Cartoon S/M

Cartoon/S&M
Studio album by
John Zorn
ReleasedOctober 24, 2000
RecordedApril 8, 1998–February 22, 2000
GenreAvant-garde, contemporary classical music
Length111:35
LabelTzadik TZ 7330
ProducerJohn Zorn
John Zorn chronology
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(1999) 		Cartoon/S&M
(2000) 		Filmworks IX: Trembling Before G-d
(2000)

Cartoon/S&M is a double album of contemporary classical music by American composer John Zorn.[1] The piece Kol Nidre which appears in two versions on this recording is a tune from Zorn's Masada songbook.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

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".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn.

  • Disc One:
  1. "Cat O’Nine Tails" - 15:35
  2. "Carny" - 12:35
  3. "For Your Eyes Only" - 15:02
  4. "Kol Nidre" (string quartet) - 7:55
  • Disc Two:
  1. "The Dead Man" - 12:44
  2. "Music for Children" - 14:29
  3. "Memento Mori" - 26:28
  4. "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

References

  1. ^ Tzadik catalogue
  2. ^ Masada World: Kol Nidre, accessed November 21, 2023
  3. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed August 1, 2011.