Mysterium (John Zorn album)

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Mysterium
Mysterium (album).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 18, 2005
GenreAvant-garde, Contemporary classical music
Length32:33
LabelTzadik
ProducerJohn Zorn
John Zorn chronology
50th Birthday Celebration Volume 12
(2005)
Mysterium
(2005)
Electric Masada: At the Mountains of Madness
(2005)

Mysterium is an album of contemporary classical music by New York avant-garde composer John Zorn.[1]

Reception[]

The Allmusic review by Stewart Mason awarded the album 3½ stars calling it "A mature and often excellent collection from a man still too often thought of as merely a free jazz noisemaker, Mysterium is well worth the time it requires".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3.5/5 stars[2]

Track listing[]

All compositions by John Zorn.
  1. "Orphée" - 9:14
  2. "Frammenti del Sappho" - 13:37
  3. "Walpurgisnacht: Part 1" - 2:52
  4. "Walpurgisnacht: Part 2" - 5:11
  5. "Walpurgisnacht: Part 3" - 1:53

Personnel[]

  • Tara O'Connor – flute
  • – viola
  • – harp
  • Ikue Mori – electronics
  • Lisa Bielawa – voice
  • Martha Cluver – voice
  • Abby Fischer – voice
  • Kirsten Sollek – voice
  • Martha Sullivan – voice
  • Jennifer Choi – violin
  • Fred Sherry – cello
  • – celeste, harpsichord
  • Richard O'Neill – viola
  • – percussion
  • – conductor

References[]

  1. ^ Tzadik catalogue
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Mason, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 2, 2011.
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