Libretto by the composer. Title from container. Originally issued as analog discs on Eurodisc. Compact discs. Program notes in German, English, and French in container. Recorded 1980-1983, Lukaskirche, Dresden. Marita Napier, Jeannine Altmeyer, Jessye Norman, Norma Sharp, Ruth Falcon, Lucia Popp, sopranos ; Yvonne Minton, Ortrun Wenkel, Daphne Evangelatos, Uta Priew, mezzo-sopranos ; Anne Gjevang, Hanna Schwarz, altos ; Eberhard Büchner, Peter Schreier, Christian Vogel, Siegfried Jerusalem, René Kollo, tenors ; Hans Günter Nöcker, baritone ; Theo Adam, bass-baritone ; Karl-Heinz Stryczek, Roland Bracht, Siegmund Nimsgern, Matti Salminen, Kurt Moll, basses ; Rundfunkchor Leipzig ; Chor der Staatsoper Dresden ; Staatskapelle Dresden ; Marek Janowski, conductor. Sung in German.