV - Tuba Mirum
               V - Rex Tremendae
               VI - Recordare Jesu pie
               VII - Confutatis Maledictis
               VIII - Lacrimosa
               IX - Domine Jesu Christe
               X - Hostias
               XI - Sanctus
               XII - Benedictus
               XIII - Agnus Dei
               XIV - Communio: Lux Aeterna
Op.24 - String Quartet [2 violin, viola, cello]
               I - Quasi Cadenza
               II - Atemporal
               III - Scherzando
Op.25 - Fantasy [piano, orchestra & chorus]
               I - Khaos
               II - Hymn to Aphrodite (Sappho)
               III - Peras
Op.26 - Nocturne No.4 [piano]
Op.27 - 3 Etudes for guitar [guitar]
              No.1 - São Miguel das Missões (for the 5th finger)
              No.2 - Estâncias (for artificial harmonics)
              No.3 - Farroupilha (for different tunings)
Op.28 - 14 Shakespeare Songs [piano and voice]
              No.01 - Blow, blow thou winter wind
              No.02 - Where the bee sucks
              No.03 - Come away death
              No.04 - Full fathom five
              No.05 - Come unto these yellow sands
              No.06 - Under the greenwood tree
              No.07 - It was a lover and his lass
              No.08 - Take, o take those lips away
              No.09 - Who is Silvia
              No.10 - O Mistress mine
              No.11 - When that I was and a little tiny boy
              No.12 - Sigh no more, ladies
              No.13 - Orpheus with his lute
              No.14 - You spotted snakes
Op.29 - 5 Brazilian Songs [piano and voice]
              No.1 - Foi pensando em você... (Anita Cimirro)
              No.2 - Inscrição na areia (Cecília Meireles)
              No.3 - Timidez (Cecilia Meireles)
              No.4 - O Gondoleiro do amor (Castro Alves)
              No.5 - Para que registrar? (Anita Cimirro)
Op.30 - The Meridional Seasons - 12 pieces [piano]
              No.01 - January - Depois da chuva
              No.02 - February - Era carnaval
              No.03 - March - Acasalamento
              No.04 - April - De um sentimento esmaecido
              No.05 - May - Prece
              No.06 - June - Três Santos
              No.07 - July - Nordestino
              No.08 - August - Tom de inverno
              No.09 - September - Viçosa
              No.10 - October - Primavera
              No.11 - November - Falso pescador
              No.12 - December - Esquecimento
Op.31 - Saci-Pererê - Symphonic Poem No.4 [orchestra]
Op.32 - Sonatina [violin and piano]
               I - Con Impeto
               II - Dramatico
               III - Rondo "Macabro"
  Op.32b - Noturno Dramático (No.5) [piano] (Transcription of the 2nd mov. from Op.32)

Op.33 - ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܝܐ (King of Jews) - Opera in one act and 13 scenes with libretto in Aramaic (including parts in Hebrew, Latin & Greek)
              01 - ܦܬܝܚܗ (Introduction)
              02 - ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ ܘܡܟܪܙ (John Baptist's Preaching)
              03 - ܘܡܥܡܘܕܝܬܐ / ܠܢܣܝܘܢܐ (Baptism & Temptation)
              04 - ܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ (Disciples)
              05 - ܡܫܬܘܬܐ ܒܩܛܢܐ (Weeding at Cana)
              06 - ܠܛܘܪܐ ܘܡܠܦ (The Sermon of the Mountain)
              07 - ܐܬܐ (Miracles)
              08 - ܘܐܫܬܚܠܦ (Transfiguration)
              09 - ܥܠ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ (Entering Jerusalem)
              10 - ܦܨܚܐ / תהילים 116 / ܟܪܝܐ (Passover, Psalm 116 & Agony)
              11 - ܒܚܒܘܫܝܐ (Imprisonment)
              12 - ܙܩܦܘܗܝ (Crucifixion)
              13 - ܡܘܪܒܐ / Θεοτόκε (Magnificat & Ave Maria)

