Compact discs. Program notes in English and German by John Eliot Gardiner, libretto in German with English translation by Richard Stokes in booklet bound in container. Recorded live at the Schlosskirche, Altenburg, 14 May 2000 (CD 1) and at St. Mary's, Warwick, 21 May 2000 (CD 2). Produced by Isabella de Sabata. Brigitte Geller, soprano ; William Towers, alto ; Mark Padmore, tenor ; Julian Clarkson, bass (in CD 1) ; Robin Tyson, alto ; James Gilchrist, tenor ; Stephen Varcoe, bass (in CD 2) ; Monteverdi Choir ; English Baroque Soloists ; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor. Sung in German.