
The Staatskapelle Dresden, a German orchestra, performs on this recording, conducted by Christian Thielemann.
The recording features several vocal soloists, including Stephen Gould, Camilla Nylund, and Franz Grundheber.
The text for Arnold Schönberg's "Gurre-Lieder" is based on song-texts by Jens Peter Jacobsen.
This album features Arnold Schönberg's "Gurre-Lieder" and is volume 50 in a series.
The Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, a youth orchestra, and the Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden, an opera choir, also perform on this album.