MIKHAIL BRONNER / PRINCIPAL  WORKS

OPERAS

«The Cold Heart» on libretto by S. Mitin after W. Hauff(1991)
«The Golden Island» on libretto by S.Kozlov (1992). N. Sats Moscow State Academic Children‘s Music Theatre (first performed on October 3, 1993)
«Barmalei» after К. Chukovsky (2002)
«Long Return (Book of Songs)» for chorus theatre (2009) (first performed on May 21, 2009) «Russian Decameron» for chorus theatre (2010) (first performed on april 24, 2010)

BALLETS

«The Optimistic Tragedy» on libretto by D.Bryantsev and G.Matskiavicius after V.Vishnevsky. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow State Academic Music Theatre (first performed on December 23, 1985)
«The Taming of the Shrew» on libretto by D.Bryantsev after W.Shakespeare. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow StateAcademic Music Theatre (first performed on May 8, 1996)

COMPOSITIONS FOR MIXED CHOIR A‘CAPELLA OR FOR CHOIR AND ORGAN

«Hail, Morning!» choral triptych on verses by N.Nikitin (1979)
«Heather Honey» choral concerto in four movements on lyrics by English and Scottish poets (1980)
«Dona nobis pacem» for mixed choir and organ (1995)
«Three choruses on lyrics by Tyutchev, Pushkin and Baratynsky» (2000)
«Grandpa‘s Thought» (2004)
«Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi» (To the Memory of My Mother) (2004)

COMPOSITIONS FOR MIXED CHOIR AND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

«Two Hundred and Ten Steps» oratorio on verses by R. Rozhdestvensky (1980)
«Peasant Songs» on verses by A. Koltsov (1981)
«Songs of Love, Death and Eternity of Being (Missa Humanus)» on lyrics by 17th century German poets (1988)
«Jewish Requiem» for four soloists, mixed and children‘s choirs and orchestra (1992)
«And the Whiff of Being‘s Tempests…» for choir and folk instrument orchestra on lyrics by Russian poets (2005)
«In the beginning» Joyous music for chorus, two pianos, kettledrums and string orchestra (2008)

COMPOSITIONS FOR CHILDREN‘S CHOIR

A‘CAPELLA

«Book of Psalms» for children‘s choir (1991)
«From Russian Poetry» for children‘s choir on lyrics by A.Pushkin, A.Delvig, E.Baratynsky (1996)
«Two choruses on lyrics by F.Tyutchev» (2000)

COMPOSITIONS FOR CHILDREN‘S CHOIR AND PIANO

«Pieces of Wicked Advice» on verses by G.Oster (1993)
«Telling Fortune by Different Body Parts» on verses by G.Oster (1995)
«From the Book of Prophet Isaiah» (1998)
«Limericks» on lyrics by Edward Lear for children‘s choir (2004)
«Summertime Music» version for children‘s choir and piano on verses by I.Brodsky (2006)

COMPOSITIONS FOR CHILDREN‘S CHOIR AND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OR INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE

«The Key to the Kingdom or Miracles Never End» сoncerto on texts of traditional English and Scottish songs (1982)
«Do Shine Brightly!» cantata (1986)
«The Hot Stone» fairy-tale cantata after A.Gaydar (1987)
«Stabat mater» for bass soloist, children‘s choir and orchestra (1993)
«Summertime Music» for children‘s choir, bayan and chamber orchestra on verses by I.Brodsky (2007)
«In the beginning» Joyous music version for children‘s choir, two piano and string orchestra. (2008)
«Pike a la Jewish» for children‘s choir, bayan, contrabass, clarinet and tenor (2008)
«Children‘s Crusade» for children‘s choir, organ and chamber orchestra (2009)

