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Garden of Earthly Desire (1988–89)

flute, oboe, clarinet, percussion, electric guitar, mandolin, harp, violin, viola, violoncello, contrabass

Duration: 26'

Premiere: 06.10.1989 Montsalvat Great Hall, Melbourne AU

Christopher Lyndon-Gee | ELISION • Handspan Theatre | puppet theatre

Commissioned by ELISION and Handspan Theatre

135541 Ricordi Milano

Voodoo Child (1989)

soprano solo, flute/piccolo, clarinet, trombone, percussion, piano, violin, violoncello

Text by Sappho (in Ancient Greek)

Duration: 11'

Premiere: 12.05.1990 Festival Pro Musica Nova, Bremen DE

Andras Hamary | Ensemble Avance • Ingrid Schmithüsen | soprano

Commissioned by Radio Bremen

135688 Ricordi Milano

Diabolical Birds (1990)

piccolo, bass clarinet, vibraphone, piano, violin, violoncello,

The Oresteia (1991–93) A Memory Theatre in 7 parts after Aeschylus (Opera)

Libretto by Liza Lim and Barrie Kosky after Aeschylus, Sappho and Tony Harrison (in English)

soprano, 2 mezzo-soprano (2nd doubling violoncello), countertenor, tenor, baritone, piccolo/alto flute, oboe/cor anglais, clarinet/bass clarinet, trumpet/piccolo trumpet, trombone, percussion, Turkish baglama saz, electric guitar, viola/viola d'amore, violoncello, contrabass

Duration: 75'

Premiere: 16.05.1993 Theatreworks, Melbourne AU

Grant Smith | baritone • Shelley Lasica | dancer • Barrie Kosky | director • Peter Corrigan | stage designer •

Shelley Lasica | choreographer

Commissioned by ELISION

136022 Ricordi Milano

Amulet (1992)

viola solo

Duration: 7'

Premiere: 26.05.1994 Beckett Theatre, Melbourne AU

Jennifer Curl | viola

136483 Ricordi Milano

HELL (1992)

violin I, violin II, viola, violoncello

Duration:10'

Premiere: 09.06.1992, Milano Musica, Milan IT

Arditti String Quartet

Commissioned by Milano Musica

135889 Ricordi Milano

Li Shang Lin (1993)

Text by Li Shang Yin (in Chinese)

coloratura soprano, oboe, cor anglais, bassoon, contrabassoon, soprano saxophone, horn, slide trumpet, trombone, tuba, harp, violin, 2 viola, 2 violoncello

Duration: 15'

Commissioned by the Ensemble Intercontemporain

Premiere: 25.02.1994, Centre G. Pompidou, Paris FR

James Wood | Ensemble Intercontemporain • Françoise Kubler | soprano

136298 Ricordi Milano

Afterward: from a tower (1994)

Installation-performance

Koto (1994)

13-string koto, flute+piccolo/voice, oboe d‘amore, flügelhorn, percussion/voice, viola, violoncello I, violoncello II

Duration: 12'

Premiere: 29.07.1994 Churchill Auditorium, Lismore AU

Sandro Gorli | ELISION • Satsuki Odamura | koto

136557 Ricordi Milano

For information on this work: Liza Lim — Ecstatic Architecture

Sri-Vidya, utterances of Adoration (1994-95)

choir, orchestra

Bar-do'i-thos-grol (1994-95)

Installation-performance

Street of Crocodiles (1995)

flute, oboe, alto saxophone, alto trombone, cimbalom/percussion, violin, viola, violoncello, baroque violoncello

Duration: 14'

Premiere: 03.11.1995 Alte Oper, Frankfurt DE

Ingo Metzmacher | Ensemble Modern

Commissioned by Ensemble Modern

137227 Ricordi Milano

Burning House (1995)

Text: 3 poems by Izumi Shikibu (in Japanese). Score written in traditional Japanese koto notation.

koto/voice solo (1 performer)

Duration: 12'

Premiere: 30.06.1996 NORPA, Lismore AU

Satsuki Odamura | koto+voice

138635 Ricordi Milano

Gothic (1995-96)

3 violin, 2 viola, 2 violoncello, contrabass

Duration: 10'

