For two of the tracks, "Friedemann Bach" and "Ludwig II. von Bayern" (as well as the first few minutes of "Heinrich von Kleist") Schulze recorded a modest string orchestra and looped them on tape. He had done this in 1972 on his first solo album, Irrlicht, but this time he did not filter the orchestra beyond recognition. On following releases Schulze employed a cello, particularly on Dune.[citation needed] "Objet d'Louis", the bonus track on the 2005 reissue, is a 1978 live version of "Ludwig II. von Bayern" with a complete orchestra, recorded while Schulze was on a tour in Belgium.[2]
Schulze later reworked and in 2000 reissued the original versions of "Friedrich Nietzsche" and "Georg Trakl" as "Crazy Nietzsche" and "Discover Trakl" on the compilation CD "The Ultimate Edition" disc 47 titled "Discoveries".
Track listing
All tracks composed by Klaus Schulze.
Disc 1
No.
Title
Note
Length
1.
"Friedrich Nietzsche"
on original release
24:50
2.
"Georg Trakl"
on original release (5:25 in length)
26:04
3.
"Frank Herbert"
on original release
10:51
4.
"Friedemann Bach"
on original release
18:00
Disc 2
No.
Title
Note
Length
1.
"Ludwig II. von Bayern"
on original release
28:39
2.
"Heinrich von Kleist"
on original release
29:32
3.
"Objet d'Louis"
reissue bonus track
21:32
Personnel
Klaus Schulze – electronics, percussion (on "Friedemann Bach" and "Heinrich von Kleist")
Wolfgang Tiepold – cello (on "Friedemann Bach", "Heinrich von Kleist"), conductor (on "Ludwig II. von Bayern" and "Objet d'Louis")
B. Dragić – solo violin (on "Friedemann Bach")
Small string orchestra from Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks [8 violins, 3 violas, 3 cellos, 1 contrabass] (on "Friedemann Bach", "Ludwig II. von Bayern")
Large string orchestra of young Belgian musicians (on "Objet d'Louis")
