JOHN ZORN : On the Torment of Saints, the Casting of Spells and the Evocation of Spirits (2013) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Three pieces of magic and religious mysticism performed by a new generation of musical masters! Written as a companion piece to “Walpurgisnacht” (2004), “All Hallows’ Eve” is a tour de force in three movements for string trio—satanic counterpoint for the Witches’ Sabbath. Written as a gift to the ICE ensemble, Zorn wrote “The Tempest” as a musical reading of Shakespeare’s mystical and enigmatic last play. Finally, the virtuosic Chicago-based Fifth House Ensemble performs Zorn’s mini piano concerto in the form of a philosophical dialogue between St. Anthony and his tormentors. TZADIK
Tracklist :
1    The Tempest (A Masque) 11'20
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Joshua Rubin
Drums, Percussion – Nathan Davis
Ensemble – International Contemporary Ensemble
Flute – Claire Chase
All Hallows' Eve (Satanic Counterpoint For The Witches' Sabbath)    (15:16)
2    Matins 9'29
Violin – Chris Otto
Viola – David Fulmer
Cello – Jay Campbell
3    Lauds 4'09
Violin – Chris Otto
Viola – David Fulmer
Cello – Jay Campbell
4    Vespers 1'37
Violin – Chris Otto
Viola – David Fulmer
Cello – Jay Campbell
5    The Temptations Of St. Anthony (Thirteen Talismatic Antiphons For Piano And Nine Instruments) 8'46
Bass – Eric Snoza
Bassoon – Karl Rzasa
Cello – Herine Coetzee Koschak
Clarinet – Jennifer Woodrum
English Horn – Crystal Hall
Ensemble – Fifth House Ensemble
Flute – Melissa Snoza
French Horn – Matt Monroe
Piano – Jani Parsons
Viola – Clark Carruth
Violin – Andrew Williams
Credits :
Composed By, Liner Notes – John Zorn
Painting [Cover Painting] – Dali
Painting [Disc And Right Inside Booklet Painting] – Goya
Painting [Obi And Left Inside Booklet Painting] – Michelangelo