Angelus Novus (album)

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Angelus Novus
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 20, 1998
RecordedJune, 1992-April 15, 1997
Genre Avant-garde, contemporary classical music
Length47:30
Label Tzadik TZ 7028
Producer Stephen Drury
John Zorn chronology
Euclid's Nightmare
(1997)
Angelus Novus
(1998)
Masada: Tet
(1998)

Angelus Novus is an album of contemporary classical music by American composer and alto saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist John Zorn including compositions written in 1972 ("Christabel"), and 1983 ("For Your Eyes Only"). [1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stacia Proefrock awarded the album 3 stars stating "the whole album, while not shining with the crystalline perfection of his best work, is a solid example of thoughtful composition". [2]

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Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn.
  1. "For Your Eyes Only" - 13:43
  2. "Christabel: Part 1" - 4:04
  3. "Christabel: Part 2" - 3:47
  4. "Carny" - 12:54
  5. "Angelus Novus: Peshat" - 2:05
  6. "Angelus Novus: Tzomet" - 1:24
  7. "Angelus Novus: Aliya" - 4:35
  8. "Angelus Novus: Herut" - 1:46
  9. "Angelus Novus: Pardes" - 2:53
Recorded at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, Boston in June, 1992 (track 3), on February 6, 1996 (track 1), November 18, 1996 (tracks 2-3) and April 15, 1997 (tracks 5-9)

Personnel

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References

  1. Tzadik catalogue
  2. 1 2 Proefrock, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 26, 2011.