Op.34 - Mario Quintana songs [piano and voice]
              No.1 - Canção do dia de sempre
              No.2 - Canção para uma valsa lenta
              No.3 - Canção de junto do berço
              No.4 - Canção de ballet
              No.5 - Canção do amor imprevisto
              No.6 - Canção de outono
              No.7 - Canção da primavera
Op.35 - Anasazi - Ballet Music for quintet [Clarinet, Horn, Violin, Cello & Doublebass]
              I - Rite of Mesa Verde
              II - Star Kachina - Worship of cataclysms
              III - Tlaloc - All forms of growth
              IV - Centipedes - People from the underground
              V - Kachinas - Taalawsohu's Dance
              VI - Kokopelli - The mating ritual
Op.36 - Sonata for the left hand [piano/left hand alone]
               I - Com tempestade e ímpeto
               II - Andante
               III - Agitato con fuoco
Op.37 - Scriabinesque Waltz in the manner of Johann Strauss [piano/left hand alone]
Op.38 - 5 Eccentric Preludes [piano/108 keys]
              No.1 - Berceuse para Primo Levi
              No.2 - Aforismo
              No.3 - Moto Perpetuo
              No.4 - Folha d'Album
              No.5 - Fuga de Fibonacci
Op.39 - Suite for Brass Quintet [Piccolo Trumpet, Trumpet, Horn, Bass Trombone, Tuba]
              I - Allemande
              II - Courante
              III - Sarabande
              IV - Gavotte
              V - Minuet
              VI - Giga
Op.40 - 24 Preludes [piano]
              No.01 in C major
              No.02 in C minor
              No.03 in C# major
              No.04 in C# minor
              No.05 in D major
              No.06 in D minor
              No.07 in Eb major
              No.08 in Eb minor
              No.09 in E major
              No.10 in E minor
              No.11 in F major
              No.12 in F minor
              No.13 in F# major
              No.14 in F# minor
              No.15 in G major
              No.16 in G minor
              No.17 in Ab major
              No.18 in Ab minor
              No.19 in A major
              No.20 in A minor
              No.21 in Bb major
              No.22 in Bb minor
              No.23 in B major
              No.24 in B minor
Op.41 - Sonata [organ]
Op.42 - 2 Dances [piano]
              No.1 - Zaouli
              No.2 - Dubstep
Op.43 - Sonatina [flute and piano]
              I - Lento e Misterioso / Allegro
              II - Contemplativo / Fugato a 3 (solo flute)
              III - Tétrico
Op.44 - Nocturne No.6 [piano]
Op.45 - Fantasia on "DERUS" [piano]
Op.46 - Mbaetatá - Symphonic Poem No.5 [orchestra]
Op.47 - Ypupiara - Symphonic Poem No.6 [orchestra]
Op.48 - Ballada "Chopiniana" - for João Carlos Vieira [piano]
Op.49 - Slovenian Notebook [piano]
              No.01 Drava
              No.02 The Winds on the Lipa Tree
              No.03 Snow Melt in Središče - Scherzo
              No.04 Mazurka on Bračič
              No.05 Quasi-Jazz for Merkoci
              No.06 Prešeren Song No.1
              No.07 Prešeren Song No.2
              No.08 Prešeren Song No.3
              No.09 Interactive Improvisation on 9-4-3-2-9
Op.50 - Elegia (Leandro Faber in memoriam) [piano]
Op.51 - Concerto in f minor [piano and orchestra]
              I - Allegro
              II - Lento Nostalgico
              III - Allegro molto

WORKS WTHOUT OPUS

(1998-2000) 53 Sketches [piano]
(1999-2001) Concerto in b minor [piano & orchestra]
(2000) String Quartet [2 violins, viola, cello]
(2001) 3 Preludes [piano]
(2001) Amazonic Arabesque [piano]
(2001-2) Devils Dance [piano]
(2002) Fantasy [piano and orchestra]
(2003) Overture to 'Édipo' [orquestra]
(2003-4) A Mephisto Waltz - Homage to Franz Liszt [piano]
(2004) Puppets [piano]
(2007) Homage to K.Sorabji [piano]
(2009-11) 5 Variation on a theme by Beethoven to W.Prado [piano]
(2012-13) 2 Eccentric Preludes on Chemical formulae [piano]
(2014-15) 3 Eccentric Preludes on the sound of the comet 67P/C–G [piano]
(2017) Little Music Box to HADASSA [piano]
(2018) 20 Interactive Improvisations [piano]
(2019) 20 Interactive Improvisations (work in progress) [piano]