INSTRUMENTAL CONCERTOS

«Lonely Voice» for violin and symphony orchestra (1989)
Concerto for French horn, saxophone and chamber orchestra (1990)
«Saxophone‘s gospel» for saxophone and chamber orchestra 1997)
«Passions by Juda» for bayan and chamber orchestra (1998)
«Time to Have Patience» for chamber orchestra (1999)
«Heaven‘s Gate» for violin and chamber orchestra (2000)
«Cain Time» for bassoon and chamber orchestra (2001)
«The Seasons: A Wreath for Tchaikovsky» — dedication and 12 pieces for violin, cello, flute, clarinet and chamber orchestra (2001)
«Children of the Fear» for piano and symphony orchestra (2002)
«Tomorrow Will Be Better than Yesterday» for saxophone, trumpet and chamber orchestra (2003) «The Shtetl Music» for saxophone and symphony orchestra (2003)
«Dreams from Far Away» for electronic clarinet and chamber orchestra (2003)
«Testimony» («Кatuv») for bayan, piano and symphony orchestra (2004)
«Ave Maria» version for oboe, voice and chamber orchestra (2004)
«Ave Maria» version for saxophone, voice and chamber orchestra (2004)
«Sodom and Gomorrah» for two saxophones, percussion, voice, electronic instruments and chamber orchestra (2004)
«In Search of Grail» for violin, young musician and chamber orchestra (2004)
«Time to Forgive» for balalaika and chamber orchestra (2004)
«Time to Forgive» version for balalaika and folk orchestra (2004)
«Pro et Contrа» for domra-alt and folk orchestra (2005)
«Pro et Contrа» version for domra-alt and chamber orchestra(2005)
«Isle of Happiness» for balalaika, domra-alt and folk orchestra (2006)
«Isle of Happiness» version for balalaika, domra-alt and symphony orchestra (2006)
«Children‘s Corner» for chamber orchestra, rattles, penny whistles, ohs, ahs and one balloon (2006)
«A DUE» for violin, cello and chamber orchestra (2006)
«Tower of Babel» for orchestra of folk instruments (2008)
«Transformation of the Soul» concertо for viola and chamber orchestra (2008)
«Transformation of the Soul» version for domra and chamber orchestra (2008)
«7 Yiddish Songs» for violin, tuba and chamber orchestra (2009)
«Towards Meaning» concerto for violin, tuba and chamber orchestra (2009)
«TSAVT TANEM» («I‘ll take your pains upon me …») concerto for cello and chamber orchestra (2011)
«The Illusion of Life» concerto for violin, percussion and chamber orchestra (2011)

COMPOSITION FOR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

«Overture» (1984)
«The Dreams of Don Quixote» (1993)
«Soter Ponim» (“He Who Has Forgotten Us”) (1997)
«Time to Have Patience» (2000)
«Ten Judgements of Ten Tables» concerto for symphony orchestra (collective composition by A. Eshpai, M. Bronner, R. Ledenev, A. Chaikovski, A. Voustin, R. Sabitov, Yu. Vorontsov, S. Zhukov, S. Pavlenko and E. Podgaits) (2005)
«Big Freilekhs for a Big Orchestra» (2010)

INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE COMPOSITIONS

Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and French horn (1984)
«Trio barbaro» for clarinet, violin and cello (1988)
«Ave Maria» concerto for soprano, oboe and organ (1991)
«Ave Maria» version for bayan, cello and voice (2005)
«The Seasons. A Wreath for Tchaikovsky» 13 compositions for piano, violin, cello, flute and clarinet (1992)
«The Seasons. A Wreath for Tchaikovsky» version for string quartet, flute and clarinet (2007)
«Moscow Nights: Reminiscences» for bayan, cello, contrabass and clarinet (1998)
«Time to Remember» for string quartet (1999)
«Time to Remember» version for flute-alt, violin, viola and cello (2002)
«Time to Have Patience» version for string quartet (2001)
«Jaсob‘s Ladder: the Angel of Love, the Angel of Sorrow» for string quartet (2001)
«Jaсob‘s Ladder: the Angel of Love, the Angel of Sorrow» version for four cellos (2001)
«Shir shel ha jom» («The Song of Today») for saxophone quartet (2000)
«Tomorrow Will Be Better than Yesterday…» version for saxophone, trumpet and piano (2001)
«Tomorrow Will Be Better than Yesterday …» version for two saxophones and piano (2002)
«Tomorrow Will Be Better than Yesterday…» version for violin, cello and piano (2004)
«Tomorrow Will Be Better than Yesterday…» version for violin, cello and bayan (2004)
«Sodom and Gomorrah» version for bayan, harpsichord, two saxophones, drum kit, voice and electronics (2004)
«Expulsion from Eden» for viola, clarinet bass, vibraphone and bayan (2008)
«On the Backside of Rainbow» four pieces for two violins and two children (2008)
«Five Yiddish Songs» for 3 violins and viola (2009)

«The Shtetl Music» version for violin, cello, flute, oboe, clarinet and piano (2009)

«The Shtetl Music» version for piano, two violins, cello and clarinet (2010)

«The Shtetl Music» version for violin, cello and bayan (2010)

