• DOUBLE CD DIGIPACK

The world class JACK Quartet, both individually and as an ensemble, have had a personal relationship with Zorn for well over a decade. Here they deliver passionate and virtuosic recordings of his complete string quartets. Zorn’s writing for strings is legendary, and his eight string quartets, written in a thirty-year period from 1988–2017, are some of the most important and original works of the late 20th–early 21st century.

Each piece is a unique world of its own, but all carry a dramatic narrative arc, a connection to tradition, and all push the players technically right to the edge of impossibility. Imaginative, challenging, and filled with color and a wealth of emotions, this is new music at its best. Includes a 36-page booklet with extensive notes, scores, and appreciations by the musicians.

PERSONNEL:
Chris Otto - (violin)
Austin Wulliman - (violin)
John Pickford Richards - (viola)
Jay Campbell - (cello)

CD ONE:
01. Cat O’ Nine Tails
02. The Dead Man
03. Memento Mori
04. Kol Nidre

CD TWO:
01. Necronomicon
02. The Alchemist
03. The Remedy of Fortune
04. The Unseen