TRANSCRIPTIONS - FOR THE LEFT HAND ALONE

ALBENIZ
              Asturias (Legend)
ALBENIZ/GODOWSKY
              Tango
BACH
              Choral "Jesu Joy of man's desiring" BWV.147
              Tocata and Fugue BWV.565
              Adagio BWV.974 (see "MARCELLO / BACH")
              Prelude BWV.999
BEETHOVEN
              Sonata Op.27 No.2 ("Moonlight")
              Sonata Op.57 ("Appassionata")
              5th Symphony Op.67
              "Allegretto" from 7th Symphony Op.92
              NEW PROJECT - 32 PIANO SONATAS
              NEW PROJECT - 9 SYMPHONIES
BRAHMS
              Symphony No.1 Op.68
BRAHMS / RACHMANINOV / HAMBOURG / FRIEDMAN / LUTOSLAWSKI / LISZT
              Paganini Variations - Books 1, 2 & 3
CHOPIN
              Nocturne Op.9 No.2
              Ballade Op.23
              Prelude Op.28 No.3 (for Varun Athilat's full set)
              Prelude Op.28 No.7 (for Varun Athilat's full set)
              Prelude Op.28 No.24 (for Varun Athilat's full set)
              Nocturne Op.32 No.2
              Sonata Op.35
              Nocturne Op.55 No.1
              Polonaise Op.53
              Fantasie-Impromptu Op.66 (2nd Etude)
              Valse Op.69 No.2
              Nocturne Op.72 No.1
DEBUSSY
              Arabesque 1
              Clair de lune (Suite Bergamasque)
              Snow is dancing (Children's corner)
FALLA
              Danse Rituelle de Feu (Ritual dance of the fire) {"El Amor Brujo"}
GRANADOS
              "Oriental" - Spanish Dance No.2
              "Andaluzia" - Spanish Dance No.5
LISZT
              Transcendental Etude No.1
              Transcendental Etude No.2
              Transcendental Etude No.3
              Transcendental Etude No.4
              Transcendental Etude No.5
              Transcendental Etude No.6
              Transcendental Etude No.7
              Transcendental Etude No.8
              Transcendental Etude No.9
              Transcendental Etude No.10
              Transcendental Etude No.11
              Transcendental Etude No.12
              Paganini Etude No.1
              Paganini Etude No.2
              Paganini Etude No.3 "La Campanella"
              Paganini Etude No.4
              Paganini Etude No.5
              Paganini Etude No.6 (see BRAHMS/RACHMANINOV/... "Paganini Variations" above)
              Hungarian Rhapody No.2
              Mephisto Waltz No.1
              Veneza i Napoli (Gondoliera, Canzone & Tarantella)
              Spozalizio
MARCELLO / BACH
              Adagio (BWV.974)
NAZARETH
              Odeon
NIELSEN
              Song Op.41 No.2
RACHMANINOV
              Song Op.21 No.7 "How fair this spot"
              Prelude Op.23 No.5
              Symphony No.2 Op.27 (3rd mov: Adagio)
              Sonata No.2 Op.36
RAVEL
              Pavana pour une infante defunte
              Barque sur l'ocean
              Alborada del gracioso
              Jeux d'eau
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
              Flight of the bumble-bee
SAINT-SAENS
              Dansa Macabra - Symphonic Poem Op.40
              Etude en forme de Valse Op.52 No.6
SCHUBERT
              King of the Elves (Erlkönig) Op.1
              Gute Nacht (Winterreise) Op.89
              Serenade (Standchen) D.957
SCRIABIN
              Etude Op.2 No.1
              Etude Op.8 No.1
              Etude Op.8 No.2
              Etude Op.8 No.3
              Etude Op.8 No.4
              Etude Op.8 No.5
              Etude Op.8 No.6
              Etude Op.8 No.7
              Etude Op.8 No.8
              Etude Op.8 No.9
              Etude Op.8 No.10
              Etude Op.8 No.11
              Etude Op.8 No.12
              Prelude Op.11 No.8
              Prelude Op.11 No.14
              Prelude Op.22 No.1
              Etude Op.42 No.1
              Etude Op.42 No.2
              Etude Op.42 No.3
              Etude Op.42 No.4
              Etude Op.42 No.5
              Etude Op.42 No.6
              Etude Op.42 No.7
              Etude Op.42 No.8
WAGNER
              Ride of the Walkyries


