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| COMP. YEAR | WORK | DETAILS | TIME [IMI Cat.] | PREMIERE | LINKS | היצירה |
| 1938 ca. | Trois Novelettes | for symphony orchestra | 17′ 30” [7905] | Yaron Gottfried (2014, Tel Aviv) | Gottfried/IPO (2014) Mnscrpt (I) (II) (III) Fleisher Coll. (E) The story behind the scene (E) | שלוש נובלטות |
| 1945 | Concerto No. 1 | for piano & orchestra | 23′ [6615] | Grünthal / Schlesinger (April 10, 1945, Jerusalem) | Singer/Gruenthal (1946) Pfeffer/Yitzhaki (2023) Mnscrpt Score 1946 Concert program Articles (H+E+D) | קונצ’רטו מס’ 1 לפסנתר ותזמורת |
| 1946 | Exodus (symphony) | for baritone & orchestra. Text: Exodus, Psalms | 22′ | Grünthal / Salomon / Molinari / PPO (14 Dec. 1947, Tel Aviv) | Botstein/Heinz (2023) Mnscrpt part I Mnscrpt part II Articles 1947-8 (H+E) Articles 1950 (H+E) Tal note (H) | יציאת מצרים – סימפונית |
| 1950 | Reflections | for string orchestra | 14′ [7940] | Michael Taube (1950, Tel Aviv) | Freudenthal (1956) Mnscrpt Score טל: הסבר (H) Leichtling (E) (D) Articles (H, D, E) | מראות |
| 1952 | Symphony No. 1 | for symphony orchestra | 16′ [6613] | Artur Gelbrun (Orch. Symph. de INR, JAN 1955, Bruxelles) | Rodan (1971) Max Rudolf (1960) Yinon (2003) Mnscrpt Tal note + Score. Idelsohn #2 Tal note to 1st edition Tal – Freudenthal 1957 (D) טל לבהט (H) Articles (E) Traber, Tal (E, D, F) Ron (E) (H) Percussionist note (E) | סימפוניה מס’ 1 |
| 1953 | Concerto No. 2 | for piano & orchestra | 19′ [6577] | Tal / Singer (1953, Jerusalem) | Tavor (1962) Koetsier/Kann (22.04.1966) Rodan/Rudiakov (1977) Mnscrpt Idelsohn #3 טל לבהט (H) program note (E) (H) Selfportrait (E) (D) Articles (E, D, H) | קונצ’רטו מס’ 2 לפסנתר ותזמורת |
| 1953 | Concerto | for viola & orchestra | 20′ [6631] | Gideon Röhr / Heinz Freudenthal (1954, Haifa) | Freudenthal/Roehr (1959) Mnscrpt Score Viola part Articles (H, E) | קונצ’רטו לויולה ותזמורת |
| 1956 | Concerto No. 3 | for tenor, piano and chamber orchestra. Text: El’azar HaKalir | 18′ [6616] | Taube / Tal (1956, Jerusalem) | Taube/Tal (1956) Freudenthal/Krebbs (1960) Mnscrpt Text (H) Premiere program+Tal note (H) Articles (E+D) | קונצ’רטו מס’ 3 לטנור, פסנתר ותזמורת קאמרית |
| 1957 | Festive Vision | for symphony orchestra | 9′ [6624] | Izler Solomon (1958, Jerusalem) | Solomon (1958) Mnscrpt Tal note (D) (H) (E) Traber, Tal (E, D, F) Articles (H, D, E) | חזיון חגיגי |
| 1960 | Symphony No. 2 | for symphony orchestra | 12′ [6614] | Shalom Ronli-Riklis (1961, Jerusalem) | Botstein (2010) Salomon (2004) * Manuscript scan upon request Score Tal – early notes (E) (H) (D) Tal note (D) (D) Traber, Tal (E, D, F) טל: עיונים (H) טראבר: הערה (H) רון (H) Gabel (1972) (E) Articles 1959-1977 (H, E, D) Articles 1980 – (H, E, D) | סימפוניה מס’ 2 |
| 1960 | Concerto | for violoncello & string orchestra | 17′ [007] | Uzi Wiesel / Shalom Ronli-Riklis (1961, Jerusalem) | Ronley-Riklis/Wiesel (1961) Bertini/Wiesel (1966) Segal/Gotlibovitch (2015) Mnscrpt Score Tal note (E) (H) Ron (E) (H) Articles (E, D, H) | קונצ’רטו לצ’לו ותזמורת כלי קשת |
| 1969 | Double Concerto | for violin, cello & chamber orchestra | 20′ [158] | Gary Bertini / Pinchas Zukerman / Uzi Wiesel (April 23, 1970, Ein Gev) | Bertini/Zuckerman /Wiesel (1970) Mnscrpt Score טל – הערה (H) Articles (E, H) | קונצ’רטו כפול לכינור, לצ’לו ולתזמורת קאמרית |
| 1978 | Symphony No. 3 | for symphony orchestra | 16′ [6172] | Zubin Mehta (1979, Jerusalem) | Hans Keller introduction, Sep. 1979 (Promenade concert BBC) Mehta (1979) Zorn (2015) Mnscrpt + Tal note (H+E) Score Traber, Tal (E, D, F) Ron (E) Tal (E) Wallfish intrvw 1979 Keller (1979) Articles | סימפוניה מס’ 3 |
| 1979 | Double Concerto | for 2 pianos & orchestra | 20′ [6201] | Gary Bertini / Eden / Tamir (1981, Jerusalem) | Bertini/Eden/Tamir (1981) Mnscrpt T al note (E) (D) (H) Articles (H) (E / D) | קונצ’רטו כפול לשני פסנתרים ותזמורת |
| 1981 (Rev. 1986) | Dance of the Events | for symphony orchestra | 15′ [6324] | Gary Bertini (1982, Jerusalem) | Bertini (1982) 1981 ver Mnscrpt 1986 ver Mnscrpt Tal note (E) (H) Articles | ריקוד המאורעות |
| 1985 | Symphony No. 4 | for symphony orchestra | 18′ [6558] | Zubin Mehta (1987, Tel Aviv) | Mehta (1987) Mnscrpt (I) (II) Tal note (D) (E) (H) Traber (D,E,F) Articles Higginson (E) | סימפוניה מס’ 4 |
| 1986 | Symphonic Fanfare | for symphony orchestra | 3′ [6573] | Houston Symphony Orchestra (1987, Houston) | Mnscrpt | תרועה סימפונית |
| 1991 | Symphony No. 5 | for symphony orchestra | 22′ [6875] | Daniel Barenboim (1992, Berlin) | Barenboim (1992) Mnscrpt (I) (II) Score + Tal note (E+H) Tal note (D) Tal about writing a symphony (1995) Traber – CPO (D,E,F) Traber – Berlin Phil 29 Feb 1992 (D) (E) (H) Higginson (E) Articles | סימפוניה מס’ 5 |
| 1991 | Symphony No. 6 | for symphony orchestra | 21′ [6910] | Wolf-Dieter Hauschild (1992, Eschede – Germany) | Bertini (2000) Hauschild-NDR Hannover (1992) Mnscrpt Score Tal note (D)(E) (H) Traber (D,E,F) Articles (D) Higginson (E) (H) | סימפוניה מס’ 6 |
