The String Quartets
Studio album by
John Zorn
ReleasedJuly 20, 1999
RecordedDecember 1998
January, April and May, 1999 at Avatar in New York City
GenreAvant-garde, contemporary classical music
Length64:26
LabelTzadik TZ 7047
ProducerJohn Zorn
John Zorn chronology
Godard/Spillane
(1999) 		The String Quartets
(1999) 		Taboo & Exile
(1999)

The String Quartets is an album of contemporary classical music by American composer and saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist John Zorn performed by Mark Feldman, Erik Friedlander, Joyce Hammann and Lois Martin.[1] The piece Kol Nidre is a tune from Zorn's Masada songbook.[2][3]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Joslyn Layne awarded the album 4 stars stating "Maybe Zorn's genius isn't that he creates entirely unique music, but he certainly has an ear for great musical ideas, gleaned from his years of deep listening. And so, while these compositions may not be landmarks among string quartet works, they are exceedingly well done".[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn.
  1. "Cat O'Nine Tails" – 13:44
  2. "The Dead Man" – 12:27
  3. "Memento Mori" – 28:57
  4. "Kol Nidre" – 8:32

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Tzadik catalogue
  2. ^ Masada World: The String Quartets, accessed January 6, 2020
  3. ^ Masada World Wiki: Kol Nidre, accessed January 6, 2020
  4. ^ a b Layne, J. Allmusic Review accessed August 1, 2011.
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