Composed in 1999 at the turning of the millennium, Contes de Fées is one of Zorn's classical masterworks. A powerful violin concerto with a virtuosic and lyrical solo part and dramatic, colorful orchestral accompaniment, it receives its best performance to date by the Tanglewood Orchestra under the baton of Ryan McAdams and features the remarkable soloist Stephanie Nussbaum. Also included are two intense pieces of Crowleana, the bizarre and expansive solo piano piece . ? . and the whirlwind numerological miniature for three celli dedicated to the legendary new music virtuoso Fred Sherry 777, which maestro Charles Wuorinen considers one of Zorn's most remarkable works. by Matt Collar TZADIK
Tracklist :
1 Contes De Fées 13'18
Bass – Allison Cook, Shawn Conley
Bassoon – Andrew Cuneo, Meryl Summers
Cello – Charles Tyler, Michael Dahlberg, Rosanna Butterfield
Clarinet – Brent Besner, Ryan Yuré
Conductor – Ryan McAdams
Ensemble – The Tanglewood Orchestra
Flute – Heather Zinninger, Leah Arsenault
Horn – Tim Riley
Mixed By, Edited By – Silas Brown
Oboe – Mary Lynch, Zachary Boeding
Percussion – Derek Stults, Joseph Becker, Oya Kazuki
Piano – David Hughes
Recorded By – Tim Martyn
Trombone – Anna Lindvall
Tuba – John Elliott
Viola – Chen-Erh Ho, Derek Mosloff, Evan Buttemer, Sarah Bass
Violin – Stephanie Nussbaum
Violin [First] – Alexandra Early, F. Ladrón De Guevara, Joseph Maile, Julia Hunter, Karin Andreasen, Te-Chiang Liu
Violin [Second] – Amy Galluzzo, Kathryn Kilian, Laura Scalzo, Rui Du, Tema Watstein
2 ∴ (Fay Çe Que Vouldras) 22'53
Piano – Stephen Drury
Recorded By, Mixed By – Joel Gordon
3 777 (Nothing Is True, Everything Is Permitted) 6'10
Cello – Erik Friedlander, Fred Sherry, Mike Nicolas
Recorded By, Mixed By – Marc Urselli
Credits :
Composed By, Executive-Producer, Liner Notes – John Zorn
Illustration [Cover Image From "Heaven And Earth Magic"] – Harry Smith
Illustration [Disc Image "Integrum Morborum Mysterium", 1631] – Robert Fludd