«The Rondo of the War» for two saxophones and piano (2006)
«The Rondo of the War» version for violin, cello and bayan (2011)
«The Rondo of the War» version for violin, cello and piano (2011)
«Nearby-Far away» (based on Russian art songs ) for balalaika, domra, viola and piano (2011)

«Nearby-Far away» (based on Russian art songs) version for violin, accordion and clarinet (2011)

COMPOSITIONS FOR INSTRUMENTS SOLO

Sonata for piano (1990)
«The Jew: Life and Death» for cello and piano (1995)
«The Garden of Tears» for mixed choir and cello (1996)
«The Garden of Dreams» for cello and bayan (1997)
«The Garden of Dreams» version for violin and bayan (2009)
«The Garden of Dreams» version for violin and piano (2011)
«The Garden of Dreams» version for cello and piano (2011)
«Till» A Book for bayan (1998)
«Abraham and Isaac» for bayan and saxophone soprano (1998)
«Kaddish to the Leaving Century» for cello and piano (1998)
«Adam and Eva» for bayan and violin (1999)
«Nevermore» for saxophone and piano (1999)
«The Message» for viola and kettle-drum (2000)
«Izkoir» for cello solo (2001)
«Izkoir» version for domra solo (2011)
«Autumn Again…» (Waltz) for bayan solo (2004)
«Ave Maria» version for bayan and cello (2005)
«A Ditty» for alt solo (2006)
«Reminiscences» for piano ((2007)
«Reminiscences» version for mandolin and piano (2007)
«To the other side» for violin and piano (2007)
«To the other side» version for mandolin and piano (2007)
«To the other side» version for domra and piano (2008)
«Eclipse» for bayan and electronic recording (2008)
«Transformation of the Soul» version for two violins (2009)
«Jaсob‘s Ladder: the Angel of Love, the Angel of Sorrow» version for domra and guitar (2009)
«Jaсob‘s Ladder: the Angel of Love, the Angel of Sorrow» version for domra and piano (2011)
«The Jew: Life and Death» version for violin and bayan (2009)
«The Jew: Life and Death» version for cello and bayan (2009)
«The Shtetl Music» version for clarinet and accordion (2010)
«The Shtetl Music» version for balalaika and piano (2010)
«The Shtetl Music» version for balalaika and bayan (2010)
«The Angel of Sorrow» for bayan solo (2011)
«Jewish Happiness».Tango for violin and accordion (2011)
«Lullabies» version for viola, piano and domra (2011)

COMPOSITIONS FOR VOICE AND PIANO

«Anna Akhmatova» vocal cycle for mezzo-soprano and piano on verses by Anna Akhmatova (1981)
«Insomnia» vocal cycle for mezzo-soprano and piano on verses by Мarina Tsvetayeva (1989)
«I Asked My Heart» vocal cycle for bass and piano to lyrics by J. Keats (1991)
«We Have the Gift to Live and Feel» vocal cycle for bass and piano on verses by I. Guberman (1994)
«Letters to a Roman Friend» (Theme and 9 Variations) vocal cycle for bass and piano on verses by I. Brodsky (1997)
«Six Songs of Farewell» vocal cycle for mezzo-soprano and piano on lyrics by M. Maeterlinck (2000)
«Lullabies» version for mezzo-soprano and piano (2004)
«Sincerity on a Contract Basis or Tears of a Heraldic Soul» Exhortation and Ten Romances on verses by D. Prigov for bass singer and piano (2006)

COMPOSITIONS FOR VOICE AND INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE

«The Dowry» dramatic legend on verses by D. Kedrin for soprano, tenor, bariton and instrumental ensemble (1981)
«Sorrowful Patterns: Collection of Songs by Faiz Akhmad Faiz» for bass and instrumental ensemble (1984)
«The Shadow of the Trees» chamber cantata for soprano, harpsichord and ensemble of percussion instruments (1989)
«The Four Seasons» (On Reading of Chzhan Ketzhu) for soprano and percussion instruments on lyrics by Chzhan Ketzhu (1994)
«Lullabies» for voice and string quartet (2004)
«Lullabies» version for voice and four cellos (2004)

COMPOSITIONS FOR VOICE AND ORCHESTRA

«Symphonic Songs» cantata for tenor, soprano and symphonic orchestra on lyrics by Robert Burns (1978)
«The Grey Bird of Sorrow» for soprano and chamber orchestra on verses by О. Mandelshtam (1990)
«Lullabies» for voice, cello and chamber orchestra (2004)
«Six Farewell Songs» for voice, violin solo and chamber orchestra on verses by Maurice Maeterlink (2009)