Volac: Book of Angels Volume 8

by Erik Friedlander

Volac: Book of Angels Volume 8 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 25 September 2007
  • Label: Tzadik
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 41:21
  • Community rating: 3.9/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Part of John Zorn's extensive Masada project, this installment features cellist Erik Friedlander performing incredibly complex unaccompanied solos. The compositions fuse the scales and emotional phrasing of traditional Jewish klezmer music with the rigorous technical demands of modern classical instrumentation.

Genres

Descriptors: complex, instrumental, acoustic, unaccompanied-solo, chamber, ensemble, percussive, strings, virtuosic, eccentric, improvisation, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Harhazial (4:36)
  2. Rachsiel (2:39)
  3. Zumiel (1:39)
  4. Yeruel (3:24)
  5. Sannul (1:18)
  6. Haseha (4:35)
  7. Kadal (3:51)
  8. Ahaniel (5:44)
  9. Ylrng (1:37)
  10. Anahel (4:18)
  11. Sidriel (3:02)
  12. Zawar (4:38)

Credits

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