Siegfried Palm, violoncello ; Erich Auer, speaker ; Niederösterreichisches Tonkünstlerorchester ; Isaac Karabtchevsky, conductor (1st work) ; Christina Ascher, mezzo-soprano ; Manfred Hemm, bass-baritone ; Wiener Symphoniker ; Carlos Kalmer, conductor (2nd) ; Hans Maria Kneihs, recorder ; Gunda König, narrator; Chor des Österreichischen Rundfunks ; Erwin Ortner, conductor (3rd) ; Chor und Orchester des Österreichischen Rundfunks ; Bruno Maderna, conductor (4th)
The 1st work for narrator, violoncello and orchestra (text by Rudolf Kalmar) ; 2nd for mezzo-soprano, baritone and orchestra (text by Peter Weiss) ; 3rd for speaker, chorus, recorder and tape (realized at the Groupe de Musique Experimentale de Bourges ; text by Ernesto Cardenal) ; 4th for chorus and orchestra (text from Dante).
Sung in German (1st-3rd works) and Italian (4th).
Der Tod des Trompeters Kirilenko / Dieter Kaufmann (21:16) -- fluchtpunktzeile / Luna Alcalay (15:04) -- Heiligenlegende / Kaufmann (21:57) -- Una strofa di Dante / Alcalay (14:44)