Originally issued as a compact disc.
The 1st work for soprano, violin and piano (text by Abraham Sutzkever and Czeslaw Milosz ; Yiddish, Polish and English words) ; 2nd for flute, 2 clarinets, piano, violin, viola, violoncello and double bass ; 3rd for soprano, flute, clarinet, trumpet, percussion, violin and violoncello (text by Calderón ; Spanish words) ; 4th for soprano, string quartet and percussion (3 players) (text by Kenneth Patchen ; English words) ; 5th for narrator, clarinet, piano, timpani, percussion, and double bass (text by Nelson Mandela).
Texts and program notes inserted in container.
Recorded at the Great Hall, Long Island University, Jan. 18 & Mar. 28, 1990, and at the Recital Hall, University of Albany, June 14-21, 1993.
Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2009. (Classical music library). Available via World Wide Web.