Sorabji Resource Site: Unperformed Works

Unperformed Works

This page lists those works by Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji for which a complete performance has not yet been given. Recordings, when available, are mentioned. A bullet (•) in the second column indicates a work for which a printed edition is available, making it easier to prepare a performance or a recording. Editions known to be in progress are indicated by a bullet between brackets ([•]). The third column gives details o fforthcoming performances, when available.

See also a list of works that have been premiered but are awaiting a first commercial recording.

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Works	Edition	Date of Scheduled Performance
Works	Edition	Date of Scheduled Performance
Concerto [no. 1] pour piano et grand orchestre (1915-16; 177 pp.)
Concerto II pour piano et grand orchestre (1916-17; 49 pp.)	[•]
Concerto pour piano et orchestra da camera [no. 3] (1918; 100 pp.)
Concerto pour piano et grand orchestre [no. 4] (1918; 100 pp.)
Music to “The Rider by Night” (1919; 54 pp.)	•	This work is unlikely to be performed given its incomplete status.
Symphony [no. 1] for Piano, Large Orchestra, Chorus, and Organ (1921-22; 300 pp.)
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra [no.] III [no. 6] (1922; 144 pp.)
Opusculum for Orchestra (1923; 36 pp.)	•
Rapsodie espagnole de Maurice Ravel—Transcription de concert pour piano (first version, 1923; 16 pp.)	•
Concerto per pianoforte e piccola orchestra, “Simorg-Anka” [no. 7] (1924; 100 pp.)	•
Variazioni e fuga triplice sopra “Dies irae” per pianoforte (1923-26; 201 pp.)	[•]
Concerto V for Piano and Large Orchestra [no. 8] (1927-28; 344 pp.)
Introduction, Passacaglia, Cadenza, and Fugue (1929; compl. Alexander Abercrombie, 2004; 79 pp.)	•
Symphony no. 0 for Piano Solo (1930-31; 333 pp.)	•
Quintet II for Piano and String Quartet (1932-33; 432 pp.)	•
Sonata V (Opus archimagicum) (1934-35; 336 pp.)	•	Movements 8 and 9 have been performed in 2021 by Tellef Johnson, whose complete recording is due to be released in 2025.
Symphonic Variations for Piano (1935-37; 484 pp.)	•	Var. 27 has been recorded by Tellef Johson in 2024, and var. 56 by Michael Habermann in 2003. There is a sound file of part 2 (2024) by Alberto Vignani.
Tāntrik Symphony for Piano Alone (1938-39; 284 pp.)	•
Études transcendantes (100) (1940-44; 456 pp.)	•	See lists of etudes that have been performed and etudes that have been recorded. The etudes that have yet to be given a first public performance are nos. 27, 33, 39, 42, 44-48, 51, 53-58, 60-64, 68, 69, 71, 74, 78, 82, 87, 90, 91, and 93.
Symphony [no. 2], “Jāmī”, for Large Orchestra, Wordless Chorus, and Baritone Solo (1942-51; 826 pp.)	[•]	A sound file by David Carter is available.
Third Organ Symphony (1949-53; 305 pp.)	•	A performance by Kevin Bowyer is planned for the future.
Second Symphony for Piano (1954; 248 pp.)	[•]	Movement 4 (limited to “Fanfare”, “Introito”, “Toccata”, and “Punta d’organo”) has been recorded by Tellef Johnson in 2024.
Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra (1935-37, 1953-56; 540 pp.)	•	Sound file by Alberto Vignani (2024).
Opus clavisymphonicum—Concerto for Piano and Large Orchestra for Piano and Large Orchestra (1957-59; 333 pp.)
Third Symphony for Piano Solo (1959-60; 144 pp.)	•
Messa grande sinfonica (1955-61; 1,001 pp.)	•
Toccata quarta (1964-67; 149 pp.)	[•]	The fifth movement (“Intermezzo secondo”) was given its first performance by Florian Steininger on 20 December 2014 at the Musentempel im Kulturzentrum Tempel (Karlsruhe) as part of a concert entitled “In modo esotico, vol. 4”.
Concertino non grosso for String Sextet with Piano obbligato quasi continuo (1968; 48 pp.)	•
Opusculum clavisymphonicum vel claviorchestrale (1973-75; 334 pp.)	[•]