Duras: Duchamp

Duras: Duchamp
Studio album by John Zorn
Released	August 19, 1997
Recorded	April 1, 1997 at Shelley Palmer Studio, NYC May 1, 1997 at Avatar, NYC
Genre	Avant-garde, Contemporary classical music
Length	47:23
Label	Tzadik TZ 7023
Producer	John Zorn
John Zorn chronology
Filmworks IV: S&M + More (1997)Filmworks IV: S&M + More1997 Duras: Duchamp (1997) Masada: Het (1997)Masada: Het1997

Duras: Duchamp is an album of contemporary classical music by American composer and saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist John Zorn consisting two tribute compositions for Marguerite Duras and Marcel Duchamp.^[1]

All tracks were recorded at Avatar on May 1, 1997. The only exception being track 5, which was at Shelly Palmer Studio a month to the day prior.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stacia Proefrock awarded the album 4 stars and states that "This album shows that some of his best work can come when he is composing around a philosophical core instead of just playing with sound. If this is not one of his most complex classical pieces, it is at least one of his most beautiful in its embodiment of the spirit of the two honored artists".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn.

1. "Duras: Premiere Livre" - 14:41
2. "Duras: Deuxième Livre" - 0:51
3. "Duras: Troisième Livre" - 16:46
4. "Duras: Epilogue" - 1:46
5. "Étant Donnés: 69 Paroxyms for Marcel Duchamp" - 13:17

Personnel

• Christine Bard – percussion
• Anthony Coleman – piano
• Cenovia Cummins – violin
• Mark Feldman – violin
• Erik Friedlander – cello
• John Medeski – organ
• Jim Pugliese – percussion
• John Zorn – conductor

References