from the 1978 Edinburgh International Festival
A simultaneous broadcast with BBC2
Ileana Cotrubas (soprano) Dietrich Fischer Dieskau (baritone)
Edinburgh Festival Chorus chorus-master John Currie
London Philharmonic Orchestra leader David Nolan, conducted by Carlo Maria Glulini
1: Selig sind, die da Leid tragen ... (Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted)
2: Denn alles Fleisch es ist wie Gras ... (Behold, all flesh is as the grass, and all the glory of man is as the flower of the field)
3: Herr, lehre doch mlch ... (Lord, let me know mine end, and the number of my days)
4: Wle lieblich sind delne Wohnungen, Herr Zebaoth! (How lovely are Thy dwellings fair, O Lord of Hosts!)
5: Ihr habt nun Traurlgkelt . i (Ye now have sorrow: but I will again behold you and your heart shall rejoice)
6: Denn wir haben hier keine bleibende Statt ... (For we have here no abiding city, but yet we seek that to come) 7: Selig sind die Toten
(Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth)