Encomia (2019)
Track Listing:
Preludes: Book One
1. Novalis 6:24
2. A Prayer For Nossis 6:23
3. Nijinsky 7:27
Encomia: Five Short Pieces For Solo Piano
4. Speculum 2:11
5. Penumbra 3:14
6. Stretta 1:57
7. Occultation 2:46
8. Arborescence 2:42
9. Die Traumdeutung 9:41
Personnel:
Stephen Gosling: Piano
Chris Otto: Violin
Production:
All music composed by John Zorn
Produced by John Zorn
Associate Producer - Kazunori Sugiyama
Recorded February 17-18, 2019 at Oktaven Studios, N.Y. by Ryan Streber
Piano Technician - Daniel C. Jessie
Mastering by Scott Hull
Collages - John Zorn
Design - Chippy (Heung-Heung Chin)
TZADIK Blurb
Featuring the fabulous virtuoso pianist Stephen Gosling, "Encomia" is a collection of tributes to many of Zorn's musical heroes.The first "Book of Preludes" consists of three impressionistic pieces in the tradition of Debussy and Ravel that pay tribute to the legendary ballet dancer Nijinsky, the author Novalis creator of the prose poem, and the Hellenistic 3rd century poet Nossis. "Encomia" is a suite of tributes to five of Zorn’smusical heroes that run the gamut of styles from minimalism to maximalism. Violinist Chris Otto joins Stephen Gosling for the final piece, a new composition for violin and piano inspired by the writings of Sigmund Freud. A remarkable program of some of the most beautiful music Zorn has ever written.
Series: Archival Series
Catalogue Number: TZ8366
Release Date: August 2019