Femina
by John Zorn
- Type: Album
- Released: 2009-10-27
- Label: Tzadik
- Country: United States
- Length: 35:26
- Community rating: 3.96/5 from 5 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Dedicated entirely to celebrating female artists, this highly abstract release finds the legendary composer conducting an all-female ensemble featuring luminaries like Ikue Mori and Sylvie Courvoisier. The music shifts rapidly between delicate modern classical chamber arrangements, aggressive electroacoustic noise, and chaotic free improvisation. It is a challenging, intensely dynamic showcase of avant-garde virtuosity.
Genres
Descriptors: Soundtrack, Dissonant, Improvisation, Instrumental, Avant Garde, experimental, orchestral, avant-garde, long-form, diverse, chamber, ensemble, strings, improvisational
Tracklist
- Femina - part one (11:42)
- Femina - part two (10:11)
- Femina - part three (10:15)
- Femina - end titles (3:16)
Credits
- John Zorn - primary artist, composed by, arranged by, conductor, producer
- Okkyung Lee - cello
- Heung-Heung Chin - design
- Ikue Mori - electronics
- Kazunori Sugiyama - executive-producer [associate]
- Carol Emanuel - harp
- Scott Hull - mastered by
- Laurie Anderson - narrator [opening narration]
- Shayna Dunkelman - percussion
- Kiki Smith - photography by [images]
- Sylvie Courvoisier - piano
- Marc Urselli - recorded by, mixed by
- Jennifer Choi - violin