Kyburz's 'Malstrom' for large orchestra in 4 groups was premiered at the Donaueschinger Musiktage in 1998.
Klangforum Wien, an ensemble of soloists for contemporary music, was founded in 1985 by Beat Furrer and has a core of 24 members.
Hans Zender, who conducted 'Malstrom', was the General Music Director of Hamburg and the Hamburg State Opera from 1984 to 1987.
Hanspeter Kyburz, the composer, was born in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1960 to Swiss parents.
Hanspeter Kyburz studied composition with A. Dobrowolsky and Gösta Neuwirth in Graz, and later with Hans Zender in Frankfurt.
The SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, featured on tracks 2-7, was founded in 1946 with 12 members and is now an ensemble of 36 full-time vocal soloists.
Hanspeter Kyburz has been a professor of composition at the Hochschule für Musik Berlin since 1997.
