Franghiz Ali-Zadeh

7'; rev. 1997; dedicated to Leonard Stein; UA: 25 October 1989, Los Angeles; Franghiz Ali-Zadeh

1990/1999; two versions; UA first version: February 1991, Duisburg, Franghiz Ali-Zadeh; UA second version: 9 October 1999, Heidelberg; Franghiz Ali-Zadeh

6; dedicated to Ms. Adilia Alieva; UA: June 2012, Gaillard; Int. Adilia Alieva Piano Comp.

15'; UA: 1974, Baku, Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (piano) – Azerbaydzhani Broadcast Sympnony Orchestra – R. Melik-Aslanov (conductor)

12'; for (prepared) piano, five azerbaidzhani folk instruments and chamber orchestra (folk instruments: kemencha, tar, kanun, ney-zurna, double
drums); UA: 16 November 2005, Paris; Soloists of the Azerbaydzhan State Orchestra – Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (piano, conductor)

5'; pf 4hds; UA: 27.1.2018, San Francisco, Piano Duet ZOFO

20': commissioned by the West Cork Chamber Music Festival and the Vienna Altenberg Trio; UA: 29 June 2004, Bantry (Ireland); Altenberg Trio

20'; UA: December 1979, Leningrad; Ivan Monighetti (violoncello) – Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (piano); dedicated to Iwan Monighetti;
also version for violin and prepared piano; UA: 26 July 2009 at the Verbier Festival by Dmitri Sitkovetsky and Jakov Jakulov

15'; In memoriam Tofik Guliyev; Commissioned by Alta Tingle and Gregory G. Minshall for the Kronos Quartet; UA: 1 April 2001, Paris; Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (piano) – Kronos Quartet

15'; vn, vc, prepared piano, pipa; UA: First performance: 10 July 2003, Aspen; Cho-Liang Lin (violin) – Kristina Cooper (violoncello) – Wu Man (pipa) – Anton Nel (piano)

18'; piano quintet; UA: 1 February 2006, New York; Ann Miller, Ariana Kim (violins) – Ka Sin Cass Ho (viola) – Karen Ouzounian (violoncello) – Yu-Xi Wang (piano); Commissioned by The Juilliard School in honour of the school’s centenary

Duration: 7’; UA: 11 September 2012, Rio de Janeiro; Hilary Hahn (violin) – Natalie Zhu (piano); Commissioned by hilary Hahn as part of the Encores Project 2010

13'; Vocal cycle for soprano, flute and prepared piano on poetry by Nigyar Rafibeyli (in Azerbaydzhani and Russian); 1. Prelude 2. The Narcissus 3. The Boatsman 4. Interlude 5. Expectation 6. Postlude; UA: 28 February 1987, Baku; Khuraman Kasimova (soprano) – Telman Gadshiyev (flute) – Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (piano)

14'; Vocal cycle for soprano, flute and piano/vibraphone/celesta on Poetry by Iwikasha Takuboku (in Russian and German); Dedicated to Sofia Gubaidulina
UA: 2 June 1995, Bern; Bengi Ispir (soprano) – Hieronymus Schädler (flute) – Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (piano, vibraphone and celesta)

10'; for soprano, clarinet (or alto flute), violin, violoncello and piano (also zarb); poem by Franghiz Ali-Zadeh after Marcel Proust (in Russian); UA: 23 April1999, Århus; Ensemble Continuum, New York; · version for soprano and chamber ensemble; other version for soprano and chamber ensemble

10'; for baritone and piano; text: Joseph Brodsky (in Russian); UA: 11 July 2016, Bad Kissingen; Peter Schöne (baritone) – Jan Philipp Schulze (piano)

12'; UA: February 1982, Baku; R. Ismailova - organ