Zorn, John - Cartoon S/M 2 x CDs
SKU
TZ7330
'Featuring the Mondrian Quartet, The Asko Ensemble with Stephen Ashbury conducting, Tomoko Mukaiyama, Arnold Marinissen, Rick Huls, Ina Hesse, Niek Wijns, Erno Hartsuiker. Passionate performances of John Zorn's exciting chamber music by some of the greatest European classical masters. Dividedinto light and dark, with one CD of quirky cutup compositions influenced by (among other things) cartoon music. Another is from Zorn's S/M Torture Garden period. Both CDs conclude with different versions of Zorn's Jewish standard ''Kol Nidre'', including the world premiere recording of his version for clarinet quartet. Beautifully produced by Dutch master-musicologist Gert-Jan Blom.'' [Tzadik]