John Zorn "On the Torment of Saints, The Casting of Spells and the Evocation of Spirits"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Classical, Avant Prog, Experimental
Label: Tzadik
Release date: November 19, 2013
Tracklist: 
01. The Tempest: A Masque
02. All Hallow's Eve: I. Matins
03. All Hallow's Eve: II. Lauds
04. All Hallow's Eve: III. Vespers
05. The Temptations of St. Anthony

Line-up: 
Jay Campbell: Cello
Clark Carruth: Viola
Claire Chase: Flute
Nathan Davis: Drums, Percussion
David Fulmer: Viola
Crystal Hall: English Horn
Herine Coetzee Koschak: Cello
Matt Monroe: French Horn
Chris Otto: Violin
Jani Parsons: Piano
Joshua Rubin: Clarinet
Karl Rzasa: Bassoon
Melissa Snoza: Flute
Eric Snoza: Bass
Andrew Williams: Violin
Jennifer Woodrum: Clarinet

Description/Reviews: 

Three pieces of magic and religious mysticism performed by a new generation of musical masters! Written as a companion piece to “Walpurgisnacht” (2004), “All Hallows’ Eve” is a tour de force in three movements for string trio—satanic counterpoint for the Witches’ Sabbath. Written as a gift to the ICE ensemble, Zorn wrote “The Tempest” as a musical reading of Shakespeare’s mystical and enigmatic last play. Finally, the virtuosic Chicago-based Fifth House Ensemble performs Zorn’s mini piano concerto in the form of a philosophical dialogue between St. Anthony and his tormentors.

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