Mysterium (John Zorn album) explained

Mysterium
Type:	Album
Artist:	John Zorn
Cover:	Mysterium (album).jpg
Released:	October 18, 2005
Genre:	Avant-garde, Contemporary classical music
Length:	32:33
Label:	Tzadik
Producer:	John Zorn
Chronology:	John Zorn
Prev Title:	50th Birthday Celebration Volume 12
Prev Year:	2005
Next Year:	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]

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
• Lois Martin – viola
• June Han – 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
• Stephen Gosling – celeste, harpsichord
• Richard O'Neill – viola
• David Shively – percussion
• Brad Lubman – conductor

Notes and References

1. http://www.tzadik.com/index.php?catalog=8018 Tzadik catalogue
2. Mason, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 2, 2011.