''The Alchemist'' is an album composed by

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 ...

and featuring two new compositions, one for

string quartet The term string quartet can refer to either a type of musical composition or a group of four people who play them. Many composers from the mid-18th century onwards wrote string quartets. The associated musical ensemble consists of two violinists ...

and another for female voices, recorded in New York City in 2013 and released on the

Tzadik Tzadik ( he, צַדִּיק , "righteous ne, also ''zadik'', ''ṣaddîq'' or ''sadiq''; pl. ''tzadikim'' ''ṣadiqim'') is a title in Judaism given to people considered righteous, such as biblical figures and later spiritual masters. The ...

label in February 2014.Tzadik Catalog
accessed May 26, 2014Discogs album entry
accessed May 26, 2014

Track listing

''All compositions by John Zorn'' # "The Alchemist" – 20:08 # "Earthspirit" – 12:56

Personnel

*Jesse Mills, Pauline Kim – violin (track 1) *David Fulmer – viola (track 1) *Jay Campbell – cello (track 1) *

Jane Sheldon Jane Sheldon is a Sydney-born Australian soprano, largely based in New York City. She was nominated for the 2013 ARIA Award for ARIA Award for Best Classical Album, Best Classical Album for the album ''North + South'' which was recorded with Genev ...

, Kirsten Sollek, Mellissa Hughes – vocals (track 2)

Production

*Marc Uselli – engineer, audio mixer *John Zorn and Kazunori Sugiyama – producers

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alchemist, The 2014 albums John Zorn albums Albums produced by John Zorn Tzadik Records albums