Ode to the West Wind (Ode an den Westwind)
Music for cello and orchestra based on the poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Commissioned by the city of Bielefeld
Year of composition 1953
Duration 25 minutes
With gratitude to Lucia and Giovanni Capuano
I Calm
II Fast
III Quiet
IV Solemn march tempo, but not slow
V Heavy
World premiere
World premiere 30. april 1954
Bielefeld
Städtisches Orchester Bielefeld
Violoncello Ludwig Hoelscher
Conductor Bernhard Conz
Instrumentation
| 2 Flauti | 2° anche Ottavino |
| 1 Oboe | |
| 1 Corno inglese | |
| 1 Clarinetto | |
| 1 Clarinetto basso | |
| 1 Fagotto | |
| 1 Controfagotto | |
| 2 Corni | |
| 2 Trombe | |
| 1 Trombone | |
| 1 Tuba | |
| Percussione | Triangolo 2 Piatti sospesi Tamtam Tamburo piccolo 3 Tomtom Timpani Grancassa Claves Maracas Xilofono Vibrafono Marimba Campane tubolari [per 3] |
| Arpa | |
| Celesta | |
| Pianoforte | |
| 20 Violini | |
| 12 Viole | |
| 8 Contrabbassi |