''What Thou Wilt'' is an album of
contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music is Western art music composed close to the present day. At the beginning of the 21st-century classical music, 21st century, it commonly referred to the post-1945 Modernism (music), post-tonal music after the death of ...
composed by
John Zorn
John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conducting, conductor, saxophonist, arrangement, arranger and record producer, producer who "deliberately resists category". His Avant-garde music, avant-garde and experimental music, ex ...
and released in October 2010 on the
Tzadik
Tzadik ( ''ṣaddīq'' , "righteous ne; also ''zadik'' or ''sadiq''; pl. ''tzadikim'' ''ṣadīqīm'') is a title in Judaism given to people considered righteous, such as biblical figures and later spiritual masters. The root of the word ...
label.
The opening concerto was composed in 1999,
while the other two pieces date from 2005 and 2007.
[''What Thou Wilt'' liner notes.] The album features many of Zorn's prominent collaborators, including
Erik Friedlander
Erik Friedlander is an American cellist and composer based in New York City.
A veteran of New York City's experimental downtown scene, Friedlander has worked in many contexts, but is perhaps best known for his frequent collaborations with sax ...
,
Stephen Drury, and
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 Auditi ...
.
Track list
# CONTES DE FÉES - 13:18
# ∴ (Fay Çe Que Vouldras) - 22:53
# 777 (nothing is true, everything is permitted) - 6:10
Personnel
*
Ryan McAdams: Conductor
*Stephanie Nussbaum: Solo Violin
*Stephen Drury: Piano
*Erik Friedlander: Cello
*Fred Sherry: Cello
*Mike Nicolas: Cello
The Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra
*Karin Andreasen: First Violin
*Leah Arsenault: Flute
*Sarah Bass: Viola
*Joseph Becker: Percussion
*Brent Besner: Clarinet
*Zachary Boeding: Oboe
*Evan Buttemer: Viola
*Rosanna Butterfield: Cello
*Shawn Conley: Bass
*Allison Cook: Bass
*Andrew Cuneo: Bassoon
*Michael Dahlberg: Cello
*F. Ladrón de Guevara: First Violin
*Rui Du: Second Violin
*Alexandra Early: First Violin
*John Elliott: Tuba
*Amy Galluzzo: Second Violin
*Chen-Erh Ho: Viola
*David Hughes: Piano
*Julia Hunter: First Violin
*Oya Kazuki: Percussion
*Kathryn Kilian: Second Violin
*Anna Lindvall: Trombone
*Te-Chiang Liu: First Violin
*Mary Lynch: Oboe
*Joseph Maile: First Violin
*Derek Mosloff: Viola
*Tim Riley: Horn
*Laura Scalzo: Second Violin
*Derek Stults: Percussion
*Meryl Summers: Bassoon
*Charles Tyler: Cello
*Tema Watstein: Second Violin
*Ryan Yuré: Clarinet
*Heather Zinninger: Flute
References
2010 albums
John Zorn albums
Tzadik Records albums
Albums produced by John Zorn
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