JOHN ZORN : The Alchemist (2014) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Zorn’s string quartets are some of the most important modern contributions to the canon and a new Zorn quartet is truly a cause for celebration. His sixth quartet is inspired by the hermetic Angelic actions of John Dee and is replete with the procedures of distillation, calcination, crystallization, sublimation, purification, rotation as well numerology, prayers, canons, contrapuntal complexity and the ghost of a familiar fugue. Also included is Zorn’s mystical response to the ancient Newgrange sacred site in Ireland, a beautiful and evocative setting of Amergin, one of the oldest Celtic sacred texts, written for three female voices. TZADIK
Tracklist :
1    The Alchemist    20:08
2    Earthspirit    12:57
Credits :
Cello – Jay Campbell
Composed By, Producer – John Zorn
Viola – David Fulmer
Violin – Jesse Mills, Pauline Kim
Voice – Jane Sheldon, Kirsten Sollek, Mellissa Hughes