Dresdner Philharmonie / Herbert Kegel: conductor / Prager Radiochor / Pavel Kühn: chorus master / Prager Radio-Kinderchor / Cestimir Stasek: chorus master / Staatlicher Philharmoniechor von Litauen / Petras Bingelis: chorus master / Kari Lövaas: soprano / violetta Madjarova: alto / Sergey Larinas: tenor / Gunther Emmerlich: bass

Since 1980 Messiaen's former student Mikis Theodorakis has devoted himself mainly to symphonic music, composing a number of commissioned works, including the now available Symphony No. 7 for the Dresden Music Festival 1984.

With this work, also referred to as "spring symphony", Mikis Theodorakis makes his ideal of a "contemporary musical tragedy" come true, by combining elements of Western symphonic music with the musical tradition of his home country in his typical manner.

Since 1980 Messiaen's former student Mikis Theodorakis has devoted himself mainly to symphonic music, composing a number of commissioned works, including the now available Symphony No. 7 for the Dresden Music Festival 1984.

With this work, also referred to as "spring symphony", Mikis Theodorakis makes his ideal of a "contemporary musical tragedy" come true, by combining elements of Western symphonic music with the musical tradition of his home country in his typical manner.