Premiere: 20.06.1996 SCEGGS Hall, Sydney AU

John Harding | Australian Chamber Orchestra

Commissioned by Australian Chamber Orchestra/ANZ Bank

137405 Ricordi Milano

The Alchemical Wedding (1996)

flute/piccolo I, flute/piccolo II, oboe, oboe/cor anglais, clarinet in Eb, clarinet in Bb, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, bassoon/contrabassoon, horn, trumpet I, trumpet II, trombone, angklung/percussion, percussion, harp, er-hu (Chinese violin), violin I, violin II, violoncello I, violoncello II, violoncello III, contrabass

Duration: 18'

Premiere: 30.10.1996 Melbourne International Festival, Melbourne AU

Dominique My | ELISION + Ensemble Modern

Commissioned by ELISION and Ensemble Modern

137517 Ricordi Milano

The Cauldron - Fusion of the 5 Elements (1996)

Installation-performance

Inguz (Fertility) (1996)

clarinet in A, violoncello

Duration: 6'

Premiere: 25.11.1996 Bremer Podium Concert, Bremen DE

Carl Rosman | clarinet in A • Rosanne Hunt | violoncello

137626 Ricordi Milano

PERTH (Initiation) (1997)

flute, percussion

The Heart's Ear (1997)

flute/piccolo, clarinet in A, violin I, violin II, viola, violoncello

Duration: 12'

Premiere: 11.10.1997 Clancy Auditorium, Sydney AU

Dean Olding | Australia Ensemble

Commissioned by the Australia Ensemble

137810 Ricordi Milano

Philtre (1997)

violin or hardanger fiddle solo

Duration: 5'

Premiere: 15.03.1998, Amsterdam NL

Mary Oliver | Norwegian hardanger fiddle

138070 Ricordi Milano

Chang-O Flies to the Moon (1998)

Text by Li Shang Yin (in Chinese)

baritone, percussion

Duration: 8'

Premiere: 22.07.1998 Orangerie, Darmstadt DE

Kurt Widmer | baritone • Mircea Ardeleanu | percussion

Commissioned by Darmstardt Ferienkurse 1998

138286 Ricordi Milano

Anactoria (1998)

6 solo percussionists

Duration: 15'

Premiere: 19.09.1999, Sydney Opera House, Sydney AU

Synergy Percussion

Commissioned by Synergy Percussion

138071 Ricordi Milano

Unmarked Boxes (1998/2001)

oboe, violin, harpsichord, chamber orchestra

Sonorous Bodies (1999)

koto/voice solo

Chang-O Flies to the Moon (1999) Scene 6 of the opera, Yuè Lìng Jié (Moon Spirit Feasting) (1999)

Text by Beth Yahp

soprano, bass flute, percussion, koto, violoncello

Duration: 10'

Premiere: 19.09.1999 Old Museum, Brisbane AU

Carl Rosman | ELISION • Deborah Kayser | soprano

Ricordi Milano

For information on this work: Liza Lim — Ecstatic Architecture

For information on this work: ELISION — Yuè Lìng Jié

Veil (1999)

flute/bass flute, bass clarinet, trumpet in C, percussion, piano, violin, violoncello

Duration 10'

Premiere: 23.02.2000 WDR Composer Portrait, Cologne DE

Jürg Henneberger | Ensemble für neue musik zürich

Commissioned by Ensemble für neue musik zürich

138547 Ricordi Milano

Yuè Lìng Jié (Moon Spirit Feasting) (1999) a Chinese ritual street opera in 7 parts

Text by Beth Yahp (in English and Chinese)

soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone, flute/piccolo/bass flute, clarinet in Bb/bass clarinet, alto/bass saxophone, trumpet/flügelhorn, percussion I, percussion II, 13-string koto, er-hu, violoncello (all instrumentalists are amplified)

Characters: Chang-O, soprano

Queen Mother of the West, mezzo soprano (also dances)

Hou Yi/Monkey King, baritone (also dances)

Duration: 75'

Premiere: 15.03.2000 Torrens River Barge, Adelaide Festival, Adelaide AU

Simon Hewett | ELISION • Deborah Kayser | soprano • Melissa Madden Gray | mezzo-soprano • Orren Tanabe | baritone

Michael Kantor | director • Dorotka Sapinska | stage designer • Melissa Madden Gray | choreographer

Jointly Commissioned by the Adelaide and Melbourne Festivals with support from the Major Festivals Initiative, the Australia Council and Arts Queensland

