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Piano – Organ – Harpsichord – Spinet
With grandson Nadav (2006)
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.| COMP. YEAR | WORK | DETAILS | TIME [IMI Cat.] | PREMIERE | LINKS | היצירה |
| 1931 | Pieces | for piano four hands | 6′ [7754] | (unknown) | Mnscrpt Score | קטעים לפסנתר בארבע ידיים |
| 1934 | Three Preludes | for piano | 3′ [8495] | Grünthal (1944, Jerusalem) | Mnscrpt Score | שלושה פרלודים לפסנתר |
| 1936 | Chaconne | for piano | 10′ [6612] | (unknown) | Yitzhaki (2019) Mnscrpt Score | שאקונה לפסנתר |
| 1937 | Three Pieces | for piano | 10′ [6611] | Grünthal (1939, Jerusalem) | Mnscrpt Score Program & Articles (1939) | שלושה קטעים לפסנתר |
| 1945 | Cum Mortuis In Lingua Mortua | 7 Variations for piano on a theme by Moussorgsky | 22′ [6607] | Grünthal (Nov. 19/25, 1945, Jerusalem) | Topic – Holtmann (2013) Variation 1: Tranquillo – Holtmann (2013) Variation 2: Largo – Holtmann (2013) Variation 3: Andante, lamento – Holtmann (2013) Variation 4: Allegro risoluto – Holtmann (2013) Variation 5: Piu mosso – Holtmann (2013) Variation 6: Lento, quasi recitativo – Holtmann (2013) Variation 7: Fuga con variazioni – Holtmann (2013) Mnscrpt Score Premiere prog. + note (E) Early articles (E, D, H) Traber 2013 (E) (D) (F) | עם המתים בשפה מתה |
| 1946 | Six Sonnets | for piano | 8′ [6625] | Grünthal (Mar, 1, 1948, Radio transmission) | Zemanek (1957) Mnscrpt Score Articles (E, H) | שש סונֶטות לפסנתר |
| 1949 | Sonata | for piano | 13′ [6626] | Grünthal (1950, Tel Aviv) | Granetman (1961) Sternfield (1985) Fukuma (2011) Levkovich (2011) Yitzhaki (2019) Mnscrpt Score Espiedra (partial) (E) Ron (E)(H) Goldstein (H)(E) Articles (E, D, F, H) | סונטה לפסנתר |
| 1951 | A Little Walk | for piano four hands. First Studies in Prima Vista Reading | 3′ [7755] | (never performed) | Mnscrpt Score | טיול קטן |
| 1951 | By the Rivers of Babylon – for “The Ascent to Jerusalem” (choreography by Deborah Bertonoff) | for piano | ~3′ [8505] | Tal (1952, Jerusalem) | Mnscrpt Score See also: WORKS>CHAMBER>1934 By the Rivers of Babylon | על נהרות בבל – מתוך מוסיקה לכוראוגרפיה “העולה לירושלים” של דבורה ברטונוב |
| 1956 | Five Inventions | for Piano | 6′ [6627] | Vera Lengyel (1961) | Lengyel (1961) Score טל – הערה (H) טל – הערה (E) | חמש אינוונציות לפסנתר |
| 1962 | Concerto No. 4 | for piano & electronic music | 15′ (archived at composer’s request) | Tal (1962, Tel Aviv) | Tal (1962) Mnscrpt Tal note (D) (E) (H) Articles (E, D) (H) | קונצ’רטו מס’ 4 לפסנתר וסרט מגנטי |
| 1962 | Dodecaphonic Episodes | for piano | 8′ [040] | Tal (1961, Tel Aviv) | Mnscrpt Score Row Scheme Tal note (E) (D) (F) (H) Program note (E) Articles (H) | אפיזודות דודקפוניות לפסנתר |
| 1964 | Concerto No. 5 | for piano & electronic music | 17′ [068] | Gerty Blacher-Herzog (1964, Berlin) | Tal (1965) Mnscrpt Score Tal note (D) Tal note about theory (E) Tal – Musiktheoretische Voraussetzungen (D) Articles (E, H, D) | קונצ’רטו מס’ 5 לפסנתר וסרט מגנטי |
| 1964 (Rev. 1977) | Concerto | for harpsichord & electronic accompaniment | 14′ [069] | Frank Pelleg (1964, Tel Aviv) | Pelleg (1964) Ganor (1978) Mnscrpt Score Tal note (D) Articles (H, D, E) | קונצ’רטו לצ’מבלו וסרט מגנטי |
| 1970 | Concerto No. 6 | for piano & electronic music | 15′ [164] | Tal (1970, Jerusalem) | Tal (1970) Dolberg (2022) Mnscrpt Score Tal note (E) טל לשליטא (H) Tal to Burns (E) Burns (H)(E) Burns (E) (H) (D) 2(D) בן-יוסף (H) סקירה – מנחם צור (H) Articles (E) (H) | קונצ’רטו מס’ 6 לפסנתר וסרט מגנטי |
| 1973 | Boassonatina | for spinet | 5′ [8621] | Christine Schornsheim (Cembalo, München, 2022) | Manuscript Score | בועזסונטינה לספינט |
| 1975 | Five Densities | for piano | 5′ [449] | Arnan Wiesel (1990, Tel Aviv) | Wiesel (1990) Yodan (2015) Mnscrpt Score | חמש צפיפויות |
| 1983 | Salva venia | for organ | 15′ [6489] | Oscar Gottlieb Blarr (1984, Düsseldorf) | Blarr (1984?) Mnscrpt Score Tal note (D+E) (D) Articles | בכל הכבוד |
| 1986 | Essay I | for piano | 14′ [7096] | Alan Sternfield (1987, Israel) | Sternfield (2000) Mnscrpt Score Ron (E) Burns (E) (H) | מסה 1 |
| 1988 | A Tale in Four Parts | for piano 4-hands | 5′ [6711] | Gal Markel / Oded Liran (1990, Haifa) | Verter / Weiman (1990) Mnscrpt Score | סיפור בארבעה חלקים |
| 1988 | Essay II | for piano | 8′ [7096] | unknown | Burns (1992) href=”https://joseftal.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/6711-a-tale-man-red.pdf” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”> Mnscrpt Score | מסה 2 |
| 1989 | Essay III | for piano | 5′ [7096] | Alan Sternfield (1990, Jerusalem) | Burns (1992) Mnscrpt Score Burns (E) (H) | מסה 3 |
| 1997 | Essay IV | for piano | 5′ [7096] | Jeffrey Burns (1998, Düsseldorf) | Burns (1998) Mnscrpt Score Burns (E) (H) Articles (D) | מסה 4 |
| 2000 | Essay V | for piano | 6′ [7096] | Yitzhaki, (Tel Aviv, 2020) | Yitzhaki (2020) Mnscrpt Score | מסה 5 |