TRANSCRIPTIONS - POP MUSIC FOR THE LEFT HAND ALONE (requested works)

LUDOVICO EINAUDI
              Una Mattina
              Nuvole bianche
              Leo
              Experience
              Elegia
              Andare
              Passagio
              Flora
              Luminous
              Ora
              Primavera
              Le onde
              Divenire
ENNIO MORRICONE
              Cinema Paradiso's Love theme
              The Mission - The Mission
              The Mission - Brothers
              The Mission - Gabriel's oboe
              The Mission - Falls
QUEEN
              We are the Champions
SAM SMITH
              Writings on the wall
JOHN WILLIAMS
              Schindler's List - Schindler's theme
              Schindler's List - Jewish Town
              Schindler's List - Remembrance


TRANSCRIPTIONS - PIANO SOLO (TWO HANDS)

BACH
              Tocata and Fugue BWV.565
              Passacaglia and Fugue BWV.582
              Exercice BWV.598
              Prelude BWV.1007
              Air BWV.1068
BEETHOVEN
              Overture "The Creatures of Prometheus" Op.43
              Overture to "Egmont" Op.84
BERLIOZ
              Overture to "Corsaire" Op.21
BERNSTEIN
              Mambo (West Side Story)
BRAHMS
              Hungarian Dance No.2
              Symphony No.1 Op.68
              Symphony No.2 Op.73
              Symphony No.3 Op.90
              Symphony No.4 Op.98
BRUHNS
              "Großes" Praeludium in E minor
              "Kleines" Praeludium in E minor
              Praeludium in G major
              Choralfantasie: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland
              Fragment eines Praeludiums in D major
              Praeludium in G minor
BUXTEHUDE
              Prelude and Fugue BuxWV.143
CERVO
              Marias Nuas Op.13
              Torunobá Op.16
CHOPIN
              Fantaisie-Impromptu Op.66 (1st Etude)
              Triple Etude (Op.10 No.2, Op.25 No.4 & Op.25 No.11)
CIMIRRO
              The Masque of the Red Death Op.16
              Exu Op.17
              Curupira Op.18
              Lampião - O Herói do Cangaço Op.22
              Requiem Op.23
              String Quartet Op.24
              Saci-Pererê Op.31
              Anasazi Op.35
              Brass Quintet Op.39
              Mbaetatá Op.46
              Ipupiara Op.47
DURUFLE
              Suite Op.5
GLUCK
              Melodie (Orpheus)
HONEGGER
              Pacific 231
LISZT
              Transcendental Etude No.2
              Transcendental Etude No.4a
              Transcendental Etude No.4b
              Transcendental Etude No.5a
              Transcendental Etude No.5b
              Transcendental Etude No.6
              Transcendental Etude No.8
              Transcendental Etude No.9
              Transcendental Etude No.10
              Transcendental Etude No.11
              Transcendental Etude No.12
              Triple Etude (No.3, 9 & 11)
              Symphonic Poem No.5 "Prometheus" (+)
              Symphonic Poem No.7 "Festklange" (+)
              Symphonic Poem No.11 "Battle of the Huns" (+)
MOZART
              Lacrimosa (Requiem)
NEPOMUCENO
              Xácara Op.20 No.1
POULENC
              O Magnum Mysterium
KOCZALSKI
              Violin Concerto (orchestral reduction)
RACHMANINOV
              Fantaisie-Tableaux Op.5
              Suite Op.17
RADZIWILL
              "Entrata" from "Compositionem zu Göthe's Faust"
RAVEL
              Lever du jour (from 'Daphnis e Chloé')
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
              Flight of the bumble-bee (No.3 from '12 Etudes Op.1')
ROZBICKI
              Introitus from "Missa Festiva"
SAINT-SAENS
              Phaeton - Symphonic Poem Op.39
              Bacchanale (from "Sanson and Dalila" Op.47)
              3rd Symphony (Organ) Op.78
SCHUMANN
              Langsam (No.2 from Op.102)
SCHÜTZ
              Salmo 121
SHOSTAKOVICH
              Waltz No.2
STRAVINSKY
              Petrushka
TCHAIKOVSKY
              None but the lonely heart Op.6 No.6
              Symphony No.1 Op.13
              Symphony No.2 Op.17
              Symphony No.3 Op.29
              Symphony No.4 Op.36
              Symphony No.5 Op.64
              Symphony No.6 Op.74
              Symphony Manfred Op.58
VILLA-LOBOS
              3rd Mov. from Piano Concerto No.1
              Symphony No.1
              Symphony No.2
              Symphony No.3
              Symphony No.4
              Symphony No.6
              Symphony No.7
              Symphony No.8
              Symphony No.9
              Symphony No.10
              Symphony No.11
              Symphony No.12
VIVALDI
              Presto (from "Summer/4 Seasons" Op.8 No.2")

