Book of Tells

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Book of Tells
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 15, 2001
RecordedMay 23. 1998
August 20. 1999
StudioDRS Television (Winterthur, Switzerland)
System Two (Brooklyn, NY)
Genre Contemporary classical music, jazz
Length50:36
Label Enja ENJ-9385 2
Mark Feldman chronology
Music for Violin and Piano
(1999)
Book of Tells
(2001)
What Exit
(2006)

Book of Tells (subtitled Five Pieces for String Quartet) is an album by violinist Mark Feldman which was released on the Enja label in 2001. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
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In a review for Allmusic, Blair Sanderson stated that "As versatile a composer as he is a performer and recording artist, Mark Feldman demonstrates extraordinary skills and a wide range of expressions in Book of Tells". [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Mark Feldman except as indicated

  1. "Windsor Quartet" - 15:14
  2. "Kit Suite (Kit / Les Tenebrides / Murmur)" (Feldman/Sylvie Courvoisier/Feldman) - 10:54
  3. "Xanax" - 4:53
  4. "Book Of Tells" - 10:59
  5. "Real Joe" - 8:09

Personnel

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References

  1. Discogs album entry accessed February 7, 2014
  2. 1 2 Sanderson, Blair. Mark Feldman – Book of Tells Review at AllMusic . Retrieved February 7, 2014.