''Mysterium'' is an album of

contemporary classical music Contemporary classical music is classical music composed close to the present day. At the beginning of the 21st century, it commonly referred to the post-1945 modern forms of post-tonal music after the death of Anton Webern, and included seria ...

by New York

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composer

John Zorn John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conductor, saxophonist, arranger and producer who "deliberately resists category". Zorn's avant-garde and experimental approaches to composition and improvisation are inclusive of jaz ...

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Reception

The

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review by Stewart Mason awarded the album 3½ stars calling it "A mature and often excellent collection from a man still too often thought of as merely a free jazz noisemaker, ''Mysterium'' is well worth the time it requires".Mason, S
Allmusic Review
accessed August 2, 2011.

Track listing

:''All compositions by John Zorn.'' # "Orphée" - 9:14 # "Frammenti del Sappho" - 13:37 # "Walpurgisnacht: Part 1" - 2:52 # "Walpurgisnacht: Part 2" - 5:11 # "Walpurgisnacht: Part 3" - 1:53

Personnel

* Tara O'Connor – flute * Lois Martin – viola * June Han – harp *

Ikue Mori (born 17 December 1953), also known as Ikue Ile, is a drummer, electronic musician, composer, and graphic designer. Mori was awarded a "Genius grant" from the MacArthur Foundation in 2022. Biography Ikue Mori was born and raised in Japan. She ...

– electronics * Lisa Bielawa – voice * Martha Cluver – voice * Abby Fischer – voice * Kirsten Sollek – voice * Martha Sullivan – voice *

Jennifer Choi Jennifer Choi is a Korean-American violinist based in New York City. Choi graduated from the Juilliard School and the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and has performed in a variety of settings including solo violin, chamber music, and creative imp ...

– violin *

Fred Sherry Fred Sherry (born 1948) is an American cellist who is particularly admired for his work as a chamber musician and concert soloist. He studied with Leonard Rose at the Juilliard School before winning the Young Concert Artists International Audit ...

– cello * Stephen Gosling – celeste, harpsichord * Richard O'Neill – viola *

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– percussion * Brad Lubman – conductor

References

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