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In standard commercial issue gatefold sleeve, black and white promo label printed with "Unverkäufliche Musterplatte- sample copy - not for sale" Digital Recordings Tonstudio Ströher, Innsbruck, Austria Track A1 "dedicated to you". Recorded 1986-02-16. Track A2 "Variations of a Tyrolean slave song". Recorded 1984-10-20, Schubert-Saal, Konzerthaus Vienna. "die neue reihe" was opened with this little piece (1984-10-22, Mozart Saal). Track B1 " Zum Andenken an meinen Vater Hermann, der mich - nach dem Krieg - sonntagsmorgens mit der geklauten Knopforgel aufweckte". Recorded 1985-10-09, Minority Hall, Lend, before the gamsb-ART-concert "open spoons". Track B2 recorded 1985-06-09 & 10, Vienna - Thanks to the ORF Wien for Co-Production. Track C1 "Dedicated to Joseph II., the only monarch with the nickname "Menschenfreund" and to Fritz v. Herzmanovsky-Orlando, author of "Kaiser Joseph and the Station-Master's Daughter". C1.1, C1.2, C1.6, C1.7, C1.13... Pirchner opening "die neue reihe", Mozart Saal, Vienna 1984-10-22 (Presidents: Gruber & Schwertsik), C1.3 - C1.5, C1.15... "open spoons", 1985-10-08 & 09; PR: Heimo Steps, Graz an der Mur; C1.8 -C1.12, C1.16-C1.18... "musik im studio", 1984-03-25 ORF-Tirol, PR: Othmar Costa; Conservatorio Innsbruck bei Thaur; C1.14 is missing in the tracklisting. Track C2 "from the Opera "Liebe, Glück... und Politik!". Recorded February 1986. Track D1 recorded 1984-11-05. Domorgel Brixen, built 1980 by Orgelbau Johann Pirchner, Tirol Track D2 recorded 1986-03-16 (IV.) and 1986-04-01 (I.-III.). An ECM Production ℗ 1986 ECM Records Made in W. Germany