Program notes by John Eliot Gardiner in English, French and German and German texts with English and French translations, in accompanying booklet. Compact disc. Recorded in performance at the Salle Pleyel, Paris, Nov 2007. Nathalie Stutzmann, contralto (1st work) ; Orchestre ReĢvolutionnaire et Romantique ; The Monteverdi Choir (1st-4th works) ; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor. The vocal works sung in German.