(+) = Transcriptions made using the same techniques by Carl Tausig (1841-1871).


TRANSCRIPTIONS - POP MUSIC FOR TWO HANDS (requested works)

JORDAN RUDESS
              The Little Boy Drummer


COMPLETIONS

BEETHOVEN / TAUSIG
              Missa Solemnis Op.123 (2 pianos)
LISZT / TAUSIG
              Tasso - lamento i trionfo - Symphonic Poem No.2
              Festklange - Symphonic Poem No.7
              Hungaria - Symphonic Poem No.9
              Faust Symphony
KOCZALSKI
              Sonata for Cello Op.90 (missing piano part completely composed by Artur Cimirro)


EDITIONS

BARROZO NETTO
              Página Íntima
              2 Incomplete Sketches ("Improviso" and "thema para música brasileira")
BEETHOVEN / TAUSIG
              Missa Solemnis Op.123 (2 pianos)
CHOPIN / TAUSIG
              Etude Op.10 No.2
              Etude Op.25 No.2
              Concerto No.2 Op.21 (second movement)
COUSMINER
              Etude Op.11 No.2
              3 Preludes Op.12
              Reminiscent Suite Op.14 (strng quartet)
              Overture on Jewish Themes Op.15 (piano reduction)
              Quartet in b minor Op.16
              Appassionato
              Carnaval
              Nocturne
              Dramatic Final
              Prelude (2 pianos)
              Slavonic Dance (2 pianos)
              3 movements for string quartet
CZIFFRA
              Complete Strauss Paraphrases
              Complete Recorded Improvisations
DUBOIS
              Prelude in octaves (pour I.Philipp)
              Prelude and Fugue in e minor
              Cadenza to Beethoven's Concerto No.3
ITIBERÊ DA CUNHA
              Noturno-Saudade Op.4
              Valsa Acadêmica Op.9
              A Graciosa - Grande Valsa de Bravura Op.10
              Estella Maris - Grande Mazurka de Salão Op.11
              A Serrana (Op.17?)
              Une Larme (Op.19?)
              5a Mazurka (Op.29?)
              Impromptu-Nocturne (Op.35?)
              Il Trovatore - Grande Fantasia de Concerto (Op.36?)
LISZT / TAUSIG
              Ce qu'on sur la montagne - Symphonic PoemNo.1
              Tasso - lamento i trionfo - Symphonic Poem No.2
              Orpheus - Symphonic Poem No.4
              Festklange - Symphonic Poem No.7
              Heroide Funebre - Symphonic Poem No.8
              Hungaria - Symphonic Poem No.9
              Hamlet - Symphonic Poem No.10
              Die Ideale - Symphonic Poem No.12
              Faust Symphony
              Dante Symphony
PROKOFIEV
              Fantasy on Sheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov)
STRADAL
              Gavotte in c minor
              Valse
              Variations on the Austrian National Anthem (Haydn).


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