138448 Ricordi Milano

For information on this work: Liza Lim — Ecstatic Architecture

For information on this work: ELISION — Yuè Lìng Jié

Spirit Weapons (1999-2000)

violoncello, contrabass clarinet and three percussion

Part I for violoncello solo

Part II for contrabass clarinet and 3 percussion

The two parts may be performed separately

Duration: 17' (Part I: 6'5"; Part II: 9')

Premiere: 04.11.2000 Centre G. Pompidou, Paris FR

Pierre Strauch | violoncello

Alain Billard | contrabass clarinet • Vincent Bauer, Daniel Ciampolini, Michel Cerutti | percussion

Commissioned by Ensemble Intercontemporain

138579 Ricordi Milano

For information on this work: Liza Lim — Ecstatic Architecture

For information on this work: Liza Lim — Machine for Contacting the Dead

Ming Qi (Bright Vessel) (2000)

oboe, percussion

Duration: 3'

Premiere: 01.10.2000, Venice Biennale, Venice IT

Luca Avanzi | oboe • Riccardo Balbinutti | percussion

Commissioned by the Divertimento Ensemble

138636 Ricordi Milano

Machine for Contacting the Dead (1999-2000)

piccolo/bass flute, flute/piccolo, 2 oboes (2nd doubling cor anglais), 2 clarinets in A, bass clarinet/contrabass clarinet (soloist), bassoon, contrabassoon, horn, 2 trumpets, alto trombone, trombone, tuba, 3 percussion, harp, piano, 2 violins 2 violas, 2 violoncello (1st as soloist), contrabass

Duration: 38'

Premiere: 20.02.2000 Cité de la Musique, Paris FR

Jonathan Nott | Ensemble Intercontemporain • Alain Billard | bass+contrabass clarinets • Pierre Strauch | violoncello

Commissioned by the Ensemble Intercontemporain

138702 Ricordi Milano

For information on this work: Liza Lim — Ecstatic Architecture

For information on this work: Liza Lim — Machine for Contacting the Dead

Xi (Double Happiness) (2001)

six voices, qin

Ecstatic Architecture (2002-04)

piccolo, 3 flutes (1st doubling piccolo, 2nd and 3rd doubling bass flute), 3 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, 2 bass clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 contrabassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones (1st doubling alto trombone), bass trombone, bass tuba, 3 percussion, harp, strings

Duration: 25'

Premiere: 28.05.2004 Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles US

Esa-Pekka Salonen | Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

Commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic

139202 Ricordi Milano

Shimmer (2004)

oboe solo

Immer Fliessender «Ever Flowing» (2004) A companion-piece for Mahler's Ninth Symphony

piccolo, 3 flutes, 3 oboes, cor anglais, clarinet in E-flat, 3 clarinets in A, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, bass tuba, 2 timpani, 2 percussion, 2 harps, strings

Duration: 8'30“

Premiere: 18.05.2005, Sydney Opera House, Sydney AU

Gianluigi Gelmetti | Sydney Symphony

Commissioned by the Sydney Symphony as a companion piece to Mahler's Ninth Symphony. A project of the orchestra's composer-in-residence programme supported by Symphony Australia with funding from the Australia Council.

RICL051 Ricordi London

In the Shadow's Light (2004)

string quartet

Duration: 26'

Premiere: 29.11.2005 Cité de la Musique, Paris FR

Kairos Quartett

Commissioned by Festival d'Automne à Paris

RICL053 Ricordi London

The Quickening (2004-05)

Text by Yang Lian

soprano, qin (Chinese zither)

Duration: 22'

Premiere: 29.11.2005 Cité de la Musique, Paris FR

Deborah Kayser | soprano • Yang Chunwei | qin

Commissioned by Festival d'Automne à Paris

RICL054, Ricordi London

songs found in dream (2005)

oboe, clarinet/bass clarinet, alto saxophone, trumpet, percussion I, percussion II, violoncello, contrabass

Duration: 16'

Premiere: 20.08.2005 Mozarteum, Salzburg AT

Stefan Asbury | Klangforum Wien

Commissioned by Salzburger Festspiele

RICL052 Ricordi London

Flying Banner (2005) ‘Fanfare’ for orchestra, after Wang To

piccolo I, piccolo II, flute, oboe I, oboe II, cor anglais, clarinet in E-flat, clarinet in B-flat, bass clarinet, bassoon I, bassoon II, contrabassoon, horn I, horn II, piccolo trumpet, trumpet, trombone I, trombone II, bass trombone, timpani, percussion (5 Chinese gongs, 3 wood blocks, 2 temple blocks, high tom-tom), strings

