The Nono is for reciters, soloists (SAT), chorus & orchestra, the Mahler for mezzo-soprano & orchestra.
The spoken texts preceeding & performed during the Nono work are taken from the 1954 collection "Lettere di condonnati a morte della resistenza europea", ed. Giulio Einaudi, Turin.
The Nono spoken & sung in Italian; the Mahler sung in German.
Compact disc.
Authorized reissue of SK 53360.
Program notes by Joachim Noller with the vocal texts, all in English, German, French & Italian, inserted in container.
Recorded from live performances at the Philharmonie, Berlin on Dec. 9-11, 1992 (Nono) & Sept. 3-4, 1992 (Mahler).