Cartoon S/M

Cartoon/S&M is a double album of contemporary classical music by American composer John Zorn.Tzadik catalogue The piece Kol Nidre which appears in two versions on this recording is a tune from Zorn's Masada songbook.Masada World: Kol Nidre, accessed November 21, 2023

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This collection proves Zorn's astonishingly varied and sustaining contribution to late-century classical music. It should not only be owned, but studied, reflected upon for inspiration. Amazing".Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed August 1, 2011.

Track listing All compositions by John Zorn. Disc One: "Cat O’Nine Tails" - 15:35 "Carny" - 12:35 "For Your Eyes Only" - 15:02 "Kol Nidre" (string quartet) - 7:55 Disc Two: "The Dead Man" - 12:44 "Music for Children" - 14:29 "Memento Mori" - 26:28 "Kol Nidre" (clarinet quartet) - 6:47

Recorded at Concertzaal, Tilburg on April 8, 1998 (Disc One track 3), and at Grasland Studios, Haarlem on November 8–13, 1999 (Disc One tracks 1 & 4, Disc Two tracks 1 & 3), February 21, 2000 (Disc One track 2), and February 22, 2000 (Disc Two tracks 2 & 4).

Personnel Mondriaan Quartet Annette Bergman – viola Carl Fischer – score Ermo Hartsuiker – clarinet (Bass) Arnold Marinissen – percussion Tomoko Mukaiyama – piano Kazunori Sugiyama – associate producer Guido Tichelman – engineer Allan Tucker – mastering Jan-Erik Van Regteren Altena – violin, cello John Zorn – executive producer

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