It is a pity that very little information is given with this CD. A sticker on the box tell us:
“Heavenly voices & neo-classic with a feeling of an honest, eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation with Death, or laughter in the face of Death. Goth in its purest and darkest sense!”
I would describe it as an extremely romantic, heavily accentuated adaption of the Pergolesi work. Nevertheless, I like it! The normal string orchestra has been extended by clavichord, piano and church organ. Stanzas 2 and 4 are played as orchestral interludes, while stanza 10 is a toccata-like organ solo. The final Amen is played as a piano solo. Stanza’s 9 and 11 through 19 are omitted. Recorded in the Nova Tonstudio Beilstein; no date is given.
The total playing time is only 23.43 minutes!
I bought this CD on the Internet, Martz-Mailorder, 2001