Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1918-1970)
Die Soldaten, vocal symphony from the opera,
for six soloists (coloratura soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, tenor, baritone and bass) and orchestra (1959-63)
Marie: Edith Kertész-Gabry
Stolzius’ Mother: Barbara Scherler
Wesener’s Mother: Gwendolyn Killebrew
Desportes: Anton de Ridder
Stolzius: Claudio Nicolai
Wesener: Harald Stamm
Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Köln
Hiroshi Wakasugi
Recorded live on October 15th, 1978, from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Cover image by Pierre Soulages