John Zorn Resource

Track Listing: 

1. For Your Eyes Only  13:47 
Christabel 
2. Part I  4:04 
3. Part II  3:52 
4. Carny  12:59 
Angelus Novus 
5. Peshat  2:05 
6. Tzomet  1:24 
7. Aliya  4:25 
8. Herut  1:46 
9. Pardes  2:55
 

Personnel: 

The Callithumpian Consort Of New England Conservatory 
Stephen Drury: Artistic Director

Alto Flute – Gasper Hoyos (tracks: 2, 3) 
Bass – Chris Burns (11) (tracks: 1) 
Bassoon – Minako Taguchi (tracks: 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9), Robert McGrath (tracks: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) 
Cello – Walter Haman (tracks: 1) 
Clarinet – Bharat Chandra (tracks: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9), Michelle Montone (tracks: 1), Min-Ho Yeh (tracks: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) 
Design – Ikue Mori 
Executive-Producer – John Zorn 
Executive-Producer [Associate] – Kazunori Sugiyama 
Flute – Ann Bobo (tracks: 2, 3), Beth Chandler (tracks: 2, 3), Cindy Kim (2) (tracks: 2, 3), Julianna Miller(tracks: 1), Stephanie Wagner (tracks: 2, 3) 
French Horn – Daniel Shaud (tracks: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9), James Nickel (tracks: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) 
Harp – Heather Kellgreen (tracks: 1) 
Horns – James Nickel (tracks: 1), Molly Pate (tracks: 1) 
Mastered By – Allan Tucker 
Oboe – Izumi Nishizawa (tracks: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9), Kyoko Hida (tracks: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9), Tania Tupper (tracks: 1) 
Percussion – Robert Schultz (2) (tracks: 1), Scott Vincent (tracks: 1), Sean Mannion (tracks: 1) 
Piano – Jun Komatsu (tracks: 1), Stephen Drury (tracks: 4) 
Producer – Stephen Drury 
Trombone – Chris Rozmarin (tracks: 1) 
Trumpet – Chris Still (tracks: 1), Heinz-Karl Schwebel* (tracks: 1) 
Tuba – Roger Clapp (tracks: 1) 
Viola – Christiana Day (tracks: 1), Ilana Schroeder (tracks: 2, 3) 
Violin – Haldan Martinson (tracks: 1), Mina Sasaki (tracks: 1)

Production: 

All compositions recorded at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, Boston, Mass
Conducted by Stephen Drury
Engineered by Joel Gordon except For Your Eyes Only engineered by Thomas Scheuzger
Angelus Novus recorded April 15, 1997, For Your Eyes Only recorded February 6, 1996,
Christabel recorded November 18, 1996, Carny recorded June 1992.
Producer - Stephen Drury
Executive Producer - John Zorn
Associate Producer - Kazunori Sugiyama 
Mastered by Allan Tucker at Foothill Digital, NYC 
Design - Ikue Mori

TZADIK Blurb 

John Zorn has shown us many sides of his eclectic musical vision (some may think too many), but here is a side of Zorn's work that has pretty much remained hidden - his compositions for classical chamber ensembles. This CD marks the first in a series documenting these pieces, commissioned by some of the world's leading ensembles and appearing on CD for the first time. 

The works here span over twenty years, and include Christabel, a student piece written in 1972 inspired by the romantic mystic poetry of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the wind octet Angelus Novus composed for the world-renown Netherland's Wind Ensemble and dedicated to the Jewish cultural theorist Walter Benjamin, the dynamic chamber symphony For Your Eyes Only and Carny, a virtuosic solo piece that receives an impassioned and breathtaking performance by pianist Stephen Drury. 

The Callithumpian Consort of the New England Conservatory (conducted by Stephen Drury) perform this challenging music with startling clarity and intensity on this CD that will surprise and delight Zorn fans and detractors alike.

Series:  Composer Series 

Catalogue Number:  TZ7028 

Release Date:  1998