Karlheinz Stockhausen - Formel

Formel, for small orchestra (1951)
The Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Stockhausen composed "Formel" ("Formula") in November - December 1951, directly following "Kreuzspiel". The instruments in "Formel" are 3 oboes, 3 clarinets, 3 bassoons, 3 horns, 6 violins, 3 celli, 3 double basses, vibraphone, glockenspiel, celeste, piano & harp. This structures a beautiful, transparent and extremely clear soundweb. Even though "Formel" indeed was composed in 1951, the world premiere of the piece took place twenty years later, as late as 1971, in Paris; Théâtre de la Ville. [sonoloco.com]
Art by Carlo Carrà