1st version: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Irmgard Seefried, Rita Streich, sopranos ; Rudolf Schock, tenor ; Hermann Prey, baritone ; other soloists ; Philharmonia Orchestra ; Herbert von Karajan, conductor
2nd version: Gundula Janowitz, Teresa Zylis-Gara, Sylvia Geszty, sopranos ; James King, Peter Schreier, tenors ; Theo Adam, Hermann Prey, baritones ; Orchestra of the Dresden State Opera ; Rudolf Kempe, conductor
1992 Digital Remaster.
Opera in one act with a prologue; libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal.
Previously released as compact discs.
1st version: Recorded June and July, 1954 in Kingsway Hall, London.
2nd version: Recorded June and July 1968, Lukaskirche, Dresden.