JOHN ZORN : Cartoon / S&M (2000) 2CD | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Passionate performances of John Zorn’s exciting chamber music by some of the greatest European classical masters. Divided into light and dark, with one CD of quirky cutup compositions influenced by (among many other things) cartoon music and another 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
Disc 1:
1.    Cat O’Nine Tails 15'35
2.    Carny 12'35
3.    For Your Eyes Only 13'02
4.    Kol Nidre (string quartet) 7'55
Disc 2:
1.    The Dead Man 9'55
2.    Music for Children 14'29
3.    Memento Mori 26'28
4.    Kol Nidre (clarinet quartet) 6'47
Personnel:
The Asko Ensemble with Stephen Ashbury Conducting
The Mondriaan Quartet
Clarinet – Ermo Hartsuiker, Ina Hesse, Niek Wijns, Rick Huls
Percussion – Arnold Marinissen
Piano – Tomoko Mukaiyama
Violin – Jan Erik Van Regteren Altena