one of Stockhausen's masterpieces, composed in 1970, at the height of his creativity.
The first of his formula compositions which, based on the Mantra-formula, unfolds over the duration of 70 minutes in a ceaseless stream of new incarnations.

For 2 pianos, 24 crotales, 2 woodblocks and live-electronics.

Jennifer Hymer and Bernhard Fograscher - pianos, Georg Hajdu - electronics

Since their first "in memorium" performance for Stockhausen at the Musikhochschule Lübeck in 2008, "Mantra" has been additionally performed by the piano duo of Jennifer Hymer and Bernhard Fograscher at the Hochschule für Musik Theater Hamburg, the Hochschule für Darstellende Kunst Mannheim, the "30. Internationale Studienwoche für zeitgenössiche Musik" in Lüneburg and the Making New Waves Festival in Budapest.