Duration: 9'

Premiere: 08.03.2006 Sydney Opera House, Sydney AU

Gianluigi Gelmetti | Sydney Symphony

Commissioned by the Sydney Symphony

RICL057 Ricordi London

Mother Tongue (2005)

Text by Patricia Sykes

soprano, piccolo/flute, flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto/baritone saxophone, bassoon/contrabassoon, trumpet, trombone, percussion, violin I, violin II, viola, violoncello, contrabass

Duration: 36'

Premiere 30.11.2005 Cité de la Musique, Paris FR

Jonathan Nott | Ensemble Intercontemporain • Piia Komsi | soprano

Jointly commissioned by Ensemble Intercontemporain, Festival d'Automne à Paris and ELISION. Poems commissioned by Liza Lim

RICL055 Ricordi London

Glasshouse Mountains (2005)

violoncello solo

The Compass (2005-06) for large orchestra with solo flute & didgeridoo

flute solo (piccolo/bass flute), didgeridoo solo (both soloists are amplified), 4 flutes (3rd and 4th doubling piccolo), 3 oboes, cor anglais, clarinet in E-flat, 2 clarinets in B-flat, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones (4th doubling tenor and bass), tuba, 3 percussion, piano, strings

Duration: 25'

Premiere: 17.05.2006 Sydney Opera House, Sydney AU

Gianluigi Gelmetti | Sydney Symphony • William Barton | didgeridoo

Jointly commissioned by Sydney Symphony and Bayerischer Rundfunk

RICL058 Ricordi London

Shimmer Songs (2006) ‘double quartet'

3 percussion, harp, 2 violin, viola, violoncello

Duration: 15'

Premiere: 2007 San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, San Francisco US

Commissioned by the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players through the Fromm Foundation

RICL059 Ricordi London

City of Falling Angels (2006)

for 12 percussionists

I.Miranda Visione

Duration: 10‘

II.The Winged One

Duration: 8‘

Premiere: 2007 Lucerne Percussion Group, Lucerne CH

Weaver of fictions (2007) prelude to The Navigator

solo alto Ganassi recorder

Duration: 5'

Premiere: 26.05.2007 Iwaki Auditorium, Melbourne AU

Genevieve Lacey | alto Ganassi recorder

RICL084 Ricordi London

Sensorium (2007) Concert version of Scene 2 of The Navigator

Text by Patricia Sykes

soprano, countertenor, tenor Ganassi recorder/Paetzold contrabass recorder, viola d'amore, baroque triple harp

Duration: 12'

Premiere: 09.03.2008 MaerzMusik, Glashof, Jüdisches Museum, Berlin DE

Simon Hewett | ELISION • Susan Narucki | soprano • Andrew Watts | countertenor,

Commissioned by Brisbane Festival, Melbourne International Festival of the Arts and ELISION

Ricordi London

Wild-winged one (2007)

solo trumpet

Duration: 8'

Premiere: 06.09.2007 Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Berlin DE

Nathan Plante | trumpet

RICL085 Ricordi London

The Navigator (2008) opera in six scenes and a prelude.

Libretto by Patricia Sykes

soprano, mezzo-soprano, countertenor, baritone, bass, alto+tenor Ganassi recorders/Paetzold contrabass recorder, piccolo+flute+bass flute, oboe+cor anglais, clarinet in B-flat/bass clarinet/contrabass clarinet, bassoon/contrabassoon, horn, trumpet/flügelhorn, alto+tenor trombones, percussion, electric guitar+effects, electronics, baroque triple harp, violin, viola d‘amore, 2 violoncello, contrabass

Duration: 90'

Premiere: 29.07.2008 Brisbane Festival, Judith Wright Centre, Brisbane AU

Commissioned by Brisbane Festival, Melbourne International Festival of the Arts and ELISION

Ricordi London

The long forgetting (2007)

tenor Ganassi recorder

Duration: 5'

Premiere: 15.03.2008 Maerzmusik, St. Elisabeth-Kirche, Berlin DE

Genevieve Lacey | tenor Ganassi recorder

RICL086 Ricordi London

Ochred String (2007)

oboe, viola, violoncello, contrabass