''Totentag'' is an electronic

opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librett ...

and the twenty-ninth album by

Klaus Schulze Klaus Schulze (4 August 1947 – 26 April 2022) was a German electronic music pioneer, composer and musician. He also used the alias Richard Wahnfried and was a member of the Krautrock bands Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel, and The Cosmic Jokers ...

. It was originally released in 1994; its libretto is inspired by the last days of the expressionist poet

Georg Trakl Georg Trakl (3 February 1887 – 3 November 1914) was an Austrian poet and the brother of the pianist Grete Trakl. He is considered one of the most important Austrian Expressionists. He is perhaps best known for his poem " Grodek", which he wr ...

. This is the seventh and last of the early-1990s Klaus Schulze albums not to be reissued by Revisited Records. ''Totentag'' was released after Schulze's ''

Silver Edition ''Silver Edition'' is a limited edition 10-disc CD box set released by Klaus Schulze in 1993 containing new studio material in addition to unreleased archival recordings. This set was wholly included in Schulze's 50-disc CD box set ''The Ultimate ...

'' 10-disc CD box set, technically making this album his thirty-ninth.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Klaus Schulze. Disc 1 Disc 2

References

External links

''Totentag''
at the official site of Klaus Schulze * {{Authority control Klaus Schulze albums 1994 albums Rock operas