Myth and Mythopoeia

Myth and Mythopoeia is an album of contemporary classical music composed by John Zorn and featuring a piece for string quartet and soprano, one for solo cello, one for a trio of piano, violin and cello, one for a duo of violin and cello and one for full ensemble, which was released on the Tzadik label in June 2014.[1]

Myth and Mythopoeia
Studio album / Live album by
John Zorn
ReleasedJune 22, 2014
RecordedNovember 21, 2013, December 20 & 26, 2013 and April 1, 2014
GenreAvant-garde, Contemporary classical music
Length48:03
LabelTzadik TZ 8318
ProducerJohn Zorn
John Zorn chronology
Sonic Rivers
(2014)		 Myth and Mythopoeia
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(2014)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
PopMatters[2]

PopMatters reviewer John Garratt stated "I recommend Myth and Mythopoeia solely based on the powerfully mysterious Missa Sine Voces"". You can look at the surrounding pieces in a number of ways—either as gravy, cold side-dishes, distractions, or some nice desserts. But the 13:25 track that summarizes the paradox that is John Zorn is a compelling reason to keep tracing the iconic composer’s career. As uneven and difficult as it is to follow, it’s certainly worth it when things like this happen".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn.

  1. "Pandora's Box" - 13:48
  2. "Missa Sine Voces" - 13:25
  3. "Zeitgehöft" - 9:15
  4. "Babel" - 4:55
  5. "Hexentarot" - 6:37

Notes

Personnel

Production

  • Silas Brown, Scott Fraser, Alex Harker, Marc Urselli - engineer, audio mixer
  • John Zorn and Kazunori Sugiyama – producers
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References
  1. Tzadik Catalog, accessed May 26, 2014
  2. Garratt, J. PopMatters Review, September 26, 2014
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