shir hashirim (2013)

Track Listing:
1. Kiss Me 4:08
2. Rose Of Sharon 3:11
3. At Night In My Bed 3:46
4. How Beautiful You Are 3:07
5. I Have Come Into My Garden 5:22
6. Where Has Your Lover Gone 3:45
7. Dance Again 3:36
8. O, If You Were My Only Brother 4:07
Personnel:
Lisa Bielawa: Voice
Martha Cluver: Voice
Abigail Fischer: Voice
Kathryn Mulvehill: Voice
Kirsten Sollek: Voice
Production:
All music composed by John Zorn
Produced by John Zorn
Associate Producer - Kazunori Sugiyama
Recorded September 2010 And Mixed March 2013 by Marc Urselli at EastSide Sound, NYC
Mastering by Scott Hull, NYC
Artwork by Auguste Rodin
Design - Chippy (Heung-Heung Chin)
TZADIK Blurb
Drawing upon traditions from plainchant, mediaeval ars nova, Renaissance madrigals, 20th century vocal techniques and minimalism, Zorn’s music for a cappella voice is some of his most personal and beloved creations. This is the definitive recording of his sublime, transcendent and radiant work inspired by the seductive lyricism of the world’s oldest known erotic verse. Recorded by The Sapphites, the same all-star quintet that recorded Zorn’s first a cappella masterwork Frammenti del Sappho in 2004, and the soon to be released Holy Visions, this is a sensual evocation of King Solomon’s poetic aphrodisiac “The Song of Songs,” bathed in a gorgeous package replete with erotic drawings by Auguste Rodin.
Series: Archival Series
Catalogue Number: TZ8310
Release Date: December 2013